The emperor's favorite useless concubine

Chapter 35 Sojourn
The acupuncture points are not too heavy, when Yi Ren woke up, it was only dawn.

She slightly raised her hand, her whole body was sore and unbearable - she didn't expect that there was a theory of acupoints in the world, and she had no memory of fainting at all.

Looking around for a while, although it is a fragrant boudoir, it is very strange to her eyes.

She struggled to remember, her hands and feet were weak, and she finally bumped off the pillow on the bed, only to hear a 'bang', and the lingering sound lingered.

The pillows here are all made of jade, and when they fall on the ground, the sound is naturally quite loud.

Yu Yin was still there, but the door had already been pushed open.

The layout of the room, there is a screen between the living room and the bed, the visitor did not turn the screen, but stood outside, and asked quietly and elegantly, "How are you, Yiren?"

On the plain white screen, that shadowy figure looked graceful.

It was Pei Ruochen.

Yi Ren was stunned for a while.After being in a trance, I suddenly remembered what happened last night, and couldn't help asking, "Where is He Lanxue?"

"My lord has already left overnight." Pei Ruochen replied softly, "You are in the prime minister's mansion now, and my lord entrusted you to me before leaving, and we are friends, so you can stay here as long as you want—" ——If you want to go back, I can also send you to Yifu." After a pause, he added: "Concubine Lin also sent someone to ask, would you like to enter the palace to accompany her?"

"He's gone." Yi Ren didn't seem to listen to the other words, but only got the information he wanted from them: "When he left, he must have been very lonely."

Pei Ruochen remained silent. In fact, when He Lanxue was on the road, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not send him off because they were afraid of getting burned, and the only person who sent him off was Pei Ruochen.

On the way back, Pei Ruochen stopped by to see the Xiaoyaowang Mansion, which used to be full of beautiful branches and splendor. Instead of the prosperity, he saw only the mess of the garden. The bronze lion was also gouged out.

It's the end of the year, and seeing such a scene for the first time, one can't help but feel desolate.

Pei Ruochen still remembered the last conversation he had with He Lanxue.

At that time, the north wind howled and blew his hair and clothes, and he was about to become a feather. So a person who doesn't care about the secular world has nothing to do with the word "rebellion".

"My lord, it's none of your business, why do you have to bear it?" Pei Ruochen asked at that time.

"How do you know that it has nothing to do with this king?" He Lanxue asked back.

"Everyone in the civil and military courts knows that King Xiaoyao has not cared about world affairs for a long time, and——and, five years ago, the first emperor intended to pass on the throne to the prince, but the prince gave up the throne voluntarily. Let me ask, what about a person who once gave up the throne? Will you rebel?" Pei Ruochen stared into his eyes, saying every word.

But He Lanxue smiled, "Since the civil and military people of the whole dynasty know about it, do you think His Majesty doesn't? I just did what he wanted to see."

After finishing speaking, He Lanxue went on the road, leaving Pei Ruochen standing there, meditating for a long time until her whole body was cold.

At this moment, when Yi Ren asked about He Lanxue's situation, Pei Ruochen was distracted for a while, and then replied: "No, the prince is not alone, but wise. In fact, it is a piece of luck for him to leave at this time." matter."

He has already seen the turbulence in the court, but the water is so deep that even Pei Ruochen, who is in the center of power, has never penetrated it.

Yi Ren didn't understand even more.

The only thing she knew was that He Lanxue said that everything was his will.

As long as you are willing, then no matter what happens, it will not be unbearable.

She immediately felt relieved, lifted the quilt, and looked down for her shoes.

But after searching for a long time, they couldn't find the shoes. Yiren was about to call Shiyi when she suddenly thought that Shishi had left in the palace and was nowhere to be found.

"Your shoes." Pei Ruochen seemed to have thought of something, and finally turned around from behind the screen, holding a pair of new shoes in his hands. When he got close, he squatted down, put the shoes next to her feet, then got up and took a step back.

Yi Ren looked down at the shoes, and was no longer interested in getting up, so he just asked sullenly, "Can you find Eleven?"

When she came to this world, she didn't have a deep friendship with everyone. Although He Lanxue raised her and she liked Pei Ruochen, those two people didn't really get along with her for more than a month.On the contrary, it was Eleven, who faced her day and night, hit her, bickered with her, and really cared about her.

Now that the palace is in ruins, Eleven doesn't know where he has gone.

eleven?Pei Ruochen thought for a while, and finally remembered the girl who was often seen by her side, "I will order someone to go out to look for it today, don't worry, she is still in the capital."

"En." Yi Ren nodded, and awkwardly put on the new shoes, which turned out to be the right size and just fit her feet.

Just like custom-made.

Yi Ren didn't think about it, but still sat on the edge of the bed and looked up at Pei Ruochen: Today's Pei Ruochen is no different from yesterday's Pei Ruochen, with picturesque, elegant and quiet eyes, but looking at him, the situation of yesterday is missing.

