Chunman Palace

Chapter 32 Tail Stitch
The news that Lin Qingyu was grounded quickly spread in the harem.

After Chang Xiuru got the news, she arrived at Mu Pingting's Fujingxuan early in the morning.

Chang Xiuru cut to the chase and said, "Sister Mu, have you heard about that?"

Mu Pingting and Rou Yi took a sip from the cup of tea: "You heard that too?"

Chang Xiuru dismissed the palace people around her, sat on the chair and continued: "This matter is too strange. Just a moment ago, we were worshiping Buddha together, but we were punished after returning to the palace. The empress dowager changed her face too quickly."

Mu Pingting put down the teacup and looked out the door, worried that the partition wall had ears.

Seeing Sister Mu's nervous look, Chang Xiuru laughed a little and said, "Sister Mu, it's just the two of us here, and you don't have a parrot that can speak well, so what are you afraid of?"

Having said that, too many words will lead to mistakes, and it is better to be cautious in the harem.

She looked at Chang Xiuru helplessly, her temper had not changed, even the Queen Mother dared to discuss it secretly.

She changed the subject and said, "I also find this incident strange, but only Qingyu knows what happened that day, and we don't want to speculate."

"Anyway, Lin Qingyu didn't see how caring she was when she was favored. Now she has been punished by the Queen Mother and has gradually lost her sanctity. It has opened the door for us sisters." Chang Xiuru smiled mysteriously. Lowering her voice, she said, "Sister Mu, I have some good news for you."

She took off her veil, revealing her beautiful face.

Mu Pingting took a closer look, her skin was delicate and fair, like an egg that had been peeled off its shell, and she couldn't see the red marks before, so she couldn't help but said happily: "Xiu Ru, you are really more beautiful now than before. I feel sorry for you~”

Chang Xiuru was overjoyed by the praise, and her face turned red instantly: "Sister Mu, you are used to making fun of me! If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have told you."

Mu Pingting still looked at people in a funny way, and said lovingly: "Sister, but to be honest, why did you make Xiuru so shy?"

"Where do I have..." Chang Xiuru became even more ashamed after hearing this, and turned her back directly.

She continued with a smile: "Xiu Ru is already a concubine, and many sisters rely on you to support her. Why are you still like a little girl who is in love now? If the emperor sees his sister like this, he will be very happy."

Chang Xiuru turned around when she heard the word "Emperor", and said with some joy: "Sister Mu, speaking of it, the Emperor hasn't called me to sleep with me these days, but he also comes to Li Jinxuan every now and then to visit me and ask me Is the injury healed? Tell me...does the emperor have me in his heart?"

"It's... of course." Mu Pingting's smile filled her eyes, and she was a little worried.

No matter how beautiful a person is, there are bones under the skin, and there is no difference between appearance and color.

She thought that Xuan Yin also understood this truth, but now it seems that he really cares. Chang Xiuru won the favor before, and she has been silent for a while since her face was damaged. Now it seems that Chang Xiuru is beautiful As before, you can regain your favor.

Seeing that Mu Pingting was distracted, Chang Xiuru called out "Sister Mu" again, pulled her out of her thoughts, and then said: "The emperor said that eating milk water chestnut cake can whiten and beautify the skin. Sister Mu, look at my face." Is it a little whiter than before? I have made a lot in the palace, let's eat together."

After finishing speaking, she asked Shuang'er to open the food box she brought, and brought out two plates of milk water chestnut cake, first picked up the one in front of her and ate it with relish.

Mu Pingting laughed and said, "If you want to eat this, I'll ask the small kitchen to make a new one. Wouldn't it be better for us to eat freshly made ones?"

"No, Sister Mu is delicious. It was made by the pastry chef specially appointed by the emperor in my palace. The taste is quite different from the usual one." While talking, Chang Xiuru had already finished one, and was about to grab the second. piece.

