The Ugly Empress《丑娘娘》Chou Niang Niang
The Ugly Empress, Chapter 68, vol 2 Chapter 22: Good night
Teng Yun just wanted to nod and then he saw Xue Jun Liang's smile. Suddenly, he jumped up again, and his face began to heat up involuntarily.
Xue Jun Liang naturally refused to allow Teng Yun to refuse himself, then he said, "Let’s go."
Jiang Yu has been standing in silence at the back, natural understanding what it means. He told the palace people hold the lantern to light the path for Emperor Xue and the Marquis of Tengnan.
Teng Yun's hand has been held by Xue Jun Liang throughout the entire time. He wanted to draw it back, but Xue Jun Liang didn’t let go, and Teng Yun didn’t dare to draw it anymore. He just let him hold it.
Xue Jun Liang felt that the atmosphere was just right. When he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to do some more small flirting moves, he saw that there was also a candle light in front of him, and someone came face to face.
At a glance, Xue Jun Liang saw it was one of the three brothers of the He Family and the crown prince Xue Pei.
The He Family’s three brothers lined up, just like the murderer who blocks the road and waits to rob the passerby, with a big knife in his hand and a fierce face. The little crown prince stood in front of them, with his arms in his hands.
When they saw Xue Jun Liang coming, they were a little flustered. It seemed that they didn't expect that Emperor Xue would pass by.
Xue Jun Liang said with a smile, “What is my Imperial son doing here?”
“This son... er... this son... "
As soon as the little crown prince was asked, he became stuttered and faltered. The three people behind him were also disordered. But Xue Pei faltered for a while, as if he had summoned up courage and said, “To be honest with the Imperial father, this son is here to stop the Marquis of Tengnan!"
“Oh?"
Xue Jun Liang said, “What did Teng Ying do?"
Xue Pei coughed, as if to cheer himself up, and then said loudly: “This son thought that the Marquis of Tengnan is not suitable to live in the Yunfeng palace. He is neither the empress nor imperial consort. Since ancient times, only emperor's empress can live in the Yunfeng palace."
Xue Jun Liang just smiled at him, but it didn't make sense and made the little crown prince shrink his neck.
Teng Yun knew that Xue Pei was dissatisfied with himself because Teng Ying set fire to the Yunfeng palace. Although he is not Teng Ying, he used the body now, so there is no argument.
In fact, the little crown prince Xue Pei is a man of love and righteousness. Although he is a little younger, he is a little too extreme.
Teng Yun afraid Xue Jun Liang will blame Xue Pei, then said: “This Imperial court official does feel that he is unethical and incompetent to do this. If he lives in the Yunfeng palace, he may cause rumors."
“Who can gossip such rumors?"
Xue Jun Liang didn’t give Teng Yun room to back down, he smiled and said: "Zhen knows people's skills. He thought it's still good. Teng Ying has great ability to pacify the rebellion, and Zhen thought that he can tolerate the advice from the above. Why does Teng Ying thinks he does not deserve it?"
The little crown prince cradled his neck and said: “But this Imperial son didn't hear it at all. Teng Ying's reputation has always been bad and only flatters. The Imperial father has also taught this Imperial son. To convince people is not to say something verbally, but to do something with actions."
“What do you want?" said Xue Jun Liang
Xue Pei said: “This Imperial son bravely asked the Marquis of Tengnan to compete with the He Family's brothers. If he can win the hearts of all people, this son is not unreasonable, and certainly will not make a fool of himself. Moreover, if he is punished by the Imperial father, he will not regret it."
“Then what else?"
“Otherwise, this son will stand here. Even if the Marquis of Tengnan can enter the Yunfeng palace, he will not block him!"
Seeing that the two of them were in a stalemate, Teng Yun suddenly smiled and said, “The crown prince wanted to try the martial arts of this Imperial court official. Why is it so serious? Take advantage of his interest today, I'd better try it bravely."
He said a pause, and said: “If we compete with the three, who loses and who wins will inevitably lose the peace. How about we compete with the other person in riding and shooting?"
All three are generals. The most important skill they are trained in is to ride and shoot in the sand field. Naturally, they are not afraid of Teng Yun's request, and they immediately agreed to it.
Xue Jun Liang looked at the smile on Teng Yun, but his eyes were full of a warrior momentum. He suddenly lost his mind. He still remembers that he saw the appearance of Teng Yun on the battlefield, which was so compelling and dazzling. The man was born with a talent and could be so sharp.