There is still a soft place in the bottom of my heart, but it has become jelly.

"You just said, can I go home?" After waiting for a while, Yi Ren seemed to remember something and asked.

In any case, she still has some affection for that big mansion in Yifu.What's more, I am also a member of the Yi family.

It's not too much to go back to my mother's house once in a while.

"You want to go back to Yi Mansion?" Pei Ruochen asked back.

Yi Ren nodded.

Pei Ruochen hesitated for a long time, and finally said frankly: Actually, after the prince's accident, Mr. Yi was afraid that he would be implicated, and he had already announced to the outside world that he was sorry to sever ties with you. I thought you would choose to stay, so... that's why I casually gave you I gave her three choices, and just wanted to tell her: In fact, she still has many places to go, and she is not homeless.

But what about the facts?

The truth is, apart from Pei Ruochen, she has nowhere to go.

Originally, he was just an insignificant little person, who had no secrets, no history, no use value, and no room for appreciation. Instead, he brought countless troubles. Who would take in such a person?
Not even a beauty.

Yi Ren listened, thought about it, and understood, but his expression remained the same, without the slightest emotion or anxiety of being indifferent.

When the two were silent, two maids carrying tea trays happened to pass by the window, and one of them said, "Master Xiang asked about the princess's body again. It seems that Master Xiang is in a hurry to hug his grandson."

Another said: "I heard that the son-in-law has not recovered from his illness and has not slept with the princess since his wedding. What's more, even if the son-in-law has an audience with the princess, he must first report to the mother, and get the approval of the mother to file a record. Tell me, how can a princess get pregnant so easily?"

The girl who spoke first gave a crisp smile: "But the son-in-law is very elegant, and I don't know what he will look like when he becomes a father."

"It's also... I don't know which room the girl brought back by the concubine is now? The princess said to go to see her, but the concubine won't let her."

"The son-in-law won't let me? Could it be that they really..."

The lower the voice, followed by another chuckle, the footsteps gradually faded away, and soon, there was no sound.

Pei Ruochen looked calm, as if he didn't hear the words in the corner.

Yi Ren seemed to have never heard of it, sitting on the edge of the bed, shaking his legs gently.

When the people outside the window walked away, Pei Ruochen continued: "There are no idlers visiting the Prime Minister's Mansion on weekdays. Dad is busy with government affairs and rarely returns to the mansion. You can continue to live the life you want here."

After hearing these few words, Yi Ren should have felt very happy, but it was strange that she didn't feel joy in her heart.

In the past, she only hoped to spend her life peacefully and without doing anything, but that kind of life, she only hoped, was what she deserved, instead of relying on other people's charity.

In the past in Xiaoyao Wang's Mansion, she could feel at ease, but in the Prime Minister's Mansion, she always felt like a guest.

"...I want to find eleven." After leaving these five words, Yi Ren finally stood up from the bed and walked out without any hesitation.

Pei Ruochen seemed a little surprised, looking at Yi Ren's back, but in the end, he didn't chase him out.

I just stood in the room with my hands behind my back, looking at a landscape painting hanging on the wall, as if I was looking at a peerless masterpiece, and I was so engrossed in seeing it.

After a while, a guard in a gray uniform stepped in quickly. When he saw Pei Ruochen, he immediately knelt on the ground: "My lord, Miss Yi has left the prime minister's residence, do you want to chase her back?"

"No need." Pei Ruochen finally moved his gaze away from the painting, and said calmly, "Follow her, don't let her find out."

"Then if she is in danger, will the subordinate show up?" the man asked cautiously.

"Be sure to protect her well." Pei Ruochen explained something irrelevant, and the man immediately understood and bowed back.

When the guards walked away, Pei Ruochen suddenly took out a picture scroll from his arms and unfolded it. It was the ink sketch drawn by Yi Ren: In the picture, it was the beautiful blind boy.

The brush strokes in the painting are delicate and the painting style is unique. Even the grayness of the eyes is handled vividly and lifelike, as if this person is standing in front of him.

Pei Ruochen stared at the painting for a long time, his eyes were as elegant as glass, as deep as ink - that was an expression Yi Ren had never seen before.

"Is it what you are looking for?"

In the study, Pei Ruochen murmured like a raving.

Yi Ren left the Prime Minister's Mansion and looked up at the sunny sky in winter.

She doesn't know where she's going yet.There is finally no place for her in this world.

Yesterday He Lanchun said that he sent He Lanxue to Saibei, but the world is so vast, where is Saibei?

Yi Renfu lowered his head again, looked at his new shoes, then took a deep breath, and took a step forward generously.

This is the first step towards the unknown. Starting today, she can no longer eat, eat and sleep every day, waiting for time to pass.From then on, I have to worry about three meals a day and where to sleep at night.

But isn't that life?

Yi Ren was also at peace with the situation, under the bright sunshine, her sense of sympathy gradually dissipated, and her steps became more and more stable.

(End of this chapter)