Chaos in the Chu Palace

Chapter 98
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ruo knew that she had completely accepted him, and his heart relaxed, cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead. Third Young Master Zha was good at observing words and expressions, and seeing her pale face, he hurriedly said: "Auntie, nephew is hungry, so he is too busy talking. .Hurry up and get some food."

Concubine Yu Jing suddenly smiled and said: "Yes, it's all my old lady's nagging, come here!" As she spoke, she quickly stood up, walked outside, called the palace servants to help her there, turned her head and said to Ouyang Ruo with a smile : "Ai's family go and have a look first, you and Qing'er hurry up and follow."

The banquet was full of light vegetarian dishes, which suited Ouyang Ruo's appetite, she ate a lot, laughed and talked about Yan Yan during the banquet, and said a lot of interesting things, which made Concubine Yu Jing happy.Third Young Master Zha is also an elegant person who can speak well, and when the two sang and chorused, Concubine Yu Jing couldn't bear to let them go back.It took an hour and a half for a simple lunch.When the sun was about to sink to the west, Ouyang Ruo said goodbye and left.Concubine Yu Jing sent her to the foot of the mountain, held her hand reluctantly, and repeatedly told her to come when she was free.

Ouyang Ruo complied naturally.

It was only when I got on the shoulder chariot that I felt like my whole body was about to fall apart.

She was carried by the servants, and fell asleep on her side in a dazed state.She didn't know when she arrived at the "Yunxiang Palace". After a long time, she heard someone knelt down, and she felt very heavy all over, and she didn't want to open her eyes.

After a while, she felt someone hug her, and she smelled a very familiar ambergris in her drowsiness.She was startled, but couldn't open her eyes.

He could only hear him hugging himself and asking the people around him in a low voice: "Where did she go? Why did she come back at this time?"

"Going back to the emperor, the empress went to see the concubine for advice on Buddhism. She didn't come back until after lunch..." It was Wan Hui's voice.

Chu Huotian snorted and hugged her in.

She leaned her head against his wide and warm arms, her nose was sour, tears could not help but roll down.

Chu Huotian carried her all the way into the inner room, and covered her carefully with a quilt.Ouyang Ruo only felt that his eyes were staring at her face, she couldn't help but sighed, and turned around.

Seeing that she woke up, Chu Huotian coughed with embarrassment on his face, "You are tired, go to bed early..." After he finished speaking, Ouyang Ruo thought he was leaving, but he didn't expect him to be still sitting.

Ouyang Ruo waited for a long time, only to feel that the inner room, which was originally not small, suddenly became much smaller.Many things were tumbling in her heart. She was sleeping deeply, but now she has no sleepiness.

She sighed softly, sat up, and stared at him with her eyes as deep as a pool of cold.Seeing that she no longer avoids him, Chu Huotian was overjoyed, shook her hand, and said after a while, "Ruo'er, are you feeling better?"

Ouyang Ruo lowered her head and said quietly: "The concubine hasn't pleaded guilty to the emperor yet, the emperor's question makes the concubine panic."

Chu Huotian was stunned for a moment, his handsome face was uncertain, and he sighed: "Zhao Qingling told me that it was Zixuan who admired him, so I can't blame you. Besides, how can I not understand Ruo'er's intentions?" ?”

He spoke frankly and affectionately, Ouyang Ruo felt sour in his heart, and looked up at him, his eyes were piercing, without any trace of haze or doubt.Ouyang Ruo finally threw herself into his arms: "It's good that the emperor trusts the concubine, even if the concubine is beaten to death by the queen, it will not be wronged."

Tears of guilt in her heart finally fell down. If she had known that he was such an upright gentleman, she wouldn't have been sulking for many days in vain.

No matter what, he was always her husband.

Chu Huotian's heart was also moved by emotion. Her grievance and weakness made him feel distressed. In fact, even if her heart belongs to her, so what, she is always by his side, following all the way, never leaving.Besides, Zixuanna and the others are upright gentlemen, not only his capable officers, but also his good friends, even if they are emotionally moved, they will not do anything beyond the rules.Everything was played by someone with a heart, but that day, he was really dazzled by anger.

The two hugged each other in the small room without saying a word, thinking about each other, but the little knot in their hearts was no longer there.Chu Huotian stroked her temple hair and said with a smile: "I only wish that Ruo'er is by my side..." He smiled deeply, his eyes were as deep as the sea, and the domineering and broad-mindedness of an emperor made him exude a sense of harmony with others. different charm of men.

Ouyang Ruo finally smiled, and a blush appeared on her pale face.Today, she not only received the support of Concubine Yu Jing from the Zha family, but also the favor and friendship that the emperor deserved.The so-called bitterness and reward are nothing more than that.

She finally fell asleep peacefully in his arms.