Xue Jun Liang smiled, and Teng Yun turned to see him. He thought something was wrong. He just saw Xu Jun Liang's gentle smile and drank some wine, which seemed to remove his usual indifference and estrangement. He patted Teng gently Yun’s shoulder, soft voice: “This is just right, I have never had the opportunity to see General Teng's demeanor, I will take advantage of now to have a good look, I think General Teng will not let me down."
Teng Yun is not afraid of other people's toughness on him, because he also has a pair of iron bones. He felt pain from childhood, but he is afraid of being seen as weak by others. Because there were many sons of the Teng State’s emperor, he was not alone. As soon as he was born, Teng Yun was like a child without a father. His mother died early, and no one loved him gently. Teng Shang is the first person who was good to him. He remembered Teng Shang's lessons whole life. Now the second person who is good to him is Xue Jun Liang.
Teng Yun's throat rolled once, opened his mouth, and finally said: “This Imperial court official thanks the emperor for his great love."
Xue Jun Liang asked people to turn on the lights. They came to the nearby arena and started lighting the torches. The sparks in the night seemed very spectacular. In the vast arena, there was a tragic illusion, just like the battlefield.
Jiang Yu asked people to bring horses. The He Family’s three brothers and Teng Yun were alone, and an arrow target was placed in the distance. Two torches were set up beside the target to illuminate it. The target was wavering bright and dark under the night lighted with torches, it’s too difficult if you want to shoot in the middle, you can't see it clearly but when you factor in that the four people have to shoot arrows on horseback, it's even more difficult.
However, this kind of riding and shooting means little to the four people. It is inevitable that there will be sneak attacks at night or people trying to seize the stronghold at night when marching and fighting. The soldiers will practice riding and shooting in the dark.
The He Family’s three brothers have their own bows and arrows. They were ordered to get them. Teng Yun asked Jiang Yu to help him find a bow. Unexpectedly, Teng Yun weighed it and laughed, “Can I please ask Head Eunuch Jiang to find another light bow. I just drank wine. I'm afraid I can't pull such a strong bow."
The little crown prince and the He Family’s three brothers sneered at the other person. He can't even pull the bow. How can he shoot an arrow? The stronger the bowstring is, the faster the arrow will be, and the more powerful the arrow will be. If you change a light bow, you will only be laughed at as a layman.
All four of them turned over to the horse. Teng Yun carried several arrows, held the reins in one hand, and held the light bow in the other. The three of the He Family looked at Teng Yun's side and kicked the horse tacitly.
Teng Yun also kicked his horse's rein and followed him. The He Family’s three brothers strong bowstrings naturally put on the bow and arched at a far place. At first, Teng Yun was not in a hurry. He watched them pull the bows and released the reins. He took out three long arrows from the back and drew the bowstrings with both hands.
However, his arrows weren't aimed at the target. At the moment when the He Family’s three brothers shot out the bow, Teng Yun also found the right time to release the bowstring suddenly. The three long arrows were mixed with the wind. Listening to the “Duo Duo" three times, there were several slight noises. It seemed that something fell on the ground.
Teng Yun shot three arrows without stopping. He immediately drew out the last long arrow, put it on the bow, twisted his body and let go. He didn't wait to see if that the last shot hit or didn’t hit the target. He turned his horse's head and came back in an instant.
Jiang Yu asked people to hold up the torch to see that there was only one arrow on the target. There was no doubt that the color of the arrow was Teng Yun.
Jiang Yu asked people to look for the long arrows shot by the He Family’s three brothers. Not far away, he found three of Teng Yun's arrows, which were inserted on the ground. Next to them were three long arrows that had been cut off from the target.
Jiang Yu put all the arrows on the wooden plate and presents them to Xue Jun Liang.
Xue Jun Liang picked up the broken arrow with a smile and said, “How are you, have you accepted it?"
The little crown prince Xue Pei's face was red and white. The He Family’s three brothers all looked at their arrows in surprise, and they couldn't help being ashamed.
When Xue Jun Liang saw that they were silent and didn't force them, he said, “In this case, let's go. It's not too early."
Xue Pei couldn't say anything. He used to joke that Teng Yun changed his light bow, but even the light bow used by the other side could easily cut the arrows of the three men.
The little crown prince can only bite his teeth, kneel down and run away.
Xue Jun Liang smiled and said, “If the crown prince asked you for trouble in the future, you can teach him a lesson."
Teng Yun said, “The crown prince is young, but he values love, justice, integrity and talent. He will be able to succeed in the future"
“Oh..."
