The Rippling Empress - Chapter 79. The Fragrance of Lotus Blossoms and the Hidden Affection

Summer mornings come early. The first gentle rays of sunlight slanted in through the window, and a refreshing summer breeze stirred the shadows of the trees, scattering the sunlight into a jumble of shapes. Mo Ran sat on the Double Butterfly Lotus Chair, staring blankly at the swaying shadows, as if lost in some kind of reverie.
Perhaps it was the distant, clear, cheerful chirping of birds that roused the man on the Jade Bone Hehuan Bed. This was the Hehuan Bed, from the Azure Wave Palace? Turning to the side, he saw a figure with flowing, black hair. "What are you doing here?"
The person in the chair was startled awake by the sound, and when he turned around, he had a faint, indifferent smile on his face. He said gently, "Your Majesty, you're awake? Are you feeling any better?"
"Hmm, much better." Long Yinfeng propped himself up, looked around, and a faint sense of disappointment welled up in his heart.
Mo Ran pulled up a cushion for him, as if she could read his mind, and said with a smile, "Empress Biyang picked lotus flowers in the middle of the lake early this morning, saying that the smell of lotus flowers calms her mind."
"Oh." He took the clothes that Mo Ran had put on and put them on.
"Your Majesty...aren't you going to take a look?"
Long Yinfeng smiled faintly, his handsome face appearing somewhat stiff. "Just send a servant to pick the lotus flowers!"
"Huh?" Mo Ran understood his seemingly nonsensical words. Her lips trembled, and she sighed, "Perhaps she prefers to pick them herself."
“She doesn’t want to face me anymore, or perhaps she doesn’t want me to see her,” Long Yinfeng said quietly. “Let’s go.”
Aren't we waiting for her to come back?
"The morning court session is over, and the matters concerning flood and drought relief haven't been finished yet. I need to get back as soon as possible. You should go and help out too." With that, he strode outside, only to bump into Yixin, who quickly bowed. "Oh, is Your Majesty leaving already?"
Long Yinfeng strode out as if he hadn't heard her. Mo Ran glanced at her and said calmly, "Her breakfast was delicious. Please thank her for me."
Not long after the two left, Tang Bi returned gracefully, carrying a large bouquet of lotus flowers, bathed in the morning dew.
"Your Majesty, you've finally returned, but the King..."
"He's gone..." Tang Bi smiled faintly, but her heart ached. "Gone...it's for the best..."
"And the breakfast you prepared..."
"Share them with everyone. If you don't like them, just throw them away." Tang Bi looked at the bright and fragrant lotus flowers in her hand, but even their fragrance couldn't calm her. She tossed them aside and hurried into the inner room, collapsing onto the acacia bed. She couldn't tell if it was from pain or sadness; she only felt as if her heart had been ripped out. Tears streamed down her face, but she didn't want to cry.
Yi Xin chased after him, but dared not approach the person kneeling and trembling by the bed. She bent down and picked up the lotus flowers one by one, then called Xia Xiazi over. "Go, take these lotus flowers to the Golden Dragon Hall and say that Her Majesty picked them herself."
"Aunt, you're making things difficult for your servant. The Empress and the King are having some kind of disagreement, how dare we, as servants, interfere?"
"Don't you feel bad seeing Her Majesty so sad?" Yi Xin scolded in a low voice, her eyes red.
“Even if this servant were to deliver it, there’s no guarantee it would get into the Golden Dragon Hall and reach the King. Besides, even if it did, this servant is tongue-tied and wouldn’t know what to say. If things go wrong, losing my head is a small matter, but if it angers the King and he has a bad opinion of our Lady, then it would be a complete disaster.”
“If you deliver it to Eunuch Su, he will naturally know what to say.”
"become!"
In the Golden Dragon Palace, Long Yinfeng and Mo Ran were discussing something.
Su Han carried the lotus flowers inside, found a vase, added some water, arranged them, and carefully placed them on the desk. Long Yinfeng seemed to smell the fragrance, looked up, his golden eyes narrowed, and grief filled his face. He took a deep breath, his nose filled with the sweet scent, but he coldly said, "Take it away."
"This is……"
"I told you to take it, didn't you understand?" Long Yinfeng's voice suddenly turned cold, and he slammed the memorial in his hand on the ground.
Su Han didn't reach for the vase, but instead knelt properly before him. "Your Majesty, please allow me to finish what I have to say."
