The fifth wife wants to escape marriage: marry the princess

Chapter 174 Concubine Lan passed away 1
It is autumn now, everything is withered, and the Chunhua Palace built by flowers and plants is getting more and more bleak in this autumn.

Even though Xiao Xuanyu sent people to decorate with flowers every now and then, he still couldn't stop the coming of autumn.

Autumn is autumn, there are no flowers that bloom forever, the seasons change, and the natural law of nature, no one can keep the spring flowers and summer grass.

Autumn is the season of harvest in farmers' homes, but in this deep palace, it is a deserted time when all the flowers are withering.

It has been about half a year since we separated from Xiao Junyi at the end of spring and entered autumn, but Wushuang feels like he has been in this deep palace for most of his life, seeing through everything.There is nothing to look forward to every day, just the sunrise and sunset.

Concubine Yu was pregnant, but none of the imperial physicians serving Wushuang in Chunhua Palace were transferred. Instead, two other imperial physicians were assigned to Concubine Yu. Food and clothing, including childcare, everything was the same as in Chunhua Palace. .

The Empress Dowager cares more about Concubine Yu than Wushuang. If Concubine Ya is pregnant, the Empress Dowager will be happier.

The Northwest has been taken over by General Du. Because after the suppression, the people in the Northwest are not convinced, so it takes a lot of effort to control it. However, General Du was very happy to hear that his sister was pregnant. He wrote a letter of divorce to the emperor, promising to manage the Northwest well , to resist foreign enemies, and implore the emperor to take good care of Concubine Yu.

Concubine Yu has always been gentle, kind and virtuous, and the emperor loves her very much, not to mention that she is pregnant now, so caring is indispensable.

On weekdays, after handling the government affairs and going to Chunhua Palace, the person who accompanied her the most was Concubine Yu.

Now Wushuang has passed the dangerous period of pregnancy, and now the fetus has formed and thrived in the womb. Everything is in a stable state under the careful conditioning and care of the imperial physician.

Concubine Yu was pregnant for the first time, so she was naturally very nervous, and people also worry about gains and losses. The imperial physician was careful to serve her, and the emperor was also worried. She said that she accidentally slipped down two days ago. Because of this, she was frightened and had signs of miscarriage. She was ordered by the imperial physician to rest in bed for several days. Therefore, the emperor often stayed with Concubine Yu in the palace to comfort her.

Wushuang didn't feel anything unaccustomed to the days when Xiao Xuanyu was not in and out of Chunhua Palace. Although she had a friendly attitude towards Xiao Xuanyu now, he was the emperor after all, and getting along with him was always tiring, fearing that she might say something wrong.

Xiao Xuanyu didn't come, and Wushuang often went to Liuli Palace in her spare time, but recently, Concubine Lan was not in good health, and for some reason she became colder and colder.Wushuang saw her reading Buddhist scriptures, and remembered that the late emperor did not believe in ghosts and gods, nor did he believe in Buddhism. There were very few people in the palace who read Buddhist scriptures, and Concubine Lan did not have such a convenient preference. For some reason, she recently read this .

On this day, Wushuang was sitting idle in Concubine Lan's palace, Concubine Lan coughed slightly, the maid brought medicine, she shook her head and refused to drink.

"If you don't take medicine, how can you get better from this disease?" Wu Shuang persuaded softly.

Lan Fei had white hair all over her head, and her whole face became paler. "This cough and headache are hard to get rid of. After drinking medicine for so long, it hasn't improved. Why waste any more medicine? I'm already half submerged." The people of the loess..."

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Your Majesty is still young and beautiful, and she will live a long life." Wushuang said, seeing that Concubine Lan's complexion was getting worse day by day, and her words were full of worries, so she hurriedly changed the subject, " I found a crabapple today, and it blooms beautifully!"

As she said that, an eunuch brought the flowers up. Concubine Lan looked at her with sore eyes, "It's a pity that the sun and the moon are flying fast, and winter is about to come in a blink of an eye. No matter how beautiful the flowers are, they can't stand the severe cold."

"Winter solstice flowers fall, spring flowers bloom, it is normal life, nothing more normal, what is there to regret?"