It was night, and Chu Huotian stayed at Yunxiang Palace.The entire harem was shocked by the emperor's move. I thought that Rou Jieyu had already become a grasshopper after autumn and would not be able to live anymore. Unexpectedly, in less than a month, she would have a shocking reversal, breaking the emperor's heart. Hold it firmly in your hand.

The third prince was still sent back to Yunxiang Palace to be educated by Ouyang Ruo, but the emperor was worried and went to see him almost every day. Ouyang Ruo's health gradually improved, and he was taken care of with medicine and tonics.

Gradually, her complexion was like spring, and her body became plump, but the sharpness in her eyes never faded away. How many concubines came to visit with jealousy, were all discouraged by her eyes. I can't even say the sarcasm in secret.

Zhao Qingling checked her pulse one day, took a closer look at her, and suddenly smiled and said: "The empress is more dignified now, but she hasn't got her position yet, so she can't show her edge. I think the empress still needs more experience." He said this At that time, he smiled slightly, as if he was facing the stream and shining on the water, natural and without trace, but Ouyang Ruo listened, and after a long silence, he solemnly thanked: "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for your suggestion."

Sure enough, after that, the smile on her face became more gentle, and the sharpness and coldness in her eyes were completely put away by her, hidden in her body, and there was no trace of it anymore.

Ouyang Ruo was in good health, so he went to Concubine Yu Jing's place every few days, chatted with her about Buddhism, and took some trinkets brought from Huaguo to appreciate with her.Concubine Yu Jing liked her very much, but she never said a word about what was mentioned that day. Ouyang Ruo was not in a hurry, and just picked some jokes to tell her to relieve her boredom.

In this way, the days passed day by day, and Chu Huotian released the Queen's order of confinement, and she was able to come in and out freely, but the power to manage the harem was still in the hands of Xu and Lin.The empress's intention to establish a crown prince when she met the important ministers and family members was greatly discounted because the emperor favored Rou Jieyu again.Chu Huotian easily refuted Li Chu's remarks before they could form a good atmosphere.

Since the founding of the dynasty, Chu Huotian has tried his best to promote the children of poor families, but the resistance is not small. Now the middle-class and declining nobles have gradually entered his eyes. At this time, a letter of remonstrance from the Duke of Cha Jiacha entered Chu Huotian's eyes. in sight.Of course, there is no problem with the loyalty of the Cha family, and Chu Huotian felt very relieved by most of them's attitude of avoiding the world.In this way, a group of young children headed by Cha Sanshao gradually entered the court and were sent to the local government as officials.The queen's Zhao family gradually discovered that Chu Huotian suppressed and ignored them, and gradually became panicked.It was mentioned several times when I met the queen.

The queen is not feeling well, and now she has to deal with the pressure from the clan, and she is so annoying that she can't sleep well.

One day, there was a "crash" sound in Fengyi Hall, Ziye's heart skipped a beat, and she hurried into the inner hall.A lady in a luxurious brocade dress was covering her face in embarrassment and walking out.

Ziye naturally recognizes her, she is Yipinhaoming's wife Zhao Lishi, according to her seniority, she is the queen's aunt, these days she comes here almost every day, every time she talks with the queen in secret, but every time the queen sees her After finishing her, I feel very bad.

Ziye didn't dare to ask anything, she just turned sideways to let her go, and then rushed in.

The queen was leaning on the beauty's couch, and the side of the couch was full of broken teacups, piece by piece, which was shockingly broken.

Ziye didn't dare to disturb her, so she just squatted down and picked pieces and put them into her skirt.Suddenly a roll of booklet was also thrown on the ground. Several names were written on the snow-white paper, but after being splashed with tea, some of the original words could not be seen.

Ziye quickly picked it up and gently placed it on the table.

Suddenly the queen said coldly: "What did you choose that for!?" Her voice was cold and harsh, filled with endless jealousy.Ziye was startled, hurriedly knelt down and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, this servant will take it down."

The queen stood up and stared at the booklet with hatred, as if she wanted to cut the booklet into pieces with her eyes.

Seeing her strange appearance, Ziye didn't dare to move, suddenly the queen stood up, rushed over, and frantically tugged at the booklet: "Okay! I hope I die so that I can take advantage of your hearts. , as you wish!... What is consolidating the holy favor, what is the right and left arm, I am! The dignified Zhao family has also started a shameless flesh and blood business now, don't think it is just a matter of picking a few stinky girls into the palace. To be favored by the emperor! I don’t even think about how many catties I have..."

As she scolded and shouted, Ziye got up in shock, hugged her, and shouted repeatedly: "Mother Wu, come quickly! Come quickly..." The queen was hugged by her, and she cried like crazy: " The empress is not dead yet, you are so impatient to push people into the palace and treat me, Zhao Huiwan, as a dead person, don't you..."

