Chunman Palace

Chapter 100

It all happened too fast, too fast.

I don't know if it was Concubine Lan and the others who relaxed their vigilance too much, or the queen's methods were too sophisticated, and they managed to do it like this, just like a florist pruning potted plants, easily subtracting two more people from the harem.

Although Concubine Lan has the backing of the Hou Mansion, but after the title is taken away, the honor has been lost, coupled with the grounds, there will be no more disturbances in a short time.

Now, only Mu Pingting is left to resist.

Mu Pingting is pregnant with a dragon fetus, which can be said to be the biggest amulet and the most powerful weapon. It is like a fragile sword, polished with the hardest diamond. When she stabs someone, even if the opponent breaks Crack, and she herself will be torn to pieces.

So she doesn't dare to act rashly now.She thought that she held the emperor's heart, and could use the emperor's hand and the emperor's rights to get what she wanted, but in everything there is gain and loss, how can there be a business that can make a profit without losing money?

What's more, Lin Qingyu is now looking for a way to crack it.

In the Listening Pavilion, the owner of the shop was arranging a new round of festive dance music. Seeing Lin Qingyu arriving, he stepped forward with a faint smile: "My concubine, my concubine, good luck and Jin'an... I don't know how my concubine's life is going in Huahuazhou." Okay?"

Lin Qingyu didn't expect that there were still people in the palace who missed her, not only was she a little moved, but she smiled genuinely: "Everything is fine, is Fang Master preparing a new dance song?"

The master nodded and said: "Yes, this dance music is all about preparing for the full moon ceremony of the dragon fetus in the womb of Empress Jin."

Not to mention that Concubine Jin's fetus will not be born until two or three months later, and now that the full moon ceremony has been prepared so early, it can be seen that Xuan Yin attaches great importance to this fetus.

Lin Qingyu said: "Is the master busy? I have something to ask the master for help."

The owner of the workshop said diligently: "My concubine, you are welcome, if you have anything to do, just ask."

Lin Qingyu smiled, and sighed with self-pity like a riddle: "Actually, a woman is old, she is in a hurry, and everyone has a day when they grow old... I have no children under my knees, so there is really nothing to look forward to, I'm afraid Waiting until the day when I get old and faded, I can only be lonely in the palace, and take care of everyone."

The owner of the shop hesitated and said: "Your Majesty is only 20 years old, and you became a concubine, which shows that the emperor loves you very much. Now that your Majesty has such a noble position, heirs will be born soon. How can you be afraid that there will be no hope in the future?"

Lin Qingyu pursed her lips and said, "There are newcomers in the palace, and in two years there will be a general election. At that time, how many youths and newcomers will there be in this palace?" Yes, if you become a sister in the future, you will greet her with a smirk, it's better to pick her up by yourself, and you can still remember the kindness of knowing you."

"Your Majesty, what you mean is..." The owner of the workshop looked into Lin Qingyu's eyes, then lowered his head and smiled: "Then, I don't know what kind of person Your Majesty wants to choose?"

"He has a cool temperament and is good at playing harp, yueqin and the like."

The owner of the workshop nodded and said: "The servant will write it down, and it will be the empress who carefully considers the candidates."

"Then it's hard work for Fang Master." Lin Qingyu called the maid behind him, and presented a few bolts of brocade, and said: "These days Rongsha and Zhuanxing brocade are new ones I got a few days ago, and they are the most suitable for making dance clothes. The brilliance is touching, and now I borrow flowers to offer Buddha."

The owner of the workshop lowered his head, took a few steps back, and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not accept such an expensive gift."

Lin Qingyu put the pieces of brocade in the owner's arms, and said: "I know that the owner has been looking for this material a few years ago, but at that time I was just in an awkward position, and now I can repay the owner's teaching favor."

The owner of the workshop was obviously a little moved: "Then...the servant will..."

Lin Qingyu smiled and said nothing, and left with the maid.

On the way back to the palace, a black figure suddenly appeared in front of Lin Qingyu's sedan chair, the palace man couldn't stop in time, the sedan chair slammed, almost throwing her flying.

The eunuchs carrying the palanquin all knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Damn the slave! Damn the slave! Please forgive me, my lord."

When Mo'er was about to scold, she saw the appearance of the man in front of her, and immediately went back to the sedan chair, "Your Majesty, if you are the guard."

Then?Why isn't he coming here with the emperor at this time?
Although she was puzzled in her heart, Lin Qingyu got off the sedan chair and said: "You guys go back first, I can just walk back to the palace." She turned her head to Mo'er and said: "You go back too, I will have a few words with Zeyu's guards talk."