Hearing what Wushuang said, Lan Fei suddenly turned her head and smiled, "If you see through everything like this, why don't you take my Buddhist scriptures to read?"

Wushuang nodded, "I came earlier and the lady was sleeping. I turned a few pages by myself, and I don't think I've figured out a lot of things."

"This is not good, I have to order people to put away all the books. You are young, you can't see through this world of mortals, otherwise it will be my fault." As he said, he really ordered Ah Xi to put away the books.

"It's good to see through the world of mortals." Wushuang said nonsense.

Concubine Lan lowered her eyes to look at her growing belly, "When people have concerns and attachments, they will not abandon this world of mortals, unlike me, who is alone and has nothing."

"Your Majesty, don't you still have me? How could you be alone?" Wushuang smiled and got up, "Let's go, I will accompany your Majesty to the yard to relax."

"Alright." Lan Fei nodded.

Wushuang, supported by Ruyi, walked beside Lan Fei. I don't know if it's because of the autumn. Lan Fei is like the dead leaves on the branch, crumbling, and I don't know when it will be adjusted to zero.

It’s okay not to visit the garden. Concubine Lan saw some withered flowers that I didn’t have time to remove after visiting the garden, and her mood became more and more depressed. She whispered, “Wu Shuang, I’m afraid I can’t wait any longer, ahem… Maybe I’m wrong, Ah Jiu was reincarnated a long time ago, and the only person who is persistent is me."

Wushuang's heart twitched, she knew that once Concubine Lan gave up waiting for Ah Jiu, all thoughts would be lost.

"Didn't your empress say that you believe in miracles? I believe it too, and I am willing to wait with my empress."

"I should have gone with the late emperor a long time ago, but I can't let go of the last little concern, but..." Lan Fei looked at the withered calla lily in the courtyard, her heart sank, "Autumn is here, and Ajiu is also in autumn It's a really sad season that's gone from me."

"Autumn will pass soon, so don't be too sad, empress."

"However, I missed this autumn, and I have to wait for another autumn to be reunited with Ah Jiu."

"Your Majesty!" Wushuang was uneasy, and Concubine Lan had already developed a world-weary heart.She no longer has any hope for Ah Jiu to live, she may be like this at any time...

Wushuang didn't dare to think about it, but didn't know how to persuade him.

Lan Fei took her hand and walked in silence all the way. Walking in the sea of ​​flowers, smelling the intricate fragrance made Lan Fei recall many, many past events.

"In the past, I held hands with the emperor more than once to visit the garden. Sometimes the emperor would be like a naughty child, picking flowers and fighting crickets for me. Tell me, there is no emperor like this." Lan Fei recalled the past, Wushuang quietly Listen, for a long time, I heard Lan Fei ask, "Wu Shuang, do you have such a person in your heart, no matter how much you miss, you just never see each other again?"

Wushuang wriggled his lips, but the bitterness in his mouth finally made him unable to start, so he nodded silently.

Concubine Lan smiled sadly, "I want to see it but I don't have the chance to see it. Facing this long day, I really feel very tormented. No matter how many Buddhist books I read, I can't understand it, can't see it, can't let it go... this is doomed for my life entanglement."

Concubine Lan's voice was accompanied by a cough, and her breath was so light that it seemed that it would stop at any moment. Wushuang was very nervous, and he and Ah Xi accompanied Concubine Lan for a while before sending them back to Liuli Palace. Reassuring, but Wushuang still couldn't rest assured.

When Wu Shuang came out of Liuli Palace and passed by Houhu, he happened to see the emperor walking by the lake with Concubine Yu.The evening sky is beautiful, and the setting sun shone on the lake.

Concubine Yu was bedridden for a few days before she was allowed to walk on the ground with the permission of the imperial physician. With the emperor by her side, she was in a very good mood, with a smile on her face.

She snuggled up to Xiao Xuanyu's shoulder and was hugged and walked by him, talking and laughing along the way, she was such a beautiful couple.

