Chapter 38 Long Narrative of Wine

The matter of buying horses from Nie Kong to Yuzi has been confirmed. The next thing to do is to prepare everything before departure.

It is said that Ning Tanger in the Buddhist hall has been rejected for many requests to see Zhuo Ruitong in the past few days, and her whole body has been haggard and confused. In fact, there is a reason for Ning Tanger's anxiety in the Buddhist hall during this period of time. Since she came to Weijun, although Zhuo Ruitong has always been grudgery about her and guarding against her everywhere, it was the first time that she was angry with her and said angrily only this time, so she was confused and had no idea.

Compared with Ning Tanger, her maidservant was very calm. The last time she exposed the poison was enough to show her calmness. This time, she looked at the anxious Ning Tanger, activated her wisdom, and came up with a good way for her. She said to Ning Tanger walking in the room, "Madam, haven't you always had a good relationship with the Empress Dowager? The Empress Dowager also loves you very much. Why don't you go to the Empress Dowager to complain? I believe that the Empress Dowager will come forward to help you after listening to your crying!"

Ning Tanger suddenly felt enlightened when she heard Wei'er's words, and then she suddenly realized, "Yes, why didn't I think of it? I can go to the Empress Dowager to help us make decisions!" It turned out that as soon as Ning Tanger came to Weijun, she deliberately had a good relationship with the Empress Dowager Wei, following the meaning of the Empress Dowager Wei everywhere. Long before the Empress Dowager Wei lived in the Qing Dynasty, she took the opportunity to please the Empress Dowager Wei every day to help the Empress Dowager recite Buddhist scriptures, accompany her to the Buddhist temple to incense and so on. In fact, the Empress Dowager Wei had already had a good impression of her, and repeatedly reminded Zhuo Ruitong to spoil Ning Tanger. Therefore, if Ning Tanger asked her for help, she would not refuse.

"Why didn't I think of it? Fear, you are getting smarter and smarter!" Ning Tang'er couldn't suppress the expressionless fear of joy.

Fearing the child moved his mouth and said modestly, "This has been with my wife for a long time and learned from her, so my brain has become better. After all, it's all thanks to my wife!"

"Hee hee, don't be modest. I didn't expect you to think of it. How can you say that you learned it from me!" Ning Tanger boasted with a smile.

Listening to Ning Tanger praise herself, Wei'er did not look very happy, but sighed to Ning Tanger and said, "Madam, I think that the reason why you didn't expect it was all influenced by the shadow lady and thought that she was better than you, which made you dizzy for a moment!" In fact, from the perspective of the relationship between Ning Tanger and Zhuo Ruitong and others, Wei'er knows that it is not easy to intervene in this matter as a slave maidservant, but she has been locked in this Buddhist hall for so long, and because she has nowhere to vent her grievances, she really can't help but make suggestions for Ning Tanger.

Wei'er's words deeply touched Ning Tang'er. She knew that Wei'er was right. She admitted that she was really afraid of the intelligent and mysterious Mrs. Shadow. If she really competed, she would definitely not be Mrs. Ying's opponent. I think that Mrs. Ying is calm and calmer than her, and the relationship between Zhuo Ruitong and her is by no means ordinary. Anyway, if she insists on fighting, it must be her Ning Tanger who suffers!

Seeing that Ning Tang'er frowned and didn't say anything, Wei'er quickly apologized and said, "Please forgive me, my wife. Please forgive me for saying anything wrong!"

"No, I don't blame you, and you didn't say anything wrong. On the contrary, you are right! It's just that I really can't beat the shadow lady..." Ning Tanger turned to Wei'er and said.

But Wei'er didn't seem to think so. She said, "Madam, why do you have to grow other people's ambition and destroy your own prestige? Maybe it's just that you overestimated Mrs. Ying!" After a pause, she continued, "Even if she has the support of the prince, you still have the empress dowager. Everyone also sees the prince's filial piety and respect for the empress dowager. If the empress dowager speaks, with the prince's filial piety, he will definitely agree. As long as you do well and please too much, it's not you who win in the end. You must not forget this most critical point!"

