refuse to be a concubine
Chapter 13 Is This the Imperial Palace?
Chapter 13 Is This the Imperial Palace?
Passers-by, everyone holds a few pots of flowers in their arms, and some even use a cart to pull the fruits of the day, all of them have satisfied smiles on their faces.
Compared with the compactness during the day, their footsteps were much slower, and they were no longer crowded.
I wanted to withdraw my hand, but he held it tightly. As a last resort, I said in a low voice, "Please let me go, Lord."
He raised his eyebrows and looked at me from the corner of his eye, "No, I don't want to get lost again."
His words cannot be refuted.
I didn't make a sound anymore, since someone was secretly protecting him, and he knew kung fu, it was unnecessary for me to be here.
But he is the master and I am the slave.
Following him is the way to go.
Thinking that I just stood up in front of him to protect him who knows martial arts, I feel stupid.
But no regrets.
I feel like I did what I should have done.
"Is there anything you want to ask?" He suddenly leaned into my ear and asked.
I moved away slightly, shaking my head.
I don't want to know too much about him.
"Don't want to ask anything?" There was a hint of anger in his voice.
"What should the servant ask?" I slightly raised my eyes to look at him.
He pursed his lips tightly, showing his displeasure without any concealment, "I just don't want to know who sent those killers to kill you?"
"Is this something a servant should ask?" Assassinating a king is such a crime, can the little maid ask?I looked back at him suspiciously.
He narrowed his eyes and looked deeply, "To me, you are really sincere."
Was it wrong?His anger was palpable.
"Go back to the palace." He suddenly let go of my hand and left.
"Master." I hurriedly called to him, but didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing him turn around, I hurriedly pointed to the official road on the right, "This way."
He darkened his face and said, "Didn't you just point to this side?"
"At that time, the servant did not stand in this position." His sense of direction was really poor.
He froze there for a while, then turned around stiffly and left.
Just as I was about to follow, my shoulders were forcefully grabbed by a pair of slender hands, "Su En."
I let out a cry of pain, rubbed my shoulder that was hurt, and when I saw someone coming, I was startled, "Miss Yuefu?"
Zhao Yuefu is wearing a blue green smoked sweater, and the tulle drags the floor. On the street full of flowers, she looks like a peony in full bloom, but this peony is full of anger, which makes people dare not get close to it. .
Pedestrians on the street cast curious eyes on us.
"You." Zhao Yuefu bit her lower lip tightly and looked at me angrily.
"Miss Yuefu, what's the matter with you?" I didn't expect to meet her in Huajie, but I vaguely understood why she was staring at me like this.
"Where's Jing Lin? Didn't you come out with him?"
I didn't know how to answer for a while, "Master Jing went shopping, and now the slaves don't know where he is."
Zhao Yuefu looked at me bitterly, her red lips parted for a while, but she still didn't say anything.
"Miss Yuefu?"
"The queen empress sent you out."
"Yes, the empress gave the girl two bolts of high-quality silk."
"Who cares about this?"
Seeing her clenched her fists, eyes full of hatred and helplessness, she gritted her teeth and said, "Why does she do this every year? Isn't she his sister? Why do you have to compete with me every year?" ?”
I was startled.
"If it wasn't for her being Jing Lin's older sister and the current mother of the country, it would be really suspicious." Zhao Yuefu's gaze was extremely sharp, like a fine cotton needle.
This sharp target is probably the empress, right?To the Queen, she has nothing to do, she can only spread her grievances on me.
"Today, I will never let her succeed." She raised her head, her beautiful eyes brightened, she changed her appearance from being weak to extremely shrewd and powerful, she turned around and left.
Watching her leave angrily, I didn't say anything, but I was a little envious of her strength. A casual look gave her an aura that made people dare not underestimate her, and the weight came out unintentionally. up.
For me, I had to do a lot to get noticed.
The cool voice drew my attention back, "The daughter of the richest man in the capital is really a tiger father without a dog daughter."
"Master." Surprised, didn't he go back to the palace?
"Take it."
He weighed heavily in his hand, and at some point, he held a pot of green bamboo in his hand and threw it into my hand.
"Did you buy this pot of bamboo?"
He gave a light "hmm" as an answer.
This kind of bamboo is very common, and there are many in small farmyards or mountain forests. Its vitality is very tenacious, and it is evergreen all year round.
What kind of flowers and plants has never been seen by the king, did not expect him to buy this?
"It's quite worthy." He squinted at me, threw out a word coldly, and walked away.
What do you mean?
The emperor is moody, and his speech is even more confusing.
And I don't like people with such a temper.
Ha ha, what I thought in my heart, of course I couldn't say it out.
Suddenly, I remembered, and said, "Master, don't you have no money?"
He glanced at me with a condescending look, obviously disdainful of answering my question.
I held the bamboo and followed closely behind him, but my eyes were quietly inspecting the surroundings.
It was almost at the end of Huajie, and Jing Lin was nowhere to be seen.
I feel a little lost in my heart.
"What have you been secretly looking at?" At some point, he turned around and looked at me, with anger hidden in his eyes, and a solemn and oppressive aura gradually gathered on him.
"Your servant did not sneak in." I hurriedly lowered my head and took a step back.I was also wondering, how did he know that I was looking around?
Could it be that he was watching me just now?
how can that be possible?
He folded his hands on his chest, looked at me with slightly lowered eyelids, and those eyes became deeper and deeper.
"Master." Someone shouted suddenly.
I was overjoyed by this voice, and when I looked up, it was Jing Lin with fluttering robes.
He smiled at me, and waved a brocade bag in his hand embroidered with bamboo leaf dancing in the wind.
Thinking of the words he said before leaving, I was secretly delighted, could this be the gift he wanted to give me?
Just as he was thinking, a soft voice came from behind Jing Lin, "It turns out that my grandfather also came out to enjoy the flowers."
It was Zhao Yuefu, she followed closely behind Jing Lin, when she saw me, she gave me a very sharp look, and when she looked at the emperor, she had a gentle look.
"You are really inseparable. It seems that the day when I drink your wedding wine is not far away." When he said this, the emperor glanced at me vaguely, as if he could peep into my heart.
Zhao Yuefu smiled shyly, and said: "Today, Da Furen asked Miss Su En to come forward and tell Brother Jing Lin to go enjoy the flowers in her garden. After the concubine knew about it, she pestered Brother Jing Lin to go together. Brother Lin agreed. Are you welcome?"
He smiled very lightly, with a sense of unpredictability in this smile, "Of course."
"Master, your sleeves are threaded?" Jing Lin's eyes paused on his sleeves, which were painted with thin smoke with gold thread.
It was only then that I noticed that a golden thread had been pulled out from the wide sleeve of the emperor, made of plain white cloth, and the place where it was drawn was very eye-catching.
The gold inlays on the emperor's clothes must be threaded with extremely expensive gold threads, and such a crime would definitely not be committed by a seasoned palace judge.
"It was accidentally snagged." He said casually.
I looked at the bamboo in my hand, he wouldn't have bought such an extremely ordinary pot of bamboo with a gold thread, right?
is it possible?
Probably not, even a three-year-old child knows that this is extremely uneconomical.
When Zhao Yuefu entered the palace, the queen naturally didn't welcome her, but in front of the emperor, no matter how she didn't welcome her, she was happy, wishing that Zhao Yuefu could enter the palace to accompany her.
Others enjoy the flowers during the day, but the Hundred Flowers Festival in the palace usually enjoys the flowers at night, because only at night, the emperor has time to accompany his concubines.
In the imperial garden, lanterns are hung high, bright as day.
Although the flowers are beautiful, in my opinion, they can't compare to the well-dressed concubines, especially the hairpins on the ends of their hair, which shine like stars.
It's just that the smiles on their faces are enough to captivate all living beings, but they make me feel depressed because they are too dark.
Tonight, the empress is accompanied by maids who specialize in grooming her appearance. On such an occasion, the empress must always maintain her appearance and cannot be compared to other concubines, so I do not need to accompany her.
I quietly exited the imperial garden.
The night breeze is gentle, not cool.
On the roads around the palace, there are palace people splashing cold water to cool down.
After entering the Crescent Gate, I just walked up the palace corridor.
A person approached, approaching, it was Tang Yu.
He stood a few steps away from me, looking at me quietly, without making a sound.
"Tang Yu, why are you here?" I smiled at him, approached him, startled.
It was no different from usual, same coldness, same indifference, but for some reason, it gave me a heavy feeling, and I asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"Why don't you go to enjoy the flowers?" He said lightly, without any emotion, as if the feeling just now was my illusion.
"I'm a little tired and want to rest early. Where are you going?"
"Look at you."
"what?"
His eyes were dark, like a clouded night.
I looked at him puzzled, and felt that his eyes seemed to want to say something to me, "Tang Yu, what's wrong with you?"
"You haven't thanked me yet. That day, you had a high fever, and Aunt Suyan and I took care of you for two days."
When he said that, I felt very embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, actually I have always wanted to say thank you to you."
"What do you thank me for?"
"I……"
"How about a promise to you?"
I froze.
He smiled lightly, faintly, but his eyes were serious.
I was intimidated.
He stared at me for a while, then the corner of his mouth suddenly curled up, "Just kidding, how can a father-in-law marry a wife."
"Tang..."
"Aren't you tired? Go back to sleep." He gave me a deep look and left.
Looking at his leaving back, Tang Yu under the night, merged with the thick night, exuding an aura of alienation.
"What's wrong?" I murmured.
Just as she was about to take a step, a maid from the Queen's Palace hurried over, "Sister Enen."
"what's up?"
"Here." The little palace maid took out a small brocade bag from her bosom and handed it to me, "This is what Lord Shang Shu asked his servants to bring to you."
A very exquisite brocade bag. When I saw the vivid flying bamboo leaves embroidered on it, the word gift flashed in my mind.
The maid was smiling, with an ambiguous look on her face, and at the same time looked forward to it, "It's another court lady, and the servants don't show good looks, but it doesn't matter if it's Sister Enen. Hee hee, work harder, even if you can't be the first wife, you can be A concubine's room is fine, let's go first."
First match?Concubine?
Shaking my head, I have no extravagance.
It's just that I can't resist this liking, so just secretly.
"Miss Enen." As soon as the maid left, a father-in-law trotted over and put the pot of bamboo in his hand in front of him, "The emperor said that this pot of wild bamboo is very suitable for you."
It matches me very well, "What does the emperor mean by this?"
"I don't know, my servant. Anyway, the emperor said that when he gave this bamboo to this servant, and said that it must be handed over to you." After finishing speaking, my father-in-law put the basin of bamboo in my hand, turned around and left.