"I don't want to hear it! What right do you, a lowly slave, have to guess my thoughts!" Long Yinfeng angrily swept his hand towards the vase. The vase spun several times in the air. Su Han hurriedly reached out to grab it, but missed and it shattered on the ground.
"These were picked for you by Her Majesty herself." Su Han climbed forward, picking up the flowers with tears in her eyes.
"Don't try to fool me with such words."
"If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can ask the Imperial Advisor." Su Han looked at Mo Ran pleadingly. Mo Ran's icy blue eyes darkened slightly as she met Long Yinfeng's scrutinizing gaze. She pursed her lips and sighed softly, "It's true."
"I do not believe it."
"She even prepared breakfast for you herself," Mo Ran said gently, her blue eyes clear and without a trace of cloudiness. As she spoke, she seemed to feel much better. "The King hasn't woken up yet, but I was fortunate enough to taste a little beforehand. Your Majesty's cooking is excellent."
"No..." Long Yinfeng slumped back into the chair in shock. "What you said, is it all true?"
"Last night, Her Majesty prepared a midnight snack and waited for the King to return... but the King suddenly fainted as soon as he arrived at Bibo Palace, which terrified Her Majesty. As a result, in her anxiety, the Love-Eating Gu flared up and she immediately fainted from the pain. That's why this servant has summoned the Imperial Advisor overnight."
"No, what's wrong with her... how could this be?"
“In fact, after she woke up, she lay down next to you, completely unconcerned that Mo Ran was just sitting in the chair watching you…” Mo Ran said, feeling that every word was heavy. “It wasn’t until dawn that she hurriedly got up and said that you were in a daze and that smelling some lotus flowers might help you when you woke up.”
"Why...why didn't you say so sooner?" Long Yinfeng stared intently at Mo Ran, his eyes filled with anger, scrutiny, and disbelief...his expression was extremely complex.
"I wanted to say something, but you wouldn't listen." Mo Ran smiled calmly, seemingly unaffected by any lust. "I sent Wang to see her because I thought it would be better to go to the center of the lake than to smell the picked lotus flowers. There's beautiful scenery, a beautiful woman, and love there; it should be the most beautiful place..."
“But I was convinced that she hated me…” Long Yinfeng finally shook his head in despair, “It’s not your fault, it’s all my fault! I was narrow-minded and stubborn.”
"When she was leaving, Aunt Yixin tried to call out to the king, probably wanting him to stay for breakfast, but the king's face was frosty..."
"Stop talking, I was wrong!" Long Yinfeng was heartbroken, tears welling up in his eyes. "I'm going to see her." With that, he stumbled and strode out.
Mo Ran reached out and picked up a lotus petal from Su Han's hand, smelled it, and closed her eyes. "You're going too far."
Su Han shuddered, but silently found a vase to put the broken pieces back together, and then went back to pick up the shards.
"Is it because you've spent so much time together that you've forgotten your original intentions, or is it because you feel pity for her?" Mo Ran's voice was cold and intimidating, yet it was also as beautiful as a bewitching melody.
Su Han knelt before him, trembling, her head bowed, and stammered, "I'm sorry, I..."
“Kneeling is out of respect, but you’ve made it a habit!” Mo Ran shook her head. “Such hypocrisy is unnecessary.”
Su Han lowered her head even further in shame, and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty loves the King!"
"But I love her." The angry words burst forth, accompanied by a soft, low voice, and then a pink lotus petal shot out, its delicate tip like an arrow, striking Su Han's hand. The petal flew away, shattering the nearby porcelain vase into pieces, the sound of the shards scattering like pearls on the ground barely audible. Blood began to slowly seep from Su Han's hand, the pain slowly seeping into her brain, even chilling her soul. "You knew all along. In truth, it was me. I got her first."
“If that’s the case, then I’m the first.” Su Han raised her head and met his icy, cold eyes with unwavering determination.