Xue Jun Liang’s face suddenly had an ambiguous smile and he said: “Teng Ying seemed to have a very good evaluation of the crown prince, but it's also good. Naturally, Zhen’s son is your son."
“His majesty..."
Teng Yun's heart leaped with surprise. Before Xue Jun Liang, his actions and words were just ambiguous. At this time, his words could not be understood anymore.
"Let's go, the clothes haven't been changed," said Xue Jun Liang
Teng Yun was taken to the Yunfeng Palace by Xue Jun Liang. Today's Yunfeng palace is full of crimson red colors. Even the bed curtain has been changed into red by Rui Xue. There were candles and wine dishes on the table. The jar of wedding wine was very conspicuous.
Xue Jun Liang asked Rui Xue to bring a clean dress. Rui Xue said with a smile, “Since the banquet is finished, it's better not to wear the marriage clothes."
Xue Jun Liang angrily said "Loud mouth", but didn't blame her. He knew that Teng Yun was thin skinned and couldn't help making fun of her. He said: "not yet...”
Rui Xue walked back with a smile, and in a short time she took another big red suit, and then he walked back.
There were only Xue Jun Liang and Teng Yun left in the inner room, and Teng Yun suddenly didn't know what to do. He took the clothes and said, “The Imperial court official dare to ask his majesty to avoid looking for a while, so that the Imperial court official can change clothes."
Xue Jun Liang said with a smile, “How can I avoid looking? I'll help you."
He said that he reached out to untie Teng Yun's clothes. Teng Yun stepped back as if he had been irritated by the fire, but he didn't want to get to the bed. He blushed even more.
When Xue Jun Liang saw that he could not reply back, he naturally went to untie his belt, helped him to take off his coat and throw it on the bed, and then took the clean clothes to put on.
Teng Yun was used to being served by others by now, but he has never been served by Xue Jun Liang. It's hard to avoid being stiff, which made Xue Jun Liang laugh.
Putting on the clothes for Teng Yun, Xue Jun Liang finally knew why Rui Xue was so happy when she went out. It turned out that this marriage robe has no belt, no clasp, no tie, and can only be opened vaguely.
Teng Yun felt that it's better not to change it. It's OK to have some tea, but now he is dressed like this, and it's not easy to change it back.
When Xu Jun Liang was arranging clothes for him, his hands deliberately lingered on his waist for a while. Teng Yun did not dare to shake, but felt that his waist was trembling. He was too familiar with this feeling. Previously, Xu Jun Liang always played a trick on himself when he was free, but not to this extent.
This kind of ambiguous kneading, although it has been felt for a long time, made Teng Yun suddenly have an illusion. It seemed that Xue Jun Liang has already known his identity, known that he is Teng Yun, and known that he was the fake empress, and he was deliberately trying to remind himself of the past things.
Teng Yun still remembered that Teng Shang reminded himself that maybe Xue Jun Liang knew that he was Teng Yun, but he thought that he used to be an the empress thing, and Xue Jun Liang had no way to prove it.
Xue Jun Liang was very satisfied with the slight change of Teng Yun’s body and said with a smile, “It's not early. After drinking the wedding wine, why don't Teng Ying go to bed with me?"
Teng Yun pursed his lips, but he doesn't speak. Xue Jun Liang of course knew that Teng Yun is a man, so it's impossible to break his heart defense so easily. Xue Jun Liang didn’t want to force him. He laughed and said, “Teng Ying's face is so red. Are you thinking of anything?"
Then he reached out his hand and gently stroked Teng Yun’s cheek and chin. The scar on his face was much lighter, but because it had not been eradicated for a long time, Xue Jun Liang was angry with the Imperial physician, but the scar on his face was also inflicted by others. So I didn't know what it was like.
Teng Yun was a little ticklish after being tickled by him. He tried to avoid Xue Jun Liang's hand at first.
Xue Jun Liang just put down his hand and didn't make trouble with him, then smiled: “Why do you look so anxious? You must be tired this day. "
He said that and went to get the cup on the table, and handed it to Teng Yun. The two drank in front of the other person. Xue Jun Liang was lying on the bed with his clothes and patted the empress place beside him. Teng Yun had to lie down with his clothes.
Xue Jun Liang pulled the quilt over to cover them, and suddenly smiled. He took out a handful of osmanthus and lotus seeds from under the mattress. When Teng Yun saw them, the heat that had just faded from his face came back.
On every wedding night, sweet scented osmanthus and lotus seeds will be placed on the happy bed, which means round and full blessing of the wedded couple to give birth to a baby.
