Palace scheming: Empress Leng Gong I

Chapter 16
Although the young lady was crying alone in the garden and her eyes were red and swollen, but for the first time, the young lady who had always been calm and calm rushed into the hall, in front of everyone who was having breakfast, and walked quickly to the fourth young lady Yunya, He slapped her twice without hesitation.

Bi Tao still remembers that the young lady was only 12 years old that year, and at the age of 12, she had endured ten years of suffering before she faced it bravely for the first time.

Then, it was Yun Ya who cried loudly and everyone scolded in unison, but the young lady was not afraid, no matter how much she tried to hold her back, the young lady just looked at the head of the family that everyone was afraid of - the master.

Staring at him so resolutely, every single word cannot be ignored: "Father, Yun Qing lost her mother since she was a child, and her father is busy with government affairs. Yun Qing never dared to make any requests to her father. Today Yun Qing wants to beg her father. From now on, no matter what Yunqing spends on food and clothing, he should stay in the west courtyard and never go to other people's places to disturb others. I also ask my father to promise Yunqing that if other people want to come to Yunqing courtyard, the kind Yunqing will accept it. , if you maliciously tease Yun Qing, please ask father to investigate clearly and give Yun Qing justice!"

Bi Tao knew that if it wasn't for someone touching the young lady's most beloved flowers and plants, the young lady would never say anything even if she was wronged.

Fortunately, instead of blaming Miss that time, the master not only did not blame Miss, but also severely reprimanded Miss Fourth after asking the reason, and won a peaceful space for Miss. From then on, the West Courtyard was the only paradise for him and Miss. But very happy.

However, today, she saw that the young lady was injured again, and the past uncontrollably came to her heart, causing her to cry out all the grievances she had suffered in the past few days.

I thought that after moving out of the Yunfu, the young lady would no longer have to be bullied by others after she became a country, and she would no longer have to look at people's faces everywhere.

Whoever wants to enter the palace, the first one to show off to the young lady is the young lady's husband - the emperor above ten thousand people.

Miss can not be sad, not heartbroken, but she is different.She didn't want Miss to suffer any more, but she could do nothing to help Miss...

"Bitao, don't cry." Yun Qing sighed, hugged Bitao gently, and said calmly: "I know you love me, but it's really okay. I accidentally scratched myself yesterday, not someone else I brought it. I forgot that I shouldn’t have left the Golden Phoenix Palace, which made you suffer with me again.”

Yun Qing thought, within half a day, the emperor's decree will come.

I don't know if the young man will be involved with the Queen Mother.Alas, it is pitiful to think that the young man was seriously ill.It's just that she couldn't figure it out, what was the reason for his sudden madness yesterday?
In her opinion, a person with an extremely cold temper like him is by no means a frivolous person like Xuanyuan Moyu, as can be seen from his attitude!But why, last night, his expression was so strange and frightening?
Shaking her head, Bi Tao raised her head from her embrace, with a puzzled look on her face: "Where are you going?"

"I don't know, it should be the cold palace. Or..." Yun Qing smiled wryly. If the concubines in the palace make mistakes, they will be sentenced to death if they are serious, or downgraded and fined if they are not serious; Leng Gong.

Like what happened to me last night, in Xuanyuanze's eyes, he committed the crime of fornication among the seven crimes.Although he didn't sit down, it could be considered that he saw it with his own eyes.

"Or what?" Bi Tao jumped up in fright. She didn't want to ask how the young lady got her injury, but she knew that the young lady had always been strong and refused to let herself know anything, for fear of worrying herself.

Now hearing what the lady said, she can no longer stop asking.Could it be that something big happened last night?

"Your Majesty!" But at this moment, Xiao Taohong's voice came into the hall.

Yun Qing raised his head to look at Xiao Taohong, seeing her nervous expression, he couldn't help but understand, and said softly: "Xiao Taohong, what's the matter?"

Because Bi Tao still had tears on her face, she didn't want others to see her, so she quickly turned her head and wiped it away gently.

Little Taohong didn't pay attention to Bi Tao's unnatural expression, she was just more panicked by the imperial edict brought by Eunuch Chang Le at this time, and hurriedly replied: "Madam, Eunuch Chang led a group of guards with knives to the palace, Madam Xuan hurried out to receive the edict .”

"Eunuch Chang again?" Bi Tao didn't care about the red eyes from crying, and stared at Xiao Taohong with wide eyes, thinking of what the young lady had just said, her heart couldn't help but pounding.

