Chunman Palace

Chapter 128 Sisters
The bamboo shadows outside the house swayed, making a rustling sound like shredded paper. Lin Qingyu lay on the couch, listening to the sound of the leaves colliding, felt dry and restless, as if the heart in his chest was constantly trembling.

Ever since Heng Jue was born, she yearned for life outside the palace even more.

Every day, she had nightmares, dreaming that Xuan Yin had discovered the truth and knew that the child was not his own.

But not long after waking up from the dream, she quickly calmed down and began to plan ways to deal with various situations. For the sake of this child, she would do everything possible to protect him and love him.

She looked at the baby in the swaddle, the immature creamy face and cherry-like red lips were so cute, she couldn't help stretching out her hands to tease, the little baby was still sleeping soundly, his cheeks were soft, as if peeled off. In Shell.

This child was born in the royal family, so he was destined to be involved in the royal family's battles, but she didn't want her child to be subject to such shackles, because she knew that even a tiger kept in a golden cage was only a skin. And there is no wildness in the mountains and forests.

And a golden dragon imprisoned in the palace and branded on the beams and pillars, can it still soar into the sky?

The emperor's power has always been the most distorted existence in the world, and under such terrifying power, the little bit of warmth shown by the emperor will make others grateful, right?

She just hates this feeling.

Clothes, food, wealth and splendor are just in one person's mind, if you say a wrong word, these honors and favors will disappear like a mirage, and it is a dead end in the harem without favors.People outside always think that the people in the palace are well-clothed and well-fed and carefree, but they don't know that the people in the palace also have the hardships of the people in the palace.

Everyone revolves around the joy and anger of an emperor to decide life and death.

And everyone, like a bird whose wings have been cut off, has lost their freedom and can no longer fly carefree in the sky.

She has gradually adapted to life in the palace, but she just doesn't want her child to live this kind of life with her. His life should be freer than hers, not as an item that can be chosen.

The concubines in the harem have the same fate as the princes.

The concubine needs to use all means to win the favor of the emperor, whether it is singing or dancing; while the princes must have both civil and military skills, learn the principles of government, read books on governing the country, recite books, ride horses and shoot arrows since childhood, and fight with each other even more fiercely.

And if you are not careful, you will fall from a high place and your body will be smashed to pieces.

She has experienced the glory gained by such a desperate effort, and she does not want to experience it again... This kind of glory may be taken away by others at any time.When the age is old, the emperor's favor is gone, and he has to live with fear and deliberation.

She was really scared.

Lin Qingyu stretched out her hand to hold Heng Jue's curled up little hand, curled her fingers tightly, and grabbed her fingers into her palm, she smiled slightly, and tucked the thin blanket for him.

Suddenly, she found a pair of double carp jade pendants in front of Heng Jue, one green and one white, surrounded by patterns of carp spitting water, revealing the brilliance of morning dew.

This jade pendant corresponds to the word "Jue".

She summoned Mo'er to ask where the jade pendant came from.

Mo'er took a closer look, and said: "A few days ago, the emperor came to visit the empress and the sixth prince, and when he left, he put the pair of carp jade pendants on the sixth prince, and the slaves put them away when they saw it."

Lin Qingyu held the jade pendant and asked, "Do you know the meaning of these two carps?"

Mo'er replied, "Probably it means more than auspicious celebration, and it means auspicious omen."

Lin Qingyu stroked the jade pendant lightly, with a look of worry in his eyes, "I hope it's just that."

Just at this time, a voice came into the Palace of Yanxi Palace lightly, and a lavender dress embroidered with acacia flowers fluttered beautifully in the wind, and the hem of the skirt swayed like petals, "Does my sister feel better?"

Hearing this voice, Lin Qingyu knew that it was Mu Pingting who came, "Why is my sister coming to Yanxi Palace when you have time?"

Mu Pingting said with a half-smile, "My sister worked hard for the emperor to give birth to the sixth prince, so I came here to visit and let Shao Rong come to see my sixth brother."

Lin Qingyu ordered Mo'er to move the chair, and said, "Sister, please sit down, Heng Jue has already fallen asleep."

Mu Pingting looked at the baby, with a bit of surprise in her eyes, "Although the sixth prince was born prematurely, my sister was able to give birth to the sixth prince safely, which is really a great contribution to Mingsheng."

Lin Qingyu said indifferently: "Where is my sister, how can Qingyu compare with my sister's credit for giving birth to the fifth prince? If you talk about meritorious service, my sister's father, as the queen mother, has worked hard and done a lot. And the emperor didn't think that my sister had contributed to raising the fifth prince. , regained the concubine position of sister?"

