Gel makeup

Chapter 193

Lingzhen was not afraid of death and said to Siqing: "You said that you don't fight with the dead." This refers to Empress He.

Siqing gave her a white look, "Yes, why would I be jealous? Could it be that I'm really tempted?"

Ling Zhen asked the sky speechlessly, "Girl, what are you thinking about?"

Siqing said: "This time I almost died. Between life and death, I suddenly had a little insight. I don't know the sorrow of death, but how can I know the joy of life? For example... If there is no carefully planned deployment of the capital, would I be lying in bed now?" Is it in Zi Palace?"

Lingzhen was puzzled, "You clearly said that you don't want to meddle in Jingwei's affairs."

Siqing smiled and said: "You are stupid, he will doubt me. No matter what, he will always doubt me."

Ling Zhen was in a daze, and Si Qing asked, "Why are you in a daze?"

Ling Zhen held her chin and said: "Young lady is really hard-hearted."

Siqing and Xiao Yi would quarrel several times every year, but this time the quarrel was not too big and not many people knew about it.Because of the war, it was reasonable for Xiao Yi to move back to live in Maode Hall, and no one was gossiping.Only Ye Lanmo was worried, so she asked Ruier, "Is it because of me..."

Rui Er said: "The Empress didn't say anything, so please don't think about it. Although the shoes that Meiren He gave are light and beautiful, they are a little slippery. Next time, Miss, be more careful."

Ye Lanmo was still uneasy, because that day Li Yuanzhen's wife recovered from illness and brought her daughter, Ye Lanzhi, to visit the Central Palace, Siqing did not ask Ye Lanmo to accompany her.

Ruier dissuaded her: "Miss, don't worry, Miss Zhi passed on to the Li family, so she is no longer the Ye family. What does it have to do with the girl?"

Ye Lanmo felt uneasy when she heard this, "If that's the case, then why did Mrs. Uncle Chengping come to the same palace today?"

Rui Er laughed and said: "So the girl doesn't know yet? The fourth relatives of Duke Jia's mansion insisted on stuffing a small one for Duke Jia, but Mrs. Tai Ping stopped him last time. It's not like Duke Jia's wife is returning home Went there, the relatives wanted to take advantage of Mrs. Jia's absence in Beijing to send people to the Duke's mansion, no, they are making trouble with Mrs. Chengping."

After hearing this, Ye Lanmo felt relieved, and Rui'er said again: "Girl, don't hesitate, you have brought out your parents, they can't count on them anymore. What are you doing like this, it's not because the empress is looking after you. If the empress doesn't take care of you, you have to be ruthless."

Just before Siqing's birthday, Xiao Yi never came to Xiyuan again, and Siqing never went to Maode Hall.As the Qianqiu Festival approached, many congratulatory gifts were sent in ahead of schedule. In order to "find something to do" for Ye Lanmo, Ling Zhen asked her to count the gifts.Ye Lanmo was busy with this matter, so she never went to greet Concubine Angui, nor did she see Jinshang again.

Rui Er always persuaded her, "Seeing that the Queen's birthday is coming up again, there is no such thing as a hundred-day red flower. The girl is exactly the same age as Hua, so she can't waste it in vain."

Ye Lanmo asked: "You tease me like this, what selfishness do you have?"

"Of course there is," Rui'er said, "Girl, look at Ling Zhen, how majestic she is, the servants are very envious."

Ye Lanmo's side is at war with heaven and man, and Rui Er persuaded, "Girl, you have to find the right time to speak, otherwise it will be too late if the queen decides on someone else."

Ye Lanmo hesitated and said: "I have a way..." Her beautiful eyes slid over Ruier, "You have lived a long time with the queen, what is said outside, is it true?"

Ruier asked, "What did the girl say?"

Ye Lanmo said in a low voice: "Big sister is very capable, she often meddles in outside affairs..."

