farm lady

Chapter 302

When Eunuch Zhang left, Yi Xue and his mother were talking, thinking about going to the palace tomorrow.Concubine You Gui's condition should be fine, and now the Holy Majesty is delivering a message for Concubine You Gui, obviously because he doesn't want to have a direct connection with the Holy Concubine.

Early the next morning, Yi Xue and Liu Jin went to the palace together. When they arrived at the front gate, there was a little eunuch sent by Concubine You to lead the way. The sedan chair went all the way to Jiyue Pavilion. Okay, wait for me, the Third Highness raised her face, and when she saw Yi Xue coming in, she immediately stepped forward and called sweetly, "Sister Yi Xue".

Yi Xue nodded, "Greetings to the imperial concubine"

Concubine You's complexion has almost recovered, her soft face was slightly flushed, her eyes were slightly rippling, like warm and humid transparent water balls, with a broad smile on her face, "No need, you are now It's my little sister, you don't need to be polite," she said, stretched out her hand to hold Yi Xue's little hand, and found a stool to sit down.

Concubine You's words made Yi Xue feel a little embarrassed, after all the age difference was more than [-] years old, it was really inappropriate if sisters matched each other, but who would let someone be a concubine?Even if he bears the order of the second rank, he is not as honorable as a noble concubine.

"Imperial Concubine, are you feeling better now?" Yi Xue asked with a smile.

Concubine You glanced around with lowered eyebrows, then whispered, "This is not a place to talk"

Yi Xue nodded, and then said, "Your Majesty, I brought some fresh fruits today, why don't you taste them with your Majesty, but unfortunately this is not a good place to enjoy flowers and scenery"

Concubine You secretly thought that Yi Xue was smart, and said following Yi Xue's words, "What Yi Xue said is that if it's a good place, then of course I'd go to the West Lake, where the scenery is the most beautiful, how about it?"

"Your Majesty likes it, so of course Yi Xue will accompany you," Yi Xue said with a smile.

The two got up, and the Third Highness was also held by Concubine You Gui, and followed closely behind the three servant girls. Concubine You frowned, but did not speak.Yi Xue saw it clearly, and thought to herself, perhaps one of these three girls is watching Concubine You.She smiled and said to the three maidservants, "You three don't have to follow. Concubine You and I are swimming in the West Lake. I'm afraid the boat is too small to fit in."

One of the three maids immediately stepped forward and said, "What Miss Denon said, the slaves dare not obey. If something happens to the empress, it's not because I can't take care of it well, please forgive me."

Yi Xue's face turned cold, and she said sharply, "What are you talking about, could it be that the empress will have an accident? Or do you think I will harm the empress? You are so ignorant of etiquette, how can you stay here and get out?"

Being scolded by Yi Xue, the servant girl knelt down in fright, "Please open the door, Madam, I have no intention of offending you."

Concubine You's face was stern, her lips parted lightly, and she said, "You are so ignorant, Miss Denon just came, and you are so reckless, go to get ten sticks from Madam Rong, and you also go to stand in the corner and wait for the punishment. "

The remaining two servant girls were still watching the girl's joke, but they were also troubled without thinking about it. They immediately glared at the girl, and the two retreated immediately, but the remaining girl refused to leave, "Your Majesty, this servant knows it's wrong. , the maidservant will accompany the empress, and after Miss Denon leaves, I will go to Madam Rong to receive the punishment."

Yi Xue frowned, she was deceiving the master, she didn't even listen to the concubine's words, this girl must not be the concubine's confidant, maybe she is someone that Concubine You fears.Yi Xue sneered, and she just threw it away.

"In that case, you can stay with me, Liu Jin, you can stay with this sister", Yi Xue said, and then gave Liu Jin a wink.Liu Jin is smart, immediately understood what the eldest lady meant, came over and pulled the servant girl and said, "Sister, my name is Liu Jin, what's your name?"

"My name is Cuiyun"

Yi Xue saw that Liujin was tying Cuiyun, so she walked forward with Concubine You, Concubine You laughed softly, "You really have a way."

Yi Xue nodded lightly, and asked, "Imperial Concubine, this is the spy, right?"

Concubine You Gui smiled wryly and shook her head, and said, "All three are..."

Yi Xue was shocked, all three?Doesn't that mean that there is no trustworthy person around Concubine You Gui?Only now did she know how terrible the palace was, and how wise it was to give medicine to the Third Highness last time.

"You Guifei, how do you deal with yourself? Are you not afraid of being harmed?" Yi Xue asked nervously.Since getting acquainted with Concubine You, Concubine You is still a good person, and Yi Xue unnaturally gets closer to her.

Concubine You Gui sighed, and said, "In the harem, there is danger everywhere. If you are not careful, you will be in the abyss. What do you think of the empress?"

Hearing Concubine You talking about Empress Empress, Yi Xue thought of that graceful and luxurious woman, and said, "Empress Empress is talented, decent, and has the style of an ancient virtuous woman, she is not a bad person." In fact, Yi Xue was still thinking about it. The empress's scheming is not so deep. After contacting this a few times, she found that except every time she composes poems, the empress can also express her true feelings. deep.

When Concubine You heard Yi Xue's evaluation of the Queen, she nodded, then shook her head, and said, "You can't judge people by their appearances."

