Who says maids don't fall for the city

Chapter 21: Painting a building without evidence (3)
"Qing'er, remember, don't leave me." Every word was paused, like an oath.

The next day, Chen Xidong sent Leng Xiang to the palace. She stood in the rain wearing a pink dress, holding a paper umbrella with 64 knuckles, looking like a painting.I began to regret whether it was a wise choice to use her to humiliate myself.

When Leng Xiang came to my side, she was naturally much more stable, and then she became obsessed with when we could leave.In fact, according to her thinking, all of this has nothing to do with her, and she should be allowed to leave on her own.But when she was about to be arrested, I didn't let go even if she fainted. If she said those words, she would feel a little sorry for me.That's why I thought everyone would go together.

Empress Dowager Jingyi heard that I had a beauty here, and asked me to bring Leng Xiang to show her.After picking it up for a day, the air was bright and clear, I dressed up Leng Xiang, and happily led her to the lotus pond.

It's late autumn now, only the fallen leaves are left in the pond, and I don't know why the Queen Mother still comes here.The arrival of Leng Xiang naturally surprised everyone. According to my opinion, Yang Ziyu is a good person, and Leng Xiang is also a good person.If they can be together, that would be the best of both worlds.It would be even more beautiful if I could be with Cheng Yu.But there is no free good thing in the world, so I naturally have to work hard to achieve my goal.Leng Xiang is inherently beautiful, and it is only natural for men to like beautiful girls.Now that she has entered the palace, she will hang around in front of Yang Ziyu every day from now on, there is no guarantee that the young emperor will not be tempted.As long as he is moved, Leng Xiang, a weak woman, will not be able to resist, and everything will happen naturally.

The Queen Mother beckoned and beckoned me to come forward.I cast a glance at Leng Xiang to reassure her, then I walked up to Empress Dowager Jingyi's side.She nodded with satisfaction, and said, "After a few days of training, your rules have improved a lot. Given time, you will surely achieve great success." For some reason, she obviously wanted to see Leng Xiang, but at this moment, the person who ignores Leng Xiang the most Instead it was her.It seems that Leng Xiang standing here is just an insignificant decoration.

I blessed myself: "Thank you Queen Mother for your compliment."

She paused for a moment, then waved her hand suddenly.Nanny Zhang looked around, and everyone followed her back.Leng Xiang didn't respond at all, and couldn't stand Nanny Zhang's cold eyes, so she followed her with a worried expression.

My heart is also like her expression, erratic up and down.I don't know what the Queen Mother wants to say to me.

Seeing that everyone had disappeared, she stood up, walked to the pool, and quietly watched the carp looming in the water.

"Who do you want to marry?" she said out of nowhere, and her cousin was still indifferent, unable to see what was going on in his heart.

I was startled, at a loss, not knowing what to say.

But right away I found out that she didn't need my answer at all.

"The emperor wanted to marry you, but the Ai family didn't agree. After all, it's not right to be in the right family. It's not good for anyone." She frowned slightly, her voice sounded very helpless, but there was also pampering in it. "But since he likes it so much, he will marry if he marries. There is just one more person in the harem." After a pause, "After all, he has been away from home since he was a child, and the Ai family has never fulfilled the responsibility of a mother. How can he be with him?" meddling in the life-long events. So everything is turned a blind eye, even though he goes."

"Just", she turned to look at me, a sharp light suddenly appeared in her eyes. "You are too ignorant."

I trembled, held my breath and said, "Qing'er doesn't know what the Empress Dowager means."

She sneered: "You are just a commoner girl who is favored by my emperor and would like to marry you as his queen. Not only are you not grateful, but you use your airs to tease my emperor!" Her tone was too harsh, as if every word turned into A sharp sword was shot at me.

"Don't think that Aijia doesn't know why you brought that girl into the palace. But if you like a man, you wish that there are no other women around him. But you are lucky, and you even picked up the beautiful one. If you didn't Stupid, that's stupid. Aijia originally thought you had a good heart and a bad temper, but if you are not sincere, even the immortal Aijia would not care."

My legs gave way and I nearly fell to my knees.After struggling a few times, I finally stood still, only to feel that my whole body was like an ice cellar, emitting bursts of chill.

The Queen Mother approached me, stretched out her hand to lift my jaw, and looked at it carefully for a while.She suddenly smiled and said: "Aijia misjudged it before, you really look good." She suddenly pushed hard, and her nails deeply penetrated into my skin. "It's just that if there is something that my emperor can't get, Aijia will not hesitate to destroy her." She still smiled, and the words in her mouth were so cruel, as if they had nothing to do with her.

Action is always faster than brain.Before I could figure out how to respond, my body automatically saluted, which was regarded as a response.

Seeing that I was obedient, she let go of her hand and sat back on the stone bench.There is a faint tiredness between the eyebrows and eyes.

