Aijia Kefu: Your Majesty, please avoid

Chapter 54 Edict: A Thorough Investigation of the General's Mansion
"Blood book? Help?" Lu Lili sank, his face changed drastically.

Su Qingyuan gave a shy smile, bowed her head and walked around him, walking to the window.

Lu Li followed step by step. Seeing Su Qingyuan standing still, he reached out and grabbed her shoulders, forcing her to turn around: "Be clear! When did you ask me for help? What happened to the blood book?"

Su Qingyuan was stunned for a long time before asking nonchalantly: "When I was trapped in the woodshed, I sent a letter to you for help, but you didn't receive it?"

Lu Li was stunned, and slowly shook his head.

Su Qingyuan closed her eyes, and two lines of tears fell at the same time.

"A Yuan." Lu Li grabbed her shoulders, hesitated for a long time, and finally pulled her into his arms heavily.

Su Qingyuan bit the hem of his clothes, at first she just wept silently, then gradually she couldn't breathe, so she grabbed his clothes and sobbed softly.

She cried more and more sadly, from sobbing to whimpering, and finally wailing hoarsely.

Lu Li felt a tightness in his chest. He wanted to persuade her a few words, but he couldn't say a word.

Su Qingyuan clutched Lu Li's skirt tightly, her heart was in a daze, she could hardly think of anything, she couldn't think about anything, only the endless grievances scrambling to turn into tears gushed out of her eyes.

I don't know how long I cried, and I don't know how long I bit Lu Li's lapel.When she finally didn't even have the strength to cry, Su Qingyuan felt as if she had cried all the grievances in her life.

Lu Li patted her on the back for comfort. He didn't know how many times he patted her back. Even his arms were numb from exhaustion, and he didn't dare to stop.

Su Qingyuan tried her best to calm her breathing, and lay on Lu Li's chest, weeping in a low voice, "I was locked in the firewood room, and I was not given food or seen...I waited and looked forward to it every day, and at night I dare not close my eyes, for fear that if I close my eyes, I will miss it... three days, five days... I waited until my tears dried up, but you never came, never came..."

Lu Li's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, the pain made him want to curl up.

Su Qingyuan coughed twice, half crying and half laughing: "Finally one day, I saw your reply letter through the crack of the door, and I thought you were finally coming, so I ran over excitedly to get that piece of paper, stumbled I fell firewood and hurt my knee, but I was still smirking... Lu Li, I really thought you would save me! I really didn't expect... I picked up the piece of paper with hope, but saw that there was clearly It was written in vain, "Congratulations to the empress Ruizheng Fengluan, mother's favor to the world"! Lu Li, in my heart at that time... I really wish I was dead! I don't understand, you don't plan to save me, why do you write like that A letter of congratulations came to pierce my heart! I just failed to give you my heart, and I always thought that your heart was the same as mine, but who knew that this infatuation turned out to be nothing more than a joke in the end!"

"I'm sorry, Yuan." Lu Li sighed softly.

Su Qingyuan suddenly pushed him away heavily, and still turned her back.

Lu Li walked back silently, and hugged her from behind: "A Yuan, besides the blood letter asking for help, have you written me a letter—the letter said that you are the daughter of the general's mansion, and you were born It is impossible for the fate of the mother to marry a king who is doomed to have no future..."

Before he finished speaking, he choked himself up.

He shouldn't have asked that question.

He should have realized it was wrong in the first place!

Knowing each other for many years, how could he not know what kind of temperament she is!She has a generous nature, and the moonlight and wind, how can the ridiculous glory and wealth in the deep palace catch her eyes!

"A Yuan, I'm confused! If I had been more awake, I wouldn't have..." His throat seemed to be blocked by something, and his eyes were also sore.

Su Qingyuan was stunned for a long time, then asked in a low voice: "You mean...someone pretended to be me and wrote you a letter? It was because you read that letter that you...but you know my handwriting. what!"