"Girl, don't talk about it," Rui'er hurriedly covered Ye Lanmo's mouth, "This matter is taboo, so don't be curious, girl."

Ye Lanmo said: "I heard that the reason why my uncle and wife are valued by my eldest sister is because my uncle and wife single-handedly ordered the military guards of the government to fight against all the guards in Beijing. If this is true, my eldest sister really has a way. If outsiders know that she is so meddle in..."

Rui Er said: "The empress has always been impeccable when doing things. For example, many things in the palace are decided by the imperial concubine Zhou, but the imperial concubine has always been gentle and the empress has been watching, and nothing has gone wrong."

"Water-tight?" Ye Lanmo said, "Who can do it?"

Xiao Yi and Si Qing quarreled that day, and they always thought about that sentence in their hearts.This is the first time that he had trouble with the former empress, the He family and Si Qing, and Si Qing's words were filled with doubt and uneasiness.

One day when he heard that Siqing came in, he thought he was going to the Maode Hall, so he stood up and walked out quickly. Who knew that Siqing just went back to Ninghua Hall for one night, and met Mrs. Zhou, Concubine Hui, He Meiren and the Eldest Princess. On the second day, when she returned to Xiyuan, she did not forget to take her beloved cat away, but she never took a step into Maode Hall.

Xiao Yi was angry, and deliberately asked the inner eunuch to trick Siqing's beloved civet cat into Maode Hall, but Siqing, who loves cats like his life, did not stop him.

Just when Xiao Yi thought his strategy had worked and Siqing was coming to Maode Hall, he suddenly felt itchy all over his body.At this time, the civet cat ran across the hall, and the cat's fur fell like dandelions in spring, and cat fur was everywhere in Maode Hall.

It turned out that this raccoon slave was moulting!

Xiao Yi always likes to be clean, and he used to ask the servants to bathe the cat before picking it up.This time, for some reason, he developed a rash all over his body and scratched wildly.In the cabinet on the second day, Fan Ziran looked at him frequently, and asked Ai Qiqi: "Your Majesty... well?"

Xiao Yi was baffled, and saw red rashes on his face in the mirror, which was very unsightly, so he meditated for a few days.The next day he accidentally heard the servant whispering:
"It's said that His Majesty didn't come back from Yining Palace last autumn because Baekje sent beauties..."

"I brought it back to the palace this time."

"It's no wonder the Empress has a bad face recently."

"I heard that these Baekje women are good at housework, maybe they are not clean, otherwise why would His Majesty suddenly ask so much..."

The raccoon slave ran back to Xiyuan Siqing's residence by himself after changing his hair in Maode Hall.

It rained heavily that night, and with the sound of spring thunder, Ye Lanmo came to look for Siqing in her wet mid-sole, with downcast eyebrows, and Siqing asked her what was wrong, and she said "scared" after a while, so Siqing slept with her .But Siqing's cat was not very happy with Ye Lanmo, so she jumped up and scratched her hair, so Siqing had no choice but to let Yunchu take the cat away.

The Qianqiu Festival banquet was held in Xiyuan. One day before the banquet, Ye Lanmo came to see Siqing with a scroll in her arms, and said with a smile, "Big Sister Qianqiu, everything I have here is given by Big Sister, there is nothing to give Big sister’s, so I drew a picture, and it’s the right to be a congratulatory ceremony.”

Siqing nodded, she didn't even intend to start, so she told Lingzhen to accept it.Ye Lanmo was about to say something, but Yu Chu came in to report, "Princess Duan is here." Siqing got up to see Princess Duan.

Ye Lanmo stood in the same place awkwardly. Ling Zhen was holding the painting, but she didn't rush to follow Siqing to meet Princess Duan. Instead, she slowly unfolded the painting, smiled, and then slowly closed it, "Miss Mo, this is Zhao Hede, Zhao Feiyan? Jin Yueguang, Jin Yuehua? Feng Qing, Feng Run? Or E Huang Nv Ying?"

