Chapter 26 Breathing
"The way of husband and wife?" Han Ruzi first thought of the "way of benevolence and righteousness" that Luo Huanzhang had been talking about. He thought this was another classic that the emperor must learn. He looked at the palace maids for a few glances and said in confusion: "Are you also the master chosen by the Queen Mother?"
Tong Qing'e smiled and nodded, "It's another kind of master. Your Majesty is about to get married. I will teach Your Majesty how to...do the way of husband and wife."
Han Ruzi felt that this palace maid didn’t look like an ordinary master. After thinking for a while, she finally realized, “Oh, I understand the way of husband and wife.”
"Your Majesty understands it, then..." Tong Qing'e also breathed a sigh of relief.
"'A graceful lady is a good match for gentlemen.' A lady is a gentleman, and righteousness is to promote virtuous people, and not to be lewd... The way of husband and wife is the virtue of concubines that Master Guo talked about."
Tong Qing'e was stunned and had to walk to the emperor, blushed and said, "The minister is just talking, I am... I am teaching it with my own body."
This time, Han Ruzi really understood the intention of the palace maid, took two steps back vigilantly, and remembered the reminder that Yang Feng had made: The Empress Dowager hopes that the emperor can give birth to the prince as soon as possible to act as a puppet to manipulate him.
"Oh, so you are even better than Master Guo. Who did you learn from?" Han Ruzi began to pretend to be confused, with a smile on her face, and walked to the side of the chair and sat down.
Tong Qing'e misunderstood the emperor's words and hurriedly said, "It was the senior palace maid who taught me. I have never tried it with others. Your Majesty... is the first one."
"It's not good. The masters are all well-educated scholars. There are not a thousand disciples and eight hundred. You haven't taught them alone. How can you teach me? Let's forget it."
"How can you teach too many people such things? The way of husband and wife is in line with the principles of nature. Your Majesty will understand after trying it." Tong Qing'e was forced to have no choice but to care about shyness and slowly walked towards the emperor.
Han Ruzi yawned, "I am sleepy. Even if I want to teach you, I will wait for tomorrow."
"The way of husband and wife... is to be studious when sleeping." Tong Qing'e sat next to the emperor and grabbed his hand.
Han Ruzi jumped up and ran to the side of the big bed, and became more and more alert. Once the prince was given birth, he would not even have the value of the puppet. At that time, he would have to "retire after success". "You palace maid are so rude. I have said that you don't want to learn... don't come over again, otherwise... I'll call someone, Liang An and Zhang Youcai are outside."
The emperor felt that he was forced, and Tong Qing'e couldn't help but stand up and smiled, "They are very sensible and will not come in to disturb Your Majesty. Your Majesty doesn't need to be nervous, it's okay to try it. If Your Majesty doesn't like it, you won't try again in the future."
Han Ruzi made up his mind and said loudly: "I don't like it now, and you didn't force me. Don't come over, I'll order you to stop."
No one obeyed the emperor's orders, and now they are even more ineffective. Tong Qing'e walked to the table with a smile and blew out the candle, "Does Your Majesty feel better?"
Han Ruzi's feelings were not good at all. He had only one thought in his mind, he would never fall into a trap, nor would he have a prince. He regretted not learning some martial arts from Meng E and his sister, otherwise he would not have been so embarrassed and forced by a palace maid to have nowhere to escape.
"Come here again, my name is Donghai King." Han Ruzi really had no choice. He knew that Donghai King would never meddle in other people's business, but he still regarded him as a savior.
The room was very dark, and there was no sound on the other side. Tong Qing'e seemed to have not approached anymore. Han Ruzi waited for a while and breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that Tong Qing'e might be acting on the order of the queen mother and had no other choice, so he said, "It's better to do this. Tomorrow, you will tell the queen mother... and say... you have taught me the way of husband and wife. Someone asked, I said the same thing. As long as we two keep our mouths tight and others can't see the flaws, you will not be punished. How about it?"
Han Ruzi didn't know how big the loophole was in this plan, and thought it was the best way. She waited for Tong Qing'e to agree, but there was still no sound on the other side. Tong Qing'e seemed to have disappeared with the candlelight.
"Hey, are you still here?" Han Ruzi asked softly, listened for a while, and said to himself: "Have you gone to bed?"
As soon as he finished speaking, an arm was stretched out in the darkness. Han Ruzi seemed to be stung by a bee, jumped up, took a few steps, hit the edge of the bed, and fell on the bed. After that, he could only make a desperate move and shouted: "Dong..."
The hand followed quickly, and he pointed his finger in front of his chest. Han Ruzi felt a turbid air in his body and couldn't speak. After a while, he vomited the turbid air and said in surprise: "It's you?"
"Well, it's me." This was Meng E's cold voice.
Han Ruzi was very happy, "Fortunately you came, you really saved my life."
"No one wants to kill you."
"You don't understand. What the Queen Mother wants is a baby prince. Once I do it, she will get rid of me!"
"Don't tell me this." Meng E's tone showed a hint of disgust.