"That's right, empress, let this servant help you wash and wash quickly!" Xiao Taohong didn't know what happened, and the emperor's personal father-in-law came to Jinfeng Palace for two days in a row. Bringing another group of guards here is really puzzling.

"Well, there's no need to bother. Xiao Taohong, go and tell Eunuch Chang, just say that I asked Bitao to wash and wash for me before going out." Yun Qing waved her hand and let Xiao Taohong go out first.

Then, with the help of Bitao, she simply dressed up and came to the middle hall.

"Elder-in-law has been waiting for a long time." Just like yesterday, Yun Qing nodded slightly in salute during Chang Le's visit.

But he heard Chang Ledao dare not dare, so he unfolded the scroll of the imperial decree and read aloud: "Please accept the decree, Empress—".

"My concubine, Yunqing, respectfully accept the imperial edict." Yunqing calmly knelt down to receive the imperial edict, and Bi Tao knelt down with all the palace servants, bowed their heads and listened quietly.

"Empress Yunqing, as the head of the first palace, violated her superiors with her own body, disobeyed the holy will, and went out of the Jinfeng Palace privately, intending to mess up the harem. , This is it!" After Chang Le said it, the people below were shocked, suspicious, and their expressions were very different.

Only Yun Qing was calm and calm, as if nothing happened, he said long live the emperor, and got up to take the imperial edict from Chang Le.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has ordered, please tidy up now and move to Cuiwei Palace." Chang Le coughed lightly, leaving behind the emperor's special words, and then led everyone back and left.

"Cuiwei Palace?" Yun Qing was stunned, isn't the cold palace of the imperial palace Luoxia Palace?

"Miss!" Bi Tao was shocked and angry. Looking at the people leaving, she couldn't help stepping forward to hold Yun Qing, and said angrily: "Miss, the emperor has gone too far. Even if you want to abolish miss, you don't have to find such a vicious person." Let the crime be laid on the young lady! Even if it is the emperor, you can't fabricate Mo..."

"Bitao!" Yun Qing sternly stopped Bitao's mouth, knowing that besides Xiao Taohong, there were other people who were watching her being deposed, and said solemnly: "The emperor, the king of a country, how can you let you go in private?" Slander?"

Afterwards, she took Bi Tao's hand under Qiuyue's cold groan, and said softly, "Come in with me."

"Tsk, messing around in the harem, that's not a good accusation." With a smile on the corner of Qiuyue's mouth, her eyes were sarcasm, she opened her mouth, and directly smashed the words that ordinary unmarried women are ashamed to say, directly on Yun Qing: " But when you think about it, it’s understandable for someone who should be newly married but stays alone every night, unable to bear the loneliness. But it’s a pity that it was discovered too early, and I’m afraid that everything that should have happened has not had time to happen... "

"Shameless!" Bi Tao shook off Yun Qing's hand, rushed to Qiuyue without thinking, raised her hand and slapped her, and said angrily, "Shut your stinky mouth!"

"Crack!" After a brief daze, a loud and crisp sound was thrown back at Bi Tao's face without hesitation, making her flush with blood immediately.

Qiuyue didn't expect that Bitao would come up to beat her, so she immediately slapped her back, grabbed Bitao's wrist, which was so angry that she wanted to fight back again, and cursed: "What are you, you dare to hit me?"

Qiuyue has sharp eyebrows and eyes, the corners of her mouth are slightly drawn, and with the bright palm print on her left face, she looks like a ghost: "I give her a little face for a master who has fallen out of favor, and doing things for her is already Qiuyue's kindness to her. Now you are just a nameless little maid, what right do you have to do anything to my aunt who is in charge of the Golden Phoenix Palace? She is—"

She pointed at Yun Qing and smiled bitterly: "A waste queen who is about to move into the cold palace is not qualified!"

"Crack!" Qiuyue was caught off guard, and her right cheek was swollen again. The redness and swelling on both sides made her originally beautiful face start to become hideous and terrifying.

"Little Taohong!" She gritted her teeth and stared bitterly at the little maid who was looking at her coldly—that girl who was usually unknown and timid: "You dare to hit me?"

"If she is not qualified to hit you, I am!" Xiao Taohong raised her hand, and a square gold medal suddenly appeared in front of Qiuyue.Even if she had no knowledge of Qiuyue, the solid gold object was indeed too dazzling for her to ignore: "You, you belong to the Queen Mother?"

