The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 66

Yun Chan got up this morning and saw Wan Lai dressed up in front of the mirror alone, and took the indigo daisy that the maids used to thrush their eyebrows every day, and aimed at her slender and graceful eyebrows.She wanted to stop her, but she remembered that there are no expensive cosmetics in the palace now, so she could only secretly feel wronged for Wanyu, but she didn't dare to show it on the surface, for fear that the master would be even more sad when she saw it.

She walked behind Wanyu with a knowing smile, gently lifted up Wanyu's waterfall-like long hair and oiled her hair: "My little master, why did you get up so early today?"

Looking in the mirror, Wan Yu compared the height of her eyebrows with her fingers, and said indifferently: "Today is the first month of the second prince's death."

Yun Chan immediately understood in her heart that she dressed up in such a calm manner, but she was just doing things for others.

Wan Yu took a selfie in the mirror, long-term worry and anorexia made her thin body even thinner.

She caressed her protruding collarbone, and saw that her complexion had a sapphire color without makeup, and she couldn't help asking sadly, "Looking at me like this, how do you want to look holy?"

"The young master is thinner, but her appearance is still top-notch, bright and charming. Not to mention the emperor, the servants are tempted by looking at it."

Knowing that Yunchan's words were all comforting words, Wanyu didn't argue much with her, but told her to get a piece of cloud brocade cotton made of thick water pink satin embroidered with butterflies flying from the mountain stream, took it and compared it in front of her, and laughed at herself: : "This delicate color is what I hate the most, but people are thinner than yellow flowers. Only brighter clothes can make them look less unbearable."

Yun Chan frowned, looked at Wan Yu's expression and said softly: "My lord, don't worry, didn't the previous guard Shen send a letter, saying that since the day when Concubine Yi lit the sky lantern to pray for the second prince, she has been doing it all the time. The holy favor is endless. The empress is your own sister, and the sisterhood is shared here. The emperor cares about her face, and I think he will soon release the confinement of the young master."

Wan Yu sneered unknowingly, it turned out that even the maids around her could see clearly the current situation.

That's right, the elder sister is favored, the emperor cares about the elder sister's face, and he will release his confinement in time for the New Year's Eve.

But so what?After all, this affection was not something he thought of himself, even if he left Yanxi Palace, how would he face him in the future?

She thought about it, and felt a slight chill in her heart.

This day Wanyu finished dressing up early, the neckline was covered with thick pink satin embroidered with brocade from the mountain stream, covering her protruding collarbone tightly. It seems to add a touch of spring color to this icy and snowy day, which has a unique charm.

On the outside is a dark peach red spring narrow jacket, with a gold embroidered magpie pattern on the leader's autumn fragrance plate, the wind hair is thin, and a layer of fluff floats on the surface.

The head hairpin is a pair of peacock hairpins inlaid with precious silk and pearls, making her look more radiant.

She sat upright on the couch, didn't eat anything for a day, and only waited for the sky in the Forbidden City to gradually darken, and after dusk, she heard any movement in the palace.Yun Chan rushed into the sleeping hall to report to Wan Lai that it was the emperor who came, but went straight to the Dongpian Hall where Mrs. An lived.

Wanyu's face remained calm, and she ordered Yunchan to fetch the paulownia qin that had been in the cabinet for a long time.

The wood of Yaoqin is very oily, and a layer of glistening water is applied on it, as if it has been newly waxed.

Later, after an unknown amount of time, Dong Wenyin imitated two cuckoo calls under her window, and Wanyu knew that the emperor wanted to leave Yanxi Palace.

Only then did she pull the strings, twist them lightly and slowly, and let the melody spin like falling beads, falling and falling from her fingertips, condensing into a clear spring gurgling under the leaves among flowers, or like birds whispering to each other in the shade of flowers, endless words The lingering feeling of love, seems to have swept away the severe winter snow outside the window, leaving only the sparkling spring light, lingering.