Wushuang watched from a distance, and never stepped forward to salute Xiao Xuanyu, but felt that the scene was extremely beautiful.Concubine Yu is gentle and virtuous, and she is also generous. She has a very good reputation in the palace. The emperor looks like a jade tree with a face like a crown of jade.

They were chatting and laughing, but they never saw Wushuang, followed by the accompanying maid who took care of her carefully. The setting sun stretched their figures extremely long, side by side.

"Miss..." Seeing that Wushuang had been looking at Xiao Xuanyu and Concubine Yu, Ruyi uneasily called out to her.

Only then did Wu Shuang withdraw her gaze faintly, she understood that even if she relied on Xiao Xuanyu wholeheartedly, Xiao Xuanyu could not only belong to her alone, let alone plan only for her children, he would have his own children.

And what concubine Yu cherishes is his blood, and the affection that blood is thicker than water has long surpassed her own.

Some people in the palace were laughing while others were worried. Wushuang was supported by Ruyi back to the palace, her mind was full of the intimate couple by the lake, she really felt that a person like Xiao Xuanyu, who is so elegant and out of the world, is very good to accompany Concubine Yu , the same gentleness, the same talent, the same like-mindedness.They, now pregnant with their own children, are the best family.And I have always been an outsider, or rather, an inexplicable palace man.

She felt so lonely, she had nothing but this child, and this child belonged to her completely.

Wushuang touched her stomach, the child was active at night, and now she was sleeping peacefully, she didn't respond to touching her stomach.After entering Chunhua Palace, after walking with Concubine Lan for so long, her legs were sore and tired, so she went to bed and fell asleep before it got dark.

However, recently, I often feel palpitations, worrying about Concubine Lan, and Xiao Junyi who doesn't know where he is, but he is so tired that he just can't sleep.I wanted Ruyi to light some soothing incense, but remembered that the imperial doctor said that using too much incense was not good for the body or the fetus, so it was useless, so I kept closing my eyes like this, but fell asleep all the time.

Lying on the bed, I became a state of wandering spirit, and my thoughts and thoughts were not specific, and I couldn't say that I was thinking about anything.Just like that until late at night, suddenly, in the middle of the night, she felt a sudden pain in her heart, she sat up in shock, and instinctively shouted, "Ruyi!"

Ruyi, who was sleeping in the small side room, heard it, quickly put on a coat and rushed over, "Miss, what are you doing? Miss..."

Wushuang clutched his heart and frowned from the pain, Ruyi was uneasy, "Is it a nightmare, or is there something uncomfortable?"

Wushuang shook her head, but she couldn't say anything. Just now, she felt a sharp pain in her heart, but now she felt better, and said, "It's all right, you can go to sleep!"

"Let me pour some water for Miss, you're sweating profusely." As he spoke, he wiped the cold sweat off Wushuang's face, and hurried to the table to pour tea.

Wushuang leaned against the head of the bed, stroking her stomach habitually, panting slightly, and calmed down only when Ruyi handed over the hot white tea.

"Miss, drink some!" Ruyi supported Wushuang, bringing the water to her lips.

Wushuang came over to drink by himself, the door suddenly became noisy, and soon there was the sound of hurried footsteps, and soon someone slammed on the door frantically, "Hang Concubine, you are a slave, Ah Xi... Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty is asleep, let's talk about what you have to do tomorrow!" The maid outside the door blocked her from entering, but Ah Xi shouted "Hang Concubine Empress, Heng Concubine Empress" outside, Wu Shuang motioned, and Ruyi hurriedly got up and went to open the door.

"Ms. Concubine Heng..." Ah Xi knelt on the ground as soon as she came in, Wushuang panicked, "What's wrong with aunt?"

"Hurry up and go to the Liuli Palace to have a look, my lady... she's dying..."

"What!" Wushuang's hand holding the teacup shook suddenly, and all the tea was spilled on the bed. Before she had time to think about anything, she quickly lifted the quilt and got out of bed.

"Miss, put on some clothes!" Ruyi hurriedly went to find a thick cloak, but when she turned around, Wushuang had already rushed out, wearing only white pajamas, the autumn night was cold, and she had nothing to keep out the cold. De Ruyi quickly followed with her clothes in her arms.

(End of this chapter)