After that, neither of them spoke, and the candle fire in the room was not extinguished. Xue Jun Liang closed his eyes, and his breathing was soon stable. Teng Yun didn't know whether he slept or not, but he couldn't sleep. When he closed his eyes, he would think of the previous events, and the replays of each scene made Teng Yun fidgety.
Xue Jun Liang didn't sleep naturally. He closed his eyes for fear that Teng Yun would be embarrassed. After waiting for a long time, he could still hear the sound of Teng Yun’s breathing, sighing or turning over. Xu Jun Liang felt that if he didn't do something, maybe Teng Yun would always bump back and forth in the dead road.
After a while, the candle became darker and darker. After a struggle, it went out. Xue Jun Liang opened his eyes and sat up.
When Teng Yun heard the action, he quickly closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. Then he heard the person sitting next to him, and then the rustle of his clothes. The heat around him became more and more obvious, and the other side seemed to lean over.
Teng Yun thought about whether to open his eyes or continue to pretend to sleep. Suddenly, a stream of hot air spat in his ear, and Teng Yun almost moved.
Xue Jun Liang lowered his head and kisses his earlobe. The heat poured in his ear. Teng Yun thought that fortunately, the candle is out, or it will be seen that he was pretending to sleep.
Teng Yun's ears were feverish red. He thought that he was still covered with brocade quilt without taking off his clothes. His whole body seemed to be hot, drenched with a thin layer of sweat.
The man's lips flowed all the way from his ears to the corners of his mouth. Teng Yun's heart beat faster and faster. He couldn't hold on any longer. He wanted to think about when to pretend that he had just wake up.
Xue Jun Liang has bowed his head and kissed his lips gently. It's just a touch of kiss for a moment. He immediately raised his head, which made Teng Yun feel relieved.
Teng Yun was even more afraid to open his eyes. Xue Jun Liang seemed to sigh. His voice was very small. He seemed to say to himself, “Teng Yun, do you now understand..."
Listening to him, Teng Yun even dared not get angry. As expected, he knew he was Teng Yun. His hand in the quilt was pulling the corner of his clothes. Xue Jun Liang's hand gently stroked his cheek and neck. He said: “You don't understand. Maybe this is retribution. I wish I could kill you soon, but the only one I cared about is you too. Everything in the Yunfeng Palace is rebuilt as it is. Even the books in the study are the same. It's because I have a heart for you. Even Jiang Yu can see it, but you, the wise and decisive general, can't see it. It's really a bad thing... "
Teng Yun was even more shocked. Listening to his mentions of the Yunfeng palace, his heart beats like a drum. He was afraid even Xue Jun Liang can hear it. Although he didn't say clearly what he said, it's too clear for the smart person, Xue Jun Liang, who knew everything and who the ugly empress once lived in the Yunfeng palace is.
Xue Jun Liang said, sighed for a long time, lowered his head and kissed his eyebrow, then lay down.
When Teng Yun heard Xue Jun Liang's steady breathing, he finally relaxed. His whole body seemed to be out of strength, and he collapsed on the bed. His back was already wet with sweat. Now he didn't know what to think and how to do.
It turned out that Xue Jun Liang has known all about it for a long time, but he just said that he was interested in him as Teng Yun, and Teng Yun suddenly thought, is Emperor Xue determined to accept himself into the palace, in fact, it's not to ridicule himself, but...
Teng Yun turned over to face Xue Jun Liang with his back, put his hand over his lips, burnt his hands in the hot temperature, and felt that his breath is also hot.
He stayed up all night. The next day when Xue Jun Liang got up the Imperial court session, he woke up. Xue Jun Liang seemed to have nothing to do with him. He shaved his nose with a smile and said, “Don't be lazy in bed, get up quickly, let's go to the Imperial court session. Later, the Imperial court officials will beat the drum to dethrone this emperor."
Teng Yun didn't sleep all night, and didn't sleep well the first day. He was a little dizzy and muttered, “I'll go to the court?"
"Naturally, does the Marquis of Tengnan want to be lazy and stay in bed?"
Xue Jun Liang said, looking at the untidy clothes and hair of Teng Yun, he could not help squinting, and quickly kissed him on his lips, then said: “Get up, come to the Imperial court session and then return to take a rest."
Teng Yun opened his eyes wide, woke up from his dream, quickly got up and said: “This Imperial court official... This Imperial court official just didn't expect to go to the court, not already... "
Xue Jun Liang naturally knew what he was going to say, and smiled: “I want you to be by my side, not only to ban you from the court, but also to see you show off your ambition. That is the real Teng Ying, right?"
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~ The Ugly Empress ~
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