The Gilded Cage

After all, Vimalakirti was old, and soon after staying outside under the scorching sun, he was a little faint.

Chu Ning couldn't bear to disturb it any more, and asked the guards to take it back to rest. After sitting in the pavilion for a while, he put on the hat again and went back.

Only when he walked near the Anren Hall, Liu Kang hurried over with someone, bowed to her and apologized: "Lady-Your Highness, forgive your sins. The old slave has not arranged the people who serve by His Highness, so that His Highness will be behind. Yuanzhong was frightened. As soon as the saint heard about it, he first came to greet the old slave. How is your Highness?"

Just now, the decree of the Hanlin Academy has been issued. Although there is no official ceremony, Chu Ning is already a well-known queen, and can no longer be called "Lady", but changed to "His Royal Highness."

"Everything is fine with me. I have troubled the supervisor. I asked them to send the things back first. On the contrary, I worried the sage." Chu Ning knew that he had just met the prince's accident, so he wouldn't blame it. , Only smiled and relieved, "I happened to meet Vimalakirti, but I didn't expect it to be so human."

Liu Kang thought of the big gray wolf body, and couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead from the sunlight, thinking that it wasn't for everyone.

Fortunately, everything was okay for Chu Ning. After he personally saw it, he let go of his heart, and calmly said a few words, inviting a step to send her back, then turned and left, and went back to Xiao Kezhi, who was in the previous dynasty.

Not long after he left, he went to the vicinity of Baifu Hall. Qi Chenxiang happened to withdraw from the temple. He saw Chu Ning wearing a hat and sitting on the steps. His face changed and changed, as if he was a little bit emotional. Somewhat unwilling and doubtful, he finally suppressed all the chaotic emotions in his heart and bowed to salute according to the rules.

She knows current affairs, understands the current situation of the Qi family, and knows the differences in status, and will never make rude behaviors.

Chu Ning smiled and nodded to her, so that she didn't have to be polite, and then asked: "Liu Niang just visited the queen mother, want to go back to the house?"

Qi Chenxiang nodded: "Yes, everything is well with the Queen Mother. After the visit, Liu Niang is about to go back."

The two of them had just nodded their heads, and after a few words, they left.

Before leaving, Qi Chenxiang pondered for a moment, but still asked in a low voice, "His Royal Highness entered Taiji Palace, but he was willing?"

The smile on Chu Ning's face faded a little, and there was more consideration and scrutiny in his gaze.

She didn't know much about Qi Liuniang, only a few times she approached, and she only left a thin impression, but the last time, and even this time, her feelings have changed.

The youngest lady in the Qi family's generation seems to be a little different from the graceful, well-advanced and well-advanced ladies of the family. In her heart, there is also confusion and rebellion, and she also desires to be more obedient. My own mind.

"Yes, I am willing." Chu Ning retracted her gaze, smiled and nodded, and answered gently and firmly.

"But the sage... I'm afraid it's not a long lover..."

"For me, the Holy Spirit is the best destination." Chu Ning couldn't explain. Everything in the previous few months was an illusion created by Xiao Kezhi deliberately, so he had to maintain it euphemistically, "Liu Niang , Now that you are young, it is the best time to have a chance to make your life easier in the future. Just remember, don’t be fooled by appearances, and don’t make decisions easily."

Qi Chenxiang didn't speak, but suddenly remembered a lot of them, including an aunt, a father, a mother, and even Zhao Yu'e, there are all kinds of ladies in Chang'an.

She looked at Chu Ning with complicated eyes, and didn't know what to think for a while, so she had to salute in silence, stepped aside, and watched Bu Jian leave on the road again.

…

The servants did not send Chu Ning elsewhere, but went to the Ganlu Temple again. The things previously sent back from Guizhen View were also sorted by the servants and placed on the cabinets and desks in the sleeping hall.

Chu Ning was a little surprised and asked, "Why don't you put it here and not let it go to my own bedroom?"

Ganlu Temple has always been the emperor's palace, and the rest of them, whether the queen or ordinary concubines, have their own residences.

When she was the prince princess in the East Palace, she and Xiao Yu both lived in their respective bedrooms.

