A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 26 Forbidden Court (26)
She was perfunctory to him, but he took it seriously. (3)
Xu Shanggong said: "Since the death of King Huaisi, the East Palace has been almost abandoned. It's just because the official family has no emperor's heir, the East Palace has only two small yellow gates to guard, and no one is allowed to enter or leave normally."

After hearing this, she was bewildered, "It is said that King Huaisi died in the East Palace, and the real culprit has not been found out until now."

Regarding this matter, everyone in the palace kept secret.The victims of the political struggle, winners and losers, have passed away, and no one is willing to mention them anymore.There was compassion in Xu Shanggong's smile, "At that time, the servant girl was still working as a secretary in the Shangyi Bureau, and she had heard a little about what happened in the East Palace. I don't know what happened, so I dare not make a judgment."

She turned to look at Xu Shanggong, "Have you seen King Huai Si?"

Xu Shanggong shook his head and said: "King Huaisi was the crown prince at that time, and the servant girl was just a lowly palace servant, so I was not blessed to see him."

She sighed slightly, knowing that she shouldn't say any more, she asked Ah Rong, "How old are you this year?"

Ah Rong blinked and said, "My maidservant is fifteen this year, even if I turn eighteen, the saint can't send me out of the palace. I entered Zhongwazi to serve the saint when I was six years old, and I don't have any family members outside the palace."

On the contrary, he looked like he was determined, and Yun Hua lowered his eyes and said slowly: "You are not too young, you should find a good wife to marry. I once heard that a palace man wrote a poem on the fallen leaves and floated out of the palace It was picked up by officials in the court and made a marriage, it would be great if it could fall on you."

Ah Rong laughed and said, "I can't do such literary things, and I can't write poems either. I'll just wait for the sage to make decisions for me in the future!"

Xu Shanggong took the opportunity to break a few sentences, and went back to get the booklet and go to work.Chunwo came in from the outside and brought some fashionable snacks, such as crystal soap and yellow cold dumplings, and put them in front of her, "I haven't eaten at night, let's have some now!"

She shook her head, still messing with her thatched house.It took a while to remember, "I heard the queen mother said that the official family likes to eat sweets, and my mother will prepare it for me, and I will send it to the official family."

It was getting late, and it was getting dark, so he must have finished his government affairs.Since that day, I haven't seen him for several days.Maybe they both feel embarrassed, so it's fine if they don't come or go, but she is the queen after all, not to mention the forbidden women, the queen mother is also watching closely, and if things go on like this, she will end up with a whole body of crimes.Concubine Liang Gui ran a lot, she was too lazy, so she did her best by offering snacks.

Chunwo was very happy to hear that, and hurriedly ordered Ah Rong to prepare, and then came up to change her clothes for her, and said in a low voice: "Go and make friends with the official, the two of you are kind. Last time you kissed him, he would I think I'm sorry, but I haven't come to see you for a while. The king of a country is a man after all, and the official family has never been lucky enough to have a harem. I'm afraid he's not as experienced as you. If you don't take the initiative, the friendship will fade if you push back and forth. Letting the noble concubine come first, that would be a bad situation." She smiled awkwardly, "Men, like women, always look at the first person they get close to differently. You are a queen, how can you be inferior? The favored empress ended in misery, you must be a warning."

Chunwo spoke the vernacular, but it was really embarrassing to discuss this seriously.She covered her face and said, "I know, don't say any more, you're ashamed."

"Then stay overnight in Rouyi Hall tonight." She straightened her clothes for her, "Didn't the officials ask you when you will be able to enter the palace? I think it is better to hit the sun than to choose the day, just today!"

She blushed and said angrily, "I shouldn't have told you everything and told you to laugh at me."

Chunwo joked: "I don't dare, show off in front of the saint, don't you want to kill me! I'm not doing it for you. Seeing you in such a difficult situation makes my heart ache so badly."

Yan Hua was a little sad by her words, bowed his head and said: "Mother, I brought you and A Rong to Da Yue. I did something wrong. Today the palace will release people, I want you to bring A Rong back Go to Suiguo. Ah Rong doesn’t have a family, but you do. Set her up for me, find a good family to marry her, and let her live a peaceful life.”

Chunwo shook her head, "Thanks to your father's rescue, the people in my family are doing very well now, and I have nothing to worry about. Compared with them, I can't let you go. If you marry an ordinary person, you will never be able to get married. I can go back to reunite with them in an ordinary and happy life. But you make me worry so much, how can I throw you in the big house, so that you don't have a close person?" She hugged her shoulders, " If you really want Ah Rong and me to go back to Sui Kingdom, then come out as a prince! We will leave immediately if the child falls to the ground."

She couldn't laugh or cry, and prevaricated: "I have it in my heart, so I will go to the Hall of Rouyi to recommend myself as a pillow. Even if the officials throw me out, I will not leave, okay?" She pursed her lips and smiled, all the way Funing Palace went.

It has been getting hotter and hotter recently, and the cicadas are still singing after the sun goes down.After a day of baking on the bluestone slabs, the hot air rushes up from the soles of the feet after stepping on it.There was a heat wave in the wind. Although the road from Qingning Palace to Funing Palace was not far, it was still sticky.

The escort was talking to the little yellow gate under the eaves, and those on duty in front of the imperial court had practiced the ability to see all directions. When they caught a glimpse of someone coming in, they fixed their eyes and saw that it was the queen, and hurried forward to salute.She nodded, "Recording scene, where are the official family?"

Lu Jing led her up the steps, and said: "The official family is in the Funing Palace... just now, Mrs. Liang visited, and she is still there now. The minister went in to deliver tea, and the official family and the lady are playing chess."