After listening to what Wei'er said, although Ning Tanger was encouraged, she still felt sad and uneasy for some reason. After hesitating for a while, she said to Wei Er, "Go and tell the guard, and say that I'll invite you to see the empress dowager!"

Wei'er went out to guard Tong. It is said that Ning Tang'er wanted to see the Empress Dowager Wei. Unexpectedly, the guard said, "The Lord has ordered that you are not allowed to go out of the Buddhist hall for half a step, and you are not allowed to see anyone, so we can't pass it!"

Seeing Wei'er coming back in anger, Ning Tang'er hurriedly asked her what was going on, and Wei'er said angrily, "The broken guard said that the prince had told us not to meet anyone, so he didn't go to the Empress Dowager to help us pass it!"

Ning Tanger couldn't help twisting her eyebrows into a ball and said, "What's wrong with this?"

Wei'er said beside him, "Why don't I try again and say something nice to them!"

After wandering a few times, Ning Tanger had an idea and said to Wei Er, "No, I'll go by myself!" So Wei'er nodded and followed Ning Tanger to find the guard.

Out of the Buddhist hall, Ning Tanger said to the guard, "Go and help me pass it through. I want to see the Empress Dowager!"

Seeing that it was Ning Tanger, the leading guard had to come over and arched his hand to Ning Tanger with a embarrassed face and said, "Madam, the Lord has indeed told you not to go out of this Buddhist hall and not to see anyone for half a step. The subordinates are also ordered to act, so don't embarrass us!"

Ning Tanger snorted coldly, "However, I want to see the empress dowager. I have something important to report to the empress dowager. If the opportunity is delayed, the empress dowager will be blamed. Can you afford it?"

"This, this..." The guards were in a dilemma, knowing that the empress dowager did not dare to provoke, not to mention that the empress dowager always obeyed the empress dowager, so he didn't know what to do for a while.

Seeing that the guard wavered, Ning Tanger hit the iron while it was hot, and then said, "Okay, go quickly. Don't linger. After a while, the opportunity is delayed to see how many heads you have enough to cut!"

The leading guard had no choice but to order the empress dowager to pass it.

Returning to the Buddhist hall, Wei'er praised Ning Tanger and said, "Madam is still awesome. I convinced them in a few words!"

Ning Tanger reluctantly smiled and said to Wei'er, "I hope the Empress Dowager hasn't rested yet. It's better to come to see us tonight, otherwise we will have to stay up all night in this Buddhist hall!"

Wei'er nodded and said to Ning Tang'er with distressed eyes, "It doesn't matter. It's just that madam, how can your daughter't stand such grievance? Look, you've lost a lot of weight in the past few days!"

The two were chatting in the Buddhist hall waiting for the Empress Dowager Wei, but they didn't wait for the Empress Dowager Wei, but they heard the guard outside the door saying, "See the Lord!" Knowing that Zhuo Ruitong was coming, Ning Tanger immediately tidied up her clothes and stood up with Wei'er to greet him. Although she was full of dissatisfaction with Zhuo Ruitong, the minimum courtesy must be said.

It turned out that Zhuo Ruitong was finally idle in the past two days. He thought about it and felt that what Nie Kong said was very reasonable, and it was the best strategy to stabilize Ning Tanger. On second thought, he felt that Ning Tanger was also a woman anyway. No matter how bad the woman was, he would have a kind side. He thought that maybe he could try to persede her, so he decided to come to the Buddhist Hall to see Ning Tanger and put her back to the leisure pavilion by the way.

Entering the Buddhist hall, Ning Tanger and Wei'er hurried forward to salute Zhuo Ruitong. After Zhuo Ruitong said "Exempt from courtesy", Ning Tanger asked with concern, "I haven't seen you for many days. I don't know how the prince is?" With this question, Zhuo Ruitong's breath in his heart suddenly disappeared. Looking at Ning Tanger, who was haggard and pitiful in front of him, he couldn't help asking, "I don't know how Ning Ji is doing these times?"

Hearing this question, Ning Tanger said angrily in her heart: Knowingly, can you live a good life in this simple and innocent Buddhist hall? But on the surface, he forced a smile and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay!" I'm just worried that the prince is too busy and forgets to pay attention to his health..."

