A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 53 Forbidden Court (53)
Going around in a big circle, but in the end it was still powerless. (3)
I couldn't sleep well last night, and today my mind is groggy. Seeing that the bedding is complete, I went to bed without even eating.It's just a little uncomfortable, the rotten smell on the mattress penetrates into the nose, the eyes are sleepy, but the brain is extremely active.The scene from yesterday was rearranged again. The imperial concubine and the queen mother probably knew about Ah Rong's plan a long time ago, so they happened so coincidentally that they broke through.What if you don't come?She wouldn't suspect Ah Rong, let alone go for a test, maybe he would really be poisoned to death!

Thinking of this, I feel chills in my heart, and I still feel very cold even though I wrapped myself in the quilt tightly.The hall was too empty, and the wind was blowing in from all directions, and she seemed to be lying in the air vent, shivering with cold.

In a daze, I don't know what night it is.He vaguely heard footsteps coming in from the outside, probably guarding the yellow gate of Xihei, who kindly lit a lamp for her.Then the footsteps came to her bed, and she didn't move again.She lay with her back on the outer edge, opened her eyes slightly, and the lamplight projected a figure on the wall, wearing a crown and loose robes.Her gaze was attracted, and she stared at it firmly, afraid that she would lose sight in the blink of an eye.But a gust of wind blew past and the candle went out.She propped herself up and sat up, feeling anxious to cry, but she fell into an embrace, which was warm and had a familiar smell to her.She choked up several times and wanted to cry, but she couldn't.

She pushed him away, got out of bed to look for paper twisters, relit the candle and turned around, looking at him coldly, "It's bad luck, why are the officials here?"

He glanced at the food box on the table, "Have you not eaten all day?"

She said she had no appetite, so she invited him to sit down, "The official is here now, did he bring a verdict against me?"

He lowered his hands and looked at her, "The verdict has long been in my heart. I'm not here today to discuss this with you."

She was a little surprised, "Apart from this, is there anything else we can talk about? Does the official want to have a relationship with me?" She smiled, "I am a suspect who intends to kill the king, and the official should not come Here. If I do something again, the officials will be in danger."

She stood under the lamp, and there was a sense of joking in her tone. He was inexplicably flustered, wondering if she was too lazy to deal with him, or had completely given up on him.What happened yesterday hurt them a lot. He stayed up all night, from her entering the palace to getting along with each other, his eyes were wet thinking of the sad place.He really loves her, even though she is naive, capricious, and coquettish, he still loves her just the same.He thought that having a daughter in the future would be nothing more than that!He's strong enough already, there's no need to find someone with a deep scheming mind to compete with him.He prefers his woman to be simpler, because he can't help but go back to the inner court and still intrigue, and the appearance of Rong Hua fits all his fantasies about his beloved wife.Although he is the king of a country, he has never been confident in his feelings.He doesn't have any skills, loves her clumsily, always trembling with fear.He was afraid that his time with her would be too short to be able to match her, so he spared as much time as possible to accompany her.But when he thought he could embrace the beauty back home, her close female officer poisoned him in such a large amount that it could kill him.

The surveillance of Qingning Palace has never stopped.It's not because they can't trust her, but because they are in her position, there is more or less a third pair of eyes staring at them. This is not only suspicion, but also a kind of protection from another perspective.During this period, Ah Rong did not find any contact with outsiders. Her life was very simple. Apart from being on duty, eating and sleeping, she was basically in a daze for the rest of the time.Such a person who has no characteristics or even intelligence, suddenly did such a thing, even he was surprised.If it wasn't for someone secretly reporting that day, reminding him to be careful of the Queen and Ah Rong, he would have been lying in the coffin by then.

He didn't want to escalate the situation, he even tried to save her with a fluke mentality.She was leaning against him, this feeling no one in the world could provide anymore, he was nostalgic and even addicted, even if she was poisonous, he wanted to keep her.As a result, the queen mother got the news from nowhere, came prepared, and bumped into it.

After all, he is a human being, and when a human being faces death, he will always develop an instinct for self-protection.Sad and disappointed at the same time, he can detect the abnormal behavior of everyone in the government and the opposition in advance, but he can't penetrate people's hearts.So his inferiority complex swelled unprecedentedly, and countless speculations and doubts poured into his mind. He thought that maybe she didn't love him enough, maybe she was persuaded by Yun Guan and planned to help him get rid of him.

