The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 1312 Unknown Origin (3)
In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of the year, and after finishing Lin Guiyi's funeral, the queen began to prepare for the New Year.Royal festivals are never influenced by anyone, and the death of a concubine, unless someone the emperor cares about, has never been a big deal in this palace.Once the coffins are sent out of the palace, no one will remember them again.

This afternoon, she was checking the gift list handed over by Xiaoyinzi, when she saw Jinghan coming in with a few plum blossoms, her face flushed from the cold, she handed them to her as if offering treasures, and said joyfully, "Mother, look at the green calyx plum blossoms." How well are they blooming? There are only these two trees in the plum grove in the Hegong Palace. The maids in charge of the plum garden look like treasures. They say it is something that the queen mother likes, and no one is allowed to pick it up casually. It’s for bottle insertion, so they can rest assured.”

Qingchen's hands trembled slightly, looking at those plum blossoms with green calyxes like jade, exuding a faint fragrance, her eye sockets suddenly became moist.

When Xie Wanyi and Xiao Jue planted these two plum trees together, they must have been at such an innocent age, right?At that time, their world was as simple and beautiful as this group of children, without any utilitarian desires, and only looking forward to the ten-mile red makeup in the year after Jiji. If Xie's family hadn't died, maybe Xie Wanyi could really be a The happiest princess in the world.

Seeing that she was just staring at the plum blossoms in her hand, Jinghan thought that something made her unhappy, so she hurriedly asked, "Queen Mother, what's wrong with you, why are you crying?"

Qingchen suppressed the tears in his eyes, barely showed a smile, and said with a heavy heart: "Jinghan, don't break the plum branches of those two green calyx plums in the future, they are very precious things, and they carry too many things. , the queen mother really can't bear to let it suffer any harm."

There are some things she can't say clearly, in the eyes of many people, maybe they are just two plum blossoms, but in Qingchen's heart, it is the affection that Xiao Jue has kept for half his life, these two plum trees have witnessed his lonely longing for so many years , Waiting infatuatedly, if the plum tree has aura, it will be moved by him, right?
Jinghan hurriedly agreed, half understanding, "Mother, don't be sad, my daughter will never break the plum branches from those two trees again."

Qingchen touched her daughter's small face comfortingly, took what she was holding and handed it to Yunlan, "Just plug it up and put it on the dressing table in the inner room."

Seeing that she was fine, Jinghan took Qinxue to play with Jing'er again. Qingchen smelled the cold fragrance in the air, and finally couldn't help but shed tears.

The more she loves someone, the more she can truly understand other people's feelings. She knows that Xiao Jue loves her as much as she loves the emperor without complaint or regret. With Jue's lonely and desolate figure, her heart will feel as uncomfortable as a knife.

In order to add to the festive atmosphere and make the emperor look happy, the branches near the Xinhua Hall were all covered with red silk, and the corridors were brightly lit, making everyone happy. A child, twittering non-stop, Xinhua Hall has never been bustling.

After drinking for three rounds, Qingchen's eyes fell on the red plum branches decorated in the corner, he felt a little heavy in his heart, and felt suffocated in his chest, so he got up and went out to get some air.

There seemed to be little snowflakes floating outside, Yun Lan helped her hold the umbrella, she originally felt uncomfortable and wanted to go for a walk, but who would have thought that after walking, she actually came to Merlin's side.

Yun Lan knew that she had something on her mind, so she didn't try to persuade her, she just asked softly: "Do you want to go into the garden to have a look?"

Qingchen stood at the door and hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

At this time, all the maids guarding the garden went to play lazily, and there was no one guarding the plum garden at all. She pushed open the old courtyard gate, and saw that there was a lot of snow inside, which showed that no one had cleaned it for a long time.

Qingchen walked through the thick snow, passed through a field of fiery red plums, and finally came to the two green calyx plum trees in the corner.

Thinking back to the first time they met, the surprise on his lonely face, and the pain that couldn't be hidden in his eyes, Qingchen felt even more heartbroken.

A gust of cold wind was blowing, and in the dim light, only pieces of fallen flowers could be seen fluttering in the wind, falling on the shoulders one after another, it was hard to distinguish whether it was white snow or flower petals.

The north wind howled, blowing her feather gauze cloak inside the big red fox fur high, and her face felt as uncomfortable as a needle prick. Except for the sound of the wind, there was no movement in the garden.In such a quiet night, standing in such a remote corner where no one visited, and it was such a time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new members, even if she had someone to accompany her, her mood was still so desolate, let alone Xiao Jue at that time?

Qingchen drooped tears like rain, choked up and said to himself: "Since this is what you value most, then let me guard it for you in the future, maybe the only thing I can do for you is these things. That's all."

She took out a small purse, knelt down and carefully buried it under the tree. It was entrusted to Shu Xuan by Xiao Jue before he died, asking him to bring it back to her.Wanyi liked the color of that purse very much back then, so he asked the embroiderer in the palace to sew it overnight, but in the end, he didn't have time to give it to her.

Many years have passed, and he still has not been able to give it to her personally. Qingchen got up and looked at the plum branch that Xiao Jue stayed at that night, and sighed with tears in his eyes: "Ting Shu knows the story, remembering the present every year, and every New Year's Eve in the future. Every night, I will come to see you, and I hope you don’t feel lonely anymore. Xiao Jue, if you have a soul in heaven, you should have known that I am not your Wanyi. I hope God will remember you for being so affectionate Now, to fulfill the fate of husband and wife between you and her for a lifetime, how wonderful it would be if you could do that?"

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind was getting tighter and tighter. The lantern in Yun Lan's hand was blown to the point of collapse. Seeing that it was getting late, she was afraid that the Queen's crying and make-up would make people suspicious, so she reminded softly: "Your Majesty, it's time for us to go back. , if you come out for a long time, the emperor will be anxious if he can't find the empress."

She is a queen, so it's really inappropriate to stay away from the reunion banquet for a long time. Qingchen looked up at the plum blossoms blooming in the wind and snow. In the swaying shadows of the trees, she seemed to see the seemingly cynical prince again, lazy and tired. Lai's figure.

Qingchen supported Yun Lan's hand, turned and left with a heavy heart, a crisp bird song suddenly came from the plum grove behind him, and then he flapped his wings and flew into the dark night sky.

I remember she said "Mei Xue Jinghong," which made him appreciate it a lot.

There has never been a similar night, but tonight there is no bright moon hanging high, and there is no such a handsome young man. There is only the snowstorm and her endless guilt.

Back at Xinhua Palace, the emperor had sent people to look for her several times. Seeing her coming back, Xiao Jun held her cold hands and asked, "Where have you been? Why have you been away for so long? What do you think happened?"

(End of this chapter)