Her footsteps gradually slowed down, "The imperial concubine is also here..." Finally she stopped, standing on the altar, and stopped moving forward.Wanting to hand over the food box to him, it's a bit petty to think about it.But when he went in to meet her, he was playing chess with Chiying again, so he probably didn't have time to talk to her.I couldn't explain what was going on, my heart was astringent, the corners of my mouth were heavy, and I couldn't lift it up anymore.But after all, I can't back down. Now that I'm in front of the hall, even if I want to say hello, it's better to turn around and leave.Then he said to Lu Jing, "Go and report for me. If the official sees me, I will go in again. If the official is busy, you can send me some snacks here for the official and Mrs. Liang's entertainment." .”

The recording scene should be a yes, and he entered the palace with his hands down.She stood far away and looked over, the candles in the hall were beating, and through the Korean paper on the mullioned windows, there was a little light mixed in the darkness, a kind of semi-dark panic.

She wandered on the altar, the emperor's palace, every brick and every pillar was carved with dragon patterns.She pressed her hand on the fence, the stone pillar was hot, with jagged reliefs, and flowers bloomed under her palm.

Waiting anxiously, I don't know if he will see her.Thinking of Chunwo's words, she laughed at herself and thought that it was all over now, and she would have excuses when she went back.There are people in the palace, so it's not her turn to recommend herself as a pillow mat.

Recording three steps and making two steps came over, he said: "The official invites the sage to enter, and the sage invites."

She nodded, took the food box in Ah Rong's hand, lifted her skirt and went up the steps.The sky was already getting dark, but it wasn't always black, it seemed to be a kind of dark blue, misty, and the lanterns couldn't light it up.

When entering the hall, I heard Chiying's charming laughter, "I'm not good at chess, the officials need to let me be my second son in this game."

Today is still indifferent, put a black stone on each opposite corner of the chessboard, gesticulate and say: "The white stone goes first."

The side hall is lit with oil wax, and through the painting screen, two people can be vaguely seen sitting on the couch playing chess.She walked around, bowed to accept a blessing, and said with a smile: "I came at an unfortunate time, and disturbed the two of you."

The imperial concubine hurriedly went down to salute, looked back at the present, and said shyly: "I have nothing to do, so I came to ask the official to teach me how to play chess. Sage, please sit down."

She pressed down on her hand, with an adult demeanor, "You don't need to greet me, you just play chess." She went up to her side, looked at the layout on the chessboard, and said softly, "Tomorrow is Qixi Festival, and there is something wrong with the game New fruit, I will send it to the officials and Mrs. Liang to taste."

He held the piece in one hand, leaned his elbow on the chess table, scratched his lips unconsciously with his bent index finger, didn't look at her, and murmured vaguely.

She tried her best to smile, seeing the coldness on his forehead, and sympathetically asked him if he was hot.Fanning him with a round fan, he said, "I've read the roster of the courtiers and concubines. Except for the able-bodied wives in each pavilion, all others will be released together. Whether those who are eliminated will be decided by the ladies. "

He said yes, "Everything is up to the queen." Then he turned his head to look at her, his deep eyes scrutinized her face, "Are you feeling better?"

She blushed a little, and always felt that his question was a metaphor, so she avoided his gaze and said, "It's much better, Xie Guan's family is thinking about it."

When he wanted to speak again, the imperial concubine said in good time, "The sage's complexion is better than before. Tomorrow is the festival, and the little yellow gate is riding a water swing on the lake. The sage will go and see it with us." After finishing speaking, the waxy voice urged, "Officials Don't focus on talking, it's your turn."

They were playing chess, and she was bored at the side, so she ordered someone to take out all the snacks in the food box, and quietly retreated out after arranging them.

Ah Rong came up to meet her, she shrugged lightly, "The officials are playing chess, let's go back!"

Ah Rong looked very disappointed, looked into the hall, took her arm and got off Danbi.

Walking out of Funing Palace and sending the people who followed her back first, she pulled Ah Rong's hand and said, "The gates of the palace are all open tonight, let's take advantage of the moonlight to walk around?"

The heat dissipated at night, and because of the festival, colorful lights were lit everywhere, and it was bright everywhere.Young girls basically have nothing to worry about, and their moods will change when the environment changes.Looking around aimlessly, he gradually walked under a red wall.

The wall is taller than normal, with blue glazed tiles on the top.From the other side of the wall protruded the branches of a clump of pear trees, with scarlet ribbons hanging from the branches.

"What is this place?" She paused.

Ah Rong is not like her, who sits in the Yongjin Palace all day long.She is running around, looking for people to handle affairs, and there are almost no places in the forbidden area that she doesn't know.She glanced and said softly: "East Palace, it is here that Mr. Yunguan was killed."

At that time, Yunguan and Li's residence were often in contact, and Ah Rong was also familiar with him, and he was used to calling him Mr. Yunguan.Sadness filled Yun Hua's heart, and he reached out to touch the wall, since he had never had a chance to pay homage to him since he came to Dayaxe, and he had never even visited the place where he lived before, so he shyly said that he liked him.

She felt very ashamed, and walked along the base of the wall until she reached the palace gate.There is only half a door open there, because it is equivalent to a forbidden area, so it always has a bit of mystery.

Ah Rong grabbed her sleeve, "Saint, don't go in, it's scary in the middle of the night."

But she didn't feel scared, she separated her hands and said: "You wait for me at the door, there are people in the hall, I'll go in and have a look." Without waiting for Ah Rong to persuade her again, she raised her skirt and stepped into the threshold.

(End of this chapter)