When I went back, I covered my chin with my sleeve to avoid being seen by others.Leng Xiang naturally noticed it, but due to my coercion, she didn't dare to forcibly inspect it.But Liu Xia was smart and ran to find Yang Ziyu.So I just sat there and let him apply the ointment to my chin.

The white ointment with mint smell is very pleasant and makes people feel very comfortable.The wound was a little hot at first, but once it was applied, it immediately became cool.

Yang Ziyu's expression was very serious, as if he was dealing with a very important memorial.For some reason, I always feel that he is angry.But the person who should be angry is obviously me.For a while, the two of them didn't speak, and they were so angry and weird that Liuxia trembled when she came in to deliver tea.

After a long while, after finishing the important matter of treating the wound, he sat down next to me.I moved away a little uneasily, and he squeezed in again.I saw that the beauty's couch was not long at all, if I let it go, I would roll down, so I had the cheek to not move.

He slowly put his arms around my shoulders and leaned into my ear: "Are you angry?"

I sneered: "How dare I, isn't your majesty the one who is angry? If your majesty thinks that Qing'er has offended the queen mother, he can order someone to drag Qing'er out and behead him. There is no need to be so hesitant."

He gave a wry smile. "How can I be angry with you, even if you want to kill me one day, I won't be angry." He said very seriously, I couldn't help being moved, and looked sideways at him. "I'm angry at myself. I didn't protect you well. You were injured even in Qingze Palace. Qing'er, do you think I'm useless?"

As soon as he admitted his mistake, I felt that I was the wrong person.Seeing the loneliness in his eyes, he immediately panicked: "You, don't be like this, it's me who is wrong, don't blame yourself."

He smiled lightly, and I realized that I had been deceived.With a cold snort, he turned sideways and ignored him.

But he moved closer and closer, wrapping my hair between his fingers. "Qing'er, don't be angry. My mother has only one son, so I have to be more careful. You are the woman I like, and she will inevitably lose control of her emotions when facing you."

I didn't say it with my mouth, but I understood it very well in my heart.In this accident, it was me who was at fault.I never made it clear that I didn't want to be with him, I just struggled with how to quit this relationship.Maybe it's because I'm afraid that he will hurt me, maybe it's because I greedily enjoy his kindness to me, but I don't want to give anything.In short, I am so despicable.

"Ayu..." I whispered, I just wanted to explain all this clearly. "I think... maybe..."

"Are you hungry?" he interrupted suddenly, and said softly, "I'll let them prepare the meal." He seemed to deliberately not let me continue, and hurried out of the room.

I was sitting blankly, but I saw Leng Xiang swaying in.Wanting to say a few words to her, I opened my lips, but nothing came out.She walked up to me, half-kneeling, looking up at me.A face like an almond blossom was hesitant to speak, and the eyes were shining brightly.

"I always thought you liked Cheng Yu." Her expression seemed to be distressed, but there was obviously joy in it.

I nodded: "It is also now."

Leng Xiang smiled delicately, got up and sat beside me: "What about His Majesty the Emperor of Qingze?"

She has always been a gentle woman, but now she speaks with cynicism. I feel displeased and say coldly, "That means I'm attractive."

She froze for a moment, as if she hadn't expected that I would be so brazen.After a while, she suppressed her smile and held my hand, "Qing'er, what are you thinking?" She thought for a while, then smiled lightly and said, "Actually, I think it's good to stay in Qingze to be a queen, Mu Yi What a beautiful and rich place the world is.”

I curled my lips and said, "If you like it, why don't you marry him."

She lightly blocked my words: "I already have Cheng Yu in my heart, and I will not marry unless he is the only one."

"It's the worst thing to say if someone doesn't marry. The world is impermanent, and who knows what will happen in the future." I sarcastically said.

She didn't care what I said, Shi Shiran got up, and when she walked to the door, she looked back and smiled: "I almost forgot to say, in order to let you get everyone's approval, His Majesty has invited all the officials' family members to participate in the early winter night in your name. Drink." After speaking, he blinked and said, "You must behave well then."

Confused, I remembered what Queen Mother Jingyi said if I could not belong to Yang Ziyu, then she would definitely destroy me.But what should I do if I'm really with Yang Ziyu?After thinking about it, maybe marrying him is also a good thing, didn't I think about it at the beginning.Since I can marry the Li family boy, why can't I be with Yang Ziyu.

Having said that, I still have conflicts in my heart.So much so that the Queen Mother sent me to teach Madam Xi to teach me the rules, but I still held the attitude of neither resisting nor cooperating.The days passed quickly, and it was early winter night drinking in a blink of an eye.

The banquet is held in the Imperial Garden, and the camellias in Qingze can bloom from November to April of the next year. It is in full swing and beautiful, which is a major scenery of this season.

Yang Ziyu bestowed many clothes, gorgeous and dazzling, I feel dizzy just looking at them, let alone putting on these complicated things one by one.But Liuxia just stood there waiting to be served, as if she would fight me desperately if I didn't wear it.

