A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 30 Forbidden Court (30)
Only when you pretend to be alone in your heart will you be troubled, otherwise Feng Guo Wuhen, what is there to be troubled about? (1)
The lights in Funing Palace were brightly lit, the Empress Dowager did not leave, she stayed to take care of him personally.

It's not that the emperor's family has no family ties at all, it's just that Jinshang has a weird personality, and even with his biological mother, he doesn't want to get too close.The queen mother loves her son, but it is hard to be like a normal mother and child.Now is the time for him to be weak, and weak people are always softer than usual.

The Queen Mother wiped his sweat and fanned him, and asked in a low voice, "Are you thirsty? Your Majesty will pour you some tea."

He half closed his eyes, he didn't feel any pain in his body, but he was a little tired.It was very late at night, but the queen mother was still there.He breathed lightly, "Your Majesty, go back to the palace and rest, there is nothing important to me here."

The queen mother took the teacup to feed him, and said in a mournful voice: "You are like this, how can I return to the palace with peace of mind? My son's body hurts in my mother's heart. You are not a father, and you can't understand it. You will understand later."

He turned his head and looked out, "The queen is gone?"

The queen mother did not answer, put the teacup back, paused and said: "You are a person who wants to achieve great things, you can't be so affectionate. Be fond of, let her be lawless. It's not good. Today, on Qixi Festival, so many people are Gen Yue, you sneaked away from the back mountain, how can you still have the majesty of a father and a mother? When you come back safely, I will not pursue it. I just treat you as children and smile. Ambush, with wounds all over her body, how can the forbidden people talk about it? If I don’t punish her, it’s hard to relieve the hatred in my heart. Fortunately, it’s only an arm that’s injured. If a knife cuts her on the neck, will she still be alive?”

He frowned and closed his eyes again.

It's really puzzling that he still wholeheartedly defended her after such a big incident.The Empress Dowager said: "You have only been married for two months, and you have always been indifferent. Why did the Empress ask you to be so concerned? Which of the forbidden ladies is not a beautiful woman, but because of her, she has lost her soul?"

He became more and more impatient, turned his face away and said: "Your Majesty doesn't understand, don't ask."

Seeing his stubbornness, the Empress Dowager felt helpless, "Then who did the murder, the officials know that? It was the empress who instigated you to leave the palace, could it be related to her?"

Whether it has anything to do with her, he knows in his heart.It is difficult for him to choose whether this relationship should continue to develop at this point, or stop here.To dominate the world, one has to sacrifice something, such as family affection, such as love.No matter who started the dispute, as long as it falls on her, there will be a good reason to raise troops and sue the country.

He raised his left hand to cover his forehead, and shook his head after a long time, "Today's situation is very dangerous, the queen stepped forward to save me."

The queen mother waited for the answer before she breathed a sigh of relief, "This is the best, and it will live up to my expectations of her. It's just that she still needs to hone her skills. This time, she is ordered to think about her past mistakes, to show off her character, and to set an example for the wives. She is also good for herself. You have a good life in the past two days, so don't leave the palace at will. The case will be ordered to be thoroughly investigated. There are such criminals in Bianliang City, and I am terrified when I think about it. Is it the same as the ghost face last time? Are people in the same group? If this is the case, wouldn’t the Forbidden Court never have peace?”

He had a faint headache again, and reasoned that it was not, "The ghost-masked man has already subdued the law, so please don't be suspicious anymore. After I rest for a few days, I will personally supervise this matter. I have nothing to do with you, please come back, Queen Mother!"

He brought up the official statement, and the queen mother had no choice.Sighing, he got up and went out.

The previous scene kept echoing in front of his eyes, the queen was desperate, the assassin could kill her, but stopped halfway, so it must not be Wu Rong's person.Could it be the Sui Kingdom?No, Suiguo doesn't care about her pawn, as long as she can assassinate him, her life or death is not important.So who exactly?Having had an encounter with her before, I couldn't bear to hurt her...

The desk candle flickered and went out by itself after a while.It was almost midnight, and the moon had completely retreated, leaving only a starlight outside the screen window.Occasionally, the chirping of worms can be heard, rustling, like a weird nightmare.