She doesn't see Chang Xiuru so gluttonous on weekdays, which makes her suddenly wonder, is this cake really so delicious?She picked up a piece and sniffed it, then put it back with a frown.

"I'm not used to eating water chestnut powder, you can eat it."

Chang Xiuru paused and said, "Then...I'll ask the master to make almond lotus seed cake and send it to my sister. The taste is also very good."

"Okay, okay, slow down first." Could it be that breakfast came to her when it was useless, Mu Pingting pushed the plate of pastries in front of her towards the person, and poured tea into the person's hand.

Seeing Chang Xiuru like this, many memories from the past were pulled out of her mind. At that time, Chang Xiuru was also so shy and cute, not the domineering concubine Chang.

In the end everything changed.

If there were no accidents three years ago, Chang Xiuru must be a gentle, sensible, well-behaved woman.

She still remembers that day when she went out to the city with her brothers to ride horses and hunt, and caught a little black rabbit. Both she and Chang Xiuru took a fancy to the little black rabbit, and they had a dispute over this, and Chang Xiuru ran into the deep woods in anger. place.

She can't remember clearly what happened afterwards, but she only remembers that everyone searched for Chang Xiuru for a long time, and finally Chang Xiuru came out of a forest covered in blood, holding a blood-stained black rabbit in her hand .

When everyone asked her where she had gone, she didn't say anything, and finally found the bodies of two men dressed as hunters on the other side of the mountain along the blood trail.

Since then, Chang Xiuru's temperament has changed drastically, but she still calls her Sister Mu as before.

And because of this, she had nightmares every night, and it took half a year before she gradually forgot about it.

Because of this, she always felt guilty towards Chang Xiuru, but more of it was resistance and estrangement due to fear, which also made it difficult for the relationship between the two to return to the past. This sisterhood, in the end, was just words read from others .

That blood-soaked and mottled dress, those empty eyes were, after all, the haze that could not be dispelled from the bottom of her heart.

In Shanglin Garden, Emperor Xuan Yin was appreciating the scenery of early autumn, and saw the green leaves fluttering like broken emeralds in the bleakness.

He walked to the lake to feed the fish, a little idle and bored, and suddenly heard Li Qiao exclaiming from the side: "The emperor be careful."

He raised his head, only one court lady turned her head and looked away, walking towards him very quickly.

The two bumped into each other forcibly, the lady's footsteps were unsteady, and she fell into the lotus pond with a "plop", while Xuan Yin, supported by Li Qiao, only staggered back a few steps.

Li Qiao looked at the human worriedly and said: "Your Majesty, are you okay!" Then he pointed to the thumping maid in the pool and said, "Damn servant, are you blind? How can you be so reckless!"

"That's all!" Xuan Yin frowned, and said angrily, "Pull her up."

"Yes." Li Qiao was about to call the palace maid to help, but the palace lady was already standing in front of Xuan Yin with her whole body wet.

Although the surface of the lotus pond was clear and bright, the silt, rotten fish food and waste in the pond had not been cleaned up for three months. The maid's body was covered with mud and gave off a rotten smell.

Li Qiao quickly covered his nose with his hands, and said, "Bold! Hurry up and back down!"

The maid was startled, and then said with a dull expression: "Wet clothes...you will get sick." She took off the coat on her body, revealing her snow-white shoulders.

Li Qiao froze in place immediately, he had seen many court ladies who wanted to fly up to the branches, but besides the one in front of him, no one would have dared to do so blatantly to seduce the emperor.

When he regained his composure, he quickly stopped him and said, "What are you doing! Quickly put on your clothes!"

And Xuan Yin looked at the court lady like a fool, frowned, untied his coat and put it on her.

"...Next time remember to walk and watch the road, go back."

The maid's eyes trembled, she looked down at the black robe on her body, she was stunned for a long time, when she looked up again Xuan Yin and Li Qiao had already left.

She reached out and gently stroked the patterns embroidered with gold thread on the clothes, and slowly closed her eyes.

"..."

(End of this chapter)