Empress Huaishu of the Harem

Chapter 48
I retorted: "Then who can run rampant in the inner courtyard of the palace without any scruples, hiding aside to scare people, I'm afraid that Marquis Weiyuan will know that a beating is a light one."

It’s okay if I don’t mention it, but just talking about it caused him a lot of bitterness, Taotao was like a torrent, “You think I’m willing to spend here, and it’s not my mother, who insists on dragging me when I come to the palace to see the queen mother.” I went to see my aunt and I just watched it, but as soon as they chatted, they wanted to talk about their grandmother's illness all the way to the old sesame seeds and rotten millet when the aunts were in their natal homes. They are still very interested after an hour or two, no Concubine Qiao Zhenyi has gone again, and she won't be able to leave until it gets dark. I have counted the floor tiles in Yining Palace several times, and if I hear it again, I will be bored to death, and I hate Cousin Han and The emperor is not here, and no one will help if you want to find an excuse to escape."

I thought to myself: "Elder, you don't give face when you talk, is it so boring? Besides, three women play a drama, haven't you heard of it?" Yet? "

Zhen Zhiping looked away as if unintentionally, and said forcefully: "Anyway, I have a solution. The queen mother's aunt said that this place is close to the outer court, and female relatives are rare, so she asked me to come."

Zhen Zhiping froze, his face turned blue involuntarily, and with his more and more distinct silhouette, he was actually a little ferocious, but he just stared at me and didn't speak.I was taken aback by his appearance, and I couldn't help but take a step back.While secretly thinking about how sparsely populated this place is, he actually became absurdly worried about his own life.

Fortunately, it was only a moment before he finally said, "Is there really no way to tell?"

I can't understand what he said without thinking, but his face gradually eased, and he said: "You have never been on the battlefield, you don't understand, that kind of fighting, the big knife cuts on people, and the blood splashes all over me , there are mourners all around, I don’t know whether it’s the enemy or the comrades. There are also people who, when they are dying, are already horrific, but... they still widen their eyes and scream to save me. At that time, you can’t think about national honor , all you think about is killing the enemy to survive, or hurrying home after the battle.”

His voice was deep and low, and the few descriptions already made my hair stand on end. It turned out that the so-called golden and iron horses and hot-blooded men were nothing more than one aspect. How many people have fought in ancient times is the cruel essence of war.

Thinking of this, I don't have the time to say anything else, Shen Sheng asked: "I really didn't expect that you would be sent to the battlefield, I thought..."

"Actually, at the beginning, Shizi really didn't want me to send troops, but I thought the border was depressing, so I kept pestering Brother Shizi all day long, and finally he got bored. Maybe... it was also to let me understand something. It was the real flames of war, which made me fight an ambush with the captain. It took me more than half a month to get out of that nightmare of hand-to-hand combat. Fighting is really not a blessing." After a pause, he continued Said, "That's why I admire Prince Yu Che very much. Not only did he overcome this gap, but he also took root in the frontier army. The desolation of the frontier is beyond your imagination."

Normally, even if I didn't hurt Yu Che, I would secretly curl my lip in my heart, but I didn't at this time.After all, personal love and love cannot be compared in the face of true family and country feelings.

Although I don't know much about military and political plans, but from the perspective of Zhen Zhiping's changes, compared to before the border battle, it is really difficult for a noble son of the royal family who grew up in fresh clothes and rich food.But no matter what his purpose is, he can take root there for several years, which is still worthy of admiration.

I haven't finished my thoughts here, but Xiaoyun has quietly approached me over there, and gently tugged at the edge of my cloak.I came back to look at her and said with some embarrassment: "Diji, it's time for dinner soon, today I agreed to serve the meal for Empress Dowager De, not to mention how cute you are today?"

I looked up, and sure enough, I saw black clouds like weaving, layer upon layer, which looked like it was about to snow.Seeing this girl hesitate to speak again, I realized that in this sparsely populated place, I really shouldn't be alone with a foreigner for such a long time!This great defense of etiquette cannot be neglected, it is really in vain for the elders to say that I have always been knowledgeable about etiquette.

So I hastily turned around and gave Zhen Zhiping a blessing, and said: "Young master, please stay with me, Huai Shu is going to accompany my concubine, so let's say goodbye."

Zhen Zhiping was startled for a moment, then changed into a contemptuous expression, and said disdainfully: "It's still because I'm getting older, I don't want to pretend to be the same as before."

I was blocked by him in one breath, this person can wipe out the positive impression that others have just had of him in time!But at least I was able to distinguish between my priorities, and I only gave him a glance, and hurried away.

Although I was walking all the way, the weather was not good, and when I was halfway, there were indeed many snowflakes falling.When they arrived at the Longevity Palace, there were still many snow beads on the fur collar.But outside the door, there wasn't a palace lady holding an umbrella to greet me, it really didn't look like the style of Concubine Demu.

Xiaoyun was even more annoyed: "Such little hooves are itchy, why did Aunt Hanzhu let them go?"

As soon as I finished speaking, I saw a little court lady who was waiting in front of Concubine Demu rushing over. It seemed like I had never seen her before. I was puzzled and hurriedly called her.Before I could open my mouth to ask, the court lady was crying anxiously, and said, "The maidservant is coming back to get the medicine, Diji should go to Shou'an Palace to have a look, Madam Duan, I'm afraid something is wrong."

I was startled, I didn't react at all, and I said: "Who are you talking about? Who is wrong?"

The little palace maid timidly said: "Yes, it's Empress Dowager Duankang. She suddenly developed a high fever this afternoon. I heard it was very scary. Our empress has passed by just now."

That's when I became afraid, Concubine Duanmu, she has always been weak and sick, and in recent years she has suffered from frequent minor illnesses, and there is no Xueyan to take care of her this winter.After the winter, she looked weak, but Meng Shixin carefully took care of her, and she never got sick. The Empress Dowager even chatted with the emperor on the first day of the new year. A good place to recuperate.Who knew that such a day would happen just as the severe winter was about to pass.

The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, so I picked up my cotton skirt and ran to Shou'an Palace.Wherever they arrived, there was indeed a scene of war and disorder. Concubine Demu sat in the middle hall, looking at Meng Shixin who was kneeling on the ground with a livid face, and occasionally commanded the palace staff to barely maintain order.But the expressions of the people coming and going were dignified, which made me even more flustered.

Seeing Concubine Demu's expression made me panic even more.Among the elders, she is the one who can make people feel at ease. She often sits there quietly when encountering troubles, which makes people feel that everything is stable.But looking at it now, I am afraid that Concubine Duanmu
I can't help but think too much, the palace people around me have already seen me, and they all bowed their knees to salute.I also walked up to Demu Concubine and said sadly: "Mother Concubine, Your Majesty is fine this morning, why?"

"Are you asking me? I also want to know why? But our doctor Meng is a clamshell, and we can't pry it open with a mouth. Concubine Demu spoke harshly once, and Meng Shixin said hurriedly with a bitter face : "The concubine empress knows clearly, how dare the servants hide it from you?It is true that the imperial concubine has been suffering from illness for a long time, and it is difficult to eradicate it, and it is easy to get sick in winter."

(End of this chapter)