Early in the morning, a ray of sunlight slanted in and shone on the exposed wrist of the head of the couch, which almost burned people after a long time.

Zihua woke up from the heat, sat up and looked, but there was no one in the hall, so he propped up the mat and lost his mind for a while.Not long after, Ah Rong opened the curtain and came in, put down the copper basin and said, "The sage is awake? What happened yesterday really frightened me. Fortunately, there was no danger, otherwise Mother Chun and I would not know what to do. Are you okay? What's wrong with it?"

She said no, and slowly went to wash her mouth and face, and asked: "Is there any news about Funing Palace? How is the official family doing?"

Ah Rong shook his head and said he didn't know, "It's good for me to be safe, and I don't care what others do."

She was stunned, and found that what Ah Rong said was right, today she is just a "other person".Thinking of Aunt Jin again, yesterday was too chaotic and didn't care to ask, but today I have some free time, so I should have an explanation.

Ah Rong combed her hair for her, and she ordered the palace servants to bring Miss Jin.Aunt Jin entered the inner hall, and handed over two letters in a secret manner, "The bookcases in the back hall of the Zichen Hall are all locked, and the servant girl took a lot of effort to get them. I'm afraid the officials will find out and dare not take more. The pile of letters was about two feet high, and two of them were taken out, and the sage will read them first."

She was nervous, she didn't comb her hair, and sent everyone out.

Holding the two letters, she sat down on the low couch. She could recognize her own handwriting on the envelopes, but it took a lot of effort to open them.

If the letter was written before July, it means that the suspicion of the officials has been cleared; if it was written after July, then what else is there to say?It must be him!

She unfolded the plum-blossom paper to read the contents of the letter, which was about the miracles in Jian'an City.The son-in-law Shangzhu had a marriage contract before, but the other party went to be a female Taoist priest.A few years later, the son-in-law came to the door, and the son-in-law missed his old love, and funded the construction of a temple for the female Taoist priest. Because of this, the princess turned against the son-in-law, causing an uproar in Jian'an City... She remembered this incident very clearly, it was the year when Yun Guan returned to Dayue The winter solstice occurs, that is, after the Qixi Festival.Her mind was blank, looking at the letter, she wanted to cry but had no tears.It was really him, this yin and yang man, Mao Yunguan had written letters with her for nine months, but she had never noticed it, it seemed that a human head had grown out of nowhere.

When Chunwo came in, she saw her staring in a daze, so she hurriedly stepped forward to ask her.She raised her head, her eyes filled with tears, "Mother..."

She sobbed and cried, and when Chunwo saw the letter on the short table, she already guessed most of it.Spreading his hands, he said, "What should I do now, has my previous guess been confirmed?"

"This madman!" she cursed in a low voice, "how could he lie to me like this!"

Chunwo didn't feel sorry for her, but found her funny, "But did you become angry from embarrassment? You said so many affectionate things to him, but you didn't know it?"

She blushed, and with tears in her eyes, she did not forget to stare at her fiercely, "Did mother also make trouble? Am I not your grandson?"

She is wronged now, and Chunwo knew that she couldn't be more troublesome. Her temper was too angry to end, so she hurriedly said: "Why do I mean that? No one in this world laughs at their children! I think the officials also It's not easy, for a person like him, the sweet talk with you is simply... I don't know what to say. I think it's been a lot of thought and affection in the past three years. "

"Who cares about his deep affection? If he doesn't go to be his monarch, what's the matter with pretending to be someone else's name? What does my deep affection with Yun Guan have to do with him? He just mixed in his wishful thinking and called me What do you think?" She tucked in her handkerchief and wailed, "He fooled me like this, he still pretended to be in front of me, secretly ridiculed me for some reason, I will have no face in the future!"

She was very sad, her heart felt empty, and even the sky was dwarfed.Her love was given to others by mistake, and she was really sorry for Yun Guan.Yin Chongyuan deceived her feelings, he is a shameless liar!

All the majesty of a queen was gone, Chunwo looked at her rolling on the couch with a sad face, helpless.

"Sage, let's take it easy. Now that you are married to him, you have completed your meritorious deeds. Don't think too badly about him. What's wrong with loving someone? I know it's hard for you to accept, but this is God's arrangement. The cause was planted in the previous life, and the fruit is borne in this life. Maybe the reason I met Yun Guan before was to promote the marriage with the official family."

