Rebirth after waste

Chapter 16

Ye Cairen handed a cup of tea to Zhen Jieyu, and said in a low voice, "There is news from over there that Mrs. Bo left for half an hour ago."

"En." Zhen Jieyu looked calm, "You handled it well and didn't give her the last chance to come back."

Ye Cai said humanely: "The concubine is just doing her duty."

"It's a pity that I set up a good situation this time. After all my hard work, Gu Yunxian escaped in the end." Zhen Jieyu's voice was a little cold, "Compared to before, she is really much more difficult to deal with. .”

Before waiting for Ye Cairen's answer, Zhen Jieyu was slightly stunned, turned to look at her for a while, and smiled: "A Ling, what's the matter with you?" After thinking for a while, "It can't be the matter of the Bo family that makes you feel bad, right? "

Ye Cairen was silent.

Zhen Jieyu held her hand: "I have no choice but to give up on the Bo family. The matter of Meiyuan has already made His Majesty suspicious, and there must be someone to take the blame. She has offended His Majesty at this time, what can I do?" After a pause, "but don't worry, you are different from Mrs. Bo. You are so smart and have deep experience in the palace. When Mrs. Bo is gone, I will rely on you."

Ye Cai lowered his head slightly: "It is a concubine's honor to be able to share the worries for the empress."

Zhen Jieyu smiled and said: "Your Majesty also asked me what reward I wanted yesterday, saying that I was wronged in Changle Palace that day, and he wanted to make up for me. Otherwise, I will let His Majesty promote you to your position, and it will be considered as my gift to you." gift."

Ye Cairen was stunned: "The concubine dare not."

"It's nothing to be afraid of. Ah Ling, you have served His Majesty the longest, and you should have a higher position. Even if I don't say it, Your Majesty should have thought of it. In fact, it was really shameful in the past. The Bo family is obviously the first year of Yongjia. A person who just entered the palace, unlike Yin Lingyi who has the merit of giving birth to a prince, can actually step on your head, I feel sorry for you after seeing it."

Ye Cairen looked at Zhen Jieyu, and finally showed a joyful expression: "The concubine thanked my mother for her promotion, and I am willing to do my best for my mother in the future, so I dare not resign!"

You provoked me and Bo Jinrou with words, and then comforted me with a promotion?It's a pity that I already knew that Bo's sudden trouble with Gu Yunxian was instigated by you, and she has been hiding it for you since you promised her that you would rescue her.

She just kept believing in you until you pushed her to a dead end.

Yin Lingyi arrived at Gu Yunxian's Chang'an Palace after the Changle Palace morning inspection on the second day.After retreating from the screen, Yin Lingyi reversed the posture that was just commensurate with Gu Yunxian's sister, stood up and worshiped, and performed the most solemn ceremony: "The concubine sees the empress, and the empress is suffering these days. The concubine has been promoted by the empress. , but can't save the empress from the fire and water, it is really a crime worthy of death!"

"Fan Su, what are you doing!" Gu Yunxian hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, "You have a higher status than me now, and you are the biological mother of the second son of the emperor, so you can't kneel down to me."

"Your Majesty's saying that is to discredit the concubine. Once you are the concubine's mistress, you will always be the concubine's mistress. How dare the concubine be arrogant in front of you?" Yin Lingyi said stubbornly.

Gu Yunxian looked at her with emotion.

This Yin Fansu was deeply educated by Confucianism. He had memorized the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, "Women's Precepts" and "Women's Training" by heart, and he kept etiquette to an almost pedantic level.She had taken a fancy to her in the past, knowing that she would absolutely abide by the virtues of concubine concubine, so she focused on promoting her.She was also really competitive, Cheng Chong became pregnant not long after, and gave birth to His Majesty's second son in the second year of Yongjia.Because Shen Shuyi's eldest son died early, this child is the de facto eldest son of the emperor.

Now it seems that his original decision was actually very correct.

Gu Yunxian remembered that Yin Lingyi was the only one who risked his life to intercede for her on the day she was deposed, and in the last life, she was the only one who came to visit her before she was bestowed to death, asking her if she had any unfulfilled wishes.

Thinking of this, Gu Yunxian's heart softened, and said: "Don't call me your empress anymore, I am not your empress now."

"Then what should I call you..."

"Call me sister." Gu Yunxian held her hand, "I'm one year older than you, and it won't hurt you to call me sister."

Yin Lingyi pursed her lips and hesitated for a while before saying, "Sister...Sister."

"Good sister." Gu Yunxian smiled and held her hand tightly.

Feeling the strength coming from the palm of his hand, Yin Lingyi relaxed and smiled.

"The concubine has wanted to come to see my sister for a long time, but you asked Miss A Ci to pass on a message to me a month ago, so I have never dared to come." Yin Lingyi said, "I finally saw my sister's ink book yesterday, but it will take me away." The joy is broken."

"I was in an embarrassing situation before. In order to avoid getting involved with you, it is inconvenient to meet you." The more real reason is that at that time, she wanted to let the emperor think that she had no intention of favor, so naturally she could not have any intersection with Yin Lingyi.

"Now it's all good. His Majesty has taken a new interest in my sister, and my sister has come to the fore." Yin Lingyi said.

"Successful?" Gu Yunxian smiled wryly, "Did you see the situation in Changxin Palace that day? Zhen Jieyu is still holding His Majesty's heart tightly, no one can compare."