I ordered her to dress up with me first, tied her black hair into an elegant bun, lightly put on rouge, and put on my favorite pearl earrings.Then squinted at the clothes.With a flash of inspiration, she coughed lightly and said, "It's getting late, Liu Xia, go out and see if Nanny Zhang is here, I'll come out after I change my clothes."

Seeing that I was willing to compromise, she happily agreed to go out.I got up and went to the closet, chose a white dress and changed into it.Look in the mirror, um, very good.This may show my attitude.Although it looks like filial piety, after all, there are embroidery on the skirt and sleeves. If you look carefully, it can still be counted as pure and spiritual, and it won't be too impolite.

"Girl, the nanny has arrived, please hurry up." Liu Xia hurriedly reminded me outside the door, fearing that I would be scolded for procrastinating.

I smiled and said loudly: "Here we are." Then I opened the door.

The sky was almost completely dark, and there were four-cornered palace lanterns hanging on the eaves. The light spread out, like a shiny carpet, leading to the most beautiful place in the world.Liu Xia's dazed eyebrows and eyes came into view.

I raised my eyebrows: "What's wrong?"

She was about to cry, pointing at me and trembling all over, unable to speak for a long time.Nanny Zhang entered the yard from the outside and looked at me in surprise.After all, it was an old man in the palace. After a long while, he said calmly: "Girl, today is a happy day, and I think it's better for you to change into another set of clothes."

I waved my hand and said with a smile: "Mama is worrying too much, Qing'er thinks this is pretty good." Looking up at the sky, "It's getting late, let's set off quickly. If it's late, I'm afraid Leave a bad impression on the wives." After a short pause, "Nurse, don't worry, if there is anything, Qing'er will bear it alone."

Maybe it was because she felt that she would be the one who would be punished if she procrastinated, so Mammy Zhang didn't spend any more time forcing me to change clothes.A group of people went out of the yard and went all the way to the imperial garden.

From a long distance, you can see that there are many lights, and the laughter is endless.I was walking well when suddenly a black shadow bumped into me.

A closer look revealed that it was a seven or eight-year-old boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and was very cute.Seeing that he bumped into someone, he scratched his head in embarrassment, and said crisply: "I'm sorry." He looked straight at me with a pair of eyes, not like ordinary children who are afraid of strangers at all.

I smiled slightly, and was about to say "it doesn't matter", but there was a child's voice "Ling'an"-it turned out to be a little girl as old as him.Girls are born in pink and jade, and they are also very likable.She put her hands on her waist, stared and said: "Ling An, you dare to flirt with other women while I'm not paying attention, I want to tell my brother."

"Puchi" I couldn't help laughing out loud when I heard such words from a child like her.And she naturally glared at me with an extremely displeased expression.

The boy who was called Ling'an also looked unhappy, and ignored her, pointing his finger at me.I thought that he might have something to whisper, so I bent down very cooperatively, also thinking of teasing the little girl.

Unexpectedly, he took the opportunity to give me a heavy "boo" on my face, and the sound was so loud that it echoed in the empty imperial garden.Fortunately, those noble ladies were busy making connections, so no one noticed this.

After kissing, he turned his head and looked at the little girl proudly.

"You..." The girl was so angry that he suddenly ran away crying "Wow".

The boy looked at me with a dull face, and suddenly blushed. After a while, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I will take responsibility."

I couldn't laugh or cry immediately.She stretched out her hand to wipe the place where he had kissed, and before she could respond to his oath, Yang Ziyu's soft voice rang in her ear.

"She doesn't need you to be responsible."

The boy turned pale for a moment, but pretended to be calm.Without speaking, he saluted Yang Ziyu, turned and ran away.

I raised my eyebrows and said with a smile: "Whose child is this, so cute." Yingying turned and looked at him with a bit of provocation.

He froze for a moment, frowning slightly.I know whether he has a headache because of this dress, or he looks indifferent, he doesn't speak and I don't speak.

"Girl" Liu Xia stepped forward and called in my ear, pleading in her voice.

Thinking of her doing her best to take care of me these days, it is always bad to embarrass her now.Yang Ziyu will not treat me very well, but she is just a maidservant, even for her sake, she should be more behaved.So he restrained his provocation, with bland eyebrows and eyes, and said with a gentle smile: "Didn't you say you couldn't come yesterday?" After all, it was a gathering of female relatives. Although he was the emperor, he was also a man, so it was not good to come here.

Perhaps Liuxia's worry was unnecessary, he was not angry, he still smiled as usual, walked up to me, and said lightly: "I'm a little worried, so I came." His tone changed slightly, "The clothes I sent are all Don't you like it?"

I shook my head: "Very beautiful, but too gorgeous. You also know who I am, and I'm not used to those."

He was slightly offended, seemed offended by my demeaning remarks, but as usual he would not scold me.

In the blink of an eye, he seemed to have discovered some treasure suddenly, and smiled at me.

(End of this chapter)