Mu Pingting smiled lightly, and didn't intend to chat too much nonsense with others, so she changed the subject: "My sister has given birth to a prince, have you thought about how to deal with the empress dowager in the future?"

"The Empress Dowager..." Lin Qingyu suddenly burst out laughing, then she shook her head and said, "If the Empress Dowager wants to kill a concubine, she will not be able to avoid death anyway, but what the Empress Dowager wants is to make people live Better to die."

Mu Pingting smiled and said, "Why, my sister is so scared? Why didn't you see you shrink back when you were fighting against me?"

"Could it be that sister, you have this grasp?"

Mu Pingting pondered and said, "The Queen Mother is not unshakable."

She looked down and saw the double carp jade pendant in Lin Qingyu's hand, and said with a smile: "My good sister, where did you get these two carp jade pendants?"

Lin Qingyu looked down at the jade pendant, then handed it to Mu Pingting, and said, "The emperor left it for Heng Jue, what's the matter?"

Mu Pingting didn't pick up the jade pendant, but stared at it and murmured: "This pair of carp jade pendants, with their heads shaped like dragons, imply a change from a fish to a dragon...the fish change into a dragon, from cheap to expensive, but it is implying that What."

After hearing this, Lin Qingyu was startled and frowned tightly.

If it is said that the emperor expects Heng Jue to become a dragon, so it is too far-fetched to give this carp jade pendant that looks like a dragon's head. From fish to dragon, from cheap to expensive, could it be that the emperor has already guessed that Heng Jue is not the prince, and this jade pendant is a hint? ?

Seeing the person's pale face, Mu Pingting couldn't help saying: "Qingyu, why is your face so ugly? I just said it casually, why are you so nervous?"

Lin Qingyu regained her senses, and immediately split the double carp jade pendant into two, and handed the white jade part to Mu Pingting.

Mu Pingting wondered, "What does this mean...?"

Lin Qingyu said calmly: "This jade pendant contains the emperor's wishes and expectations for Hengjue, but what can Qingyu do? How can Hengjue bear the emperor's expectations? Today, I will divide the pair of carps into two, and the pair of jades will become single." , Zuo Yu presented it to the Fifth Prince."

Shuangyu is single, Jue is divided, and Zuoyu is king.

Mu Pingting's eyes were complicated, and she said after a while, "You don't want your own child to be the crown prince?"

Lin Qingyu said in a soft voice: "Actually, Qingyu didn't intend to fight for anything at first. If Heng Jue can become a handsome prince in the future, he can live his life in peace. You must know that freedom in the palace is the rarest thing. Maybe Qingyu only knows about sparrows." The joy of freedom, I don't know the great ambitions of my sister, let alone get a little bit of it."

Mu Pingting tasted it for a long time, and said in a deep voice, "Are you showing weakness to me?"

"Now in the harem, who can be stronger than you, sister?"

Mu Pingting sneered: "In the past, the queen mother promoted you a lot, but now you have turned against the queen mother, just like you betrayed me back then...Qingyu, aren't you the lone star of the devil?"

Lin Qingyu said neither humble nor overbearing: "Qingyu is also strange, why did my elder sister befriend me in the past, but then together with Chang concubine put my family in prison, and framed my elder sister, causing her to lose her life and children..."

Mu Pingting was obviously shocked. She didn't know that Lin Qingyu knew the truth back then, "You... Since you knew, why did you still show mercy? Are you still thinking about the sisterhood?"

"Sisterhood? Sister Mu treated me back then, was it sisterhood?" Lin Qingyu chuckled, her eyes slowly dimmed, and her voice was low: "At the beginning, my sister arranged for the people in the inn to release news in front of me on purpose, and then arranged Lingqiao is on standby at Lu's house... After entering the palace, I also took a lot of effort to find out the truth."

Lin Qingyu closed her eyes with hatred, and continued: "My sister thinks that she can control me by spending some money? Yes, Qingyu is of low status, and she didn't see the weirdness in it early in the morning. She has been my sister's pawn for many years for nothing! "

Lin Qingyu sighed and said, "Originally, I thought that you sincerely regarded me as a sister, and that you were sincerely closer to me than to Concubine Chang... So I help you out everywhere, express your feelings to the emperor for you, and shirk your favor... Sister Kemu What did you do again? You took away my favor when I was favored, alienated me, and plotted against my family together with Chang Concubine when I was down! Do you know how much I hate you?"

Mu Pingting was dumbfounded, and in the end, she just said bluntly: "In this palace, your methods are not glorious, right? You have never done anything like snatching favors, harboring evil intentions, pretending to be close, and murdering others. Have you passed!"