Chunwo's mouth was worn out, obviously it didn't make her life much easier.She blushed and handed the received letter to her, "What did he write? Siqing can't sleep peacefully, wishing she could reunite with Qing with wings on her side... When Qing'an is safe, I'm safe, Qing Ruoyi mourns, Even though we are far away, we will cry to make peace... He is so shameless, thanks to him being able to speak out!"

Chunwo was very embarrassed, and said falteringly: "The writing is pretty good, and the feelings are sincere..."

She turned her eyes and said angrily, "You still speak for him!"

"Okay, okay..." Chunwo had to smile, "I don't speak for him, I think for you. I don't have the blessing to be your biological mother, but you were raised by me, and I love you all the time. I I hope you can marry a good family and file a case with your husband and son-in-law. Now that the first item has been fulfilled, only the last item is left. Does the saint not want me to feel at ease? Find a time to have a good talk with the official, Yun Guan has already talked to you It doesn't matter anymore, if I insist, it's just my uncle."

She sat there wrinkling her eyebrows and competing with herself, thinking for a long time and saying: "Mother is right, I should have a good talk with him."

She stood up and went to the front hall, Chunwo hurriedly chased after her to stop her, "Yesterday, the queen mother restrained your feet, so you can't disobey it openly. Besides, you can't reveal the matter of Miss Jin's night visit to the Zichen palace. It's a capital offense if it spreads out, don't you?" Are you going to confront the authorities?"

Although she was annoyed, she was not overwhelmed.The letter was stolen, even if she had a handle, it would be a shameful handle.She had to go to Funing Palace, and she would always find some clues.Besides, how is his injury now, she is also worried...

Sometimes when I think about it, I am indeed a capricious person, hating him and caring about him at the same time.Don't be caught by Chunwo, and fall in love with him unknowingly.She was taken aback by herself, no way, how could it be possible!After getting along for two months, I didn't find anything good about him. What else is there besides being moody?
She was disgruntled, but she had to go out anyway.Zhao Shizhao came, "Go to Funing Palace and say that I don't trust the official family, so I sent you to inquire about the official family's health. When you see the recorded scene, ask him to send a message, and ask the official family to let me take care of him ..."

As soon as she finished speaking, a man came hurriedly on the boulevard, he was the servant Gaopin of Funing Palace.When he arrived at the steps, he bowed his head and squeezed his voice to send a message: "Your Majesty has an order, please come to the Palace of Funing to meet the saint."

What a coincidence, right in my arms.She straightened her face and nodded, turned her head to Chunwo and said, "Inform Xu Shanggong, let her go to Baoci Palace, and report to the Queen Mother about the official summoning me."

Chunwofu was polite, helped her to step down, and whispered: "You must not make mistakes, after all, the official is the monarch, and if you hurt his face, I am afraid that you will not be able to step down."

She pouted and was not very happy, but she also took it to heart, and she knew it, "I have a wink, and I will play it by ear." She stretched her sleeves, tucked her hands, and the wife led her to Funing Palace went.

There are three bedroom halls in the front and back of Funing Palace, where people can live freely today.Yesterday's attack happened in a hurry, so they were placed in Funing Palace.The big wedding was in the Palace of Rouyi. She looked around everywhere in her spare time, but she didn't find anything suspicious.On the other hand, the Palace of Funing seems to have the smell of a forbidden place.Today is a good opportunity, while he can't move around, she can explore around.

She went up to Danbi to enter the main hall, but happened to be there, and heard her thin voice through the screen, it seemed that she was crying.Talking about how the government made it like this, the ministers and concubines felt like a knife was twisted.

She was a little disdainful, passed her here, told her to watch him play with the imperial concubine?She stood still and let the recorder go in to communicate.The noble concubine is just feeling broken, if something is accidentally broken, wouldn't it frighten the mandarin ducks?

Recording scene asked for an order, and quickly withdrew to lead her in.She moved slowly and walked around the screen, and she saw Chiying crying like pear blossoms with rain.In fact, in the Forbidden Court, who is not acting?How much affection can you have for an almost stranger?She is very considerate of her, it is not easy for everyone.Although she doesn't like her very much, she doesn't hate her very much.

