cut love silk

Chapter 31

Chapter 30 Chapter 28 Resentment

Li Zihe was not surprised that Concubine Yan wanted to get rid of the child in Concubine Yao's stomach, but what surprised her was the mask that Concubine Yan had been wearing all the time, why did she take it off instantly?
"Your Majesty, calm down, if there is anything Zihe can do to help, I will definitely do it!" Li Zihe covered his emotions, bowed his hands and said respectfully.

Concubine Yan's eyes were red, her eyelids were blinking, and tears fell straight down. She swept away her anger before, with resentment between her brows, she choked up and said, "I don't want to be that vicious woman either, but Ma Shan was ridden by others, and people can't bear it." Good at being bullied, I have been patient all these years, and now that I am pregnant with a child, I am even more cautious, I don't want to fight with her, she is so aggressive, if I get a prince and become a queen, there will be no place for me in the harem!"

"Your Majesty, don't be sad. It is not known whether Concubine Yao is a prince in her womb. My Majesty already has a dragon in her womb. You can fight with her. If you take a step back, even if she gives birth to a prince..." Li Zihe paused, facing up Concubine Yan raised her eyes again and said sincerely: "Since Zihe is willing to do things for your empress, you can speak the truth. Not to mention that Concubine Yao is not as beautiful as your empress, but in terms of power alone, Concubine Yao has no background in the previous dynasty. The chances of becoming queen are rare."

"So what if the former dynasty is powerful? As a woman, all I want is the favor of my beloved. The emperor has opened his mouth, and whoever gives birth to the prince first will be in charge of the harem. She conceived earlier than me, the emperor By saying this, it is obvious that she is partial to her. She has always regarded me as an enemy, if she is really allowed to give birth to a prince this time, I am afraid that waiting for me will be the endless cold palace in the north!" Concubine Yan's originally soft voice, at this time Hoarse but sharp, with red eyes, he continued: "Furthermore, Prime Minister Zheng of the previous dynasty has always disagreed with my father's political views. My father would certainly not agree to the emperor's appointment of Concubine Yao as his queen. Concubine! In this way, she can't be said to have no powerful support."

"When does the empress want?"

"The sooner the better!"

Concubine Yan replied without hesitation. Seeing why Li Zi didn't say anything, she seemed a little embarrassed, and explained: "Immediately, the selection of beautiful women will start. At that time, the number of concubines in the harem will increase greatly. It will be more difficult to deceive others. It will take a while for Li Yitong to be sure, and I have no objection."

Now in this harem, the two concubines Yan and Yao are the most favored, and the rest are three concubines, ten wives, seventeen royal wives, a mere thirty or so people, which is indeed small enough, and there are many who have not been blessed by Yun Jin, and they are very close to each other. Do not move around, even so, the battle between the two concubines of Yan and Yao has already alternated between light and dark. Once the selection of beautiful girls, four concubines, nine concubines, 27 world wives and 81 royal wives, once the harem is full, the battle will only intensify.

"Don't worry, empress, I will leave this matter to Zihe." Li Zihe bowed to accept the order, no wonder Concubine Yao was here that day, she could let her go first, but let Xiaoju lead her in and get beaten once. Concubine Yan was impatient.

"Are you really willing?" Concubine Yan asked softly with her complexion almost normal.

"My son is not a foolish person. I know the important relationship between them. The empress is at ease. The son has received the favor of the empress, and I will remember it in my heart!"

"With Li Yitong's words, I am relieved. The tree fell and the monkeys scattered. You have long been regarded as my accomplice by Concubine Yao. Hey, Li Yitong understands what I mean?" Concubine Yan returned to normal, her expression softly Looking at Li Zihe.

"Zihe understands!" Li Zihe said sincerely without the slightest hesitation.

Concubine Yan nodded with satisfaction, and said with a light smile, "I got a little angry in Dragonxuan Palace today, and I got a little out of control. I made Li Yitong a joke. You should step back first, and remember to discuss things with me."

"Yes."

Li Zihe bowed his head and exited the hall. The originally gloomy weather became more gloomier, and the dark clouds pressed down heavily, as if they would hit the ground if they were not careful. Tonight, tomorrow at the latest, there will definitely be a heavy rain.

Since Shen Mo came to the imperial hospital, all the medical boys stopped ignoring Li Zihe like that. Today, Li Zihe was detoxified for the emperor by Zhao, and he suddenly felt that his value had greatly increased. When they saw him come back, they all looked at him in unison.

Li Zihe thought that there were still some medical books that he hadn't finished reading, but he didn't care.