Lu Li sighed, "It's because of my good handwriting that I was easily fooled when I was furious. But...if I had thought about it at that time, I wouldn't have done such a stupid thing! Ayuan...my How could Yuan be a woman who is greedy for wealth and honor! I should have thought of..."

"Lu Li, I'm tired." Su Qingyuan closed her eyes and leaned softly into his arms.

Lu Li sighed, carefully picked her up, put her back on the bed and put her away.

Su Qingyuan pulled the corner of the quilt to cover herself.

Lu Li hesitated for a long time, moved a brocade stool from the side, and sat on the bed.

Su Qingyuan was very quiet, there was no movement under the quilt.

But Lu Li knew she wasn't asleep.

He held her hand and murmured, "A Yuan, you must hate me in your heart, don't you?"

Su Qingyuan didn't move.

Some pictures flashed before her eyes: the bitter waiting in the woodshed, the despair after reading the book, the rape of the bridal chamber night, and so many heart-breaking humiliations after that...

She wished she could be a little more generous, say "no hate", and smile away all grievances.

However, she couldn't do it.

She hates him.Moreover, after knowing the truth at this moment, this hatred has not diminished at all, on the contrary it seems to have increased.

He didn't understand her, didn't believe her - this fact chilled her more than his indifference, his ridicule, and his crazy humiliation.

How can there be such an easy thing as "starting over" in the world?
Along the way, how many muds and somersaults we have been through, and those stains and scars are still there, how can we laugh it off!

"Go out, I want to take a rest quietly - I haven't slept soundly for a long, long time." Su Qingyuan poked her head out from under the quilt and said calmly.

Lu Li hesitated and refused to leave, and asked in a hoarse voice beside her bed, "Ayuan, who did you give that letter you asked me for help that day? And who was the person who gave you my reply? When you were locked in the woodshed, who were the guards around and who delivered the food?"

Su Qingyuan thought for a long time.

Lu Li thought she was asleep, but she finally said calmly, "It's just about my father, I can't remember that much."

Lu Li saw that she was trying to avoid her, and felt a little annoyed: "Your letter asking for help can't be handed over to someone you don't know! When my boy gave me the fake letter, he said that he didn't recognize the person who sent it. You don't always have—"

Su Qingyuan opened her eyes a little, and looked at him calmly: "This is the end of the matter, what's the use of pursuing those old things? You just chopped the person who changed my letter that day into a meat paste, the one between you and me The status of 'mother and child' can no longer be changed. You want to stay with Su Qingyuan openly and aboveboard, and wait for the next life."

Lu Li stood in front of the bed for a long time, but finally turned around sadly and walked out.

Under the corridor, Luoxia and Xiaoluzi are all there, but Sparse Star and Danyue have gone somewhere.

Lu Li stood leaning on the railing for a long time, smiling bitterly.

This life has been a mess, how dare he hope for the next life?

"Xiaoluzi." He turned around and said in a deep voice.

Xiaoluzi hurriedly bowed forward.

Lu Li raised his head and looked at the distant horizon: "Chuan Duan ran quickly to the Yangju Hall to see me."

Xiao Luzi was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, Mr. Duan has just left the palace, if I go to pass him on now, I'm afraid..."

Lu Li thought about it for a while, then looked away: "In that case, tell someone to pass my order to him. Order him to strictly investigate the servants of the general's mansion, especially those who have been trusted by Ah Yuan... Also, investigate the servants in the mansion. Is there anyone who is good at counterfeiting other people's handwriting, such as Mr. Accountant? As soon as there is news, report back immediately."

In the hall, Su Qingyuan opened her eyes, staring blankly at the shadow of the sun on the window lattice.After the window became quiet, she lifted the quilt and sat up.

I just felt dull in my heart, but for a while, I didn't seem to be thinking about anything.

In this hall, it was too quiet, just like the firewood room of the general's mansion, it was deserted, and there was not even a single person in sight.

The rules in the palace were not like this.It was only because in the first few days that Lu Li came to disturb her no matter day or night, and Su Qingyuan didn't want to be seen in her miserable state of humiliation, that's why she gave the order "the court ladies are not allowed to enter the palace unless they are summoned".Now, she was suddenly afraid of such silence again.