Chiying wiped her tears and paid homage to her, she raised her hand, "Miss Liang, excuse me, how is the official family doing now?"

The imperial concubine turned her head and took a look at Jin Shang, "The official said it's much better...but I was sad and couldn't hold it back for a while, I broke the rules, please forgive me, saint."

She smiled magnanimously and said, "You are also concerned about the officials, so why should you be guilty?" She said while leaning towards him.

He was lying on the bed, bleeding profusely yesterday, his lips turned white.The eyelashes are drooping, and the light in the hall is dim, so it's hard to see if the eyes are closed, anyway, he's a bit depressed.She was angry about the letter, but in this environment, she still felt involved.She got on the footrest and sat beside him, with his injured arm resting on her chest, she didn't dare to touch him, she just called him in a low voice, "Official, can I feed you medicine?"

Only then did he react, and he shook his head without speaking.

Seeing him like this, her nose felt a little sore, "Does it hurt?"

He still shook his head, "It doesn't hurt."

She took the medicine bowl and lowered her head to cool it down, and said to herself: "Are you afraid of suffering? I asked someone to prepare rubber dates, and after eating it, it will not be bitter. Don't tell me to keep persuading you, I am not in a good mood today .”

Half-threatening, she took a spoonful and stuck it to his lips. He struggled a bit, but finally drank it.The imperial concubine looked at it with mixed feelings. The palace is spacious, but there is no room to accommodate her.She let out a breath of foul breath slowly, and simply accepted the blessing and resigned.

She was spoonful after spoonful, and he was tired of coping, so he had to stand up and take the medicine, then straight down his neck and gulped it down.

She covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and he leaned on the pillow to look at her face, "The empress said just now that she was in a bad mood? Why?"

Why?Isn't it because of the despicable things he did!It was inconvenient for her to question him directly, but she was annoyed.Looking at him again, he frowned slightly, looking like a human being, it was difficult to connect him with that incident.

Forget it, he is injured, let's talk about it later!She shook her head, "It's nothing, I just feel unhappy, and I feel better now."

He can always find some surprises in her words, for example, she was in a bad mood before, so she must be worried about his injury.It's clear now because he drank the medicine and the situation is better than yesterday.

He hummed, "Tell me if you have any troubles, the empress restrains your feet, and I will send you, and this restraining order will be invalidated."

After hearing this, she turned her eyes to look at him, "Isn't it because I was called to serve the officials? I know you despise those yellow doors, so leave it to me to take care of you closely!"

After hearing this, he lowered his head slightly, and moved in a little, "The queen is coming to bed."

"Why?" she said, "I'll sit right across from you, okay?"

He stopped talking and just looked at her like that.She had no choice but to kick on her shoes and climb up, afraid of touching his wound, she shyly leaned against him, "Does the official like that when riding in a car? Let's talk shoulder to shoulder?"

The corners of his lips raised slightly, "I like to be closer to the queen, so close that I can hear your heartbeat."

She was a little embarrassed, and muttered: "Listen to my heartbeat, what are you doing, it's so hot when you're so close."

He didn't take it seriously, touched the cattail fan and handed it to her, "Your Queen."

He likes to order people around, she puffed up her cheeks and thought to herself, let me let you be proud for a while now, when I get the evidence, we will see how you end up then!

He rolled up his sleeves and fanned him, and suddenly remembered his baby name, and found it very funny again.Then she tilted her neck and looked at him, "Guan, I heard your mother call your baby name yesterday, so you are called Zizi. It's a good name, no wonder you always look so proud."

He froze for a moment, "Why am I so proud?"

"No?" She looked at him with a smile, "Really not?"

For some reason, with her by his side, he felt that everything was not so important.I still remember that when he first got married, he held his posture. At that time, he could often gain the upper hand, but later he gradually failed.

She asked narrowly, he didn't last long, and finally disarmed, "Maybe...sometimes a little bit."

She grinned and said: "It's not sometimes, it's often. You don't know it yourself, but I see it for real... But I like this name, it's humane, and it sounds better than Zhongyuan."

(End of this chapter)