Sure enough, Yin Lingyi frowned instinctively when she heard the word "Zhenjieyu", as if something extremely disgusting appeared in front of her.

"The concubine doesn't understand. With Jing's status in the past, how could His Majesty spoil her so much?" Yin Lingyi said, "It really doesn't make sense."

reason?There is no reason between men and women.

"It's useless no matter how unjust we are. It's the most important thing to find a way to change this situation."

Yin Lingyi was slightly startled, and asked tentatively, "What does sister mean?"

"I have some plans, I wonder if you are willing to help me." Gu Yunxian looked at her gently, "Of course, if you don't want to, I won't force it."

"What did sister say? The concubine naturally wants to follow her." Yin Lingyi said eagerly.

"No, no, don't worry. You have to think carefully." Gu Yunxian said, "My status is embarrassing and my future is uncertain. If you choose to follow me, you will definitely form a deadly feud with Jing Fushu. You have to put these It's all thought up."

Yin Lingyi was silent for a moment: "Sister, do you think that the Jing family can tolerate me without you? Besides, even if she doesn't come to provoke me, I really can't bear that kind of woman who stays in front of His Majesty all day long to bewitch him."

Gu Yun looked at her with envy: "Well, from now on, the two of us will watch and help each other." After a pause, "Not only for you and me, but also for the future of the second son."

That night, Gu Yunxian finally saw the emperor again.

This was the first time she saw him since Changxindian said goodbye that day.He still had that casual look, but Gu Yunxian noticed that although there was a smile on his lips, there was no smile in his black eyes.

She remained calm and only ordered the cook to pass on the meal. Su held the pot and poured a cup of tea.The fragrance of tea was overflowing, and the charm was pleasant. Gu Yunxian nodded and put the teacup in front of him, calling softly: "Your Majesty."

The emperor lowered his eyes to look at her, but saw that her temples were like black crows, her complexion was even more fair, and there was a calm and distant look in her Qiushui Qiu pupil, as if the petals of begonias were falling on the water, which made people heartbroken.

He reached out and took her right hand.Gu Yunxian was slightly startled: "Your Majesty, be careful that the tea will burn your hands."

He casually put the teacup on the table beside him, and pulled her into his arms.There was a faint fragrance on her body, which was neither blue nor musk. He felt very intoxicated when he smelled it, and couldn't help but sighed deeply.

"What's bothering His Majesty?" Gu Yunxian softly nestled in his arms and said in a manly voice.

She asked this question, but she probably knew it in her heart.These few days the harem is noisy, and the front court is not peaceful.I heard that Shangshu, a courageous student of Guozijian, impeached Zhou Shitao, the prime minister of the left, saying that he "takes power alone, indulges the new monarch, and harms the No. 1 of the country", which shocked the government and the opposition.What's more terrible is that the memorial not only scolded Prime Minister Zuo, but also scolded His Majesty. The bad record of "brother accepting brother's wife" is the key object of criticism.The entire memorandum was full of harsh words, without any sympathy, which made people suspect that this man had no intention of living if he made a move.

Are you here to play with your life?
"It's nothing, it's just that those chirping birds started to sing again after a winter break." He played with her hair and wrote lightly.

She frowned, and the minister risked his life to speak, but it didn't even touch him in the slightest?
In her previous life, she was busy dealing with Jing Fushu, her vision was limited to the harem, and she never cared about the affairs of the previous dynasty.But now it is different.She has read a lot of history books these days, and she deeply understands that what her husband has done these years is definitely not like a wise gentleman.

But he shouldn't be like this.

Gu Yunxian always remembered that midsummer many years ago, when he was still the prince, he practiced calligraphy alone in the study of the Changqiu Palace one afternoon, and she was ordered by the queen to bring him iced sour plum soup to relieve the heat.He stood behind the table, looked up and saw her push the door in, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Third sister is here?" She walked three times at home, and he followed her by calling her "Third sister".

When she caught his sight, she lowered her head shyly: "Come to deliver something to my cousin."

They had only met a few times at that time, and every time she dared not look him in the eye.

She put the tray on the table, and he took the jade bowl casually, took a big sip, and then heaved a sigh of relief, it seemed that it was really hot just now.

They stood so close that she could feel the heat of his body.There were only a few palace servants standing outside the study room, but they didn't say a word, as quiet as invisible people.She was a little embarrassed, and her eyes swept around the desk indiscriminately.

"what?"

Hearing her voice, he turned his head in confusion, followed her gaze, and saw his own strong handwriting written on a snow-white jade tablet.

"Haiyan Heqing," she read, "is this cousin's wish?"

He looked at the handwriting in silence for a while, and then laughed nonchalantly: "Naturally, Haiyan, Heqing, and peace in the world are everyone's wishes."

She could hear a bit of self-mockery in his tone, as if even he himself thought the words were ridiculous.

"There will be such a day." She looked at him and said seriously.Although she doesn't understand major national affairs, she always hears people in the palace say that His Royal Highness is young and wise, and has great wisdom. If he has any ambitions, he will definitely achieve them.Besides, even if no one else praised him, she was still willing to believe that he could become a Ming master comparable to Emperor Taizu and Emperor Zhongzong.

Just because it's him.

Her seriousness made him a little surprised, and he couldn't help stretching out his hand to touch her forehead: "Just say it casually, and you also believe it. When the world is peaceful today, how can I be used?"

(End of this chapter)