With just one sentence, it also answered Yi Xue's feelings towards the empress, and she thought silently, should she guard the empress more in the future?

"Yixue, those two maids just now were sent to me by the empress..."

Yi Xue was taken aback when she heard this, and then she was surprised. Could it be that even the queen is guarding against Concubine You Gui?Or is there another secret?
"So what about this one?" Yi Xue asked.

"Hehe, I'm afraid this one was sent by Li Yanzhi. Although I'm not sure, I can still see some clues," Concubine You said with a smile.

The imperial palace, this is indeed not a place for people to stay, "My lady, why did you come here back then in such a miserable place?"

Hearing Yi Xue's question, Concubine You Gui suddenly felt a pain in her heart, gasping for breath, holding her chest, her face turned white, Yi Xue hurriedly found a stone bench and sat down.Concubine You tilted her head slightly, looking at Yi Xue with a lot of sadness in her eyes.Yi Xue didn't dare to ask, so she could only stay silent.

"Oh, that happened many years ago, Yixue, you are still young, and you don't understand some things. When I was your age, I was free and carefree, but it's a pity that the world has changed too much." Concubine You Gui seemed to recall what happened before, and said slowly.

Yi Xue didn't interrupt Concubine You Gui, if Concubine You wanted to speak, she would naturally do so.

Concubine You took out something from her bosom, which was a roll of handkerchief, and unfolded it gently, and saw a pair of birds like mandarin ducks flying together, with a line of words engraved on it, "Feng Xing went on a hike and thought about it all night, and his heart will never leave."

When Yi Xue saw this line of small characters, she immediately guessed why. I'm afraid Concubine You Gui had something unusual in her past.

"Yixue, as I remember, you are a relative of the Xia family in Huawangcheng, but are you a descendant of the original capital's Taifu?" Concubine You suddenly asked.

Yi Xue nodded, she was not surprised, after all, she was already famous now, and it would be easy for many people to check her background.Now she didn't think about hiding it, even if she did, she couldn't hide it from someone who cared.For this reason, Yi Xue even sent someone to protect Xia's family, fearing that something might happen to the case more than ten years ago.

Concubine You smiled faintly, her expression turned bitter, "Maybe you don't know, it's been a long time. 20 years ago, I was still a girl in my boudoir. I enjoyed lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. That was my happiest day." day"

Twenty years ago, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Tang Empire was surrounded by lights, and countless people went to the capital to enjoy the lanterns. Master You, the chief criminal officer of the capital, also brought his wife and children out to enjoy the lanterns.I don't know who knocked over the candle, which caused a fire, and the scene was in chaos.The crowd was turbulent, Mr. You and his wife were squeezed somewhere, and Ms. You was also taken out several streets.When Ms. You was looking for her way home, she encountered a group of people.

The young man on the horse was handsome and extraordinary. He was wearing white armor, which complemented his fair skin. His eyes were like fire, which made people feel hot and safe. Miss You was so stunned that she even forgot to avoid the horse team.

"Get out of the way, who are you?" Some officers and soldiers immediately came to push Miss You.Miss You was immediately overwhelmed with fright, and at the same time blushed for what she had just done.

"Wait", suddenly the boy on the horse said lightly, and then looked at Miss You, "You, I recognize you, you are the daughter of Mrs You's family, right?"

Ms. You nodded, expressing her acknowledgment, but her face was so red that she couldn't look directly at it.However, the boy's expression didn't change at all, and he said, "Miss You, there is a sedan chair behind, I'll send someone to take you back."

After finishing speaking, she sent the sedan chair. Miss You blushed even more when she saw that handsome face. When she left, she "accidentally" lost a handkerchief.

But things didn't go as Ms. You imagined. She thought that the son would definitely come to her. She waited patiently for a long time. It seemed that for two years, the man hadn't appeared, so she went to investigate secretly. , only to know that the boy is Zhang Xuan, the second son of Taifu Zhang's family.After inquiring about his name, Miss You made up her mind that she would not marry unless he was the only one.

But good luck tricks people, when Ms. You finally made up her mind to explain to her father, she heard the news that the Taifu's family had been ransacked, and her heart was broken. At that moment, the world seemed to collapse, and she cried a lot. all night.The next day, she received something from an unknown person. There was a handkerchief in it, which was clearly the one she had dropped. On it was embroidered a line of words, "Feng Xing goes hiking and thinks all night, and his heart is broken forever."But why did he send it now, why?

From then on, Ms. You fell silent. She wanted to know why Zhang Xuanshi didn't reply to her letter until two years later, and it was when he died.She really wanted to know why the Zhang family was wiped out, and she asked secretly, but no one knew. When she asked her father, her father also said that she didn't know.She gradually had a suspicion in her heart that Zhang Xuan died unjustly, it must be.Since then, she has been looking for opportunities to inquire about the reasons for the Zhang family's extermination case, but no one can explain clearly.So she thought of the only place where she could find out, and that was the palace. Only the emperor of the palace could know the truth and why Zhang Xuan died.

That year, she participated in the palace draft and was selected into the palace. Starting from a young talent, she kept getting close to the Holy Majesty, finally got the favor of the Holy Majesty, and successfully became a noble concubine, but she never found out the reason for the Zhang family's destruction. , but that unintentional passing by, but know the truth......

(End of this chapter)