Staring blankly at the potted bamboo in my hand, I just feel confused.
Is this bamboo for me?
Before dawn, I got up.He led several palace people to the imperial garden.
"Be careful, these flower dews are extremely precious, don't spill them." Every year during the Hundred Flowers Festival in every season, the ladies would order the palace servants to collect the flower dew to make flower ointment, saying that it has an excellent beauty-beautifying effect.
"I'm so sleepy." The youngest maid said.
The rest of the maids nodded frequently.
"Sister Enen, are you not sleepy?"
"I'm fine. After collecting the dew, I'll let you go back and sleep again, how about it?" I said with a smile.
"Really?" The maids immediately regained their spirits.
I nodded, "But at this moment, you all have to cheer up and collect the dew seriously, huh?"
"Yes."
"Hey, who is that?" A court lady pointed to the round door not far away, "Sneaky."
Seeing all the court ladies looking over there, I shook my head, "Didn't I ask you to collect flower dew seriously?"
"Sister Enen, that person is really sneaky, look."
Looking towards the palace maid, she saw a palace maid looking around and catwalking towards the round door on the west side. She was obviously too nervous to notice it.
"Let me go and have a look. Alright, let's all concentrate on picking the flower dew. When I come back, it's time for you to hand in the dew."
"Yes."
I just left satisfied.
The maid came out of the imperial garden and entered the Crescent Gate on the side of the corridor.
Looking around all the way, afraid of being discovered, she is indeed extremely sneaky.
I doubt it.
After walking for a long time and turning a corner, she suddenly disappeared.
I looked left and right, but there was still no sign of her.
"Strange," I murmured, "Where did you go, this is?"
Above the head, the three characters of Anfei Palace came into view.
He actually came to Anfei Palace.
An Fei?The guilt in my heart suddenly hit.
I don't want to miss it, this guilt is hidden deep in my heart.
Seeing that, those things that caused Concubine An to lose her child gradually surfaced before her eyes.
The door of Anfei Palace was tightly closed.
After that incident, Concubine An was rarely heard in the palace.
People in the palace said that Concubine An was a different person, reticent and staying at home.
Concubine An even dismissed the maids in the palace, leaving only Xiaoling to take care of her.
Ever since she gave birth, even the emperor didn't go to Anfei Palace very often, as if he forgot that there was such a concubine.
Knowing that the door was locked, I still couldn't help but go up to push the door and try to see her.
Unexpectedly, when I pushed, the door actually let me push it open.
Those bamboos and the octagonal pavilion caught my eye.
When I came last time, I saw some court ladies.At this moment, the palace is extremely quiet. It seems that what I usually hear about Concubine An is true, and Concubine An really scattered all the maids.
Nevertheless, the temple was kept clean.
A bright candle was burning faintly in the corner.
The whole hall was not as gloomy as imagined, but much fresher.
There is even a pot of firm green bamboo on the table, which is emerald green, which makes people feel very good when they look at it.
A yawn came along with the drowsiness, "Niang Niang, why did you wake up so early, you need to rest more, so that you can accumulate energy for the delivery."
The moment he saw me, his voice stopped abruptly, and his eyes full of sleepiness were startled and flustered.
"Little Ling." I smiled at her friendly.
"You?" Xiaoling's eyes grew more and more frightened, looking extremely frightened.The next moment, she rushed over suddenly, stood in front of the inner hall door, opened her arms, looked like a guard, and tried her best to be calm and authentic, "You are so brave, you dare to trespass on Concubine An's Palace, don't hurry up and get out."
"I'm not!" I wanted to explain.
"go out."
"Little Ling, how is Madam?"
"Get out." Xiaoling roared in a low voice, her eyes becoming more and more frightening.
"Okay." I said sadly.
Just as I was about to step out of the threshold, a gentle voice from the inner hall said, "Xiao Ling, what are you doing? Why are you so noisy?"
I gasped in my heart, is this the voice of Concubine An?Her voice was full of... what is it, a warm feeling.
"Your Majesty, don't come out." Xiao Ling called out, but it was too late, as soon as the words fell, the door of the inner hall opened.
My eyes suddenly widened.
Concubine An wore a pink narcissus flower and green leaf dress, her jet-black hair was smoothly attached to her back, her face was pink, her eyes were bright black, and there was a happy smile on the corner of her mouth.
But my gaze was fixed on her belly, a round belly that seemed to be about to give birth.
Concubine An's face turned from pink to pale, like Xiao Ling, with panic in her eyes, but after a moment, she returned to normal, as cold as night, and asked indifferently: "Su En, why are you here? ?”
Staring at Concubine An's big belly, I can't use words to describe my current thoughts, I am too shocked, I can't slow down my thoughts, I just feel that my head is empty.
Concubine An is pregnant?The belly is so big, it seems that it is about to give birth?
Pregnant, how is it possible?
Can't conceive anymore?
Didn't she just have a miscarriage?
Why……
Suddenly, I was pushed from behind, and I was pushed in front of Concubine An.
At some point, Xiaoling stood behind me and asked bitterly, "The queen sent you here, didn't you?"
"I don't even need to ask. I really didn't expect that I did it so carefully. I thought the miscarriage had made her unsuspecting, but she still found out." Concubine An looked at me gloomyly, her eyes gradually floating. Get murderous.
I was taken a step back by the killing intent in her eyes.
"It's strange, isn't it? Didn't Ben Gong just have a miscarriage?"
Gathering my mind, I tried my best to keep calm, and I understood a little bit, "Your Majesty is pretending to have a miscarriage, isn't she?"
"good."
"why?"
The queen once told me that Concubine An was not pregnant.
I believed it, but I couldn't believe it all, or I didn't know whether I should believe it or not.
"It's really naive to ask." Concubine An sneered, with hatred in her eyes, and approached me step by step.
I backed away, and a chill came down my back, "Ma'am, what do you want to do?"
"The empress must have asked you to find out the truth? What do you think I want to do? Xiaoling."
A thick cloth suddenly covered the top of my head.
My knee hurt and I was kicked to the ground.
Xiaoling's movements are precise and neat, as if she often does this kind of thing.
"Let go of me." I screamed.
The next moment, I just felt it was difficult to breathe.
A piece of cloth was pressed tightly against my nose.
What are they going to do?
Could it be, kill me?
No, how is it possible...
Breathing weakened a little.
I kicked my feet and waved my hands indiscriminately, but it was useless. I couldn't catch people, let alone hard objects.
I suddenly understood that they really wanted to kill me.
Fear is like a vortex, sweeping my body and mind.
What should I do?What should I do?
No, I don't want to die, at least not like this.
His thoughts began to become chaotic, and something was being pulled away little by little.
The surroundings feel so quiet, dark and quiet.
Are you going to die?
"What are you doing?" A cool voice appeared, like a ray of light rushing into my darkness.
Someone was slapping me in the face, it was very painful, and it was merciless.
I frowned, trying to open my eyes, but felt powerless.
His face hurt even more, and he struck harder.
I wanted to escape, but I didn't have the strength to hide.
Very annoying.
"Why did you hit me?" It was a growl, but it sounded like a mosquito, but my eyes opened.Cold eyes filled with tension and concern came into my eyes. The moment I opened my eyes, the concern suddenly disappeared, replaced by deepness.
I stared blankly at him, his eyebrows were sculpted into the temples, his quality was as clean as jade, and he was so handsome.
Have you seen him somewhere?
"Have you seen enough?"
I came back to my senses, "Emperor, Your Majesty?"
How could it be him?
I wanted to stand up and salute, but my body was weak, and I fell to the ground again.
He no longer supported me, but sat down and looked down at me.
"Your Majesty, we must not keep her." Concubine An's voice pierced my ears.
The sound was like a sword, I was completely awake, yes, I am in Concubine An Palace, Concubine An wants to kill me.
She was already sitting on a chair with Xiaoling's support, looking at me with hatred in her eyes.
"Oh? Why?" Xiaoling served the emperor tea, and he drank it leisurely, his eyes glanced at me as if nothing.
At this moment, my hair was disheveled, my face was red and swollen from the beating, and I was in a panic.
But ignoring these, I looked at the three people in front of me fearfully and vigilantly.
I can't believe An Fei is really going to kill me.
It's so blatant, it's chilling.
Escaping from the dead, at this moment, all I can think about is how to escape.
"The empress must have sent her here to find out the truth. The concubine is afraid that she will lose her child again." Concubine An wept, her resentment was replaced by sadness, "The concubine has put in so much effort, and I don't want to fail. The emperor also promised Concubines, those who cooperate with concubines."
"I never promised you that you could kill people indiscriminately."
"If she is alive, the child in the concubine's belly must die." Concubine An burst into tears, pointing at me bitterly, "The concubine cannot let her go back."
"So you killed her?"
"For the sake of the child in my womb," Concubine An gritted her teeth and looked at him fixedly, "I can't do anything about it."
"is it?"
"From last year's design to make the queen believe that the concubine can no longer conceive a dragon heir, to the false miscarriage, didn't the emperor allow the concubine? If the emperor wants to keep the prince safe, please order her to be killed."
"Is this really just to guard against the queen?" He looked at Concubine An coldly, with a seemingly casual look, but Concubine An dared not look directly at her, and hurriedly lowered her head.
"of course."
"Hong Cui drowned, but the person who died was Concubine Ming."
"That's the queen borrowing a knife to kill someone."
"But Hong Cui was killed by you."
Shocked, I opened my eyes wide and looked at him, he was high above, sitting gracefully, talking calmly, killing someone, no matter what the matter, his voice didn't fluctuate at all.
Me, but confused thoughts.
How could the emperor know so clearly?
Concubine An's lips trembled slightly, her sparkling eyes were full of grievances, she insisted on not saying a word.
It looked like the emperor had wronged her.
The hall was eerily quiet.
After a long time, Concubine An quietly said: "Your Majesty, once the concubine gives birth to the little prince safely, I will let the emperor punish you. Now, the concubine must protect him."
"Did you kill her to protect the prince? Wouldn't the queen notice?"
Concubine An shook her body, bit her lower lip lightly, looked at me, narrowed her eyes like two clusters of knife light, extremely sharp, stared repeatedly, and said: "There is another way, that is to make her a concubine."
The eyes of the three of them focused on me.
Concubine An and Xiaoling were full of hatred, but he couldn't see what he was thinking, so he just said indifferently: "It's a good way."
Panting slightly, I watched Concubine An walk up to me step by step, looked at me coldly, and said softly: "Listen clearly, you have two choices, one is to die, the other is to become a member of this palace. how?"
how should I do it?
In this case, do I have a choice?