The maids looked at each other and said: "The Holy Master has ordered that everything that your Highness has to be sent to the Ganlu Hall. As for His Royal Highness's bedroom, the Holy Master has never ordered it."

Chu Ning was stunned and guessed what Xiao Kezhi meant. It was about letting her live in the Ganlu Temple first, and then didn't say any more, waving his hand to make them busy.

In the afternoon, she had a meal, took a rest in the inner room, and wrote another handwriting. Not long after, as the evening was approaching, the maid said from the outside: "His Royal Highness, the Lord is back."

At this time, when he arrived at Shen, the sky was still bright, and Xiao Kezhi hurried back.

Chu Ning hurriedly put down the things in his hand, got up to greet him, and walked in with his arm, and wanted to change his clothes personally, and smiled and said: "Your Majesty came back so early!"

Xiao Kezhi embraced her, walked to the side of the screen, stretched out his arms, and let her take off the shirt outside.

In the hot weather, he has been wearing heavy clothes of the emperor. Even if there is ice everywhere, and the servant lifts a fan, the clothes are still a bit sultry. At this moment, he took off one piece and suddenly felt relaxed.

He couldn't help bend his knees slightly, put her in his arms, and bowed his head to kiss her on the neck and ears regardless of the sultry heat on his body.

"Thinking that you are waiting for me in the Ganlu Temple, I can't help but want to run back." When he arrived in the sleeping hall, in front of her, he was not as calm and majestic as he was outside, but became the most ordinary man." You live here, but I feel like a newlywed."

Chu Ning is afraid of heat and wears few clothes. After being rubbed twice by him like this, the thin shirt hanging on his shoulders slid down a little, revealing a smooth and shiny skin.

When she heard what he said, she suddenly felt a little sorry.

"Your Majesty, because of Aning, didn't manage a wedding ceremony properly, but would you feel sorry?"

If it weren't for her sensitive identity, and suddenly entered Tai Chi Palace at this time, as an emperor, the wedding should be organized according to the etiquette system and celebrated everywhere, instead of becoming the subject of discussion and jokes in the world as it is now.

"What's the regret of this?" He simply untied his shirt, revealing the solid muscle lines underneath, becoming more masculine and powerful. "Although the wedding ceremony is important, it is really nothing for a person's life. I just want to go. The rest of the day can live well, and everything else is imaginary, so don't care about it."

Besides, who said there is no way to have a wedding ceremony? It's just out of place right now, and there will be opportunities in the future.

He didn't say this sentence, but just smashed her up and hugged her, lowering her head slightly in her exclamation, so that she could wrap her neck and stabilize her figure.

"If Aning feels ashamed, he might as well compensate me."

"Your Majesty?" Chu Ning was taken aback, blinked, and asked, "How can Aning compensate?"

Outside the screen, the maid blushed as she heard the movement inside, and she didn't dare to come in, so she cautiously said, "The bath soup is ready."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Kezhi hugged her and went to the bath room: "Today's compensation is to bathe with me."

Chu Ning's face blushed, and as soon as he entered the bath room, his skin was moisturized by the moist breath coming over his face, and it was charming and radiant.

She slid his neck from his arms to the ground before she was about to nod, but suddenly she felt a faint pain in her lower abdomen, and then she felt a warm current slowly drop.

The moist and sticky touch under the clothes made her move, and her cheeks, which were like delicate flowers, became more and more beautiful, and even her eyes were covered with a layer of water.

"Your Majesty, Aning may not be very convenient today..."

Xiao Ke was stunned, because he had never experienced anything like this before, and it took a long time to understand what she meant, and the face that had always been calm was a little red for no reason: "You-are you here in Guishui?"

Chu Ning nodded lightly, turned around and went out to change clothes and clean up.

One of Xiao Ke was stunned for a moment in the bath room, and he couldn't even remember how he scribbled bathing, scrubbing, and changing clothes.

No one had ever taught him about such a thing, and he really didn't know how to react.

After hesitating for a while, he walked out of the bath room and watched Chu Ning turn around to enter. After a moment of silence, he called Liu Kang to the front.

"Liu Kang, I don't know something--" He was brewing for a while, but he always felt a little unspeakable.

Liu Kang's eyes widened in surprise, a little flattered: "Everyone? The old slave is here."