Grandma Wu ran in, together she hugged her to the bed and held her down, and hurriedly ordered someone to call for the imperial physician.

After tossing and tossing for a long time, the queen was so tired that she fell asleep.

Ziye looked at the mess all over the place, her heart still lingering in fear, she pulled Madam Wu and whispered: "Mama Wu, what happened to the Empress...just now..."

Mother Wu sighed: "It's not a crime. The queen's family saw that the queen couldn't speak in front of the emperor, and the limelight was stolen by that one, so they wanted to send girls from several clans into the palace to serve the emperor..."

Ziye was startled: "The queen agreed?"

Nanny Wu sighed again: "If it was normal, the Empress might have gritted her teeth and let them in, but recently, the Empress is not feeling well, and they not only ignored them, but also came up with this bad idea. Can you feel comfortable? This is not disturbing, you should be smarter and be more careful when you speak in the future. "

Ziye quickly agreed, and before she left, she couldn't help but turn her head to look at the thin figure behind the heavy curtains.

For the first time in her life, she no longer envied the Queen's aloofness, her mother's respect for the world, and she was only glad that she was just an ordinary court lady, and there was a mother outside the palace who was eagerly looking forward to her return home, a mother who loved her...

Even though the queen was unwilling in every possible way, those women were still stuffed into the harem. When Ouyang Ruo heard the news, it was from Concubine Yu Jing.

She is in good health, and will go to Concubine Yu Jing's place every three to five days.Perhaps because she had no children, Concubine Yu Jing treated her like her own daughter, and when she saw that she was recovering, she asked her to show her the wound.

The wounds on Ouyang Ruo's back criss-crossed, and Concubine Yu Jing couldn't help but shed tears: "Poor girl, the queen is too cruel, and she intends to let you die. Such a heavy hand can be used... "

Ouyang Ruo lightly gathered her dress, and smiled indifferently: "The concubine is soft-hearted. The queen seized the opportunity of the emperor's anger and naturally wanted to get rid of all the concubines. There is nothing to say about it, but she acts in a hurry and has a vicious heart. She didn't even let the Third Prince and Little Di Ji go..."

Thinking about the scene at that time, her heart almost spurted blood with hatred, and now Lin Xiang is very clingy to her, probably because she was frightened by the queen that day.

Concubine Yu Jing saw her gloomy expression, then looked at her freshly scabbed wound, and sighed: "The empress is too vicious, no wonder you hate her, but she also feels bad..."

As soon as she finished speaking, an old nanny came in quietly and whispered something in Princess Yu Jing's ear.Ouyang Ruo put on her clothes and just waited quietly.

Seeing the old nanny go out, she looked at Concubine Yu Jing squarely.Concubine Yu Jing seemed to have got some news, so she just pursed her lips and smiled, seeing her beside her, she couldn't help but said: "It's true that you can't talk about people during the day, and you can't talk about ghosts at night. It was only when Ai's family got the news that the queen's natal Zhao's family was born again. I sent a few little girls into the palace, saying that they were maids of honor to serve the empress, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell that they were ulterior motives."

Ouyang Ruo's heart moved, it seemed that Concubine Yu Jing also had a deep connection with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, otherwise she would not have known about such things, but she, a concubine who seemed to be indifferent to world affairs, was the first to know.

Concubine Yu Jing met her probing eyes, and smiled slightly: "Don't look, it was the Ai family who ordered people to inquire about the Queen's movements in the past few days. In the past, the Ai family was not happy to know what she did."

Ouyang Ruo knew that although she didn't say anything, she was actively running for her in secret, and she was grateful in her heart, but she couldn't say anything, so she just laughed and said: "There is a pot of plum blossom snow that my concubine ordered to pick last year brought by my concubine outside." The water has been stored in the ground for a year, and it is just time to take it out to make tea, Toffee, try it?"

Concubine Yu Jing smiled gratifiedly, and patted her hand: "Okay, these days, my lonely old woman is not lonely anymore. I used to see that brat for ten days and a half months. You are still welcome."

Ouyang Ruo smiled and helped her out of the room slowly.

Ouyang Ruo also heard such news when she returned to Yunxiang Palace, Xiang Ye curled her lips and said with a blunt smile: "The servants are going to see it specially, the left and right are just young ladies from aristocratic families, they look very pampered."

Ouyang Ruo nodded and ordered her to inquire again.Wan Hui thought she was unhappy, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the emperor won't like them."

Ouyang Ruo smiled and said: "I am worried about what to do, whether I like it or not is the emperor's business, what to do with this concern."

After she finished speaking, she went straight to coax Xiao Yingzhou. Just after lunch, Chu Huotian came over to rest. Seeing her tired face, he raised his sword eyebrows slightly and said, "Don't go to the concubine's place anymore, you're tired."