I always thought that Concubine An was a weak person, and I always felt guilty and blamed her in my heart.
But her ruthlessness and hatred almost killed me.
It never occurred to her that she deceived everyone.
The queen's sneering words came to mind, "Too much sympathy in the palace will not do you any good."
Is the palace really such a place?
Thinking of just now, I shuddered, my voice trembled and said firmly: "These two, slaves will not choose."
"what?"
I looked at Concubine An in fear, moved my lips, and tried to speak a complete sentence: "I don't want to die, but I won't become your mother's person, and I won't say anything about your mother's pregnancy. Please empress and the emperor trust your slaves."
That man, the man who looked at me with deep eyes, since he knew everything clearly, was so calm in the face of Concubine An's murder, obviously he was involved in it.
I'm afraid this is something no one thought of, right?
"Hehe," Concubine An said with a sarcastic smile, "Do you think I will believe what you say?"
"I believe it." He stood up, walked to me, lowered his head and locked my fearful but firm gaze, and smiled coolly, "But just by one word, naturally there is no guarantee, how about adding the Nine Clans? "
"Nine Clans?" I murmured, what does it mean.
"If it is revealed that Concubine An is pregnant with a dragon child, the Su family will be implicated in the entire family." He smiled, it was as cool as the autumn wind, not cold, just a feeling of being scratched.
Fear arose in my heart, Jiuzu?Killing the Nine Clans?
I am Su En, but it is Su En who entered the palace under a fake name. It is fake, but the fate of the nine clans is real.
Do you want to accompany so many lives for me alone?
"Slaves, slaves can't, you can't add the Nine Clans." I said weakly, but firmly.
"What?" Concubine An looked at me in disbelief.
He raised his beautiful eyebrows and said nothing.
"Your maidservant cannot take other people's lives as a guarantee. If your maidservant really leaks this matter, the emperor and empress can take your maidservant's life."
"Your life?" Xiaoling on the side snorted heavily, "How can your life be as good as my prince's?"
"My servant feels that life, life, does not distinguish between high and low. The only thing that everyone has in common is life, which cannot be bought or sold." I said softly, word by word.
"Who do you think you are? You are just a slave. The emperor and this palace spared your life here. It is already a great favor to you. You have no right to say no." Concubine An clenched her hands tightly, her eyes full anger.
"It sounds nice." He said lightly, "I hope what you do is as beautiful as what you say, and I will believe you just once."
"Emperor?" Concubine An exclaimed.
I don't know how to get out of Anfei Palace, the sky is already bright, and the sun is very hot when it comes out.
But I feel cold all over, and I can't feel its temperature at all.
Touch the forehead, it's really cold.
Just now, almost died.
Facing the sun, I took three deep breaths, and then I felt a little relieved.
From time to time, palace people walked by on the palace road.
My complexion must be very bad. After thinking about it, I hid in the flowerbed beside me and walked up the path.
The dense branches and leaves cover the fierce sunlight and feel the coolness.
Squatting down, leaning against the tree, wrapping my arms around my legs, burying my face between my legs, I want to be quiet, I want to think about it.
Everything just now...
"What are you doing here?" A childish voice, pretending to be old, floated above his head.
Surprised, I looked up and saw a pair of shining eyes full of arrogance, looking at me with contempt.
"His Royal Highness?" I hurriedly stood up and saluted.
"Why is your face so pale?"
"Slave..."
"Did you get scolded by my queen mother?" The prince snorted softly, his face full of affirmation.
"Yes." I said smoothly.
"It seems that you won't be staying for long." The prince was obviously very happy when he said this.
"Does Your Highness dislike slaves?"
"Of course, if you're like a bird of a feather, you slavish slaves like to make waves, and the prince will be annoyed when he sees it."
I am silent.
"Why don't you speak? Did the prince say something wrong?"
I squatted down slightly, looked at him with a smile, looked at his extremely dissatisfied little face, and couldn't help but reach out and stroke his head.
"You are not allowed to touch the prince's head." The prince took a step back and stared at me with a blushing face.
"But the slave has already touched it."
"You? It's really annoying." After finishing speaking, he turned and walked away quickly.
I sighed, and sat back again, with my head resting on my arms, in a daze.
Is this the palace?
The longer you stay, the more you understand it, and the fear will arise in your heart.
Everyone and everything is not as simple as it seems.
I don't have the ability to see through the complexity of appearances.
What should I do?
"I'm so scared." He whispered softly, afraid of dying like just now.
Turning my head, I met a pair of curious eyes.
"Your Highness?" exclaimed, I was taken aback.
"What are you afraid of?" He is old-fashioned, obviously a head smaller than me, but with his arms folded and his condescending appearance, he seems to be much taller than me.
"Why are you back, Your Highness?" I breathed out and asked.
"You haven't answered what I'm afraid of."
After thinking about it, I replied: "The servant is afraid of death."
To be honest, the prince doesn't know anything.
Sure enough, he looked extremely disdainful, I smiled lightly, and asked: "Then why is Your Highness back?"
"The prince wants to enjoy the shade here, you get out of the way."
"Yes," I laughed, and gave a simple salute, "The servant will not disturb His Highness to enjoy the cool, so I will take my leave."
After walking a few steps, I heard him feeding from behind.
I turned around and looked at him, "What orders does Your Highness have?"
"You smile so ugly, you're so ugly." After speaking, he raised his face and left arrogantly.
Ugly smile?is it ugly?I stroked my cheek, only to feel that my face was still cold.
However, isn't he going to enjoy the cool here?
When I got back to the Queen’s Palace, I realized that I forgot to go to the Royal Garden to see how the maids collected the flower dew. I was about to leave the palace again. up.
After entering the hall, I heard a melodious sound of the piano, just like the sound of heaven.
In the inner hall, the empress is playing the qin. This is the first time I have seen the empress playing the qin. The jade hands are lightly picking up the silver strings, and both hands are plucking on the guqin. With that skill and look, the queen must have a deep knowledge of the qin. .
After saluting, I stood aside politely, waiting for the queen to finish playing the piano.
It took a long time before she finished playing the piece and stood up slowly.
The queen is wearing a lavender emerald green smoked sweater with beaded flowers and tassels today. When the lotus steps are moved lightly, the tassels sway, and flowers bloom at every step.
I hurried to the tea.
The queen didn't drink tea, but looked at me with a smile and asked, "Is that song good just now?"
"Good to hear."
The queen smiled charmingly, "This piece is called Tassels, and it was specially composed by Jing Lin on my birthday."
I was stunned for a moment, and heard the Queen's coquettish smile, and said: "And this dress, which Jing Lin personally ordered to be cut and given to me to celebrate my birthday."
I don't understand why the Queen suddenly said this.
"Yuefu told Bengong yesterday that you and Jinglin were shopping in Flower Street, talking and laughing, and the two were very close." The queen took a sip from the cup, blinked her phoenix eyes, and let out a deep smile .
The overly restrained laughter made my heart skip a beat.
"The relationship between Ben Gong and Jing Lin has always been very good, and no one can replace it. Jing Lin was born good-looking, and was liked by girls since he was a child. You are Ben Gong's confidant, and Ben Gong can tell you now," the queen said. Coming to my side, the phoenix eyes stared at me closely, and said word by word, "I only have one person in his heart."
How could I not know about this?But when I said it from the Queen's mouth, I still opened my eyes wide in surprise.
A dull pain blew out from the depths of my heart.
"It's strange for your mother to say that," I said.
"Strange? It is indeed strange to ordinary people, but, Ben Gong and Jing Lin are not siblings, so it is not strange to say so?"
"Your Majesty is the mother of the country, she is already married as a woman." I said this with difficulty, for the sake of Jinglin.
They can't go on like this anymore, in case someone finds out...
"So what? Bengong loves Jinglin, and Jinglin also loves Bengong, that's enough. Naturally, Bengong believes in you. How could Bengong not see through Zhao Yuefu's thoughts? The big secret is just wanting you to be my true confidant."
I was stunned, real confidant?
"If the secret is revealed, you also know what the consequences will be. If you have any doubts, ask Tang Yu and go down."
The whole day is full of chaos in the head.
I stayed in the small side room all day, staring at the bamboo in front of the window in a daze.
until night falls.
"It's okay." I murmured, "Just be yourself."
Thinking of this, I took the needle and thread from the basket by the window and started to embroider the half-embroidered brocade bag.This kit is for Tang Yu, specifically to thank him for taking care of me when I have a fever, and for Aunt Suyan is a silk handkerchief embroidered with lotus flowers.
After several days of scorching heat, the breeze finally ushered in three days later. The weather was sometimes sunny and sometimes covered by light clouds, and it was no longer so hot that people could not breathe.
"Miss Enen, have you come to see Xiaoru?" Taozi said with a smile when she saw me.
"Where is Xiaoru?" I put the iced red bayberry in my hand on the table, but there was no Xiaoru in the tea house.
Looking around, she made sure that no one from the palace had passed by, and then Tao Zi said, "I've tried my best to meet the prince."
"Are you still so playful?" I couldn't hide my worry.
"That's great." Tao Zi said enviously, "Xiao Ru is really lucky to have a sister like Miss En En to take care of her. It's a pity that she doesn't know how to cherish it. All she thinks about is how to become a princess."
I was stunned, "Crown Princess?"
"Yes." Taozi made me a cup of tea and said casually, "otherwise, why does she always risk being discovered at any time to play with the crown prince, and even think of some strange tea to attract the crown prince?"
I laughed and said: "How could it be, how old is he, how can he be so thoughtful, besides making tea is Xiaoru's hobby."
"This servant is telling the truth, otherwise why would the queen stop Xiaoru from going to see the prince?"
"The empress is afraid that Xiaoru's playfulness will spoil the prince."
"Miss Enen thinks so innocently."
I drank my tea slowly, but my heart was disturbed by Taozi's words. In the past few days, I have always been more careful about what other people do, as if I am very suspicious.
The change in my mind made me feel uneasy all the time, and I couldn't help but subconsciously be on guard against anyone.
Did Xiaoru really want to take the position of the princess?If you think about Tao Zi's words, there is no trace.
But the prince is only 11 years old, and it will be five or six years before the crown prince is established. If Xiaoru's goal is really like this, is it too early?
I never thought of this possibility.
"It's really strange, Xiaoru is not friendly to you, why does Miss Enen always take care of her?" Taozi looked at me strangely.
"She's still a child. Although she's a bit willful sometimes, she's still quite likable." I took a sip of tea and smiled lightly.
"Child?" Taozi muttered, "How does she look like a child?"
"The tea is delicious, I'm going first."
"Leaving so soon?"