Xiao Kezhi pondered for a while before frowning, "What is the situation of the woman's Guishui?"

Liu Kang blinked, and his old face flushed. Only then did he understand that it was probably the queen who suddenly came to Guishui, but the emperor did not understand the situation.

After all, it was a child who had only stayed in the imperial city until he was twelve years old. Later, there was no asylum from his parents and relatives, and there was no woman close to him. It makes sense to not understand.

While sighing in his heart, he hurriedly racked his brains to say clearly what he knew.

"I heard that many women will have lower abdominal distension and pain, fatigue, chills, and restlessness in the past few days, and they need to rest well."

Xiao Ke didn't say a word, but he listened very carefully. When he encountered several places, he asked and asked carefully.

It’s just that Liu Kang is just a servant in the palace. He only knows a little about these things, so he can only say: "Everyone forgive me, and the old slave knows very little about this, so I might as well invite the imperial court to talk to you. speak?"

Xiao Kezhi was about to nod his head and heard the movement in the bath room again, so he changed his words: "No matter, let Fengyu come over again after the meeting tomorrow."

After a while, Chu Ning Wan sent it out, seeing him sitting with a weird face, she couldn't help but start to guess in the bottom of her heart.

"What's wrong with your majesty? But what's on your mind?"

Xiao Kezhi shook his head, regained his smile, and took her to his side. Following Liu Kang's suggestion, he tentatively placed his hand on her lower abdomen and gently rubbed it.

"I'm just worried about you. Is this better?"

Chu Ning felt a gentle warmth in his lower abdomen, and even his heart warmed up: "Okay, it will be much better at once."

It turned out that the way he was pondering was worried about her Guishui.

She tentatively covered the back of his generous hand, led him further down, and whispered: "Here is more swollen. Don't worry too much, your Majesty, I am still young, and when I came to Guishui, it was not too uncomfortable."

"That can't be taken lightly." Xiao Kezhi said very seriously, as if he was dealing with a major military affairs. "I heard that some women don't take this to heart when they are young, and when they are older, they may still suffer half-body discomfort. The problem."

Chu Ning was surprised at hearing, and couldn't help but widen his eyes and looked over: "Where did your majesty hear it? There are some physical weakness, but hemiplegia... It's probably a bit exaggerated."

Xiao Kezhi remembered what Liu Kang had just said, and couldn't help but curse in his heart. He coughed and said vaguely: "Anyway, you must be healthy and recuperate. Tomorrow, let the imperial physician Ling come and show you the pills you used to avoid your child. I don’t have to take it anymore. When will I give birth to a prince or a prince."

As he said, he said seriously: "This matter is not only for you alone, but I will also work hard with you."

Chu Ning's face was hot when he heard it, and then he felt funny, nodded and said: "Yes, your Majesty has to work hard, Aning can't be born alone..."

The two laughed in one place for a while, and they didn't feel dull because of the Guishui incident.

At night, Xiao Kezhi dealt with the remaining notes one by one, and reviewed the matters to be discussed in the meeting of tomorrow. After he knew something in his heart, he washed it and lay down beside Chu Ning.

The lights went out, and the cicadas and frogs were faintly screaming, making the hall cool and quiet.

He remembered what happened to Xiao Yu in Houyuan in the day, and couldn't help holding her tighter, and said in a low voice, "Daily, you have been wronged."

"Nothing." Chu Ning was already a little confused, listening to what he said, and then awake a little, shook his head, "There are so many people in the palace, he dare not do anything, besides, Vimalakirti appeared in time, your majesty also I sent someone to ask, everything is fine."

Xiao Kezhi made a low "um" for a long while before muttering in the darkness, "Don't worry, it's almost time."

He knew that she was patience for herself, so he didn't vent all the grievances and injustices she had suffered in the past. He also remembered that he had promised her that he would escape everything from the past one by one for her.

Her father, her elder brother, and her other relatives will be under his wings from now on, so there is no need to worry about them.

If he expected Xiao Yu to be a good person, tonight, at most tomorrow night, Xiao Yu would not be able to restrain his tension and suspicion, and act.

Then, it was time for him to take advantage of the situation to close the net and wipe out Donggong and Zhao's family.