Ouyang Ruo smiled and said: "If you don't go to the concubine, where will the concubine go? Sister Xu and Sister Lin both take care of the emperor and the prince. The concubine's going is just a disturbance. The concubine is lonely, so the concubine will go to accompany her." It's also good."

Chu Huotian glanced at her, he was extremely unwilling to doubt her, but he pondered for a while and said: "I don't want you to get involved in the affairs of the court, don't worry, the queen dare not touch you anymore." He said it very clearly , I don't want her to secretly make friends with some people who should not make friends.

Ouyang Ruo was shocked, and looked at him, seeing his bright eyes, like the clearest mirror, reflecting her with nowhere to hide, she frowned, and said in a low voice: "Yes, I know I was wrong."

Chu Huotian sighed, hugged her, and stroked her slender hands: "I know your worries, but I'm using the Cha family now, it's too obvious that you come and go, the Queen, I guess I thought you were playing tricks, if I don't pay attention and she comes to trouble you again, I'm worried..."

Ouyang Ruo complied obediently, and fell into his arms, secretly regretting in her heart.Why do you think it is, this time it is really her, Ouyang Ruo, who is behind the scenes, and her Zhao family is about to come to an end.

But after thinking about it, the emperor was able to confess to her, and he was not unappreciative.Thinking about it, he really regarded himself as the person in his heart.

Thinking about it, she sighed faintly, put her arms around his neck, and said guiltily: "Can the emperor believe that what the concubine does will not hurt the emperor?"

Chu Huotian smiled slightly, tapped her cherry lips with his lips, and sighed softly on her lips: "Of course..."

He believes in her, even though she has many secrets that he doesn't know, but he believes that one day, she will be able to confess for him, the years are long, and she is by his side.That's enough.

The queen arranged for the recent daughters of the Zhao family not to be called slaves in the palace, but instead asked the maids to call them "girls". There were three in total. Ouyang Ruo had never seen them before, but she couldn't help being curious.It's just that she no longer goes to the Queen's "Feng Yi Hall" to pay her respects, so naturally she won't be able to see her.

In this weird atmosphere, the entire harem slowly ushered in the end of another year.Chu Huotian was still busy at the end of the year. Needless to say, those "girls" couldn't even see him, let alone Cheng Chong.

Gradually, the entire harem began to secretly laugh at the empress' wishful thinking that had failed. The empress was not upset, but the three girls were in dire straits.

Ouyang Ruo shook her head and ordered her to back down. After a long time, she picked up the little clothes and thought to herself, the queen doesn't seem to rely on them, so is she just sitting there waiting to die?This doesn't seem to be her style.

The entire harem gradually returned to calm, and another month passed.Ouyang Ruo seldom went to Concubine Yu Jing's place occasionally, and Chu Huotian gradually acquiesced in her approach, but repeatedly told her that the imperial court must be involved, and Ouyang Ruo agreed.

Since the last time he said that the court should not be involved, the film between Ouyang Ruo and him has gradually become thinner.He knew that she was doing something behind his back, and he told her clearly, but the more so, Ouyang Ruo seemed to have his tacit approval, and he was no longer afraid to worry.

The relationship between the two gradually heated up again, and Ouyang Ruo had a hunch that maybe one day, he would know everything about her, and the two would no longer have to hide each other.

And if that day really comes, he will be him, but will she still be her?
There will be a farewell to sending you off thousands of miles.On the outskirts of Beijing, Su Yanqing and Zhao Qingling stood in the pavilion, raising their wine glasses but didn't know what to say.

The parting is imminent, and the mood is dim.Qian Yancui stepped forward to break the silence between the two.

"Husband, look at this beautiful flower." She laughed.

Zhao Qingling's clear eyes flickered slightly on Qian Yancui's flushed face, and said with a smile: "Madam Su is in good spirits, and General Su will not be lonely along the way."

Su Yanqing was noncommittal, and only glanced at her briefly.

Qian Yancui blushed, withdrew her hand, looked at Su Yanqing's complexion with some shyness, and said in a low voice, "I can only cause trouble." Back into the carriage.

Looking at her petite back, Zhao Qingling sighed slightly in her heart, stretched out her hand and patted Su Yanqing's shoulder, and sighed with a smile: "If you have a wife like this, what can you ask for from a husband? Although she is not very talented or intelligent, she has a heart. Okay. Don't wrong her."

Su Yanqing smiled wryly, nodded, and clasped her fists to Zhao Qingling, "I don't know when we'll see you again this time. Mr. Zhao, please take care of me. She... I'll trouble you to take care of me!" The last sentence he said was dejected, After all, I can't forget that figure that looks weak but is stronger than a man.

Zhao Qingling replied with a faint smile: "Don't worry."

(End of this chapter)