"Yes, there is still something to do with the queen."
After leaving the tea set room, I hurried towards the prince's bedroom.
I can't say why I care about Xiaoru so much, but I just can't let her go.
I am soft-hearted, seeing her being beaten makes my heart ache.
Seeing that she was always trying to curry favor with the prince, she was worried that she would be discovered.
How can you bear to watch a child suffer like this?
"Isn't this Su En?"
I was so focused on Xiaoru's affairs that I didn't look at the people around me, but I raised my eyes to this voice.
The person walking towards her, surrounded by court ladies, was Concubine Liu, wearing a pear flower skirt in a smoke cage, with a smoky purple light silk that was about ten feet long on her arm. , even more amorous feelings.
"This servant has seen Concubine Liu."
"Get up, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing?"
"Thank you for your concern, my servant is very good."
"Oh?" Concubine Liu sneered when she walked past me, and said indifferently, "I'm not doing well. Ever since you called the emperor away from me that night, my heart has taken root. Thorn, I thought I had to pull her out."
"The servant didn't do it on purpose."
"Of course you did it on purpose, heh! By the way, where are you going?" Concubine Liu raised her eyebrows as she looked at the two round gates separated by tens of meters, "Are you going to Anfei Palace?"
"The servant is going to the prince's bedroom."
With a long "Oh", Concubine Liu chuckled, and said indifferently: "Su En, it seems that you are still very naive, don't blame me for not warning you, let's go."
Surrounded by all the court ladies, Concubine Liu left in lotus steps.
warn?me?
Looking at Concubine Liu's weak and boneless back for a while, the next moment, I let out a "huh" and among the maids following behind Concubine Liu, one of them was Mingxiu.
Mingxiu is the maidservant of the deceased Concubine Ming, isn't she always in Concubine Ming Palace?How did she become Concubine Liu's servant?
As if aware of my gaze, Mingxiu also looked at me with a cold look.
I didn't look back until they disappeared around the corner.
When I walked into the round door facing the palace, I couldn't help but turn around and look at the round door tens of meters away. After passing it, and then walking through the palace corridor, I saw Anfei Palace. A strange thought, why did Concubine Liu ask me if I was going to Anfei Palace?
As the queen's personal maid, if you want to ask, you should ask if it is appropriate to go to the uterus.
I have been to the Crown Prince's palace many times, but each time I just met the aunts in charge of the palace to learn about the current situation of the prince. After learning about the prince in the outer palace, I went back to the Queen's Palace. It is very rare to enter the inner palace like this.
The womb of the Crown Prince was not as magnificent as imagined. The outer hall was very large, with ten large pillars supporting the huge roof, and there was an awe-inspiring dignity in the open space.
The furnishings in the hall are very simple, purely based on the rules of how to put and take them conveniently, which is incompatible with the rigorous arrangement of objects in the palace.
Did the prince make this happen?
There was no one in the outer hall, so I had to walk towards the inner hall.
Seeing that the inner hall door was opened at this time, Xiaoru came out, and was about to say hello, she walked behind a pillar, and looked around nervously next to the table where the teapot was placed.
What is Xiaoru looking at?
I stepped forward and saw that she took out a bag of something from her arms, opened it, and poured the white powder-like thing into the teapot on the table. Because she was too nervous, she spilled some on the table, and then poured it into the teapot. Get out a cup of tea, and when you pick it up, wipe off the powder spilled on the outside before entering the inner hall.
What did she put in the tea?
poison?Immediately denied this terrible idea.
Is it fresh tea powder?
If it's true, why should she be so nervous?
After thinking about it, I walked to the table. Although the powder was wiped off, I could still feel some particles if I touched it with my fingers. I dipped some with my fingertips and put it in my mouth to taste.
Thinking of Xiaoru's nervous appearance just now, I secretly wondered if I should ask her clearly.
But will she say it?The answer is naturally no.
After thinking about it, I still took out the silk handkerchief in my sleeve and wiped it vigorously on the table. When I tightened the handkerchief, there was already some powder in the handkerchief. I glanced at the closed inner hall door, Wrap up the silk handkerchief and leave.
I didn't ask the imperial physician with the powder, for fear of asking something that shouldn't be asked, but went directly to Tang Yu's residence.
The whole small courtyard was quiet, and the leaves made a slight rustling sound in the breeze.
Just as he raised his hand to knock on the door, Tang Yu's voice sounded behind him, "Why are you here?"
"There are some things I don't understand." I hurriedly took out a silk handkerchief from my arms and handed it to him, and said anxiously, "Can you help me find out what this is?"
Tang Yu spread out the silk handkerchief, put the powder under his nose and smelled it, and said lightly, "Where did you get this thing?"
"I picked... picked it up." Lying made me feel a little uncomfortable.
Tang Yu looked at me deeply, "It's called Happy Powder, it's nothing special, it's just that children will grow up early after eating it."
"Early adult?" Adult?I was puzzled for a moment, but the next moment, I widened my eyes in shock, adult?Princess?
What's the meaning?No, the meaning is obvious, as small as she actually...
I could barely stand, too horrified, too shocked, too shocked to imagine.
He even forgot that Tang Yu was by his side.
I walked past him in a daze, about to leave.
But he held my hand tightly, and his eyes were filled with concern like a cold pool, "What happened?"
I shook my head.
"What's the matter?"
Looking at him, I think my eyes are extremely complicated, yes, how can Xiaoru do such a ridiculous thing?
Suddenly, a question came to my mind. I grabbed Tang Yu's sleeve and asked nervously, "Will my life be in danger if I eat this happy powder?"
"No, it will only shorten the lifespan of the person who eats it. In history, anyone who has eaten happy powder can't live to be 30 years old."
Can't live to be 30 years old?Cold sweat broke out on my forehead.
"You said in history, has anyone ever eaten happy powder in history?" My voice was trembling.
Tang Yu's eyes became deep, "I haven't found it in this dynasty, but in the previous dynasty, several emperors did eat it. The people who used the happy powder were all the close maids of the emperor when he was a child. In order to become the first one to be favored by the emperor The woman who gave birth to the prince first, so that she can fly up to the branch and become a phoenix, they will do everything they can.”
"How can I believe it?" How can a child's scheming be so deep?This incident was too shocking to me, and deep down in my heart, I simply didn't want to believe it, let alone face it squarely.
But Tao Zi's words are as small as sneaky behavior, and I believe Tang Yu will not lie to me.
"Is there any way to relieve the medicinal effect of the joy powder?" I asked feebly.
Tang Yu shook his head.
"Understood." I walked outside step by step, with heavy steps.
"Yes."
I turned to look at him.
"If anything happens to you in the future, you can come to me, I will always be here." His voice was different from usual, speaking very softly, but it felt like he was promising something.
I wasn't thinking about him at all, I just nodded and said in a daze, "Okay."
I don't know when, the breeze disappeared.
The weather became dull, and occasionally there were a few cicadas coming from the dense branches.
I felt so depressed in my heart, an indescribable depression that even made it difficult to breathe tightly hovered in my heart.
Now how to do?
You can't sit idly by, let alone let Xiaoru go on like this.
How innocent is the prince?How can she...
At this time, from the corner of the eye, I saw not far away, a palace lady quietly pulled another palace lady into the corner of the flower garden.
My heart skipped a beat, and I subconsciously felt that they were planning something, and walked towards them step by step.
As he got closer, he heard a soft voice coming from the flower garden, "Is it true that if you eat this thing, your stomach won't hurt?"
"It's quite effective, and I promise it won't hurt. Look at your face, your face is bloodless from the pain."
"I don't want to be a woman in my next life. I have to suffer from pain for three days every month, and sometimes it hurts so much that I can't even get out of bed."
"Then how about being a father-in-law in your next life?"
"Hate."
The two court ladies started laughing.
I hurried away.
What is this doing?What are you doing to eavesdrop?
Why am I becoming so paranoid?
Ever since I left Anfei Palace, when I saw a shadow, or even a disturbance, my heart would always be raised, and I always felt that someone was peeping there.
In fact, no one at all.
I hugged my head and ran forward desperately.
"Yes."
A gentle voice slid past my ears.
He suddenly stopped and turned around, Jing Lin was standing on the side of the road smiling, with a high crown and hair tied up, warm and moist as jade, so free and easy.
He approached me step by step, his eyes full of tenderness, "You don't look very good, what's wrong?"
Such tenderness.
I looked at the tenderness in his eyes almost greedily.
At this time, I could hardly resist the restlessness in my heart towards him.
I don't care about the maids who pass by from time to time, and I don't care about the strange eyes they look at me.
All the fragility, exhaustion, and nostalgia for him were revealed in front of him.
He seemed startled.
I whispered: "Jing Lin."
"What happened?"
I shook my head, a little sadly, "I encountered a little setback."
Xiaoru's life will be lost if he speaks out.
"Frustrated? Heh, the Enen I know is a very strong girl." His voice was very soft, and his gentle eyes gave me a warm feeling.
"Am I strong?"
He nodded.
I was a little happy in my heart, glad that I gave him a positive impression.
"Can you tell me what happened?"
I still shook my head, it's not that I don't believe him, talking about such a thing will only make him worry, right?In order not to let him misunderstand, I quickly explained, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just..."
"I know." He smiled gently.
"you know?"
"Being in the palace, that is, knowing more about those people and things, it will be against me, right?"
I nodded emphatically.
Why did I forget, he is Lord Shangshu, and he often helps the queen with things, so he must know more about the affairs of the palace than I do.
But I'm glad he trusted me so much.
"The imperial palace is a big dye vat. Although you can't stay out of it, don't let yourself fall into it. Sometimes you can just sit on the sidelines." He said.
"Standing on the sidelines?" I murmured, "Is that okay?"
"Yes, the palace has its own set of rules of survival, just let it be."
"Do you also stand by and watch what you can do?"
He was stunned.
"Is the law of survival in the palace a law of letting nature take its course?" I was a little confused.
He thought for a while, then said softly: "No one has ever asked me this way, you have stumped me. But for people in the palace, personal power is too weak, and it is difficult to protect themselves, let alone other things. "
I stared blankly at him, confused again, "To protect myself, should I cover my ears and close my eyes, pretending that I didn't hear or see?"
Jing Lin was taken aback again.
Quiet, all of a sudden quiet down.
I looked at him fixedly, hoping to hear an answer from his mouth.
But no, it seemed, he didn't have an answer either.
"Come on, let's go out of the palace to relax." He said suddenly.
Going out to relax?I subconsciously shook my head.
"What? Don't you want to go to relax with me?" He pretended to be angry, and then looked sad, "You can really hurt people's hearts. There are not many people in this world who can make my lord invite you."