After speaking, he put the painting on Ye Lanmo's body and followed Siqing away.Ye Lanmo didn't respond at all, and said to Siqing and Lingzhen's backs: "Then I'll give the painting to Big Sister and put it in the painting tube in the small study."

Rui Er didn't know the meaning of the painting, "Why is Ling Zhen angry?"

Ye Lanmo said: "Whatever she does, let's go to Big Sister's study."

Siqing didn't know there was such an episode in the painting. Lingzhen hesitated whether to tell Siqing about this gossip before the Qianqiu Festival. At night, when Siqing was dressing up, she asked, "What did she draw that made you lose your mind? Could it be Ye Lancheng?" ?”

Ling Zhen was taken aback, "Where is this word?"

Siqing said: "I don't think your dinner is easy to eat raw."

Ling Zhen said: "It's not like Miss Mo doesn't know what kind of thoughts Miss Mo has."

Siqing said, "Let her go."

"Isn't it good for the girl to tell her about her family?"

"I said, every time I do something nice to Sifang, I don't get rewarded every time. I don't care this time, and she can do whatever she wants."

Ling Zhen said: "She knows how to be a human being, and she can make the Concubine Gui happy. I heard that apart from painting for the girl, she also painted a small kang screen for every empress."

It turned out that Ye Lanmo sent Rui'er around, and Rui'er came back and said: "The noble concubine and concubine Hui gave the slave girl a purse, and He Meiren gave the slave girl a fruit to eat."

Ye Lanmo asked: "Can you hear anything new?"

"That's not true," Rui'er said, "I just seem to vaguely hear that His Majesty hasn't spoken to His Majesty these days. Oh, by the way, this servant has vaguely heard that His Majesty seems to be hiding a beauty..."

On the first day of the Qianqiu Festival, Xiao Yi appeared at the banquet as usual.

Seeing his face, Siqing was puzzled for a moment, then saw the cat in Yunchu's arms, and couldn't help but smile.

Xiao Yi glared, thinking that you can still laugh?
During the banquet, Xiao Yi wanted to drink, but Siqing poured it out as soon as he took the glass without saying a word.

Xiao Yi knew that Siqing didn't let him drink because he was covered in rashes from the cat fur. Seeing that Siqing still cared about him, Xiao Yi rebelled and poured another glass of wine like a provocation and drank it down in one gulp.

During the banquet, the two went to change their clothes, but still didn't say a word, Lingzhen just sighed after seeing it.

Si Qing felt the pain in the wound, she changed into some light clothes and wanted to go back to the table, Ling Zhen said: "Your Majesty seems to have drunk wine and wanted to relax, so he went to the west pavilion, good girl, go and have a look."

Siqing said: "I also drank, I was afraid of getting a headache from the wind." She went back to the banquet first.

Because Siqing went to change clothes before, there was no one in the chief seat, and the voices of talking and laughing became louder.Ye Lanmo bowed with the crowd during the banquet, watching this indescribably grand scene, couldn't help being shaken and thinking about it.

She originally wanted to talk to Ye Lanzhi to calm herself down, but who knew that Mrs. Li never brought Ye Lanzhi.She was upset, and wanted to speak to the woman who was near her, but she couldn't recognize her. Because she felt cold, she said to Rui'er, "Bring me that big dress." Ruier agreed to leave.

Ye Lanmo was looking around, but a little eunuch came over with his head bowed, "Hi, Miss, the Empress invites the girl to go to the lakeside to the west, and I have something to say to the girl."

Ye Lanmo had no choice but to agree, followed the little eunuch to the lakeside and did not see Siqing, so she asked, "Where is your mother?"

The little eunuch said: "Miss, go by yourself, the empress ordered, don't let the younger ones come forward."

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Xiao Yi went to the pavilion on the high rockery alone to blow some air. When he saw Lingzhen coming, he thought it was Siqing looking for him. He looked at Lingzhen and saluted expectantly. Who knew that what Lingzhen asked was, "Your Majesty? What do you do?" Here? Have you...see Miss Ye?"