After a fake greeting between the two, Zhuo Ruitong continued: "Although these Japanese kings are busy, they also remember Aiji in their hearts. Aiji is worried about me!" I don't know why Zhuo Ruitong also said such a thing. But he was considerate, but Ning Tanger became more and more angry. He knew that Zhuo Ruitong was hypocritical, so he couldn't help saying, "Ok, my lord, this Buddhist hall is really a good place for cultivation. My concubine has really thought about a lot of things in the past few days and realized a lot of truth!" When it came to the words 'Qing Xiu' and 'Think clearly', she deliberately accentuated her tone.

Seeing that Ning Tanger was in trouble, Zhuo Ruitong didn't feel embarrassed. After thinking about it for a long time, he decided not to mention it again. It is estimated that this matter will be endless. Ning Tanger will never be willing to be wronged. At that time, it will be more troublesome. It's better to say it gently later during the dinner. To admonish. After thinking about it, he didn't mention anything about her and Ji Yuguang.

Maybe it was the bright moon in the sky tonight that made Zhuo Ruitong feel particularly clear, or maybe he was not completely unaffectioned about Ning Tanger. In short, I don't know why, Zhuo Ruitong's heart was surprisingly calm this night. When he saw Ning Tanger, he was not as angry as before. On the contrary, in his tone all night They are all gentle.

Not only did he not mention the poisoning of Ning Ji and her and Ji Yu Guang, Zhuo Ruitong also ordered people to set up good wine and dishes in the courtyard to drink with Ning Tanger.

Although she was surprised, the Qingzhai light dishes in the Buddha Hall these days were indeed chewing wax, so looking at the wine and dishes on it, she couldn't help but resent Zhuo Ruitong. Instead, she was grateful and felt that in fact, Zhuo Ruitong had always been good to her except this time.

After the wine and dishes were served and the two sat down, Zhuo Ruitong said to Ning Tanger, "Ning Ji, I know you have suffered these days!" Ning Tanger didn't say anything, but just hung her face, not to say that she was wronged or wronged. So the two were silent for a long time.

During the banquet, after drinking a few cups, Zhuo Ruitong broke the silence and said, "Tang'er, I sincerely apologize to you! In fact, it's not that I don't accept you, but that there is another person's shadow in my heart. Maybe even I don't know how long ago her shadow has been deeply in my heart, so no matter how things change, it can't be erased... That's why I snare you. You have traveled thousands of miles to this desolate and remote Wei County. You have been attacked by the wind, sand and bitter cold all year round. You have suffered so much with me, but I have made you suffer... So, I want to say 'I'm sorry' to you. I hope you can forgive me!"

A sentence of 'Tang'er' has melted Ning Tanger's whole heart in an instant. This was the first time that Zhuo Ruitong called her like this. Listening to Zhuo Ruitong's apologies to her, she really doubted whether she had heard it wrong. Wei Wang, who had always been cold and deep, could say these words so emotionally, so she stopped her previous arrogance and anger. He said to Zhuo Ruitong in a relaxed tone, "Your Majesty, you are serious! Since I come to Weijun, I am a member of the prince. All this is what a cheap concubine should do. How can I say that I am wronged?

Knowing that Ning Tanger might think he was acting on the scene and didn't believe what he said, Zhuo Ruitong drank all the wine in the jade glass in his hand, and then looked at Ning Tanger affectionately and said, "I swear to the bright moon in the sky. What I said tonight is true, and there is no false. It's all my heartfelt words! "

Ning Tanger raised her sleeve with her left hand to cover half of her delicate face. She raised the wine glass with her right hand and drank all the wine in the jade glass. Maybe it was because she drank it in a hurry. She was choked until she couldn't breathe. Seeing this, Zhuo Ruitong instinctively came to pat her back and said, "Drink slowly!"

Such a gentle Zhuo Ruitong, who dares to say that a woman will not be moved by him? Just saying that the innate heroism between his eyebrows is enough to fascinate the beauty of the whole Wei County, and tonight he is so gentle that even Ning Tanger, who doesn't love him, doesn't feel fascinated. When she came to her senses, there was a sadness in Ning Tanger's heart. Didn't she always have another lingering shadow in her heart? If Zhuo Ruitong should apologize, shouldn't she apologize more? Over the years, he has only snolded her, but she has indeed betrayed and betrayed him repeatedly. In that era, the betrayal of men can be allowed, and the betrayal of women is indeed inevitable, will be rejected by everyone, and will be punished by God!