The two girls, Shu Xing Danyue, don't know what they've been up to recently, and it seems that they don't like to go to her so much.Where are they now?Take care of Jun'er in Dongpian Palace, or accompany Qingluan in Yanxi Palace?
Su Qingyuan loves to be lively, and what she has always feared most is loneliness.

At this moment, I am especially afraid.

She desperately wanted to know where the two girls went, but subconsciously she didn't want to ask.

In the end, she finally couldn't hold back and called Luoxia.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?" Luoxia stood in front of the screen and asked respectfully.

"What did you call me?" Su Qingyuan frowned.

Luoxia smiled and said, "The emperor said, the word 'empress dowager' sounds too cold, it's better to call it 'empress'."

Su Qingyuan pursed her lips and smiled indifferently: "Is it meaningful?"

Luoxia laughed a few times along with her, and then asked: "What do you want to eat, my lady? Miss Danyue is picking sweet-scented osmanthus flowers outside, and she said she wants to make some kind of sweet-scented osmanthus wine. The doctor reminded my lady not to drink alcohol during pregnancy. forget!"

Su Qingyuan thought about it for a while, then said with a faint smile: "It's not that I forgot. Qingluan likes to drink the osmanthus wine made by himself, but the craftsmanship of the wine is not flattering. Danyue Shuxing has been used to fighting with me since he was a child. There are no advantages, but brewing often produces excellent products, so I ask them to brew some and send it to Qingluan every year——after a few days, she will finish brewing, don't be polite to her, it's best to drink it all for her, Who told her to do such a good thing without telling me!"

"Your Majesty ordered, the slaves must live up to their mission!" Luoxia responded readily, blinking her eyes mischievously.

Su Qingyuan's heart seemed to be a little more relaxed, so she continued to smile and said: "There is no sweet-scented osmanthus wine at the moment, you go to her to grab some sweet-scented osmanthus to make pastries, remember to put less sugar."

"Your servant obeys!" Luo Xia responded loudly, and immediately wanted to retreat.

Su Qingyuan stopped her, hesitated for a moment before sighing: "It's getting cold, tell the maids not to stand on the porch - follow the old palace rules, come and serve in the palace."

Luoxia responded one by one, and sure enough, she went out and called a few young maids to come in, and the empty hall immediately became somewhat popular.

Su Qingyuan gradually calmed down, but soon felt bored again.

Thinking about it for a while, when she was bored, she would just fall asleep with her head covered.But today, I am destined to not be able to sleep.

Bored, she casually fumbled behind the pillow—and took out a book.

It's still the "Legend of Heroes in the Wind and Dust".

Among the young masters and young ladies in the capital, Cheng Yu is the one who is the best at telling stories.Previously, in order to listen to more stories, Su Qingyuan couldn't help flattering him a few times brazenly, and she became acquainted with that elder son after going back and forth.

They say they are "friends", but most of the time, it is Cheng Yu who is telling stories and she is listening.

This set of books was also given by Cheng Yu.He said that these wild notes were very interesting to read, and he guessed that she would like them.

Although Su Qingyuan has never liked to read books of sages and sages, these random gossips are indeed her favourites.

After getting this set of books, she felt like a treasure, and read it many times without sleep or food.

Especially this "Women's Chapter", she held it for many days without letting it go, wishing to chew every word over and over again, and even made many comments and chants when she saw her favorite parts, so that the girls almost thought she was going to study hard. Went to study for the number one scholar.

Her love for this set of books not only amazed the girls, but also shocked her younger sister Su Qingluan who loves books and is obsessed with books.

So, Su Qingluan borrowed this book for many days, and it was not until she entered the palace that the silly girl brought it back in her sleeve and returned it to her.

Su Qingyuan originally thought that Qingluan probably didn't like this kind of books.But, who knows?

Which woman has never dreamed of abandoning the world and wandering around the world?Even the most well-behaved Miss Qianjin may not be willing to be trapped within the high wall, right?
Su Qingyuan thought wildly, opened an article casually, and read it word by word.