(End of this chapter)
Passers-by, everyone holds a few pots of flowers in their arms, and some even use a cart to pull the fruits of the day, all of them have satisfied smiles on their faces.
Compared with the compactness during the day, their footsteps were much slower, and they were no longer crowded.
I wanted to withdraw my hand, but he held it tightly. As a last resort, I said in a low voice, "Please let me go, Lord."
He raised his eyebrows and looked at me from the corner of his eye, "No, I don't want to get lost again."
His words cannot be refuted.
I didn't make a sound anymore, since someone was secretly protecting him, and he knew kung fu, it was unnecessary for me to be here.
But he is the master and I am the slave.
Following him is the way to go.
Thinking that I just stood up in front of him to protect him who knows martial arts, I feel stupid.
But no regrets.
I feel like I did what I should have done.
"Is there anything you want to ask?" He suddenly leaned into my ear and asked.
I moved away slightly, shaking my head.
I don't want to know too much about him.
"Don't want to ask anything?" There was a hint of anger in his voice.
"What should the servant ask?" I slightly raised my eyes to look at him.
He pursed his lips tightly, showing his displeasure without any concealment, "I just don't want to know who sent those killers to kill you?"
"Is this something a servant should ask?" Assassinating a king is such a crime, can the little maid ask?I looked back at him suspiciously.
He narrowed his eyes and looked deeply, "To me, you are really sincere."
Was it wrong?His anger was palpable.
"Go back to the palace." He suddenly let go of my hand and left.
"Master." I hurriedly called to him, but didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing him turn around, I hurriedly pointed to the official road on the right, "This way."
He darkened his face and said, "Didn't you just point to this side?"
"At that time, the servant did not stand in this position." His sense of direction was really poor.
He froze there for a while, then turned around stiffly and left.
Just as I was about to follow, my shoulders were forcefully grabbed by a pair of slender hands, "Su En."
I let out a cry of pain, rubbed my shoulder that was hurt, and when I saw someone coming, I was startled, "Miss Yuefu?"
Zhao Yuefu is wearing a blue green smoked sweater, and the tulle drags the floor. On the street full of flowers, she looks like a peony in full bloom, but this peony is full of anger, which makes people dare not get close to it. .
Pedestrians on the street cast curious eyes on us.
"You." Zhao Yuefu bit her lower lip tightly and looked at me angrily.
"Miss Yuefu, what's the matter with you?" I didn't expect to meet her in Huajie, but I vaguely understood why she was staring at me like this.
"Where's Jing Lin? Didn't you come out with him?"
I didn't know how to answer for a while, "Master Jing went shopping, and now the slaves don't know where he is."
Zhao Yuefu looked at me bitterly, her red lips parted for a while, but she still didn't say anything.
"Miss Yuefu?"
"The queen empress sent you out."
"Yes, the empress gave the girl two bolts of high-quality silk."
"Who cares about this?"
Seeing her clenched her fists, eyes full of hatred and helplessness, she gritted her teeth and said, "Why does she do this every year? Isn't she his sister? Why do you have to compete with me every year?" ?”
I was startled.
"If it wasn't for her being Jing Lin's older sister and the current mother of the country, it would be really suspicious." Zhao Yuefu's gaze was extremely sharp, like a fine cotton needle.
This sharp target is probably the empress, right?To the Queen, she has nothing to do, she can only spread her grievances on me.
"Today, I will never let her succeed." She raised her head, her beautiful eyes brightened, she changed her appearance from being weak to extremely shrewd and powerful, she turned around and left.
Watching her leave angrily, I didn't say anything, but I was a little envious of her strength. A casual look gave her an aura that made people dare not underestimate her, and the weight came out unintentionally. up.
For me, I had to do a lot to get noticed.
The cool voice drew my attention back, "The daughter of the richest man in the capital is really a tiger father without a dog daughter."
"Master." Surprised, didn't he go back to the palace?
"Take it."
He weighed heavily in his hand, and at some point, he held a pot of green bamboo in his hand and threw it into my hand.
"Did you buy this pot of bamboo?"
He gave a light "hmm" as an answer.
This kind of bamboo is very common, and there are many in small farmyards or mountain forests. Its vitality is very tenacious, and it is evergreen all year round.
What kind of flowers and plants has never been seen by the king, did not expect him to buy this?
"It's quite worthy." He squinted at me, threw out a word coldly, and walked away.
What do you mean?
The emperor is moody, and his speech is even more confusing.
And I don't like people with such a temper.
Ha ha, what I thought in my heart, of course I couldn't say it out.
Suddenly, I remembered, and said, "Master, don't you have no money?"
He glanced at me with a condescending look, obviously disdainful of answering my question.
I held the bamboo and followed closely behind him, but my eyes were quietly inspecting the surroundings.
It was almost at the end of Huajie, and Jing Lin was nowhere to be seen.
I feel a little lost in my heart.
"What have you been secretly looking at?" At some point, he turned around and looked at me, with anger hidden in his eyes, and a solemn and oppressive aura gradually gathered on him.
"Your servant did not sneak in." I hurriedly lowered my head and took a step back.I was also wondering, how did he know that I was looking around?
Could it be that he was watching me just now?
how can that be possible?
He folded his hands on his chest, looked at me with slightly lowered eyelids, and those eyes became deeper and deeper.
"Master." Someone shouted suddenly.
I was overjoyed by this voice, and when I looked up, it was Jing Lin with fluttering robes.
He smiled at me, and waved a brocade bag in his hand embroidered with bamboo leaf dancing in the wind.
Thinking of the words he said before leaving, I was secretly delighted, could this be the gift he wanted to give me?
Just as he was thinking, a soft voice came from behind Jing Lin, "It turns out that my grandfather also came out to enjoy the flowers."
It was Zhao Yuefu, she followed closely behind Jing Lin, when she saw me, she gave me a very sharp look, and when she looked at the emperor, she had a gentle look.
"You are really inseparable. It seems that the day when I drink your wedding wine is not far away." When he said this, the emperor glanced at me vaguely, as if he could peep into my heart.
Zhao Yuefu smiled shyly, and said: "Today, Da Furen asked Miss Su En to come forward and tell Brother Jing Lin to go enjoy the flowers in her garden. After the concubine knew about it, she pestered Brother Jing Lin to go together. Brother Lin agreed. Are you welcome?"
He smiled very lightly, with a sense of unpredictability in this smile, "Of course."
"Master, your sleeves are threaded?" Jing Lin's eyes paused on his sleeves, which were painted with thin smoke with gold thread.
It was only then that I noticed that a golden thread had been pulled out from the wide sleeve of the emperor, made of plain white cloth, and the place where it was drawn was very eye-catching.
The gold inlays on the emperor's clothes must be threaded with extremely expensive gold threads, and such a crime would definitely not be committed by a seasoned palace judge.
"It was accidentally snagged." He said casually.
I looked at the bamboo in my hand, he wouldn't have bought such an extremely ordinary pot of bamboo with a gold thread, right?
is it possible?
Probably not, even a three-year-old child knows that this is extremely uneconomical.
When Zhao Yuefu entered the palace, the queen naturally didn't welcome her, but in front of the emperor, no matter how she didn't welcome her, she was happy, wishing that Zhao Yuefu could enter the palace to accompany her.
Others enjoy the flowers during the day, but the Hundred Flowers Festival in the palace usually enjoys the flowers at night, because only at night, the emperor has time to accompany his concubines.
In the imperial garden, lanterns are hung high, bright as day.
Although the flowers are beautiful, in my opinion, they can't compare to the well-dressed concubines, especially the hairpins on the ends of their hair, which shine like stars.
It's just that the smiles on their faces are enough to captivate all living beings, but they make me feel depressed because they are too dark.
Tonight, the empress is accompanied by maids who specialize in grooming her appearance. On such an occasion, the empress must always maintain her appearance and cannot be compared to other concubines, so I do not need to accompany her.
I quietly exited the imperial garden.
The night breeze is gentle, not cool.
On the roads around the palace, there are palace people splashing cold water to cool down.
After entering the Crescent Gate, I just walked up the palace corridor.
A person approached, approaching, it was Tang Yu.
He stood a few steps away from me, looking at me quietly, without making a sound.
"Tang Yu, why are you here?" I smiled at him, approached him, startled.
It was no different from usual, same coldness, same indifference, but for some reason, it gave me a heavy feeling, and I asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"Why don't you go to enjoy the flowers?" He said lightly, without any emotion, as if the feeling just now was my illusion.
"I'm a little tired and want to rest early. Where are you going?"
"Look at you."
"what?"
His eyes were dark, like a clouded night.
I looked at him puzzled, and felt that his eyes seemed to want to say something to me, "Tang Yu, what's wrong with you?"
"You haven't thanked me yet. That day, you had a high fever, and Aunt Suyan and I took care of you for two days."
When he said that, I felt very embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, actually I have always wanted to say thank you to you."
"What do you thank me for?"
"I……"
"How about a promise to you?"
I froze.
He smiled lightly, faintly, but his eyes were serious.
I was intimidated.
He stared at me for a while, then the corner of his mouth suddenly curled up, "Just kidding, how can a father-in-law marry a wife."
"Tang..."
"Aren't you tired? Go back to sleep." He gave me a deep look and left.
Looking at his leaving back, Tang Yu under the night, merged with the thick night, exuding an aura of alienation.
"What's wrong?" I murmured.
Just as she was about to take a step, a maid from the Queen's Palace hurried over, "Sister Enen."
"what's up?"
"Here." The little palace maid took out a small brocade bag from her bosom and handed it to me, "This is what Lord Shang Shu asked his servants to bring to you."
A very exquisite brocade bag. When I saw the vivid flying bamboo leaves embroidered on it, the word gift flashed in my mind.
The maid was smiling, with an ambiguous look on her face, and at the same time looked forward to it, "It's another court lady, and the servants don't show good looks, but it doesn't matter if it's Sister Enen. Hee hee, work harder, even if you can't be the first wife, you can be A concubine's room is fine, let's go first."
First match?Concubine?
Shaking my head, I have no extravagance.
It's just that I can't resist this liking, so just secretly.
"Miss Enen." As soon as the maid left, a father-in-law trotted over and put the pot of bamboo in his hand in front of him, "The emperor said that this pot of wild bamboo is very suitable for you."
It matches me very well, "What does the emperor mean by this?"
"I don't know, my servant. Anyway, the emperor said that when he gave this bamboo to this servant, and said that it must be handed over to you." After finishing speaking, my father-in-law put the basin of bamboo in my hand, turned around and left.
Staring blankly at the potted bamboo in my hand, I just feel confused.