“呵呵……你，你拿什么去抢第一？”莫冉冷笑中的嘲讽令苏含又羞又痛苦又愤怒，作为公公，这是他最大的屈辱，“就算按国师的意思，那云王还在您前面……”
“找死！”莫冉眸然一亮，双手一张开，一道冰冷的蓝光仿佛从左右两手同时罩向了苏含，苏含顿时两眼黯然失神，捧着头直发抖，“求……求主子饶命……”
“饶命……我不会要你的命，我要你永远都不会记得她。”
“不……不可以！”苏含猛地单腿站了起来，两手自头上张开，一道冰蓝的光芒顿时冲出了苏含的身体，将他包围其中，至此，他已站了起来，双手紧握，眸光坚定地瞪着莫冉，“公子不要逼我。”
“你……”莫冉双手收回，闭了蓝眸失望地摇了摇头，“苏含，你竟敢发动灵雨来对抗我，你太让我失望了。”
“公子让苏含死，苏含不会活着，但公子要苏含忘，苏含宁可死。”苏含说着，身上的光芒淡了下去，直至消失。
“算了，你的命已不属于我，恐怕只有她才能决定你的生死。”
他的话令苏含惊震，“公子……国师已算出了我的生死命脉？”
莫冉摇了摇头，“以前没算过，现在已经算不出来了。凡是跟她有了一丝半缕的关系的人，都无法推算了！”幽然地叹了口气，目光定在他流血不止的手上，心中微微一疼，“过来。”
苏含兢兢惊惊地上前，莫冉伸掌置于他的手上，片刻拿开，伤口已不见了，“国师的灵生越来越厉害了。”
“不是我厉害了，是你特殊。”莫冉看着他这张清秀的脸上永远挂着小心翼翼的拘谨，心疼道：“即使我已算不出你的命运，但我能预料到，你的命运，不会有好结果。”
“苏含的命，从出生到现在，从来都没由过自己，甚至连想都不敢想。但从她突然活过来的那一刹那，睁开的第一眼，苏含就知道，命还是由不了自己，但却是心甘情愿。”
“希望你不会后悔。”
“无怨无悔！”苏含字字清晰。
莫冉挫败地收回了目光，望着窗外的阳光，心有神往道：“这么好的天气，真想和她飘在湖心，躺在木船上闻着花香，看万里无云的碧空。”
谁不想呢？他莫冉想，苏含想，但船上的人更想。
龙胤风站在船尾，静静地看着她站在船头，目光不知道看往何处。两人相隔这么近，他却不敢妄然踏出一步。她知道有人来了，也知道是谁。云王走了，即使是他，肯定是不怀好意先动手脚；洛神师他应该没这么好的轻功；而若是莫冉，他也许有飘扬过海的本事，所以可能不发现一点声音，但身上会飘出淡淡的茉莉花香；若是小墨，他会先出声唤姐姐；而他……无论是气场，还是声音，都与众不同。什么时候她能把这几个男人分得这么清楚？
“你做的早膳，很好吃。”龙胤风的声音沙哑着，蕴含着浓情的情意。“好在亦心姑姑有心留了些，不然我可能要去垃圾堆里捡起来吃了。”
他的话令唐碧心神皆颤，此孤傲的男人，穿着金黄龙袍，去垃圾堆里捡食吃，这画面有些可笑。“我错了，我以为你不愿意见过，甚至，我害怕见到你冰冷嫌恶的目光，那会令我心疼难忍。”
“你说这话，是想让你的噬情蛊表演它的绝技吗？”唐碧幽冷的话叫龙胤风惊然住口，她的话很伤人，却很实在。若仔细揣测其中的意味，便能令他欣喜若狂，只是他不敢奢望，生怕伤了自己，更伤了她。
龙胤风不敢再随便开口，只能顺着她的目光遥遥望去。空气中的湖风凉爽，花香浓郁，气氛却令人窒息。他实在忍不住开口道：“你在看什么？”
“那里有个人。”唐碧慵懒的开口，似乎是站累了，坐了下来。他也跟坐在了甲板上，但听她的话，立即惊然站了起来，“是他？”
唐碧终于过头，对上他微起愠意的金眸，却是冷然白了他一眼，“你有时候真喜欢自作聪明。”
仅瞬间的一瞥，已叫他心花怒放，龙胤风原想跃身而去，却是怕惊吓了她。便弯下腰低着头穿过船舱，走到了船头，站在她身。自从那日与苏含跌水后，这里的小木船都换成了华美的小船，手抓着掌控方向的桨，靠脚踩便能划动。
与她靠得这么近，心反而安静了下来，四周的一举一动顿时落入了他的感知中，包括假石中……有股收敛得相当不错的气息，竟敢有人偷看。他正欲掠身而去，唐碧却是突然出声了。
“别去。”
“又不是他，你怕什么？”龙胤风微微皱眉。
“你一直在乎的，不是我。”唐碧幽然道：“你在乎的是你自己，你恨他，防着他，不过是怕他侵犯了你的帝王威武。”
龙胤风心中憋屈极了，张口想发怒，却觉得不知道该说什么。她的思想是那么的奇特，那么的尖锐，总能剥得出问题的真谛，叫他无从反驳。
“你说得对极了，我一直以帝王为尊，容不得任何人侵犯。但是……”他深深地吸了口气，“不管你爱不爱我，我想说的是，我，龙胤风这个人，这颗心，已无法控制地，完完全全地爱上你了。”
“你爱的是这具身体吧。”唐碧幽然一笑，却是立即捂住了心口，想笑却痛得难受，“如果我说，真正的唐碧，早已被你杀死了……”
“对不起……”龙胤风低低地吐出了这句有辱自尊的话，“我知道是我对不起你，一直以来把你当一颗棋子，制衡唐国公，牵绊云王，操纵对你有淫欲的男人……”
“你没听懂我的意思。”唐碧打断了他的话，却觉得自己怎么解释，他也不会懂，说得太白了，也许他一怒之下把自己杀了。“算了，不说了。”