I have read the stories in the book several times, and I can recall them even when I close my eyes.But today, she wishes she could tuck herself into a book, to escape the haunting, horrific past.

When Tongyun came over to refill tea, seeing that Su Qingyuan was engrossed in reading, she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Usually, you are only a concubine and don't like to read. Now I know that you are like the emperor. If you don't read it, it's enough. Just read it." I can't let it go! Did the empress write the comment next to it herself?"

Su Qingyuan was a little embarrassed, and subconsciously closed the book.

When she was reading a book, her mind was full of unconstrained ideas, who knows what kind of messy things she would write when she wrote and annotated!
After Tongyun walked away, Su Qingyuan opened the book again, and decided to take a closer look at the comments she had written before, but suddenly frowned.

When she was in her boudoir, spreading paper and grinding ink was always Shu Xing's job.That girl is careful, and the ink she grinds is suitable in thickness and very moist - it stands to reason that with such good ink, there shouldn't be ink accumulation or smudges!
Su Qingyuan's heart skipped a beat for no reason, she subconsciously picked up the book and brought it close to her eyes.

On this page, there is only one blurred word, which looks like an accident.

But Su Qingyuan clearly remembered that on the first two pages just now, two words were also blurred.

This discovery made her hands holding the book suddenly turn cold, and her slightly trembling fingertips could hardly turn the pages of the book.

She wanted to throw the book aside, but gritted her teeth and held back.

After sitting there for a long time, she slowly bent down, put the book back on the table, and flipped through it page by page.

There are not many words that have problems, and sometimes there are not a few pages.But after reading the whole book, there are at least thirty or forty words that are wrong.

All appear in her comments.

She looked at the words carefully and determined that there was something wrong with the ink blots—or, in other words, she could be sure that there were extra ink blots on the words.

Perhaps this would not be surprising if the entire book had been soaked in water.But only a few pages of the book have been wet, so that explanation doesn't make sense.

There is only one answer Su Qingyuan can think of.

Do you still remember the "drawing red" that you used to practice calligraphy when you were young?

The paper used for tracing red is too thin, so the ink often seeps down and stains the words below.

The reason is simple, but the answer is surprising.

She is not a famous calligrapher, so naturally no one will use her calligraphy to learn calligraphy.There is only one possibility for such a phenomenon, and that is to counterfeit her handwriting!

Su Qingyuan thought that she would be very angry or sad, but after she came to this conclusion, she calmed down instead.

She didn't want to check about that letter.

Unexpectedly, flipping through the book casually, the answer was delivered to the door by itself.

Was the person who forged the letter too confident, or did he not intend to hide it from her at all?

Since she has done bad things by counterfeiting her handwriting and left evidence in the book, don't bring this book back to her!
Why let her know?

Just let her pretend to believe that father alone did all the bad things, okay? !
Qing Luan.

Qing Luan!
Su Qingyuan closed the book and stood up unsteadily.

"Your Majesty, the osmanthus cake you want is ready!" Luoxia walked in with a plate of cakes and smiled.

Su Qingyuan walked to the table and sat down, with a relaxed and happy face: "Danyue didn't cry?"

Luo Xia smiled and said, "As soon as the dim sum was ready, she ran over and grabbed half of it. If you want to cry, you have to cry!"

"If you don't give her dinner, it's time for her to cry!" Su Qingyuan picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and ate it, and came up with a very bad idea.

Luo Xia responded with a big laugh, and then asked: "Miss Shu Xing is also an accomplice, do you want to punish her together?"

"Shu Xing?" Su Qingyuan chuckled lightly: "How can I give up such a good girl?"

***
It was getting late, and the road was already a bit chilly.

Somewhere in the palace, there are tall walls and ancient trees, moss marks mottled, which is a little quieter than other places.

Under the tall gate stands a woman in palace attire, who is the newly entered concubine Su Qingluan.

"Xiao Zhi, what is this place?" She gathered the cloak on her shoulders and turned to ask the little maid.