"Wrong, I am the one who was rewarded by the queen mother to the queen. The queen mother said that Xiao Taohong now only obeys the orders of the queen mother alone, and her servants will follow her wherever she goes. Therefore, if someone dares to disrespect Xiao Taohong's master, then Xiao Taohong Taohong will never stand idly by!" Xiao Taohong's words are firm, and her usually soft and weak face is so cold and frightening at this moment, it also makes Qiuyue's heart feel cold, and her hand holding Bi Tao loosens.

"Little Taohong..." Bi Tao's eyes turned hot and she was speechless.

She didn't expect Xiao Taohong to be willing to help them when the young lady was in such a state. Compared with Qiuyue, who can see the wind and turn the wind, she is really touched.

"Okay, haha, it's just an empress who has passed away. I'll see how long you can go." With hatred in her heart, Qiuyue gave Yunqing an annoyed look, then smiled evilly, turned around and ran out of the hall.

So what about the Queen Mother, how long can the Queen Mother keep her?No matter what, the emperor is the biggest in this palace, but at present, the emperor's favorite is Concubine Hua!
"I'm sorry, empress, Xiao Taohong is impulsive." Xiao Taohong smiled gently at Bitao, looked at Yun Qing quietly, and apologized in a low voice.

Yun Qing's heart warmed, and all her emotions were reduced to one sentence: "Xiao Taohong, are you willing to move into Cuiwei Palace with me? If you want, from now on, just call me Miss."

"Mother...Miss!" Xiao Taohong's eyes flashed, and the joy in her eyes was not concealed, and it clearly appeared in Yun Qing's eyes.

Yun Qing smiled, human affection is like drinking water, knowing whether one is warm or not.

At this moment, all she can sense is the rare warmth in the world...

Cuiwei Palace, a palace in the imperial palace that is more deserted than the Leng Palace, has a beautiful appearance, not like the old and mottled Leng Palace.It has a unique appearance and beautiful scenery inside the palace, which is a rare quiet place in the entire harem.

It’s just that in Cuiwei Palace, there is a large artificial lake between the main hall and the side hall. There are no pavilions, waterside pavilions, or bridges. The boat goes back and forth.Otherwise, it is to take a detour from the narrow road by the lake.

However, the lake is wide, and if you abandon the boat and walk, it will take more than half a day for a round trip.

In a flash, it was the beginning of February, and it has been half a month since the day I moved to Cuiwei Palace.The weather is getting warmer, the sun is warm and shining, and the ice on the lake has finally melted.

Sitting on the boat, Yun Qing put away the jade flute, pulled the cloak on her body, and stood up.

The lake wind gently blew her hair, tangling it, like a lover's hand, it was hard to get it back.

Bi Tao ran out from the hall to help Yun Qing get off the boat, and then helped Xiao Taohong carry things, seeing the poor things brought back, her face that was originally cold and slightly blue became rosy with anger: "No, there are so few? "

Holding the pitiful clothes and everyday things, she endured the resentment for several days and finally swelled up. She stomped her feet in resentment, and she was about to step on the boat and plan to settle accounts with them.

"No need to go, Xiao Taohong has done her best." Yun Qing grabbed Bitao, helped her take things into the hall, and smiled comfortingly: "It's much better than the beginning, the weather is not so cold, and we don't have to The lake wind blows every day, running back and forth non-stop. There are fewer things, at least once a few days, and they didn’t make things difficult for us.”

"Isn't that too embarrassing?" Bi Tao's voice couldn't help but jump up and scold: "Damn Shang Gongju, those people are really going too far, even refusing to give us bedding and clothes to keep out the cold In addition, they don't know how cold it is by the lake! They also said that the weather is getting warmer, and the items purchased by the Shang Palace Bureau have already been sent to various places, and now they are starting to buy unlined clothes... Huh, I don't believe their nonsense, it is clearly them Withholding our items and blocking us with these words. Miss, you don’t know how much those people are hurting. They seemed to make an exception and promised us that they could send us items together in three days, but they reduced the amount of three days to two days. Or is it only for two people, tell me, are they trying to starve us to death by doing this?"

"I'm sorry, miss, it's Xiao Taohong who has troubled you." Xiao Taohong lowered her voice, looked at the very angry Bitao, and secretly blamed herself for not doing anything for the miss, but for hurting the miss and the others.

If she hadn't insisted on following the young lady, the objects distributed by the Shang Palace Bureau would still belong to two people, at least enough for the young lady and the others.

There has always been a rule in the Leng Palace, all concubines who are thrown into the Leng Palace can only bring one maid to accompany them, so the items distributed are only for two people, and those eunuchs take advantage of the situation to bully others, making it even more embarrassing in private.

