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

Chapter 549 Another Life (13)
Now that the matter has been understood, the emperor is going back to the imperial study to deal with state affairs. After leaving the empress's Chengkun Palace, Xiao Jun kept his face cold and silent until he arrived at the gate of Duanyang Palace, and he said in a tone almost forced: "There is something I have never been able to bear to tell you the matter, but now I have to say it. I ask you, did Gu Manqin ask you to play a song for her when she was in the summer palace? ;I have something to feel, and it's deep in my gut...'

I met her in the Royal Garden that afternoon, and I accidentally mentioned to her that I was going to see you in the Tonghua Palace, and then I came out of the ancestor's palace and heard this song at the gate of the Tonghua Palace. You know what I was doing at the time In the mood?Do you think this is a coincidence?Think about it for yourself.

Have you ever thought that she hid behind the rockery and eavesdropped on your conversation with Su Di that night, maybe she had some ulterior motives.

I am pleased that your conscience is still alive, but if you can't even protect yourself well, what use is such kindness to me? "

Xiao Jun couldn't bear to see her instantly pale and astonished face, turned around and left, the surprised and hurt expression on her face really made him feel distressed.But if it doesn't hurt, she won't learn her lesson.It's not to force her to give up her conscience, but to hope that she will be more cautious in the future, at least a little defensive.

Qingchen stood there in a daze, unable to recover, as if someone had pushed him to the bottom of the water suddenly, feeling cold and suffocating all over his body, but most of all he was afraid...

A piece of music almost ruined her future and grace.

But this was done by her friends who shared weal and woe and supported each other. Qingchen was heartbroken, and she couldn't believe it, and she didn't want to believe it.

In fact, Qingchen has always been ambivalent about Gu Manqin's friendship. She doesn't want to talk to her about many things. It's true that she is guarding against the queen, but more importantly, she doesn't want Gu Manqin to intervene in disputes. She has never wanted to let down their shared weal and woe But now I realize that friendship is just wishful thinking.It's not that Gu Manqin has no desire to fight, she just can't fight.

Sure enough, it was the people closest to him who were most likely to hurt his vitals. Qingchen couldn't tell whether it was a chill or a pain in his heart. Standing in the cold wind, he felt that his whole body was completely chilled from the inside out.In this palace, even those who have shared weal and woe cannot be trusted, who else can she trust?

Qingchen actually wanted to lie to himself that it was the queen who forced Gu Manqin, but the emperor's words kept ruthlessly lingering in her ears, and she was not allowed to have the slightest idea of ​​self-deception. He said that he met Gu Manqin by accident, Gu Manqin mentioned to her that she was going to Tonghua Palace, so Gu Manqin made such a request to herself because she knew that the emperor was going to visit her on the way, so she had a temporary idea. It was not because she couldn't help herself, but because of her jealousy.

Recalling her evasive eyes and nervous expression that day, Qingchen realized why this was belatedly. It was all because of her guilty conscience and conflicts. Presumably there was also a struggle in her heart?

Even though she felt overwhelmed with sadness at the moment, she still believed that when Gu Manqin did that, she would definitely feel uncomfortable, not because she thought of others too kindly, but because she hoped that she could feel better.

Yun Lan saw that she had been in a daze with tears in her eyes, and she couldn't bear to remind her: "Your Majesty, it's cold outside, what's the matter, let's talk about it when you return to the palace? If Gu Jieyu has such bad intentions, then she doesn't deserve her to be like this Treat her, she is gone anyway, so why don't you just forget about her and forgive her for the last time."

If it was someone else, maybe she wouldn't take this matter seriously at all, but it was Gu Manqin, her best sister who framed her in such a way that she felt wronged and couldn't explain it, and she was suffocated to death in her heart.

Qingchen's complexion is very bad, she doesn't want to go back to the palace at the moment, and being bored in the room after going back will make her mood even worse.

"Yun Lan, I want to go for a walk in the Royal Garden to relax. Don't mention this matter to anyone again. As you said, she is no longer here, so don't let people gossip about her."

Yun Lan hurriedly took a few steps to follow, "The empress is kind-hearted, and she is willing to take care of Gu Jieyu's face after death. For this alone, the empress is also worthy of her."

Qingchen sucked in the cold air with big gulps, as if he wanted to exhale all the stale air in his heart, it seemed that he could finally breathe through his breath, and no longer feel so suffocated and uncomfortable.

"People will always change, and they will make mistakes if they have selfishness. It was true that she was kind to me before, and I will remember the care of her in the past, so I can't forgive her. Compared with others, she has treated me very well. It is commendable. Yunlan, although I am sad, but I do not hate her in my heart, do you believe me?"

Hearing her choked up voice, and thinking about the hardships she and Gu Jieyu had gone all the way, Yun Lan was also heartbroken, "Madam, I believe in you, and I also believe that Gu Jieyu will feel bad afterwards. After all, if you frame your friend, a person with a conscience will definitely be condemned in his heart."

Qingchen knew that Yun Lan didn't say this just to comfort herself, after all, she believed that even if Gu Jieyu succeeded, she would never be as complacent as others to relieve her hatred.

It was strange that Xiao Jun neglected her so much during that time. It turned out that it was because of this reason. If she was so reluctant to give up to Qin Zishuo in Xiyuan Hunting Ground, he would never forgive her again.It's just how he got to know the inside story about this matter, but she didn't know, and she didn't want to ask any more.

When a person dies, even if he makes a huge mistake, it disappears with it.

The wind feathers on the collar of the cold wind scratched his neck a little itchy, Qingchen wrapped his cloak and felt much more relaxed.Xiao Jun told her this not to hurt her, but to let her understand that it is necessary to be defensive, and she can understand his painstaking efforts.

She was so absorbed in her own thoughts just now that she didn't pay attention to where she had gone. Only when she stopped did she realize that she was near a fake mountain forest.

There is no one to clean the snow here, and the little deerskin embroidered boots creaked when they stepped on them, leaving two long strings of footprints behind them. There were only dead trees and grass, and there was no scenery to speak of. She turned around and was about to walk back when she heard someone sobbing behind the forest.

Qingchen thought it was another girl in the palace who had been wronged, so she ran here to hide and cry, never wanting to listen carefully, her originally somewhat dazed mind suddenly jumped up nervously.

That was clearly Concubine Li's voice, even though she was sobbing, the woman's voice was somewhat enchanting, "Your Highness, I don't remember most of the things I did when I was young, but I have never forgotten His Highness's appearance, Although I was young at that time, I still remember that you once promised me to be your princess. After many years, I unfortunately fell into the dust, and I knew that I was no longer worthy of such delusions. I just hoped that His Highness would find me and save me one day Out of the fire pit, but I've been looking forward to it for so many years, but I can't wait for you after all, does your Highness really forget me so completely?"

(End of this chapter)