Mo'er nodded worriedly: "The lady will go back to the palace early, and this servant will burn some peony water for you to wash your hair."

After dismissing the palace people around her, Lin Qingyu felt a lot more relaxed, and walked to Zeyu's side with a smile: "It's been a long time, my lord, is your injury better?"

"It's all right."

The moment the four eyes met, Lin Qingyu couldn't restrain her heart trembling, as if her heart was about to jump out.

She dodged Zezu's fiery gaze as if avoiding it, and said in a panic: "That's good, I still have something to do in the palace, so I'll go back to the palace first."

The moment he turned around, Ze Yu grabbed her and walked straight to the dark alley in the corridor, and Lin Qingyu followed him obediently for some reason, until he reached the destination and hurriedly said: "What are you doing?" What are you doing? Do you know how many pairs of eyes there are in the harem? If someone finds out, you and I will die!"

Zeyu remained silent, lowered her head and carefully rummaged through her pocket, took out a white jade tiger pattern jade pendant, and stuffed it into her hand.

"This is……?"

Zezu said jerkyly: "I gave you the jade pendant, then you should return the gift."

Of course she understands the meaning, men give jade pendants and women give sachets, which means that they will marry Qin forever and be married for life, but now that she is the emperor's concubine, where can she find a man she likes, a happy marriage?

She frowned and thought for a long time, Fang said: "Master Zezu wants a sachet?"

Raising her eyes, Zezu's bright eyes contained infinite expectations and desires. Her heart was almost burst by such a sudden light, as if her limbs and bones were being torn apart. dare not meet this expectation.

"My lord, it's better to treat the past as a dream and let it go... If you indulge in it, there will be no better results." After she said these words, she immediately wanted to slap herself.

The man in front of her dared to take this step, but she flinched, obviously she was the one who longed for this feeling the most, and thought about the current response day and night, but she said something like this.

She tried to redeem: "Why don't I give you something else?"

Zeyu's eyes were charming, and the flushed and moist eye sockets reflected heartbreaking sadness. His eyes twitched slightly, as if praying, and he said with a trembling voice as if holding the last ray of hope: "Sister Qing, are you still here?" Are you blaming me for bringing those four women into the palace? But they had no roots in the capital and urgently needed money to bury their relatives, so I..."

The sound of "Qing Mei" has completely disturbed her mind, as if she is no longer Xuan Yin's concubine at this moment, but an ordinary girl outside the palace, meeting her childhood sweetheart.

But this kind of throbbing can't stay in the slightest now.

She handed back the jade pendant that was already warm in her palm, turned around resolutely, covered her heart and said, "No...Your Excellency is always thinking of me, so why would I blame you?"

Zeyu stubbornly stepped forward and gently tugged at her sleeve: "Then sister Qing, can you give me the sachet? OK?"

"If someone finds out...no!" After much deliberation, she still firmly refused, and walked out in an evasive manner, no matter how much Ren Zezhen asked, she was indifferent.

Seeing that Lin Qingyu was about to leave, he looked at his left arm and squeezed it fiercely.

Lin Qingyu was walking in front, when suddenly, he heard Zeyu let out a muffled groan.

When he turned around again, Ze Zu was already kneeling on the ground with a pale complexion, fine beads of sweat hung on his forehead, and his two sword-like eyebrows were condensed into a ball, looking extremely painful.

She immediately ran back to Zezu, and said in a panic: "Zequan, what's wrong with you? Did I touch your wound just now? Or did the emperor want you to cut your blood again?"

Zezu tightened his purple lips, forced a smile: "I'm fine."

He is so uncomfortable, how can it be okay.

Lin Qingyu thought that he had brought medicine to stop bleeding and remove rot, but it was too risky to apply the medicine for others in broad daylight, so he left the medicine bottle to Zeyu, "Go back and apply the medicine, it must be caused by a wound infection by looking at you like this." .”

She looked down slightly, but saw that the next door wrapped in black was continuously oozing blood from Zeyu. She was shocked, and immediately looked at Zeyu worriedly: "What's going on? Your wound is not bandaged." have you been?"

Zeyu smiled weakly and said: "It has been bandaged... But today when the emperor took blood again, the wound burst open again, and the blood flowed a little more."

"What about the emperor...?"

"I released those four women." Zezu replied, giving her the answer.

"Could it be that the emperor blamed you for this..."

Ze's silence is undoubtedly the best answer.She couldn't help gritting her teeth, eyes full of resentment.