Is this bamboo for me?
Before dawn, I got up.He led several palace people to the imperial garden.
"Be careful, these flower dews are extremely precious, don't spill them." Every year during the Hundred Flowers Festival in every season, the ladies would order the palace servants to collect the flower dew to make flower ointment, saying that it has an excellent beauty-beautifying effect.
"I'm so sleepy." The youngest maid said.
The rest of the maids nodded frequently.
"Sister Enen, are you not sleepy?"
"I'm fine. After collecting the dew, I'll let you go back and sleep again, how about it?" I said with a smile.
"Really?" The maids immediately regained their spirits.
I nodded, "But at this moment, you all have to cheer up and collect the dew seriously, huh?"
"Yes."
"Hey, who is that?" A court lady pointed to the round door not far away, "Sneaky."
Seeing all the court ladies looking over there, I shook my head, "Didn't I ask you to collect flower dew seriously?"
"Sister Enen, that person is really sneaky, look."
Looking towards the palace maid, she saw a palace maid looking around and catwalking towards the round door on the west side. She was obviously too nervous to notice it.
"Let me go and have a look. Alright, let's all concentrate on picking the flower dew. When I come back, it's time for you to hand in the dew."
"Yes."
I just left satisfied.
The maid came out of the imperial garden and entered the Crescent Gate on the side of the corridor.
Looking around all the way, afraid of being discovered, she is indeed extremely sneaky.
I doubt it.
After walking for a long time and turning a corner, she suddenly disappeared.
I looked left and right, but there was still no sign of her.
"Strange," I murmured, "Where did you go, this is?"
Above the head, the three characters of Anfei Palace came into view.
He actually came to Anfei Palace.
An Fei?The guilt in my heart suddenly hit.
I don't want to miss it, this guilt is hidden deep in my heart.
Seeing that, those things that caused Concubine An to lose her child gradually surfaced before her eyes.
The door of Anfei Palace was tightly closed.
After that incident, Concubine An was rarely heard in the palace.
People in the palace said that Concubine An was a different person, reticent and staying at home.
Concubine An even dismissed the maids in the palace, leaving only Xiaoling to take care of her.
Ever since she gave birth, even the emperor didn't go to Anfei Palace very often, as if he forgot that there was such a concubine.
Knowing that the door was locked, I still couldn't help but go up to push the door and try to see her.
Unexpectedly, when I pushed, the door actually let me push it open.
Those bamboos and the octagonal pavilion caught my eye.
When I came last time, I saw some court ladies.At this moment, the palace is extremely quiet. It seems that what I usually hear about Concubine An is true, and Concubine An really scattered all the maids.
Nevertheless, the temple was kept clean.
A bright candle was burning faintly in the corner.
The whole hall was not as gloomy as imagined, but much fresher.
There is even a pot of firm green bamboo on the table, which is emerald green, which makes people feel very good when they look at it.
A yawn came along with the drowsiness, "Niang Niang, why did you wake up so early, you need to rest more, so that you can accumulate energy for the delivery."
The moment he saw me, his voice stopped abruptly, and his eyes full of sleepiness were startled and flustered.
"Little Ling." I smiled at her friendly.
"You?" Xiaoling's eyes grew more and more frightened, looking extremely frightened.The next moment, she rushed over suddenly, stood in front of the inner hall door, opened her arms, looked like a guard, and tried her best to be calm and authentic, "You are so brave, you dare to trespass on Concubine An's Palace, don't hurry up and get out."
"I'm not!" I wanted to explain.
"go out."
"Little Ling, how is Madam?"
"Get out." Xiaoling roared in a low voice, her eyes becoming more and more frightening.
"Okay." I said sadly.
Just as I was about to step out of the threshold, a gentle voice from the inner hall said, "Xiao Ling, what are you doing? Why are you so noisy?"
I gasped in my heart, is this the voice of Concubine An?Her voice was full of... what is it, a warm feeling.
"Your Majesty, don't come out." Xiao Ling called out, but it was too late, as soon as the words fell, the door of the inner hall opened.
My eyes suddenly widened.
Concubine An wore a pink narcissus flower and green leaf dress, her jet-black hair was smoothly attached to her back, her face was pink, her eyes were bright black, and there was a happy smile on the corner of her mouth.
But my gaze was fixed on her belly, a round belly that seemed to be about to give birth.
Concubine An's face turned from pink to pale, like Xiao Ling, with panic in her eyes, but after a moment, she returned to normal, as cold as night, and asked indifferently: "Su En, why are you here? ?”
Staring at Concubine An's big belly, I can't use words to describe my current thoughts, I am too shocked, I can't slow down my thoughts, I just feel that my head is empty.
Concubine An is pregnant?The belly is so big, it seems that it is about to give birth?
Pregnant, how is it possible?
Can't conceive anymore?
Didn't she just have a miscarriage?
Why……
Suddenly, I was pushed from behind, and I was pushed in front of Concubine An.
At some point, Xiaoling stood behind me and asked bitterly, "The queen sent you here, didn't you?"
"I don't even need to ask. I really didn't expect that I did it so carefully. I thought the miscarriage had made her unsuspecting, but she still found out." Concubine An looked at me gloomyly, her eyes gradually floating. Get murderous.
I was taken a step back by the killing intent in her eyes.
"It's strange, isn't it? Didn't Ben Gong just have a miscarriage?"
Gathering my mind, I tried my best to keep calm, and I understood a little bit, "Your Majesty is pretending to have a miscarriage, isn't she?"
"good."
"why?"
The queen once told me that Concubine An was not pregnant.
I believed it, but I couldn't believe it all, or I didn't know whether I should believe it or not.
"It's really naive to ask." Concubine An sneered, with hatred in her eyes, and approached me step by step.
I backed away, and a chill came down my back, "Ma'am, what do you want to do?"
"The empress must have asked you to find out the truth? What do you think I want to do? Xiaoling."
A thick cloth suddenly covered the top of my head.
My knee hurt and I was kicked to the ground.
Xiaoling's movements are precise and neat, as if she often does this kind of thing.
"Let go of me." I screamed.
The next moment, I just felt it was difficult to breathe.
A piece of cloth was pressed tightly against my nose.
What are they going to do?
Could it be, kill me?
No, how is it possible...
Breathing weakened a little.
I kicked my feet and waved my hands indiscriminately, but it was useless. I couldn't catch people, let alone hard objects.
I suddenly understood that they really wanted to kill me.
Fear is like a vortex, sweeping my body and mind.
What should I do?What should I do?
No, I don't want to die, at least not like this.
His thoughts began to become chaotic, and something was being pulled away little by little.
The surroundings feel so quiet, dark and quiet.
Are you going to die?
"What are you doing?" A cool voice appeared, like a ray of light rushing into my darkness.
Someone was slapping me in the face, it was very painful, and it was merciless.
I frowned, trying to open my eyes, but felt powerless.
His face hurt even more, and he struck harder.
I wanted to escape, but I didn't have the strength to hide.
Very annoying.
"Why did you hit me?" It was a growl, but it sounded like a mosquito, but my eyes opened.Cold eyes filled with tension and concern came into my eyes. The moment I opened my eyes, the concern suddenly disappeared, replaced by deepness.
I stared blankly at him, his eyebrows were sculpted into the temples, his quality was as clean as jade, and he was so handsome.
Have you seen him somewhere?
"Have you seen enough?"
I came back to my senses, "Emperor, Your Majesty?"
How could it be him?
I wanted to stand up and salute, but my body was weak, and I fell to the ground again.
He no longer supported me, but sat down and looked down at me.
"Your Majesty, we must not keep her." Concubine An's voice pierced my ears.
The sound was like a sword, I was completely awake, yes, I am in Concubine An Palace, Concubine An wants to kill me.
She was already sitting on a chair with Xiaoling's support, looking at me with hatred in her eyes.
"Oh? Why?" Xiaoling served the emperor tea, and he drank it leisurely, his eyes glanced at me as if nothing.
At this moment, my hair was disheveled, my face was red and swollen from the beating, and I was in a panic.
But ignoring these, I looked at the three people in front of me fearfully and vigilantly.
I can't believe An Fei is really going to kill me.
It's so blatant, it's chilling.
Escaping from the dead, at this moment, all I can think about is how to escape.
"The empress must have sent her here to find out the truth. The concubine is afraid that she will lose her child again." Concubine An wept, her resentment was replaced by sadness, "The concubine has put in so much effort, and I don't want to fail. The emperor also promised Concubines, those who cooperate with concubines."
"I never promised you that you could kill people indiscriminately."
"If she is alive, the child in the concubine's belly must die." Concubine An burst into tears, pointing at me bitterly, "The concubine cannot let her go back."
"So you killed her?"
"For the sake of the child in my womb," Concubine An gritted her teeth and looked at him fixedly, "I can't do anything about it."
"is it?"
"From last year's design to make the queen believe that the concubine can no longer conceive a dragon heir, to the false miscarriage, didn't the emperor allow the concubine? If the emperor wants to keep the prince safe, please order her to be killed."
"Is this really just to guard against the queen?" He looked at Concubine An coldly, with a seemingly casual look, but Concubine An dared not look directly at her, and hurriedly lowered her head.
"of course."
"Hong Cui drowned, but the person who died was Concubine Ming."
"That's the queen borrowing a knife to kill someone."
"But Hong Cui was killed by you."
Shocked, I opened my eyes wide and looked at him, he was high above, sitting gracefully, talking calmly, killing someone, no matter what the matter, his voice didn't fluctuate at all.
Me, but confused thoughts.
How could the emperor know so clearly?
Concubine An's lips trembled slightly, her sparkling eyes were full of grievances, she insisted on not saying a word.
It looked like the emperor had wronged her.
The hall was eerily quiet.
After a long time, Concubine An quietly said: "Your Majesty, once the concubine gives birth to the little prince safely, I will let the emperor punish you. Now, the concubine must protect him."
"Did you kill her to protect the prince? Wouldn't the queen notice?"
Concubine An shook her body, bit her lower lip lightly, looked at me, narrowed her eyes like two clusters of knife light, extremely sharp, stared repeatedly, and said: "There is another way, that is to make her a concubine."
The eyes of the three of them focused on me.
Concubine An and Xiaoling were full of hatred, but he couldn't see what he was thinking, so he just said indifferently: "It's a good way."
Panting slightly, I watched Concubine An walk up to me step by step, looked at me coldly, and said softly: "Listen clearly, you have two choices, one is to die, the other is to become a member of this palace. how?"
how should I do it?
In this case, do I have a choice?
I always thought that Concubine An was a weak person, and I always felt guilty and blamed her in my heart.