Xiao Yi thought it was Siqing deliberately making him and Ye Lanmo alone, his blushing face became even redder after drinking, Lingzhen hurriedly saluted and explained, "It's not the girl who asked her to come here, it's because she's been away for a long time. The figure, the servants came to look for her."

The pavilion is really small, it's fine for two people to stand here, but it's not wide enough to salute.Seeing that Siqing cared about her sister and didn't even ask her whereabouts, Xiao Yi was so angry that his mind was buzzing, "I didn't see it."

Seeing Xiao Yi's unkind expression, Ling Zhen didn't dare to say more.

Xiao Yi asked again: "Why is the queen's face so ugly?"

Ling Zhen hurriedly bowed and said: "The girl's old injury has recurred these days, so..."

"Why didn't you come and tell me?" Xiao Yi had already had a drink, but he became a little annoyed when he heard the words, "Don't tell me, and don't go to the doctor, she is fighting with me, are you also confused?" At this moment, the person beside Xiao Yi The inner eunuch Heshun hurried over and said something to Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi's complexion changed, and he looked at Ling Zhen.

Xiao Yi and Ling Zhen walked to a secluded place by the Taiye Pool, and saw Ye Lanmo had drowned and died.Fortunately, this place is far away from the banquet place, and the music in the banquet place is loud, so the guests were not disturbed.Xiao Yi sighed heavily, seeing Si Qing approaching, he said to Ling Zhen: "Go and find out why she came here."

Ling Zhen tried her best to calm down, bowed to Si Qing, and whispered: "Miss, hold on, something happened to Miss Mo."

Siqing hurried forward, looked at Xiao Yi in shock, Xiao Yi was about to speak, He Shun first said: "It's quiet here, I don't know why Miss Ye fell into the water here. When she was found, she was already..."

Si Qing stayed where she was, Yun Chu approached, looked around to salute Xiao Yi and urged, "I'm afraid Your Majesty and Miss must go back to the table first."

When Xiao Yi and Si Qing returned to their seats and sat down, Si Qing's complexion seemed to show no abnormality under the candle.Concubine Hui was talking to the noble concubine Mrs. Zhou about something happy, Mrs. Zhou just smiled with a round fan on her face, and when she saw Xiao Yisiqing coming, she hurried back to her original position.

After a few rounds of drinking, Xiao Yi frequently looked at Si Qing worriedly, but Si Qing said without saying, "Third brother, I'm fine."

This was the first sentence the two of them had quarreled with since that day, and it was said by Siqing on her own initiative.

At this time, He Meiren smiled and asked, "Why don't you see Miss Liang tonight?"

Siqing forced a smile and said, "She is not feeling well today."

Because of the drizzle, the banquet ended early, and all the courtiers and wives bowed to Si Qing again and withdrew one by one.The rain is getting heavier and heavier. If Bai Luchu is still there, he may chant "a night of cold rain hides the soul of flowers".

Xiao Yi Siqing escorted Concubine Ding'an into the sedan chair before returning to Siqing's residence.Siqing walked in front, and Xiao Yi followed closely behind. After entering the hall, Lingzhen hurried in, and Siqing asked, "What's going on?"

Ling Zhen took a look at Xiao Yi, and said softly: "Girl, we are tricked."

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An hour later, it started to rain heavily, Siqing deliberately opened the window and stood in front of the window, Xiao Yi came to close the window, "Why did she leave the table?"

"Do you think I intend to assassinate her on purpose?" Si Qing asked immediately.

Xiao Yi was at a loss for words, and said for a while: "Lingzhen is right, someone is planning this matter."

Ling Zhen just walked in, and immediately brought along Ye Lanmo's maid Rui Er, who was pale. Rui Er crawled and did not dare to move, apparently Ling Zhen still told her about Ye Lanmo's death.

(End of this chapter)