Is he doing something wrong?He sat down according to his heart, her attitude was different from what he had imagined, he thought she would cry and swear at him, but she didn't.She is so faint, faint eyes, faint tone.Only then did he realize that it turns out that the faint ones hurt people the most.

"Queen, don't stand still." He pressed his hand, "I want to have a good talk with you."

She reluctantly pulled up her skirt and sat down, seemingly careless, but who knew that her heart was bleeding like a river?He was in front of her, but she felt that she no longer knew him.The incident happened suddenly yesterday, and he was right to take any countermeasures, but he shouldn't doubt her.The environment she was in made her only rely on him, and as a result, he couldn't trust her, and living became a kind of sadness.

He calmed down and told her, "Ah Rong is dead. After being put in prison, he broke free from the shackles and crashed to death."

She listened in a daze, although she hated her for being confused, but it still made her very sad to die.After thinking about it, death may be a way out, life may not be a good life, and death is clean.

She nodded, "Can the officials do me a favor and ask them to dig a deeper hole so that the wild dogs don't eat her."

He looked at her, the more she didn't explain, the more worried he was.He said: "Last night was the most painful night I have ever spent in my life. The person I love plots against me, which is beyond my expectation. I have thought about it for a long time, but I have no other evidence except the affirmation of my feelings for you. Ah Rong kills the king, you are her master, you are guilty."

She said I knew, "It's my fault that I didn't discipline well."

He continued: "This matter was manipulated by Yun Guan. You can see his character clearly? Even if you know it, he can let you take risks alone, which shows that he is unscrupulous and not someone who can be trusted for life."

She turned her head and glanced at him, "I knew this a long time ago. His character has nothing to do with me. Now I just want to ask, what about you yourself when the official judges Yunguan like this? Anyone?" She stood up, paced slowly in the empty room, and said as she walked, "The officials know that I have nothing but a mother who is a queen mother. I entered the palace and got involved in this dispute. It started on my impulse, but now I think about it and I regret it. If I had listened to the nanny and found someone to marry, I might not have ended up where I am today. But there are also gains. I have seen all kinds of people, and I understand that there is no Pure emotion." She smiled mockingly at him, "Including the so-called love of the officials. Everyone has a purpose. I was too naive before, and I won't in the future. I used to be hypocritical towards the officials, but together After going through some things, I have a clear conscience. Such an accident happened yesterday. In fact, it is useless for me to defend myself or not. The officials believe me. Even if I do it, I can be innocent. If the officials don’t believe me, yes Is what Chenqie said right?"

He stared at her, as if he had grown up overnight, and there was no sadness and melancholy on her face, only empty firmness.She built a high wall between them, and he wanted to touch her, but it was out of reach.He is an emperor after all, no matter how deep his feelings are, he cannot get carried away.He neither affirmed nor denied, but said: "Right now, I can't make a judgment. The palace servant committed suicide in fear of crime. Everything is unknown. There is no evidence to prove that the queen is related to this matter, nor can it prove that the queen is completely ignorant."

"Then why are you here today? Is it because of the love between husband and wife?" She stood in front of the window, and there was sarcasm after disappointment in her words, "The officials probably forgot that we can't even be called husband and wife , you and I both know it in our hearts. It’s just acting, show it to others, and show it to yourself.”

She was still laughing, covering her mouth, as if remembering something comforting.He was a little annoyed, "Shut up!"

"Am I wrong? Every time I mention the word husband and wife, I feel ironic. The officials have never treated me with sincerity, but let the officials know what I think." Leaning her back against the window sill, she said slowly, "I don't know so many conspiracies and tricks. When I entered the Forbidden Court to kill you, I just hid the knife on the couch. In terms of scheming, I'm not as good as Ah Rong. I don't want to bother to harm others, but it doesn't mean I I really don’t understand anything. This time the officials will do whatever they want, at least they have found a reason to raise their troops. But because the Yunguan has not been removed, it is not appropriate to make a public announcement. Can I ask in advance what the officials will do to me? Abandon me , imprisoned in the cold palace? Or kill me and use it to sacrifice the flag?"

(End of this chapter)