Chunman Palace

Chapter 62 Drunk Dream Skull

After winter, a gust of cold air blows into Xuanming City from the north. The morning dew turns into frost, and the air is filled with cold air. It is the most cold when the morning rises and the evening sets. .

In the early morning, Princess Huirui asked someone to move a bench to sit in the courtyard, holding a black cat in her hand, and warmed herself by the sun in the clearing.

The scorching sun was in the sky, but the thin light that fell made people feel no warmth. The cold air condensed around people like an ice fog, and the sun shone on the body, thin and useless like withered yellow leaves.

After a while, the palace servants came to report that Concubine Chang was already waiting outside the door for an audience.

"Tell her to come directly to the Nuan Pavilion." The eldest princess put the cat on the ground, and the red shadow slipped into the room with a "swish".

Following a burst of slow footsteps, Chang Xiuru walked in wearily.Her eyes were not bright and open as before, but gloomy and gloomy, the corners of her lips were slightly raised, her face was sullen, and she looked extremely depressed.

Before Chang Xiuru greeted her, the Eldest Princess said bluntly: "Concubine Chang, you have nothing to do these days and don't care to serve the emperor, why don't you even realize that you are being tricked now?"

Chang Xiuru was stunned: "Please tell the eldest princess clearly."

"These days, there are so many strange things going on in the palace, and you still don't know it? A few days ago, Concubine Lan went to the Clothes Bureau to severely punish the nurse in charge and a maid in charge. The maid threw herself into a well because she couldn't think about it!" Eldest Princess Looking at Chang Xiuru who was still listless, she paused as if she was out of breath, and then said: "Do you know why that nun and maid were punished?"

Chang Xiuru shook her head lifelessly.

The eldest princess suddenly felt that it was wrong to call her over.Obviously, they were so effective in handling things before, not to mention successfully bringing down Concubine Min, and even winning over Concubine Ling, but why have they become so lost recently?

She sighed heavily: "Concubine Chang, what's the matter with you recently? You're out of your mind, and you look more and more haggard. If it doesn't work, you can go back to the palace to rest."

Chang Xiuru's eyelids moved slightly, and she said weakly: "Princess, the concubine is fine."

"You look like this, how can I make Ben Gong feel at ease?"

Shuang'er stepped forward and said: "Princess, our empress has been in a bad mood recently. She always talks in her sleep at night, and when she wakes up, she is in a daze. Before, she occasionally went to see her concubine Ling, but recently she didn't go there much. In a daze."

The eldest princess heard this and said in surprise: "There is still this matter? Why didn't you come and tell this palace earlier. Go and invite the imperial physician!"

Shuang'er almost cried: "I have already consulted the imperial physician, the imperial physician said that it is a disease of heart depression, qi stagnation, impediment, coupled with not being able to sleep well at night, which leads to listlessness, and prescribed tranquilizing medicine, but the more the treatment, the worse it is! "

"...There is no need to call a doctor." The eldest princess thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice to the maid beside her, "Dai'er, go and help Concubine Chang find out what kind of illness it is."

"Yes." The maid named Dai'er immediately walked to Chang Xiuru's side, opened a red porcelain bottle, and moved the mouth of the bottle under Chang Xiuru's nose.

Chang Xiuru's pupils dilated, she suddenly yelled in alarm, then trembled all over, lowered her body and breathed rapidly, and said with a look of disgust: "What smell! It stinks! It almost choked Ben Gong to death." , Shuang'er, what the hell do you smell to me?"

Dai'er plugged the bottle and said with a smile: "Ms. Huichang, this is called rotten marsh water. Its taste can temporarily offset most of the potency of the medicine. Of course, the poison is the same."

Hearing that it wasn't Shuang'er's voice, Chang Xiuru raised her eyes suspiciously, only to see the woman in front of her with thick eyebrows and high nose, extremely thick eyelashes, and light copper skin, she doesn't look like someone from the Central Plains.

At this moment, Shuang'er choked up and said: "My lord, you have come back to your senses! You seem to have lost your mind these few days, and this servant is almost worried to death, so I almost begged the emperor to let the mage enter the palace to help the little lord get rid of the filth! "

Chang Xiuru frowned and covered her nose: "So what kind of water did you give me to smell?"

Shuang'er remained silent.

The eldest princess said: "Okay, Concubine Chang, do you still remember how you came to this palace? Look at your dazed look, how much do you remember of these days?"

"This..." Chang Xiuru frowned, trying to think back, but she had no clue, the past few days seemed to be blank.

Shuang'er whispered: "Your Majesty, it was the Eldest Princess who saved you. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come to wake up for a while."

"Thank you, Eldest Princess." Chang Xiuru stood up and saluted.

"Excuse me, when did Concubine Chang start to have this "lost soul" symptom?"