The palace maid Xiaozhi lowered her head and replied: "Your Majesty, this is the Yeting Palace, and it is full of slaves and slaves. There is nothing to see here—let's go!"

Su Qingluan stepped into the threshold, followed the sound of crying, and found a remote corner.

A slender little maid was leaning against a big locust tree, sobbing and crying.

"Why are you crying?" Su Qingluan stepped forward and said softly.

The little maid raised her head and saw Su Qingluan's makeup, and immediately knelt down on the ground with a "boom".

Xiaozhi straightened her chest and said loudly: "Ms. Concubine Shu has something to ask you, get up and answer!"

"My servant didn't know that my mother was here, so I had no intention of colliding with her, so please forgive me!" The little maid kowtowed three times on the ground, and then stood up cautiously, bowing her head to serve.

Su Qingluan pursed her lips and smiled: "You are smart and know the rules. You don't seem like someone who has never seen the world. I heard crying outside, so I came in to have a look. Is someone mad at you?"

The little maid hesitated for a moment, choked with sobs and said: "The maidservant's humble name is 'Hong'er', she is a newcomer to Ye Ting Palace, she served Concubine Su Xian outside the late Emperor before, and then she served the nobleman for a few days. After being punished to the Yeting Palace, the nuns in charge saw that the servants had served the master before, so they became black-hearted and abused them even more. The servants feel wronged, so..."

"Why were you punished to Yeting Palace?" Xiao Zhi asked Su Qingluan.

Hong'er wiped the corners of her eyes, and said in a low voice: "After the death of the late emperor, nobleman Yu—who was already nobleman Yu at that time—would move to Xingqing Palace, and he couldn't take so many people with him. The little master who served at Concubine Su Xian wanted to ask the Queen Mother to be transferred to Fanghua Palace. Unexpectedly, the sisters around the Queen Mother insisted that the rumors in the palace came from the mouths of slaves. Hearing this, he became angry, so he casually accused the servant of 'spreading rumors and causing trouble', and sent him to Yeting Palace..."

"So, you have been wronged for no reason, no wonder you feel aggrieved!" Su Qingluan sighed softly, sympathetically.

Hong'er knelt down again: "This servant dare not be wronged."

Su Qingluan thought for a while, and asked with a smile: "Would you like to serve me by my side?"

"Thank you for your pity, my maidservant!" Hong'er said without thinking.

Su Qingluan smiled and beckoned her to get up, then turned her head and told Xiaozhi, "Go and tell the manager, I'll take Hong'er away."

"But the Queen Mother..." Hong'er was a little worried.

"Fourth sister won't blame me." Su Qingluan smiled.

Seeing Hong'er showing doubts, Su Qingluan took her hand and explained softly: "It's no wonder you don't know me. Eldest sister has been in the palace for more than ten years. I only visited twice the year before last. It was the fourth sister who brought me in - I am a concubine, how can I enter the palace as often as the fourth sister?"

Hong'er was stunned for a moment, and then she showed her face and smiled: "It turns out that the empress is Miss Su Wu, who is widely rumored to be 'tranquil as a lotus' in Beijing! There is no news from Ye Ting Palace, and the slaves have not heard a word of it!"

Su Qingluan smiled slightly, turned around and said, "Let's go. I'll explain it to Fourth Sister for you, and I will definitely not let you suffer this innocent injustice."

Hong'er quickly followed up: "Whether wronged or not, the servant doesn't care. The servant is someone close to the empress, as long as the empress trusts the servant."

Su Qingluan stepped out of the threshold, turned her head and smiled: "You really are a shrewd and transparent girl! Let me ask you, based on your vision of serving the palace for many years, what do you think of the two elder sisters in this palace?"

Hong'er followed Su Qingluan with small steps, and said in a calm and unhurried manner: "How other people behave is their business. The empress only needs to know that we are not inferior to others in every way!"

"Isn't it inferior to others?" Su Qingluan raised her head and looked in the direction of Fanghua Palace from afar, thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)