As night approached, the sky finally began to drizzle, pattering, as if mixed with a little melancholy.Li Zihe finished a day of chores and could finally sit at the table and take a rest, but the thoughts in his mind did not stop. Concubine Yan said today that she was going out Concubine Yao had a fetus in her womb, she agreed and she agreed, even the last time Concubine Yao made trouble for no reason. I thought about that child with hatred, and I must not keep it!

But, Yao Er...

Before he fully figured out what role she played in the Ji Mansion, he didn't plan to touch her.

The door was pushed open at some point, and Shen Mo stood outside the door, his body was soaked by the light rain, and the rain drenched in his hair and hung wetly on the skirt of his clothes, looking at Li Zihe expressionlessly.

"Is there something wrong?" Li Zihe got up and opened the door wide, beckoning him to enter the room.

"Are you administering needles for the emperor?" Shen Mo asked, frowning.

"Ah."

"Why don't you let others come?"

"Appointed by the emperor."

"You can shirk."

"Why do you want to shirk?" Li Zihe asked without hesitation. Since she has the method of detoxification, as long as she successfully detoxifies Yun Jinyan this time, it can be regarded as a great achievement. To find out the ins and outs of what happened back then, and to take the first step of revenge, she thought it was the best choice.

Shen Mo's black eyes suddenly became deep, with complex and strong emotions struggling and tearing in them, he closed his eyes for a while, lowered his voice, and said in a harmonious voice: "Do you know whether a man and a woman can kiss each other?"

"To the emperor, I am a man."

"For me, you are not!" Shen Mo opened his eyes, and the light in his eyes suddenly became sharp, and a touch of anger leaked from his body. He tried his best to control the strength of his hand, and gently held Li Zihe's hand, placing it on the palm.

Li Zihe was stunned, he didn't expect Shen Mo to be so straightforward, he quickly pulled his hand away, pretending to take the teapot to pour water, Shen Mo held her hand holding the teapot handle again, and said seriously: "I never hide, I have never hidden from you ..."

"You are my master!" Li Zihe put down the teapot, flung his hand away, and did not look at Shen Mo.

"I do not mind."

"I mind."

Li Zihe simply answered the words, and raised his eyes to look directly at Shen Mo.

Shen Mo's face turned pale, and the corners of his mouth parted into a smile, with contempt, sudden self-mockery: "I see."

After saying that, he turned around and left, Li Zihe looked at his slumped back, his eyes suddenly became hot, and he said loudly: "You who are weak in ability, don't need to compromise because of me, just find a chance to leave the palace."

Shen Mo stood outside the door, the candlelight in the room cast a faint halo on his moon-white gown, his black hair fluttered slightly with the night wind, and he said lightly: "I am willing."

The person has gone far away, leaving nothing but the fragrance of the medicine, Li Zihe stroked the hand he held just now, as if a burning heat rolled over his heart, he smiled, he didn't know whether it was bitter or astringent.

On the second day, the light rain last night suddenly turned into a torrential rain, washing away the entire cloud city. In the late autumn, there were sudden thunder and lightning, which made people feel that it was already the summer solstice.

Li Zihe was ordered to go to Longxuan Palace to continue acupuncture and moxibustion. Holding an oil umbrella, the corners of his clothes and back were still soaked, not to mention the wetness of his feet.

In fact, Li Zihe was very curious, why Yun Jinyan didn't worry about killing him during the acupuncture?Do you trust yourself too much, or do you trust her too much?

She has never guessed his thoughts. For example, this time the two concubines are pregnant with dragon seeds at the same time, and the golden mouth has been opened. Whoever gives birth to the prince first will be the master of the harem. He is so confident that the two concubines will bite each other Lose both?
"Li Yitong, the emperor is ready, you go in first." Eunuch Wei took the umbrella from Li Zihe's hand with a kind face, and waved his hand to signal him to move faster.

Li Zihe bowed his head in thanks, and when he entered the palace, a warm air mixed with the smell of ambergris rushed to her face, dissipating a little moisture from her body, and when she looked up, she saw Yun Jinyan sitting at the table in a single suit, looking at something, He knelt down and saluted.

"Ping, is it still the same as yesterday?" Yun Jinyan put down the things in his hands and asked with raised eyebrows.

"Yes."

Yun Jinyan nodded, got up and was about to go inside, when suddenly Eunuch Wei sang: "Peach Yao palace maid Yue'er begs to see you!"

Yun Jinyan looked at the heavy rain outside, frowned slightly, and said loudly, "Sure."