"Oh, you don't want to listen to the bad words of the Queen Mother, okay, I won't say it anymore. How did you do to Tong Qing'e?" Han Ruzi didn't understand what Meng E hated.
"I let her go to bed and she will wake up tomorrow morning."
"How did you do it?"
"A little trick in the world."
"Can you teach me?"
"You can't learn it now, and it's useless if you learn it."
Han Ruzi really felt that this move was very useful, but Meng E didn't want to teach him, so he stopped trying, "Then you come here every night from now on and let Tong Qing'e go to bed early."
"No, I can't get close to Cining Palace until the rotation, and I'll always let her sleep like this, which will arouse suspicion sooner or later."
Han Ruzi was disappointed, "Then teach me martial arts quickly, so that I can protect myself."
"You really want to learn?"
"I want to learn." Han Ruzi originally thought that martial arts were not very useful, and Meng Feng was very good at it. According to himself, he could at most compete with five well-trained soldiers on the battlefield, which was incomparable to the general who commanded thousands of troops. Through this night's experience, Han Ruzi changed his view. If he wanted to control ten steps, he had to start within ten steps. The great way taught by Yang Feng and Luo Huanzhang was only useful to the real emperor, and for him now, it was just a talk on paper.
The emperor promised so simply, Meng E was silent instead, and waited for a while before saying, "You must know that this means you owe me a reward. When I speak in the future, you must agree."
"You can bring it up now."
"No, it's useless to raise it now. Let's talk about it when you really have the power, but I can guarantee that it is not a particularly difficult thing, it must be within the emperor's ability."
Han Ruzi gradually calmed down and could think normally again, "You brothers and sisters helped the Empress Dowager for the same reward, right? But the Empress Dowager already has the power - does she refuse to repay you?"
"Don't guess randomly, I won't answer you. Also, it's my own idea to come to you. My brother doesn't know about it, so don't leak it in front of him."
"good."
Meng E was silent for a while. Just as Han Ruzi thought she was gone, Meng E said: "My internal skills are quite complicated, and I need to cultivate both inside and outside..."
"What kind of faction are you?" Han Ruzi asked.
"Don't ask questions, just practice according to the method I teach you."
This is a stern master, even better than Luo Huanzhang, and Han Ruzi nodded heavily.
"Your situation is quite special. You can't practice qigong with great fanfare. There is a simplified set of exercises that are just right for you."
"Is the simplified exercise relatively weak?" Han Ruzi couldn't help but ask another question.
"Whether you are strong or weak depends on your understanding and hard work. Do you have to learn the strongest exercises?"
Han Ruzi wanted to learn martial arts just to have a little self-protection ability when necessary, and she really didn't need to be too strong, so she said, "You're right, keep going."
"I don't have much time. Today I will teach you some introductory skills. It's easy, as long as you can stick to it."
"I can hold on."
"Okay, I'll teach you how to breathe first."
"Breath? Everyone knows this."
"If you want to learn my skills, don't ask questions."
"Okay, you said."
"Everyone can breathe, but that is natural breathing. There are two methods of practicing internal skills, you can do the reverse method first, and then follow the method after finding the meridians. Try to inhale when you bulge your abdomen and exhale when you pluck your abdomen."
This is exactly the opposite of normal breathing methods, but it is not difficult. Han Ruzi tried it twice and smiled and said, "This is indeed easy."
"The difficulty lies in persistence. In the future, you should practice when you walk, when you sit, and when you sleep."
"Sleep?" Han Ruzi became alert and suddenly realized that Meng E was also a woman, not much older than Tong Qing'e, and she was still the queen mother's subordinate. If you want to say that she has ulterior motives, Meng E is even more suspicious.
A slap on the emperor's head in the darkness, "Don't think randomly, concentrate on practicing."
Han Ruzi withdrew his suspicion and tried several more times, "I learned how to practice every day?"
"The longer the better, but there is no need to force it."
"Okay, let's continue teaching."
“That’s all today.”
"That's just a little bit?" Han Ruzi was very disappointed.
"You must practice internal skills step by step, and over time. After a few days, I will pass on your next stage of exercises after you make progress."
"OK."
"Also, you have to find a way to let my brother teach you the Hundred Steps Fist, and the effect of both internal and external cultivation is better."
"Isn't Baibuquan a very ordinary boxing technique?" Han Ruzi couldn't help but ask questions. He still remembered that the servant Zhang Yanghao used Baibuquan. It is said that it was a boxing technique used by Chu soldiers to strengthen their bodies.
"I can't teach you the external practice of boxing in this sect. You will use it after you learn it. People who know how to learn it can recognize the details at a glance, especially my brother. Although the Hundred-Punch Fist is ordinary, it is enough to use it for external practice. You only need to remember one thing. No matter what others say, you must try to stick to the method of reverse breathing when practicing boxing."
"I remember." Han Ruzi waited for a while and found that Meng E had left quietly on the other side.
"I don't know how long it will take to complete it. What should I do tomorrow night?" Han Ruzi sat on the bed blankly. Yang Feng was not in the capital, and Meng E couldn't come over at any time. He really became a lonely man, and he felt that there seemed to be monsters staring at him in the darkness.
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