The tune of this Que song is very pleasant, it seems to contain a touch of melancholy but also a bit of tranquility and indifference.

There was some movement outside the door, Wannai and Yunchan looked at each other, and then she heard Yunchan ask: "The little master plays the piano every day, but this is the first time I have heard this tune."

Wan Lai smiled lightly, and lightly plucked the strings again, and the three notes popped up, almost intoxicating: "This song was composed by a prostitute in the Song Dynasty, and it has been widely spread in Suzhou and Hangzhou. I am from Hangzhou, so I can play it well. This song is also accompanied by a que, called "Da Shi", and the first two lines say, "Lovesickness is like the depth of the sea, and the old things are like the sky."

Yun Chan frowned and shook her head, bluntly saying that she was ignorant and learned, and couldn't understand what Wan Yu was talking about.

The sound of opening the door came from the main hall, and Wanyan's expression immediately became more worried, saying: "Compared to knowing everything, it's better to not understand many things, because you don't understand, your heart won't hurt. .”

Under the curtain hanging in front of the bedroom door, a black shadow flashed in a trance, Wan Yu stared at the curtain closely, waiting for the moment it was lifted.But before the curtain moved, there was a long sigh, and then a familiar voice came from behind the curtain: "The pain in my heart after parting is as deep and boundless as the sea, and the beautiful past is as far away as the clouds in the sky. And. I understand this que."

Although Yun Chan knew that the emperor had entered the palace, she pretended to be panic-stricken, knelt down and bowed her head to the curtain behind the curtain and said respectfully: "My maidservant kowtows to see the Lord Long Live."

The emperor lifted the curtain and entered, Wannai didn't salute when she saw it, but got up in front of the piano in a hurry, turned around and walked towards the couch.

The emperor's footsteps became more and more hurried, he stepped forward and surrounded her from behind, and said in a very soft voice: "Wan'er, don't you want to see me?"

With traces of melancholy on Wan Yu's face, Yixi Yi said angrily: "Why don't you talk about willingness and unwillingness, it's just that you don't dare."

The emperor exerted force with his palms, and abruptly turned Wanyu's body around, only to see her lowered forehead and small mouth glanced at her, with warm tears dripping from her eyes, and was moved by a moment of love, making her even more sympathetic: "Wan'er, are you here?" Blame me?"

"The concubine doesn't dare." Wan Yu just lowered her head, she didn't dare to raise her head to look at him tenderly: "The concubine is guilty, it's not appropriate to face the saint."

The emperor held her hand, and said in a distressed tone: "You know, I have no doubts about you, it's just that the situation is like this, and as an emperor, I also have my helplessness. Wan'er, can you understand me?"

She looked at the hand tightly held by the emperor, the blood vessels on it were clearly visible, presumably he was thinking in his heart, nothing more than thinking that if he held it tightly, he would not lose it, right?

Wan Lai sneered secretly in her heart, she was just a wandering cattail in the harem, she didn't expect that she could also become the emperor's pawn in weighing the front and back of the harem.

The king of the Tian family is really so ruthless, in order to consolidate his precarious power, he knows that he has been wronged but does not investigate, allowing himself to live a life of darkness under confinement in the deep palace.

Now that he utters such affectionate words, who is he going to show them to?
Suddenly, she felt that it was ridiculous for her to have such a thought.

When she first entered the palace, she and her eldest sister had different visions of only seeking one-hearted people.

What she wanted was not the sincerity of the emperor, but a favor that could glorify her mother's family.

But after hearing a few sweet words from the man in front of him, he forgot his original intention.

"The concubine understands the difficulty of the emperor, and dare not blame the emperor. Now she is weeping in love, but remembering that she might not have the opportunity to serve the emperor in the future, so she sheds tears for herself." Wan Lai's words were mixed with soft crying, But every single word was like a sharp knife stabbing the emperor's heart, he took Wannao into his arms, and whispered apologetically, "I'm sorry, I made you suffer in the end."

(End of this chapter)