Hearing this, Lin Qingyu couldn't help frowning and said: "It's ridiculous! In this deep palace, only sister can you harm others?! No matter how miserable Qingyu is, she is not as vicious as your sister."

Mu Pingting said coldly: "You dismissed the palace servants just to say these things to me? Well, the soft and weak Qingyu in the past has become so tough. After a two-year separation, her temper is good! She really is a soldier. Don't wait for three days, and treat each other with admiration."

Lin Qingyu frowned, "Isn't my sister the same? After losing a child, my sister's temperament changed suddenly, or in other words, my sister's original temperament is like this! But no matter how my sister changes, Qingyu will do her best to help you, whether it is To deal with Ling concubine or Chang concubine, but sister must be my enemy?" She gently tugged at her sleeve and sighed.

Mu Pingting gritted her teeth and said, "That's because you took away my most precious thing. If you can return it, I can promise you that I will not take the initiative to deal with you in the future."

"Dare to ask me what kind of treasure my sister is, so that my sister has been disregarding her love for many years, and she is vicious everywhere?"

Mu Pingting was stunned, and then said: "The harem has always been a struggle for women, and our honor can only be around the emperor alone, and should not involve other men, especially those under the emperor's eyes."

Of course Lin Qingyu knew what Mu Pingting was referring to, but she wanted Mu Pingting to say it herself, so she simply pretended to be stupid and said, "Please forgive Qingyu for being stupid, I don't understand who my sister is referring to."

"At this moment, are you still pretending to be stupid?" Mu Pingting's eyes were fierce, and the thick color at the end of her eyes outlined the outline of the blade. Who? You don't know!"

"Sister, do you mean De Ji and Shunxian? My sister has not been in touch with them for a long time..."

"They're already dead!" Mu Pingting interrupted, her voice a little louder, "I quietly sent someone to investigate in Huahua State, and found that De Ji and Shunxian had died tragically in the house. The neck and abdomen are purple-black, obviously caused by severe poisoning!"

Mu Pingting continued: "Furthermore, the people I sent found a male corpse in the forest of Huahua State...Do you think that if I report this matter to the emperor, will the emperor be suspicious? For example , when you were in Vanityland, you were so lonely that you found a foreigner to go ashore on a boat, and in the end you were afraid that things would be revealed, so you planned to kill all the insiders!"

Lin Qingyu smiled like a flower, and said with a bright complexion: "My sister is good at speaking, and the stories she makes up will definitely convince the emperor. My sister may as well try it! However, at that time, the emperor often sent guards to come to Huahua State. I wonder if the emperor will allow it?" My sister invited the guards of Zezu to testify, so that my sister can be innocent?"

Mu Pingting threatened urgently: "I warn you, don't drag irrelevant people into trouble!"

Lin Qingyu asked back: "Irrelevant people? Sister, do you know what is irrelevant people? Then why did you insist on murdering my family and killing my eldest sister! Are they not innocent?"

Mu Pingting was very angry: "Don't think that I dare not do anything now that the queen is backing you! Even if it is the queen sitting on the phoenix seat, I will pull her down and move her out of her place!"

Lin Qingyu laughed: "My sister is very capable, but my sister doesn't intend to rely on the empress."

Mu Pingting snorted coldly, and said: "You have always flattered the queen after you returned to the palace, and said you have no support? In fact, the queen has taken good care of you not long after you entered the palace, right?"

Lin Qingyu said indifferently: "Really? During the Dragon Boat Festival, my younger sister and elder sister were weak due to the same soup, so the Empress sent rice dumplings here... At that time, the weather was getting hotter, and the Empress only wanted to relieve the heat, so I sent them to Yaohua The one in the pavilion was a plate of cold rice dumplings, but I forgot that I was most afraid of the cold at that time. But when I went to Fu Jingxuan that day, my sister used hot rice dumplings."

"So there is such a thing..." After hearing this, Mu Pingting couldn't help laughing presumptuously. She covered her lips with her hands, and smiled for a long time before saying, "My sister is really serious, and I can remember such a trivial matter." It's been so long, but fortunately we are no longer sisters, otherwise I would be really tired of thinking about you being broken when you touch me all the time."

Mu Pingting's words pierced into Lin Qingyu's heart impartially. She knew that these sincere words today were just a small matter for Mu Pingting to make fun of, so she completely gave up on reconciliation. , and turned to look at each other coldly.

"If you don't meet each other in life, it's like participating in a business. If that's the case, my sister can just take care of her own happiness."

(End of this chapter)