"Silly girl, why are you stupider than me!" Seeing Xiao Taohong blaming herself, the straightforward Bitao immediately extinguished her anger just now and turned into a helpless sigh: "I don't blame you at all, I blame those unscrupulous palace people for bullying others It's too much. People stick to their bodies with red, and people splash water on them. Alas, they are all heartless people."

"Bitao, Xiaotaohong, I'm sorry, I made you suffer." Yun Qing turned around, looking at the two kind girls who followed her wholeheartedly, she also felt distressed.

If he hadn't been too casual, such an accident would not have happened that night, and Bi Tao and Xiao Taohong would not have to suffer with him here.

"Miss!" Bi Tao hastily stepped forward and took Yun Qing's hand: "I've said it a thousand times, you are not allowed to say that again, otherwise, Bi Tao will cry for you!"

Her eyes were red and she burst into tears, but it was not because of suffering, but because the young lady shouldn't suffer like this.

"Miss, we are not afraid of hardships and hardships. We can squeeze together on the same couch with Miss at night, eat the same pot of clear vegetables made by ourselves during the day, listen to the melodious flute played by Miss on weekdays, and spend happy days with Miss every day." Talking and laughing, although this kind of life is hard, it is the happiest time for Xiao Taohong growing up. Miss, Xiao Taohong doesn't want to be separated from Miss, not for the rest of her life." Xiao Taohong stepped forward and grabbed Yun Qing's other hand Hand, although she usually doesn't like to talk too much, but today she talked so much all at once.Let Yun Qing know that in this world, besides Bi Tao, she also genuinely cares about Miss.

"Hey, you two silly girls!" She gently hugged the shoulders of the two of them, and she smiled silly herself: "The three of us will never be separated. Heh, we are actually quite happy now, although it is colder. , Bitter, but after getting used to it, I don’t feel bitter anymore. We don’t feel the benefits of living here in spring, but in summer, this place will become the most enviable summer wonderland in the entire palace. At that time, if the lake is It is full of lotus flowers, lovely lotus pods, and lotus seeds..."

The breeze was blowing on the faces of the three, although it was a bit cold, but under the warm sunshine, the faces of the three were full of smiles looking forward to the arrival of summer...

In Zhuhua Palace, He Ruowan was lazily sitting on the imperial concubine's couch, with her slender nails picking up the custard apple that Ning'er had cut, which was specially tributed by the south, and put it into her mouth to savor it with great enjoyment.

The custard apple is sweet and refreshing, soaked in the unique coldness of early spring, and in the warm and intoxicating Nuanxiang Pavilion, it is even more icy, cool and delicious.

"Well, it really is a good thing." She praised twice, took the wet handkerchief that Ning'er handed over at the right time, wiped her fingertips lightly, then turned her head, and lightly raised her jade wrist to the eunuch kneeling beside her: " Get up."

"Thank you for your grace." The eunuch flicked his sleeves and kowtowed respectfully to thank him, then he stood up carefully, his legs were already numb from kneeling.

Even so, father-in-law Fugui didn't dare to look up at the jeweled woman in front of him.I just felt that under her lazy posture, there was a chilling heart hidden.

"How is it going over there recently? Have you followed my concubine's orders?" The lazy voice, with a tone that made Fugui nervous, made him respond quickly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the servants have already obeyed your orders. According to their orders, they deliberately withheld their belongings and meals. The maid named Bi Tao came to the Shang Palace Bureau several times to ask for bedding and clothes to keep out the cold, but they were sent away by the slaves and the manager. give up."

"Is it just a deduction?" He Ruowan snorted softly, obviously dissatisfied.

What she wants is to make them unable to live in peace.

"What do you mean by empress?" Fugui asked in a low voice. He knew that Empress Hua would be the queen in the future. Although she hadn't been officially canonized yet, it was only because the empress dowager needed to clean up in the past two days, so the matter of becoming an empress was temporarily postponed.

However, the real power of the queen in the palace has already been in the hands of Concubine Hua, and these were brought up by the queen mother on her own initiative.

"The emperor has forgotten about her existence in the past few days. I will take care of the affairs of the harem for the time being. As long as you do things properly, I will definitely reward you a lot." He Ruowan tapped the back of the chair lightly with her fingertips, and said There was a rhythmic crisp sound.

Hearing that Fugui was startled, he raised his head suddenly, only to see a sneer sneering in the corner of Concubine Hua's mouth, and immediately her knees softened, she knelt down again, and said: "Your Majesty, this slave will never dare to take it lightly. Please, Your Majesty." Don't worry, the slave has his own measure, and will never let the empress worry too much."

(End of this chapter)