At this point, she couldn't help but feel more hatred towards Xuan Yin.How can such a heartless and insensitive person be worthy of being the king of a country?How can you be the king of Xuanming City?
She couldn't care less about anything else, and covered her figure with the things piled up on both sides, and went to untie Zeyu's outer robe. When the clothes fell off, there was a strong smell of blood rushing in. Looking down, Zeyu's left side There were countless scars on his arm, his eyes were bright red, and the blood almost connected all the scars into one piece, dripping down the cotton cloth.

She took out a veil to wipe the blood, and sprinkled the bleeding medicine powder on the wound, but the blood flowed too fast, and the medicine powder was washed away after a while, so she had to apply the medicine again to stop the bleeding, and finally stopped the bleeding After bandaging the wound, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Zeyu's injury just now, she almost fainted from fear.

Although this kind of wound is not fatal, it is reflected in her eyes, like a hammer hitting her heart hard, and the suffocation-like pain made her unable to let go of this breath for a long time, and her head was full of suffocation. sweat.

But Zeyu smiled comfortingly. He wanted to reach out and stroke her forehead hair, but he hung in the air in a daze, and finally took it back in a daze.

She couldn't hold back her tears anymore. Apart from Lin Xuanyin, the only person in front of her was the man in front of her who was willing to give her so much love and care since she was a child.

Seeing people weeping, Zeyu couldn't help panicking: "Don't cry, I don't hurt... The emperor asked me to do it myself, but the blood bleeds a little more, it doesn't hurt."

"I dragged my lord down like this, yet my lord actually tried to comfort me..." She looked at Zeyu and couldn't help but smile wryly.

Although Zeyu looked weak, his eyes were firm, and he said righteously like an oath: "Because Qingmei is what my heart wants."

"But..." She lowered her eyes, full of thoughts in her heart.

I'm afraid that even if she responds to Zeyou's wishes, the two of them will have a dismal ending in the future, and they will even drag down their family members. Her identity is like a shackle cast by the evil spirits of the underworld. Anyone who touches her will end up in pieces. .

But in her life, she was despised by the world and used as a pawn, and she couldn't help herself.

Now, she also wants to be the master for herself.

She took off the sachet embroidered with phoenix flowers from her body, handed it to Zeyu, and took the white jade tiger pattern jade pendant from Zeyu's hand very lightly and quickly, "This sachet is a new one I sewed not long ago. Yes, there is a strand of my hair in it, I hope my lord can rise from the ashes after going through this ordeal."

The corner of Zebi's mouth could not hide his joy, he was about to speak, but Lin Qingyu had already run away very quickly.

He looked at the sachet in his hand and smiled foolishly.

Then, he hid it in his arms.

A few days later, the owner of the workshop came to Yanxi Palace to visit, Lin Qingyu immediately invited someone in and asked about the progress of the matter.

The owner of the shop smiled brightly: "My maidservant has always remembered the order of the empress, and there are two who are very suitable for the request of the empress, so I specially brought them here to see if they are in line with the empress's wishes."

Lin Qingyu said: "Please hurry up."

The owner of the shop clapped his hands, and two graceful women came in from the door. The two women each wore dresses made of star brocade, and they were made of sky gauze to mop the floor. Dust fairy state.

One of the women looked cold, unsmiling, very dignified and quiet, while the other woman looked innocent, with a sweet smile on her lips, and her eyes were staring at Lin Qingyu.

Lin Qingyu said with satisfaction: "Very good, do you know the names of the two girls?"

The cold-looking woman saluted and said: "Minister Qiu Jinyu, please greet my concubine and concubine, and my concubine and concubine are blessed and safe."

The innocent woman saluted and said: "Minister Qiu Lianmin, this is my elder sister! Minnv is good at playing Yueqin, if you don't believe me, Minnv can play a song right away!" After finishing speaking, what did she think of? Hastily said: "The daughter of the people pays her respects to my concubine, I wish you good health, a thousand years of worry-free life, peace and joy!" Then, she solemnly performed two prostrations.

Lin Qingyu was amused by the lively woman in front of her, and couldn't help saying: "It's pretty good, I think the emperor will love it very much! By the way, you said that Qiu Jinyu is your long-term solution, so she also knows Yueqin?"

The master replied: "Madam, Jinyu is good at playing the harp, and these two sisters are both masters of music."

Qiu Lianmin said: "Master, how can your concubine believe what you just say? Why don't we let our sisters play a song together so that your concubine can tell the difference?"

"Lianmin...how many times have I told you not to be so presumptuous." Qiu Jinyu's tone was full of worry, fearing to offend Lin Qingyu, she immediately knelt down and said, "Little sister is ignorant, concubine, please don't blame me. Yes, if the younger sister spoke recklessly just now, everything will be borne by me as the elder sister."

(End of this chapter)