Shuang'er replied on behalf of others: "Princess Hui, our empress has been like this since ten days ago. The symptoms were very mild at first, but later it became clearer and clearer when she was talking in her sleep. The servants vaguely remembered that the empress said something like I'm sorry?"

The eldest princess nodded, "Tsk", "That's strange, Dai'er, did you show Concubine Chang what kind of illness it is?"

Dai'er hit the nail on the head and said: "Eldest Princess, this servant feels that Concubine Chang's illness is not caused by a disease, but by medicine, and the person who started it seems to know how to use fragrance to help. Over time, let the power of the medicine settle in the body, soothe the nerves, and it will help you recover." If you become godless, your concubine will always look stupid and dull."

"Who is it that has such vicious thoughts!" Chang Xiuru gasped in horror, then looked at the eldest princess pitifully, grabbed the hand and said, "Please help the eldest princess!"

The eldest princess hooked her lips and pulled her hand back: "Don't worry, since you have come to Ganquan Palace today, I will definitely save you to the end. Dai'er."

Dai'er stretched out her hand to Chang Xiuru and said: "Please invite the concubine Chang to the back room, the servant will use some incense to soothe the eyes and refresh the mind with various herbs and wormwood leaves."

Chang Xiuru nodded, then saluted and thanked the eldest princess, and followed Dai'er into the house.

After about a moment, Chang Xiuru walked out energetically.

"How is it? Do you feel better?"

Chang Xiuru smiled and said, "The concubine feels much better now."

Dai'er handed Chang Xiuru two wooden boxes, and said: "Chang Concubine will put this thing under her pillow every night when she returns to the palace, and it will be safe within seven days, but you must remember that you must not leave it in the palace. Burn any spices, and you can no longer eat anything that soothes the nerves."

Chang Xiuru took the box, smiled and said, "Thank you very much."

The eldest princess suddenly said: "Now I am energetic, but I have the strength to listen to what I have to say."

"The concubine is all ears."

"Well, the clothes washing bureau is not simple, and Concubine Lan seems to be involved." The eldest princess took a sip of tea and continued: "Then the palace maid who died in the well insisted that she found it in Ling concubine's washing clothes." Blood stains, I couldn’t stand the punishment and died that night, it’s really strange, so I sent someone to the Clothes Bureau.”

The eldest princess stretched out her hand, and inside was a jade wrench.

"This, this is...?" Chang Xiuru was a little dazed.

The eldest princess's eyes turned cold, and her voice became harsher: "If people don't want to know, unless you do nothing, if the Palace didn't send someone to ask Nanny Fang from the Clothes Bureau to question carefully, this thing is the physical evidence to punish Concubine Ling to death! "

"Could it be that those rumors are true?" Chang Xiuru's back was covered with cold sweat, "Lingbi really did such a thing!"

The eldest princess became more and more excited: "It is reasonable for others to catch wind and shadows, but if you are not careful, it means that the Bodhisattva will not be able to save her when she comes! You have suddenly become friends with Ling concubine recently, and everyone in the palace knows it. Brother finds out at this time, won't you be affected?"

Chang Xiuru's heart was flustered when she heard it, her voice trembled: "This... I beg the eldest princess to give me a concubine!"

The eldest princess said indifferently: "Naturally, but the pawn Lingbi can no longer be used. Since they want to use this to cause trouble, instead of letting others expose it, why don't you do it? It's just Changfei, are you willing?"

Chang Xiuru didn't have a chance to choose, so she could only nod her head and said: "Yes, my concubine's father still relies on the eldest princess for help, even if there is no such thing, my concubine will die, and I will contribute to the eldest princess."

"Don't worry, I have brought your father back. It's just that the traffic on the Yizhou road was exhausted, and your father was caught in the wind and cold, so it was delayed for some time." The eldest princess handed the wrench to Chang Xiuru, and gently Patted the hearts of people.

"Thank you, Eldest Princess. The concubine's success today is entirely dependent on the Eldest Princess. The concubine only hopes to receive a letter from her father as soon as possible to comfort her worries." Chang Xiuru said, her voice lowered.

The eldest princess chuckled, and said: "As long as you can make good use of this matter of Concubine Ling to settle Concubine Min for me, are you afraid that there will be no reunion in the palace in the future? I believe your father's family letter will be delivered soon, Concubine Chang Be at ease then."

"Yes, it's getting late, the concubine will leave first."

"Go." The eldest princess waved her hand towards them, sipping fragrant tea lightly.

Not long after Chang Xiuru returned to the palace, she received a letter from her family.

After reading it, she was not in a good mood, but even more depressed, and pressed the wooden box Dai'er gave to the letter from home.

Shuang'er asked with concern: "What's wrong with your mother? Mr. Mo's condition has worsened?"