Touching her mind, Ning Tanger's heart naturally could not calm down for a long time. In the face of Zhuo Ruitong's sincerity and suddenness, she was speechless for a moment, so she had to lower her head and drink silently.

Looking up at the bright moon in the sky, the bright moonlight sprinkled on Ning Tanger's body, making her green shirt more bright and beautiful, with a white tassel brocade shawl and a pair of pearl earrings on her ears. Although it is not luxurious, it is really elegant. Zhuo Ruitong looked at the beautiful person in front of him and couldn't help feeling pity.

Yes, Ning Tanger's beauty is indeed unparalleled. She is different from Huanxuan's beauty. Although she is not as elegant as Huanxuan, she also has her unique beauty. Especially when she dances, she is like a beautiful colorful butterfly. Her graceful posture and exquisite dance steps, coupled with her detached eyes, people are like drinking nectar and driving an auspicious cloud, as if they have arrived in a fairyland, extraordinary and vulgar, forgetting themselves. I only have her graceful in my eyes and heart.

Looking at her beauty in the haze, Zhuo Ruitong was also a little selfless. With the help of alcohol, he became more and more frank. Suddenly, he felt that he was too shallow before. He only thought that Ning Tanger was careful and looked down on her. Although he also marveled at her dance skills many times, he always felt that she was low in his heart. Wait a minute. However, looking at her injured eyes and haggard face tonight, he couldn't help but feel that it was not easy for her to deal with her. She was careful everywhere. After all, she was just a woman who needed to be loved and cherished.

Tightening her eyebrows, Ning Tanger drank several glasses of wine in a row. Seeing that she was drinking too quickly, Zhuo Ruitong said to her with concern, "Don't drink, be careful of getting drunk!" Ning Tanger smiled contemptuously in her heart. People like her have already practiced the ability to drink. At the beginning, didn't Li Jin often ask her to intoxicate those princes and senior officials? Ordinary men can't drink her. How can they get drunk with a few cups? Things always couldn't stand the contrast. Li Jin forced her to persuade her to drink. At that time, she was often drunk and unconscious and had a headache. But since she came to Weijun, Zhuo Ruitong never forced her to drink. Every banquet was just to ask her to dance and play music, so there was no chance to know that she could drink so well.

After a while of drinking, Zhuo Ruitong finally understood Ning Tanger's drinking capacity and knew that both of them were still awake, so he told Ning Tanger, "Now you know the reason why I have been neglecting you all the time, so I hope you can understand me!" Ning Tanger smiled and nodded to him, so Zhuo Ruitong continued to say to her, "Because of that, I want to tell you that although I can't accept you, I sincerely hope you are well! With your beauty and talent, if you are sacrificed for the war, it's really a violent thing!"

His words suddenly came out, and Ning Tanger was surprised. Before she could say anything, Zhuo Ruitong continued, "Although we can't get together, I still hope you can have a good ending. In the future, one day you can live a good life that really belongs to you and have your own happiness. Blessing!"

"Why can't I understand the prince's words?" Ning Tanger suddenly felt uneasy and felt that there was something in Zhuo Ruitong's words, so she couldn't wait to hear him say it.

Looking at Ning Tanger deliberately pretending to be stupid, Zhuo Ruitong's eyes dimmed, leaving only helplessness. Then he put away his gentleness and said seriously, "As the saying goes, 'If you do more injustice, you will die by yourself'. I sincerely hope that a beautiful woman like you can come to a good end. Even if our position is different, I would rather you. You can take care of the innocence of the people in Nianwei County. I hope you can be as sincere to the Buddha as your mother, and don't create any more killings. In this way, even if I have to give my own life, I will not hesitate!" After saying that, he got up anly and brushed his sleeves as if he was going to leave. But when he was about to leave, he suddenly felt that it was inappropriate. He thought that if he broke up like this, wouldn't his persuasion this night be in vain? I'm afraid it's not easy to find such an opportunity another day. Thinking about it, he stopped and then turned around and sat down.