The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 366: Chasing the Stars
The night of winter is always filled with thin mist and dark clouds that cover the moon, like a pair of hidden big hands, covering the sky from top to bottom.

This winter is different from the past. Since the beginning of winter, there have been several snowfalls, and the ground has not been covered with white.

It was Ye Wanyan strolling leisurely in the courtyard, looking up and seeing the stars all over the sky like broken diamonds dazzled her eyes, she was so dazzled by staring at it for a moment, she only felt a stiff pain in her neck.

There was a light weight on her shoulders, and she turned her head to see that it was Lin Lan who had taken a cloak carved with phoenix birds and put it on her body.

Nodding his head and saying thank you, the pain in his neck was unbearable, and he gently pinched the back of his neck with one hand.Linlan smiled when she saw this, tied the knot of the cloak for Wanyu, and said: "Sister, I'm so excited, I just saw you standing in the courtyard for a long time in my palace, and I didn't want to pack Yinzhen's small clothes, sister It's still standing here." She raised her head, and looked in the direction Wanyu had just looked at: "Is there any beautiful scenery that captivated my sister's soul?"

Wanyu shook her head and smiled, and the agate beads hanging from her temples were ringing: "It is rare to see stars in winter nights, but today is a rare event. Thinking of the days when I was in the mansion, I always felt that this day was very close to me when I was young, and stars also It looks huge, as if it is within reach. At that time, I often slept with my eldest sister, and a skylight was opened above the two of them. Just lying flat on my back, I could count the stars without any effort. My eldest sister once said, A star is like a human soul, every person is born with a star, and if she dies in the future, the star guarding her will also perish."

As she spoke, she suddenly sneered, feeling a little sad: "At that time, I really believed what my elder sister said, and I thought that there were such miracles in the world. I look forward to the night every day, thinking about which star will be It belongs to me. Although the trivial things I expected in the past were not real, there was always something to look forward to. Now that life is clear, many things can be distinguished from true to false, but I am not as free and easy as I was when I was young."

Seeing her forced to smile, Lin Lan didn't know that she missed Empress Xiaozhao so much that she did so.

Since Empress Xiaozhao's death, Wan Yu only cried three times, and then she kept silent about it, as if after Empress Xiaozhao's Zi Palace was entrusted to Gonghua City, there had never been such a person in this palace.

But only Lin Lan lived with her every day to know that the more she dared not touch many things, the more she pretended to be indifferent.

Therefore, she didn't try to comfort Wanyu too much, she just let her vent her disappointment.

Seeing that Wanyu didn't want to talk to her too much, she ran out of voices, so she backed away slowly.

Wan Lai ordered the palace servants to move a small chair and sit in the courtyard, resting their hands on their chins and staring at the starry sky for a long time. Suddenly, a star in the northwest fell rapidly with a trail of flames, leaving only a light halo, like fireworks bursting into the air, but it was more intense than that. striking.

Just wondering, I saw three or two stars slipping down again.

Where has Wanyu seen such a spectacle?So he got up abruptly, and without giving a word to Yun Chan, he stepped out of the palace gate and chased in the direction of Luo Xing.

I don't know how long she has been chasing after her, but she always felt that the place where the falling star was still very far away from her, so she simply stopped walking, leaning against a short tree with her back, breathing in the fragrance slowly.

With a slanted gaze, he saw a figure not far away standing on the spot and looking up, so he whispered, "Who is where?"

The man turned his head slowly, but his figure was hidden in the night by his black clothes, and he only vaguely saw him bowing to him: "My minister pleases my concubine Wan Jin'an."

The voice was not loud, but it was a very familiar accent.Wan Yu took two steps forward, then smiled helplessly: "Lord Shen?"

Shen Ye nodded, and said with a gentle smile, "Why did you come here in such a late night?"

Wan Yu ignored him, just looked up at the land of falling stars, and sighed: "Why did my lord come here, so why did I come here."

Shen Ye followed her gaze, and then said with a smile: "I used to only know that the flying stars are a cover, but I don't think there is such a thing."

Wan Yu smiled indifferently, and there was a sigh of relief in her words: "I just thought about where the star must fall when it falls. It is so dazzling, I don't know how much more beautiful than the night pearl. It's a pity that the more The farther you go, the harder it will be to catch up.”

Shen Ye laughed uncontrollably, Wan Yu glanced at it disapprovingly, and said in a low voice, "My lord thinks I'm ridiculous?"

Shen Ye waved his hands quickly, and said with a suppressed smile, "Your Majesty, do you want to pick up a star to return to the palace?"

Wan Lai gave an indifferent 'hmm', and then said nothing, just looked up at the meteors falling from the sky, with infinite emotion.

Suddenly Shen Ye jumped in front of him, and slowly took out something from his arms.

At that time, he clenched his fist, and placed something in his wide palm, and wrapped it tightly with his slender five fingers, which was truly mysterious.

Wan Lai poked her head in and glanced twice, then asked, "What?"

Shen Ye was quite complacent, and joked: "Your Majesty is late, when I arrived here just now, I saw a star falling on the ground, so I just picked it up?"

"Who will believe you?" Wan Lai shook her head helplessly, and ignored him no more.Unexpectedly, Shen Ye was in a hurry, and suddenly spread his palm, and saw a stone the size of a chicken egg spread out in the palm of his hand, emitting a glimmering light.

That light is not as bright and bright as a night pearl, but it is as blue and purple as a pansy, and it is so strange. The light that is like the ripples on the water surface emanates from the inside of the stone through the stone body.

She was slightly stunned, the luster of strange stones was reflected in her clear eyes, she couldn't help smiling, and her eyes were full of joy: "What is this?"

Shen Ye smiled and replied: "I told the empress, it's Xingzi."

Wan Yu took the strange stone from his hands, the tentacles were warm and cool, and they held it up high to look at the moon, the radiance was even brighter.

"Is it true?" Wan Yu frowned and looked at Shen Ye, her beautiful eyes were full of expectation.

Shen Ye said: "Has anyone seen the appearance of a star falling to the ground? It's just a rare thing in the world. You only need to believe it, then it is a star."

Wan Lai thought for a moment, and she was a bit reluctant to hand the strange stone back to Shen Ye: "Your Excellency is so lucky, such a treasure must be kept well."

"Your Majesty, do you like it?"

Wanyu nodded slightly, and Shen Ye handed the strange stone back to Wanyu's hand: "Then I will give this object to the empress."

"How can this be?" Wan Yu held the strange stone with a slightly stiff hand, and shook her head one after another to decline: "If you pick it up, it's yours. How can there be any reason to give it to me casually?"

"Jewelry is gorgeous, but it's a woman's favorite thing. What's the use of this humble minister?" After saying that, Shen Ye raised his head to meet the moonlight, and the moonlight cast obliquely on his side face, reflecting the handsome outline, and the cheeks. A dark brown scar.

Wan Yu forgot for a moment that this person was not brother Lingyou who ate, drank and had fun together in the old mansion, and fought for playthings, but Shen Ye, the majestic first-class bodyguard who served beside her husband in front of the imperial court.

She nodded slightly, thanked Shen Ye, then paused for a moment, said with a smile: "It's late at night and the dew is heavy, Mr. Shen should rest earlier." As she spoke, she circled the strange stone in front of Shen Ye, smiled slightly, and looked back Go to Changchun Palace.

(End of this chapter)