Yue'er was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and the light green court lady's dress on her body was already soaked, her hair was tightly attached to her body, her face was anxious, and she knelt down in panic as soon as she entered the palace gate, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty... Your majesty, my lord, she...she..."

"Understood, you wait outside the hall." Yun Jinyan interrupted Yue'er, frowned and ordered.

Yue'er nodded again and again, drops of rainwater slid down her slender cheeks, she got up without wiping it off, closed the door and retreated.

Yun Jinyan quickly left the desk, walked into the room, picked up the dragon robe and put it on, the maid who was about to call Hou outside glanced at Li Zihe and said, "Can you dress?"

"Yes." Li Zihe replied with downcast eyes.

"Come here and dress me."

Yun Jinyan stretched out his hands, Ren Li Zihe fiddled with the dragon robe, his cold hands touched his warm skin from time to time, and immediately bounced away, then came back to continue, suddenly remembered the feeling of pressing his hands on his back during acupuncture yesterday , I couldn't see the face of the person behind me, but there was an inexplicably familiar and reassuring aura, as if emanating from that person, I turned around and wanted to grab it, but when I saw the appearance of the person behind me, that aura also disappeared.

Yun Jinyan closed his eyes, and the long-lost sense of familiarity flooded in again, as if someone had dressed him like this before, and he opened his eyes suddenly, as if waking up from a fantasy dream, and saw Li Zihe's drooping The eyelids, the long eyelashes covering the face, the face is just a little fairer than ordinary people, strange, and the feeling is smashed to pieces.

Sure enough, after sleeping for too long and falling into a dream for too long, I often feel that I see her shadow.

Yun Jinyan smiled lightly, with the dragon robe already on his body, he glanced at Li Zihe and said, "Come with me and bring the medicine box."

The rain outside the palace was still strong, and the thunder roared. Li Zihe followed the dragon chariot with an umbrella, wondering what Yueer wanted to say, and why Yun Jinyan rushed to Taoyao Hall in a hurry.

The sound of the rain was getting louder, overshadowing the sound of the dragon chariot moving forward, and occasionally there was a "boom", as if the god was angry.As soon as he approached Taoyao Palace, there was a piercing scream, Li Zihe's heart shook, it was Yao Fei's scream.

"Ah! Blood..."

Yun Jinyan got off the dragon chariot, ignoring Eunuch Wei who was holding an umbrella for him, and hurried into Taoyao Palace.

The maid and eunuch outside the Taoyao Palace knelt on the ground, not knowing whether they were shivering from the heavy rain, or trembling from fear when they heard the terrifying screams.Li Zihe took a hasty glance and followed Yun Jinyan's pace.

The Taoyao Palace was in a mess, with torn veils, broken porcelain, pushed tables and chairs, jewelry thrown all over the floor, and Concubine Yao who was sitting paralyzed in the middle, her face was covered with heavy makeup with tears , her hair was disheveled, sticking to her face wet with tears, if it weren't for the fiery red dress she was wearing, it would be hard to imagine that she would be the usually arrogant Concubine Yao.

"Blood... blood... it's all blood, a lot of blood! Don't! Don't want so much blood...ah!" Concubine Yao screamed, holding her head desperately, while moving her legs and retreating helplessly. The porcelain shards were embedded between her legs, but she didn't seem to notice it, and she kept screaming.

Yun Jinyan stepped forward quickly, knelt down to stop her receding body, opened her hand with both hands, and said softly: "Yao Er, Yao Er, there is no blood, there is no blood, you are dreaming..."

Concubine Yao stopped crying, raised her head, her eyes were blank, her lips were trembling, and she looked at Yun Jinyan dumbly, when a sudden thunder resounded in the sky, Concubine Yao struggled like crazy, trying to shake off Yun Jinyan's hands, He started crying again: "Ah! It's not a dream...it's not a dream, there's a lot of blood..."

While flirting with Li Zihe, Yun Jinyan hugged Concubine Yao in his arms, and said softly, "Yaoer, listen to me, it's a dream, it's a dream, just wake up...it's a dream..."

"It's a dream, it's a dream..." Concubine Yao stopped struggling, and finally murmured along with Yun Jinyan, buried her head in Yun Jinyan's chest, choked up and said, "It's a dream...Third Highness, it's a dream..."

Li Zihe had already walked to Yun Jinyan's side. Hearing these words, he stood there as if struck by lightning and petrified. Concubine Yao said, Third Highness...

Before she married Yun Jinyan, before Yun Jinyan ascended the throne, Yao Er called Yun Jinyan the Third Highness.

(End of this chapter)