But her ruthlessness and hatred almost killed me.
It never occurred to her that she deceived everyone.
The queen's sneering words came to mind, "Too much sympathy in the palace will not do you any good."
Is the palace really such a place?
Thinking of just now, I shuddered, my voice trembled and said firmly: "These two, slaves will not choose."
"what?"
I looked at Concubine An in fear, moved my lips, and tried to speak a complete sentence: "I don't want to die, but I won't become your mother's person, and I won't say anything about your mother's pregnancy. Please empress and the emperor trust your slaves."
That man, the man who looked at me with deep eyes, since he knew everything clearly, was so calm in the face of Concubine An's murder, obviously he was involved in it.
I'm afraid this is something no one thought of, right?
"Hehe," Concubine An said with a sarcastic smile, "Do you think I will believe what you say?"
"I believe it." He stood up, walked to me, lowered his head and locked my fearful but firm gaze, and smiled coolly, "But just by one word, naturally there is no guarantee, how about adding the Nine Clans? "
"Nine Clans?" I murmured, what does it mean.
"If it is revealed that Concubine An is pregnant with a dragon child, the Su family will be implicated in the entire family." He smiled, it was as cool as the autumn wind, not cold, just a feeling of being scratched.
Fear arose in my heart, Jiuzu?Killing the Nine Clans?
I am Su En, but it is Su En who entered the palace under a fake name. It is fake, but the fate of the nine clans is real.
Do you want to accompany so many lives for me alone?
"Slaves, slaves can't, you can't add the Nine Clans." I said weakly, but firmly.
"What?" Concubine An looked at me in disbelief.
He raised his beautiful eyebrows and said nothing.
"Your maidservant cannot take other people's lives as a guarantee. If your maidservant really leaks this matter, the emperor and empress can take your maidservant's life."
"Your life?" Xiaoling on the side snorted heavily, "How can your life be as good as my prince's?"
"My servant feels that life, life, does not distinguish between high and low. The only thing that everyone has in common is life, which cannot be bought or sold." I said softly, word by word.
"Who do you think you are? You are just a slave. The emperor and this palace spared your life here. It is already a great favor to you. You have no right to say no." Concubine An clenched her hands tightly, her eyes full anger.
"It sounds nice." He said lightly, "I hope what you do is as beautiful as what you say, and I will believe you just once."
"Emperor?" Concubine An exclaimed.
I don't know how to get out of Anfei Palace, the sky is already bright, and the sun is very hot when it comes out.
But I feel cold all over, and I can't feel its temperature at all.
Touch the forehead, it's really cold.
Just now, almost died.
Facing the sun, I took three deep breaths, and then I felt a little relieved.
From time to time, palace people walked by on the palace road.
My complexion must be very bad. After thinking about it, I hid in the flowerbed beside me and walked up the path.
The dense branches and leaves cover the fierce sunlight and feel the coolness.
Squatting down, leaning against the tree, wrapping my arms around my legs, burying my face between my legs, I want to be quiet, I want to think about it.
Everything just now...
"What are you doing here?" A childish voice, pretending to be old, floated above his head.
Surprised, I looked up and saw a pair of shining eyes full of arrogance, looking at me with contempt.
"His Royal Highness?" I hurriedly stood up and saluted.
"Why is your face so pale?"
"Slave..."
"Did you get scolded by my queen mother?" The prince snorted softly, his face full of affirmation.
"Yes." I said smoothly.
"It seems that you won't be staying for long." The prince was obviously very happy when he said this.
"Does Your Highness dislike slaves?"
"Of course, if you're like a bird of a feather, you slavish slaves like to make waves, and the prince will be annoyed when he sees it."
I am silent.
"Why don't you speak? Did the prince say something wrong?"
I squatted down slightly, looked at him with a smile, looked at his extremely dissatisfied little face, and couldn't help but reach out and stroke his head.
"You are not allowed to touch the prince's head." The prince took a step back and stared at me with a blushing face.
"But the slave has already touched it."
"You? It's really annoying." After finishing speaking, he turned and walked away quickly.
I sighed, and sat back again, with my head resting on my arms, in a daze.
Is this the palace?
The longer you stay, the more you understand it, and the fear will arise in your heart.
Everyone and everything is not as simple as it seems.
I don't have the ability to see through the complexity of appearances.
What should I do?
"I'm so scared." He whispered softly, afraid of dying like just now.
Turning my head, I met a pair of curious eyes.
"Your Highness?" exclaimed, I was taken aback.
"What are you afraid of?" He is old-fashioned, obviously a head smaller than me, but with his arms folded and his condescending appearance, he seems to be much taller than me.
"Why are you back, Your Highness?" I breathed out and asked.
"You haven't answered what I'm afraid of."
After thinking about it, I replied: "The servant is afraid of death."
To be honest, the prince doesn't know anything.
Sure enough, he looked extremely disdainful, I smiled lightly, and asked: "Then why is Your Highness back?"
"The prince wants to enjoy the shade here, you get out of the way."
"Yes," I laughed, and gave a simple salute, "The servant will not disturb His Highness to enjoy the cool, so I will take my leave."
After walking a few steps, I heard him feeding from behind.
I turned around and looked at him, "What orders does Your Highness have?"
"You smile so ugly, you're so ugly." After speaking, he raised his face and left arrogantly.
Ugly smile?is it ugly?I stroked my cheek, only to feel that my face was still cold.
However, isn't he going to enjoy the cool here?
When I got back to the Queen’s Palace, I realized that I forgot to go to the Royal Garden to see how the maids collected the flower dew. I was about to leave the palace again. up.
After entering the hall, I heard a melodious sound of the piano, just like the sound of heaven.
In the inner hall, the empress is playing the qin. This is the first time I have seen the empress playing the qin. The jade hands are lightly picking up the silver strings, and both hands are plucking on the guqin. With that skill and look, the queen must have a deep knowledge of the qin. .
After saluting, I stood aside politely, waiting for the queen to finish playing the piano.
It took a long time before she finished playing the piece and stood up slowly.
The queen is wearing a lavender emerald green smoked sweater with beaded flowers and tassels today. When the lotus steps are moved lightly, the tassels sway, and flowers bloom at every step.
I hurried to the tea.
The queen didn't drink tea, but looked at me with a smile and asked, "Is that song good just now?"
"Good to hear."
The queen smiled charmingly, "This piece is called Tassels, and it was specially composed by Jing Lin on my birthday."
I was stunned for a moment, and heard the Queen's coquettish smile, and said: "And this dress, which Jing Lin personally ordered to be cut and given to me to celebrate my birthday."
I don't understand why the Queen suddenly said this.
"Yuefu told Bengong yesterday that you and Jinglin were shopping in Flower Street, talking and laughing, and the two were very close." The queen took a sip from the cup, blinked her phoenix eyes, and let out a deep smile .
The overly restrained laughter made my heart skip a beat.
"The relationship between Ben Gong and Jing Lin has always been very good, and no one can replace it. Jing Lin was born good-looking, and was liked by girls since he was a child. You are Ben Gong's confidant, and Ben Gong can tell you now," the queen said. Coming to my side, the phoenix eyes stared at me closely, and said word by word, "I only have one person in his heart."
How could I not know about this?But when I said it from the Queen's mouth, I still opened my eyes wide in surprise.
A dull pain blew out from the depths of my heart.
"It's strange for your mother to say that," I said.
"Strange? It is indeed strange to ordinary people, but, Ben Gong and Jing Lin are not siblings, so it is not strange to say so?"
"Your Majesty is the mother of the country, she is already married as a woman." I said this with difficulty, for the sake of Jinglin.
They can't go on like this anymore, in case someone finds out...
"So what? Bengong loves Jinglin, and Jinglin also loves Bengong, that's enough. Naturally, Bengong believes in you. How could Bengong not see through Zhao Yuefu's thoughts? The big secret is just wanting you to be my true confidant."
I was stunned, real confidant?
"If the secret is revealed, you also know what the consequences will be. If you have any doubts, ask Tang Yu and go down."
The whole day is full of chaos in the head.
I stayed in the small side room all day, staring at the bamboo in front of the window in a daze.
until night falls.
"It's okay." I murmured, "Just be yourself."
Thinking of this, I took the needle and thread from the basket by the window and started to embroider the half-embroidered brocade bag.This kit is for Tang Yu, specifically to thank him for taking care of me when I have a fever, and for Aunt Suyan is a silk handkerchief embroidered with lotus flowers.
After several days of scorching heat, the breeze finally ushered in three days later. The weather was sometimes sunny and sometimes covered by light clouds, and it was no longer so hot that people could not breathe.
"Miss Enen, have you come to see Xiaoru?" Taozi said with a smile when she saw me.
"Where is Xiaoru?" I put the iced red bayberry in my hand on the table, but there was no Xiaoru in the tea house.
Looking around, she made sure that no one from the palace had passed by, and then Tao Zi said, "I've tried my best to meet the prince."
"Are you still so playful?" I couldn't hide my worry.
"That's great." Tao Zi said enviously, "Xiao Ru is really lucky to have a sister like Miss En En to take care of her. It's a pity that she doesn't know how to cherish it. All she thinks about is how to become a princess."
I was stunned, "Crown Princess?"
"Yes." Taozi made me a cup of tea and said casually, "otherwise, why does she always risk being discovered at any time to play with the crown prince, and even think of some strange tea to attract the crown prince?"
I laughed and said: "How could it be, how old is he, how can he be so thoughtful, besides making tea is Xiaoru's hobby."
"This servant is telling the truth, otherwise why would the queen stop Xiaoru from going to see the prince?"
"The empress is afraid that Xiaoru's playfulness will spoil the prince."
"Miss Enen thinks so innocently."
I drank my tea slowly, but my heart was disturbed by Taozi's words. In the past few days, I have always been more careful about what other people do, as if I am very suspicious.
The change in my mind made me feel uneasy all the time, and I couldn't help but subconsciously be on guard against anyone.
Did Xiaoru really want to take the position of the princess?If you think about Tao Zi's words, there is no trace.
But the prince is only 11 years old, and it will be five or six years before the crown prince is established. If Xiaoru's goal is really like this, is it too early?
I never thought of this possibility.
"It's really strange, Xiaoru is not friendly to you, why does Miss Enen always take care of her?" Taozi looked at me strangely.
"She's still a child. Although she's a bit willful sometimes, she's still quite likable." I took a sip of tea and smiled lightly.
"Child?" Taozi muttered, "How does she look like a child?"
"The tea is delicious, I'm going first."
"Leaving so soon?"
"Yes, there is still something to do with the queen."