“好，我知道这些话你不喜欢听。不过我想去看看那个一直偷看的人是谁？”
“你怎么那么固执，他喜欢看，就让他看。”唐碧低恼道：“你不能当他不存在吗？”
“没人敢在我面前放肆！”
“一个想侍机杀我的人。”唐碧轻描淡写的话令龙胤风惊讶极了，“你说什么？”
“丽水苑中把我一掌打下了湖底，我原以为是丽妃派人干的，所以也懒得跟她计较。”
“想杀你的人，你竟然懒得跟她计较。”龙胤风听着几乎要暴跳起来。
“那么愚蠢的女人，也只有你才看得上。”唐碧讽刺地再次回头白了他一眼。他被她瞪得有些恼了了，却是不敢发作，闷闷道：“像你这种太聪明的女人不好控制。”
控制这两个字让唐碧心情沉闷，“还想怎么控制，噬情蛊还不够厉害吗？”
“那是因为……”龙胤风骤然提高语音，却硬生生地逼了下来，“是我不好。”这女人总有本事令他不得不低头。
气氛又冷了下来，龙胤风不得不找话说：“丽水苑那次落水，不是你自己滑下去的吗？我派人审盘丽水苑所有的下人，都排除了嫌疑。”
“之前我也这样，不过丽妃去了冷宫，这人还在继续。”
“你竟然也能察觉？”龙胤风有些讶异。
“天地万物每种生灵都有自己特定的气息与频率，杀我的那次，我已将他记下了。只要他出现在我能感知的范围内，我便能感觉得到。”唐碧的话令龙胤风瞪大了眼，不敢相信地看着眼前这个女人，这种感知，不是只有国师才有的本事吗？当然，一般内力上了某个层次，也是可以做到，但方式完全不一样。
“那我刚才落下船头，你是知道的？”龙胤风半信半疑地问。
“你虽令我痛恨，但不至于有死亡的记忆。”唐碧的话令他心生痛楚，“不过你有独特的……”
“什么？”
唐碧不语，他也无法逼她，只得继续道：“那你为什么还不让我去抓他……”
“然后查出幕后凶手吗？”唐碧冷然一笑，“我知道是谁，所以才叫你别去。”
“为什么？”她的思绪总是那么捉摸不透，令他总感觉到挫败，这种不能完全操纵的感觉令他不安。
“因为没有她，你的后宫会乱套；没有她，你的前朝会动荡。”唐碧的话令他再次震撼得说不出话来，他知道是谁了，既愤怒而心痛，“怎么会是她？”
“看来你还是爱她的。”唐碧的话令自己感动心酸。
“我不爱她，我只爱你。”龙胤风立即反驳，“我只是没想到……”
"Everyone who reaches the top has climbed there by stepping on the blood of others," Tang Bi sneered. "Don't tell me you didn't..."
"Fortunately..." Long Yinfeng was not annoyed but instead breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the towering Yan Guan Tower.
"What?" Tang Bi couldn't help but ask.
"It's better that you don't know, so you won't find me even more repulsive." Long Yinfeng shook his head.
"Oh," Tang Bi responded softly, then suddenly said, "Since you're here, I want to tell you something. I'm leaving the palace." Long Yinfeng was immediately struck by this revelation.
—Next Chapter Preview: 080. The Dark Moon and Vast Ink—Tang Bi finally got the chance to leave the palace. She discussed traveling east and south with the others. Tang Bi gave Long Yinmo a gift, and Long Yinmo reciprocated with one, but Mo Ran noticed the secret. The three discussed Long Yinfeng's intentions, and then Long Yinfeng delivered an imperial decree—Next: 081. A Drunken Breeze and Farewell Song—Stay tuned—

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