The moon is bright and the night is still young

Chapter 28

God seemed to make up for Mu Xiwen's lost looks by giving her the warmth of being a mother.Gao Qi who heard the news for the first time was very happy, with a wave of his hand, he received all kinds of rewards, all kinds of delicacies were sent to Mu Xiwen's eyes.As long as it was delivered to Mu Xiwen, all food and clothing expenses would go through a series of screenings, which shows how much Gao Qi attaches great importance to it.

With the various discomforts brought about by pregnancy, Mu Xiwen's mood became cloudy and irritable.Hearing that Gao Qi stayed overnight which concubine, Mu Xiwen, would go to find her to be unhappy, and the punishment ranged from a salary to a cane. For a while, the entire harem was filled with an invisible sense of oppression. The concubines were all afraid of this arrogant and domineering man. The merciless queen was so frightened that all of them shunned their servants, and no one dared to receive Gao Qi.Gao Qi was upset when he heard about this, but he had no choice but to do nothing, he didn't want to cause troubles, so besides caring about the queen as necessary, he either slept in his own palace or went for a walk in the back garden every night.

One day, Gao Qi summoned Rong Lin to the hall to discuss important confidential matters, and after the matter was over, night was shrouded in darkness.Rong Lin originally wanted to leave directly in a carriage as usual, but overheard a few palace people happily meeting to go to the garden to enjoy the flowers the next day, saying that the lotus in the back garden bloomed particularly beautiful this year.Rong Lin suddenly became interested, so he asked the carriage to wait here, and went to the garden to enjoy it by himself.

The lotus blooms all over the pond and spits out its fragrance. It has a unique cool beauty under the moonlight, and it really lives up to this trip.Rong Lin walked back contentedly. As he walked, his chest hurt in vain, and he broke out in a cold sweat. This all-too-familiar feeling Rong Lin knew that it was the onset of an old illness, so he took out the medicine bottles from his arms tremblingly, but didn't take any of them. It fell to the ground and rolled to the side.At this time, the short distance of a few steps seemed so far away, Rong Lin's vision was blurred, he gritted his teeth and insisted on reaching out for the medicine bottle, but finally overestimated himself, and fell to the ground with difficulty, he stretched out his hand , but the fingertips still can't reach the bottle.

Rong Lin's vision was blurred, and he vaguely saw a hand picking up the bottle of medicine. The next second, he felt someone help his upper body up. A voice seemed to be saying something anxiously. Rong Lin had already He couldn't hear clearly, he opened and closed his mouth to forcefully spit out three words: three, pills, medicine.Soon, Rong Lin felt something being stuffed into his mouth, and a familiar bitter taste melted from the tip of his tongue, and the smell of medicine quickly penetrated his internal organs, and the pain of suffocation in his body gradually subsided.Rong Lin took a deep breath, his eyesight returned to normal, he took a closer look, and saw a little palace maid with a smear of flowers on her face was supporting his upper body, her face was full of anxiety, and she was still holding his medicine bottle in her hand. "Do you feel better?" "It's much better. Is it the medicine that the girl gave me?" "Yeah, I saw you lying on the ground suddenly, which scared me to death. You didn't respond to talking to you, okay?" It's easy to hear what you said about three pills, so I quickly stuffed them in for you."

Rong Lin rubbed the Qingming acupoint and was supported to stand up slowly, took the medicine bottle from her hand, and saluted her, "Thank you for saving my life." Someone gave him a salute, and he was a little panicked. "It's just a matter of raising your hands, as long as you're fine." Rong Lin took his medicine bottle, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the water stains on the ground on one side, drawing pictures one after another, which looked lifelike. The branch, presumably this is the tool. "Did you draw these?" The woman scratched her head embarrassingly and said, "Yes, I have liked to draw since I was a child, and I like to draw all kinds of things. But my family was poor and my parents died early, so I couldn't afford to learn from the master. After being sold into the palace, there is endless work to do every day, only now when others are resting can I sneak out and paint for a while."

Only then did Rong Lin take a closer look at the maid. Although her small face was covered with dust and looked ridiculous, her facial features were very delicate, and she was actually a beauty.There are many servants in the palace with a clear division of labor, no one needs to do the dirty work from morning to night, obviously being bullied.But this appearance is placed in the pile of servants, so it's no wonder that he is bullied so much.Rong Lin looked at the water painting on the ground and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Don't draw here anymore, the place here is too cramped and you can't use it well, you can go there every day to paint." , "Remember to wash your face before going to paint."

The little maid was very puzzled, it wasn't cramped here, why did she have to go there to paint, and why did she have to wash her face?She wanted to open her mouth, but found that the man had gone away. "What a weird guy."

Although she was puzzled, she felt that the man was not a bad person, maybe he was really looking for the most open place for her, so from the next day, she followed Rong Lin's suggestion, and only after washing her face did she carry the bucket to the place he pointed .Although this site is not much larger than the original site, but it is close to the pond, you can hear the cry of frogs, and there are patches of hydrangeas competing for beauty around the edge, the scenery is very pleasant.The woman liked this place very much, she rubbed her hands excitedly, took out the precious branch, and danced on the ground with water.

Gao Qi came here for a walk tonight as usual, and saw a little maid busy in a place that was supposed to be empty, he moved over curiously, observed not far away, and found that she seemed to be drawing on the ground.The woman who was addicted to it didn't notice the movement behind her, and she didn't notice the person standing not far behind her at all.

After working for a long time, the little palace maid who was finally tired wiped the sweat from her forehead, pinched her waist contentedly and admired her masterpiece. "Who is here?" A sudden male voice behind her almost jumped up in fright, she turned around in panic, and saw a man in blue standing behind him, half of his face was covered by the shadow of a tree. "Who?" The woman was startled and frightened, and stepped back several steps vigilantly.The man gradually walked out of the shadows, facing the moonlight, his face became clearer every step he took, and the woman's face became whiter by an inch.

It turned out to be the king!
The woman fell to her knees in an instant. This was the first time she saw the monarch at such a close distance, and she even yelled at someone. Feeling that she was in danger, she fell on the ground and shivered. "Your Majesty's redemption, servant girl, slave girl deserves to die." Gao Qi came to her side and saw her masterpiece clearly. On the ground was a picture of a lotus flower in a pond in the back garden. Although it was a painting of branches dipped in water, the lines were simple and clear. The drawing is vivid, if it is drawn with pen and ink on rice paper, it must be a masterpiece.

"Did you draw this?" The woman hesitated for a moment, and responded with a trembling voice. "Get up, the moonlight is very bright tonight, I will accompany you, and I will draw another picture for Gu." The woman raised her head in surprise when she heard the incredible answer, and stood up hesitantly.Gao Qi saw the woman's face clearly, and the smile on her face deepened.

"What's your name?"

"Return to Your Majesty, this servant is called Jiang Yun."

(End of this chapter)