After leaving the tea set room, I hurried towards the prince's bedroom.
I can't say why I care about Xiaoru so much, but I just can't let her go.
I am soft-hearted, seeing her being beaten makes my heart ache.
Seeing that she was always trying to curry favor with the prince, she was worried that she would be discovered.
How can you bear to watch a child suffer like this?
"Isn't this Su En?"
I was so focused on Xiaoru's affairs that I didn't look at the people around me, but I raised my eyes to this voice.
The person walking towards her, surrounded by court ladies, was Concubine Liu, wearing a pear flower skirt in a smoke cage, with a smoky purple light silk that was about ten feet long on her arm. , even more amorous feelings.
"This servant has seen Concubine Liu."
"Get up, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing?"
"Thank you for your concern, my servant is very good."
"Oh?" Concubine Liu sneered when she walked past me, and said indifferently, "I'm not doing well. Ever since you called the emperor away from me that night, my heart has taken root. Thorn, I thought I had to pull her out."
"The servant didn't do it on purpose."
"Of course you did it on purpose, heh! By the way, where are you going?" Concubine Liu raised her eyebrows as she looked at the two round gates separated by tens of meters, "Are you going to Anfei Palace?"
"The servant is going to the prince's bedroom."
With a long "Oh", Concubine Liu chuckled, and said indifferently: "Su En, it seems that you are still very naive, don't blame me for not warning you, let's go."
Surrounded by all the court ladies, Concubine Liu left in lotus steps.
warn?me?
Looking at Concubine Liu's weak and boneless back for a while, the next moment, I let out a "huh" and among the maids following behind Concubine Liu, one of them was Mingxiu.
Mingxiu is the maidservant of the deceased Concubine Ming, isn't she always in Concubine Ming Palace?How did she become Concubine Liu's servant?
As if aware of my gaze, Mingxiu also looked at me with a cold look.
I didn't look back until they disappeared around the corner.
When I walked into the round door facing the palace, I couldn't help but turn around and look at the round door tens of meters away. After passing it, and then walking through the palace corridor, I saw Anfei Palace. A strange thought, why did Concubine Liu ask me if I was going to Anfei Palace?
As the queen's personal maid, if you want to ask, you should ask if it is appropriate to go to the uterus.
I have been to the Crown Prince's palace many times, but each time I just met the aunts in charge of the palace to learn about the current situation of the prince. After learning about the prince in the outer palace, I went back to the Queen's Palace. It is very rare to enter the inner palace like this.
The womb of the Crown Prince was not as magnificent as imagined. The outer hall was very large, with ten large pillars supporting the huge roof, and there was an awe-inspiring dignity in the open space.
The furnishings in the hall are very simple, purely based on the rules of how to put and take them conveniently, which is incompatible with the rigorous arrangement of objects in the palace.
Did the prince make this happen?
There was no one in the outer hall, so I had to walk towards the inner hall.
Seeing that the inner hall door was opened at this time, Xiaoru came out, and was about to say hello, she walked behind a pillar, and looked around nervously next to the table where the teapot was placed.
What is Xiaoru looking at?
I stepped forward and saw that she took out a bag of something from her arms, opened it, and poured the white powder-like thing into the teapot on the table. Because she was too nervous, she spilled some on the table, and then poured it into the teapot. Get out a cup of tea, and when you pick it up, wipe off the powder spilled on the outside before entering the inner hall.
What did she put in the tea?
poison?Immediately denied this terrible idea.
Is it fresh tea powder?
If it's true, why should she be so nervous?
After thinking about it, I walked to the table. Although the powder was wiped off, I could still feel some particles if I touched it with my fingers. I dipped some with my fingertips and put it in my mouth to taste.
Thinking of Xiaoru's nervous appearance just now, I secretly wondered if I should ask her clearly.
But will she say it?The answer is naturally no.
After thinking about it, I still took out the silk handkerchief in my sleeve and wiped it vigorously on the table. When I tightened the handkerchief, there was already some powder in the handkerchief. I glanced at the closed inner hall door, Wrap up the silk handkerchief and leave.
I didn't ask the imperial physician with the powder, for fear of asking something that shouldn't be asked, but went directly to Tang Yu's residence.
The whole small courtyard was quiet, and the leaves made a slight rustling sound in the breeze.
Just as he raised his hand to knock on the door, Tang Yu's voice sounded behind him, "Why are you here?"
"There are some things I don't understand." I hurriedly took out a silk handkerchief from my arms and handed it to him, and said anxiously, "Can you help me find out what this is?"
Tang Yu spread out the silk handkerchief, put the powder under his nose and smelled it, and said lightly, "Where did you get this thing?"
"I picked... picked it up." Lying made me feel a little uncomfortable.
Tang Yu looked at me deeply, "It's called Happy Powder, it's nothing special, it's just that children will grow up early after eating it."
"Early adult?" Adult?I was puzzled for a moment, but the next moment, I widened my eyes in shock, adult?Princess?
What's the meaning?No, the meaning is obvious, as small as she actually...
I could barely stand, too horrified, too shocked, too shocked to imagine.
He even forgot that Tang Yu was by his side.
I walked past him in a daze, about to leave.
But he held my hand tightly, and his eyes were filled with concern like a cold pool, "What happened?"
I shook my head.
"What's the matter?"
Looking at him, I think my eyes are extremely complicated, yes, how can Xiaoru do such a ridiculous thing?
Suddenly, a question came to my mind. I grabbed Tang Yu's sleeve and asked nervously, "Will my life be in danger if I eat this happy powder?"
"No, it will only shorten the lifespan of the person who eats it. In history, anyone who has eaten happy powder can't live to be 30 years old."
Can't live to be 30 years old?Cold sweat broke out on my forehead.
"You said in history, has anyone ever eaten happy powder in history?" My voice was trembling.
Tang Yu's eyes became deep, "I haven't found it in this dynasty, but in the previous dynasty, several emperors did eat it. The people who used the happy powder were all the close maids of the emperor when he was a child. In order to become the first one to be favored by the emperor The woman who gave birth to the prince first, so that she can fly up to the branch and become a phoenix, they will do everything they can.”
"How can I believe it?" How can a child's scheming be so deep?This incident was too shocking to me, and deep down in my heart, I simply didn't want to believe it, let alone face it squarely.
But Tao Zi's words are as small as sneaky behavior, and I believe Tang Yu will not lie to me.
"Is there any way to relieve the medicinal effect of the joy powder?" I asked feebly.
Tang Yu shook his head.
"Understood." I walked outside step by step, with heavy steps.
"Yes."
I turned to look at him.
"If anything happens to you in the future, you can come to me, I will always be here." His voice was different from usual, speaking very softly, but it felt like he was promising something.
I wasn't thinking about him at all, I just nodded and said in a daze, "Okay."
I don't know when, the breeze disappeared.
The weather became dull, and occasionally there were a few cicadas coming from the dense branches.
I felt so depressed in my heart, an indescribable depression that even made it difficult to breathe tightly hovered in my heart.
Now how to do?
You can't sit idly by, let alone let Xiaoru go on like this.
How innocent is the prince?How can she...
At this time, from the corner of the eye, I saw not far away, a palace lady quietly pulled another palace lady into the corner of the flower garden.
My heart skipped a beat, and I subconsciously felt that they were planning something, and walked towards them step by step.
As he got closer, he heard a soft voice coming from the flower garden, "Is it true that if you eat this thing, your stomach won't hurt?"
"It's quite effective, and I promise it won't hurt. Look at your face, your face is bloodless from the pain."
"I don't want to be a woman in my next life. I have to suffer from pain for three days every month, and sometimes it hurts so much that I can't even get out of bed."
"Then how about being a father-in-law in your next life?"
"Hate."
The two court ladies started laughing.
I hurried away.
What is this doing?What are you doing to eavesdrop?
Why am I becoming so paranoid?
Ever since I left Anfei Palace, when I saw a shadow, or even a disturbance, my heart would always be raised, and I always felt that someone was peeping there.
In fact, no one at all.
I hugged my head and ran forward desperately.
"Yes."
A gentle voice slid past my ears.
He suddenly stopped and turned around, Jing Lin was standing on the side of the road smiling, with a high crown and hair tied up, warm and moist as jade, so free and easy.
He approached me step by step, his eyes full of tenderness, "You don't look very good, what's wrong?"
Such tenderness.
I looked at the tenderness in his eyes almost greedily.
At this time, I could hardly resist the restlessness in my heart towards him.
I don't care about the maids who pass by from time to time, and I don't care about the strange eyes they look at me.
All the fragility, exhaustion, and nostalgia for him were revealed in front of him.
He seemed startled.
I whispered: "Jing Lin."
"What happened?"
I shook my head, a little sadly, "I encountered a little setback."
Xiaoru's life will be lost if he speaks out.
"Frustrated? Heh, the Enen I know is a very strong girl." His voice was very soft, and his gentle eyes gave me a warm feeling.
"Am I strong?"
He nodded.
I was a little happy in my heart, glad that I gave him a positive impression.
"Can you tell me what happened?"
I still shook my head, it's not that I don't believe him, talking about such a thing will only make him worry, right?In order not to let him misunderstand, I quickly explained, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just..."
"I know." He smiled gently.
"you know?"
"Being in the palace, that is, knowing more about those people and things, it will be against me, right?"
I nodded emphatically.
Why did I forget, he is Lord Shangshu, and he often helps the queen with things, so he must know more about the affairs of the palace than I do.
But I'm glad he trusted me so much.
"The imperial palace is a big dye vat. Although you can't stay out of it, don't let yourself fall into it. Sometimes you can just sit on the sidelines." He said.
"Standing on the sidelines?" I murmured, "Is that okay?"
"Yes, the palace has its own set of rules of survival, just let it be."
"Do you also stand by and watch what you can do?"
He was stunned.
"Is the law of survival in the palace a law of letting nature take its course?" I was a little confused.
He thought for a while, then said softly: "No one has ever asked me this way, you have stumped me. But for people in the palace, personal power is too weak, and it is difficult to protect themselves, let alone other things. "
I stared blankly at him, confused again, "To protect myself, should I cover my ears and close my eyes, pretending that I didn't hear or see?"
Jing Lin was taken aback again.
Quiet, all of a sudden quiet down.
I looked at him fixedly, hoping to hear an answer from his mouth.
But no, it seemed, he didn't have an answer either.
"Come on, let's go out of the palace to relax." He said suddenly.
Going out to relax?I subconsciously shook my head.
"What? Don't you want to go to relax with me?" He pretended to be angry, and then looked sad, "You can really hurt people's hearts. There are not many people in this world who can make my lord invite you."
(End of this chapter)
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