Chang Xiuru said in a deep voice: "Father is fine, he said that thanks to the eldest princess' help, otherwise it would be difficult to escape."

Shuang'er said without hesitation: "Isn't that great? Master Chang escaped from danger successfully, Concubine Min was also demoted to promise, and Empress is in good health. Everything is going well."

Chang Xiuru frowned sadly and said, "See for yourself what's different about this letter."

"Okay." Shuang'er picked up the letter, and there were a few liao liao words on the paper. The simple words meant something, and there was no other meaning in the sentences.

She wondered, "Your maidservant didn't notice anything unusual?"

Chang Xiuru fidgeted and said sadly: "Father, he would never let me be attached to anyone. In this family letter, my father respects the eldest princess very much. He wants me to be attached to the eldest princess in the harem. With her as the leader, I have a bright future. It's what a father would say."

Shuang'er thought about it for a while, and said: "The eldest princess sent someone to rescue Mr. Chang, so it's normal for the elder to have a respect for the eldest princess. Is your empress being overwhelmed?"

"I hope." Chang Xiuru sighed, and put the family letter and wooden box into the drawer.

Shuang'er explained: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, everything is alright now, isn't it? Now you have to find a way to consolidate your holy favor. The emperor hasn't come to Li Jinxuan for a while."

Chang Xiuru was a little disturbed by what was said, looked at the finger that the eldest princess gave her and said: "Of course I know, but my father returned to Yizhou so late, I am really uneasy. Shuanger, you accompany me Go to Fujingxuan."

Shuang'er nodded: "That's good, Madam hasn't seen Mrs. Jin for a long time."

Fu Jingxuan has already lit silver charcoal, and the room is warm, Chang Xiuru didn't tell the palace people to pass it on, she pushed the door and entered by herself, before entering, a burst of hot air mixed with the fragrance of flowers permeated the heart, sweet and refreshing intoxicating.

Behind the screen, Mu Pingting was sitting facing the mirror, and there was a burst of laughter from a woman, as if she was chatting enthusiastically with someone.

"Big sister uses this jade hairpin pearl powder, her complexion becomes more delicate and fair. With this Feixia makeup, the emperor will be intoxicated by the red glow!"

"Okay, I haven't seen you for a few days, and my tongue is getting more and more sharp. This thing is so good, why don't you make one too?"

Chang Xiuru's heart trembled, she walked to the screen and called out: "Sister."

The graceful figure turned her head back, got up and asked, "Is it Xiuru?" Then, Mu Pingting stepped out from behind the screen, wearing an autumn maple frosting fairy dress, her eyes were shining Mingxia, her lips are bright red and delicate.

Chang Xiuru felt an inexplicable sense of alienation in her heart, and forced a smile: "It's rare to see my sister in such a gorgeous dress. If the emperor sees it, it will be unforgettable."

Mu Pingting looked indifferent, and said: "Your mouth is still so sweet, what's the matter for coming to see me today?"

"To tell you the truth, sister, I really have something to say today. Before, the Huanyi Bureau was also known as the Palace Girl's Ballad, and Be Lan..." Hearing a small sound behind the screen, Chang Xiuru stopped speaking unnaturally.

At this time, Lin Qingyu suddenly came out from behind the screen, with a slight smile on his face: "Sister Chang is here too? Qingyu greets Sister Chang."

"Hello, sister Qingyu, my sister has been promoted to a nobleman, and my sister is here to congratulate her. Here is a little kindness, and I hope my sister will accept it." Chang Xiuru gave Shuang'er a wink as she said.

Shuang'er took out one of the gifts and said, "This is the top grade red coral, which can nourish the skin, nourish the blood, promote blood circulation and improve eyesight."

Lin Qingyu smiled and saluted, "Thank you, sister Chang. Since the sisters have something to say, Qingyu will go back first."

Mu Pingting stopped her softly: "What are you going to do? Tonight I asked the small kitchen to stew wild ginseng black chicken soup and sweet-scented osmanthus lotus root powder balls. How can I finish eating these things if you leave?"

Lin Qingyu glanced at Chang Xiuru, and said awkwardly: "Sister Chang has something to do, Qingyu should come back later."

Mu Pingting gently shook her hand, then turned to look at Chang Xiuru, and said calmly: "We are all sisters, if you have anything to say, you can talk about it face to face, three of us must have my teacher, if Xiuru has any doubts Maybe I can't solve the problem, but Qingyu can solve it."

Chang Xiuru had mixed feelings in her heart, and her mood was in a mess. She forced a bitter smile and said, "It was nothing at first, but I came to give my sister some nourishing tonics. Suddenly, Xiuru thought that there are still some trivial matters in the palace. After processing, I will take my farewell."

"Okay, let's go." Mu Pingting smiled, her eyes were like a pool of lake water, calm and unwavering.

Chang Xiuru was silent.

(End of this chapter)