refuse to be a concubine
Chapter 26 The Beautiful Girl Waiting to Enter the Palace
Chapter 26 The Beautiful Girl Waiting to Enter the Palace
Hearing this, Xia Qingrou's face turned pale for a while, and when it was over, she patted her chest, "It's so scary." She grabbed my hand again, and she was overjoyed, "You're fine, that's great, if something happens to you, I'll be very sad."
Looking at her worried gaze, my heart felt warm, but I still didn't say the words to stop it.
It is destined for Xia Qingrou to enter the palace, even if she does not want to enter the palace, Master Xia will try his best to let her enter the palace.
That's fine, entering the palace, at least she did it voluntarily.
"Enen." Xia Qingrou said suddenly, "You can enter the palace with me, anyway, the palace stipulates that Xiunu can bring a personal girl into the palace."
I was taken aback, and subconsciously refused, "No, I'm leaving in two days."
"Aren't you afraid of bandits?"
"There is not only one way to go to Yanzhou." It's just that the other one is extremely difficult, and it will take twice as long to reach Yanzhou.
However, my decision quickly changed.
Three days later, when I was packing up my bags and was about to say goodbye to the Xia family, I saw Aunt Lian in the garden.
The moment their eyes met, they were all stunned.
It was Aunt Lian who came back to her senses, but pretended not to recognize me, and asked Xia Qingrou who was playing with a handkerchief beside her, "Miss Xia, who is she?"
"Her name is Su En, and she is my savior." Seeing me, Xia Qingrou narrowed her eyes and smiled, pointing to Aunt Lian and said, "Enen, this is Aunt Lian from the palace. Well-behaved and well-mannered."
"Aunt Lian." Nodding my head, I also pretended to be meeting for the first time.
At this moment, Xia Qingrou's dark eyes flickered, and she said to Aunt Lian: "I've been studying all morning, and I'm tired. Aunt Lian, I'll go play for a while, and come to learn etiquette later." Aunt Lian agreed and dragged me out of the pavilion.
Until I got out of the garden, I could still feel Aunt Lian's gaze staring at me all the time.
"I'm exhausted. I didn't expect that there are so many etiquettes in the palace. They are boring and boring." Xia Qingrou came to the fish pond, and casually took the fish food that the girl had put by the pond and threw it into the pond. Soon, her feet Surrounded by a large group of goldfish.
"Since Miss is going to enter the palace, these are of course indispensable." I answered casually, but my mind was already in a thousand turns.In order to confirm what I think in my heart, I decided not to leave Xia Mansion for the time being, and stay for three or four days before talking.
For three days, everything was peaceful.
Xia Qingrou insisted that I accompany her to study the rules of the palace, but she couldn't refuse, so she had to accompany her.
Aunt Lian would glance at me from time to time with her stern gaze, but I turned a blind eye to it.
Three hearts hide three different thoughts.
Only Xia Qingrou's mind was so simple that there was only the word liking, and she took out her handkerchief and smirked from time to time.
The first thunderstorm since the beginning of spring pierced the sky that seemed to be wrapped in black cloth, it was deafening and shocking.
The thunder beat me so hard that I couldn't sleep, so I just got up and opened the window, looking at the unpredictable sky, the thunder was rumbling, and the lightning stung.
The strong wind blew away the hair on my back, and I didn't feel cold at all, until a voice behind me said, "Aren't you cold?"
I was so startled that I turned around suddenly and saw Aunt Lian standing quietly behind me.
I stared at her in amazement, "How did you get in?" Mingming shut the door extremely tightly.
"The latch won't work for me."
I took a step back and leaned against the flower pot behind me, beside the pot, there was a wooden stick I put there, to prevent any trouble, I put wooden sticks in every corner of the room, "Are you here to kill me? "
Does Aunt Lian also know martial arts?
"It seems that you have already guessed it." Aunt Lian smiled indifferently, her eyes became colder, "You have a lot of life, and those two killers are the best killers, but you escaped."
I grabbed the wooden stick behind my back, "Why? Why did the queen kill me?"
"The queen killed you for two reasons. In this world, only you know her true identity. Tang Yu died because of you. Without you, he would not die. If you never appeared from the beginning, Tang Yu would not recognize her." You, of course, will not have this result."
I clenched my lower lip, thinking of Tang Yu, my heart began to ache again, "I won't tie my hands down."
"Don't worry, I promised Su Yan that I won't kill you."
I was taken aback, Aunt Su?Why does Aunt Su...
"Even if I don't kill you, as long as you leave the Xia Mansion, someone will still kill you. This time, it's not just two killers, the queen has bought at least ten killers to take your life. I came tonight because of Su Auntie asked me to tell you, be careful." After Aunt Lian finished speaking, she opened the door and left openly.
Ten killers?I was shocked.
Two killers almost killed me that day, if there were ten, I smiled wryly, why bother to kill the Queen, I never thought of exposing her identity at all.
How can I hurt the person Tang Yu cherishes and protects?
But I don't want to die like this.
This night, sleepless since dawn.
His thoughts never stopped, thinking over and over again, thinking about how to escape his life.
The enemy is in the dark, and I am in the light. Only when the killer appears, can I escape. The first time I escaped was a fluke, but can I be lucky every time?
At the crack of dawn, I made a painful decision.
Those who miss will only be cherished in the bottom of my heart and will not disappear.
Now that it has happened, I have to face it.
If I want to start again, I should clean up everything before, give it a result, and not let it affect my future life.
But I still kept this answer in my heart for half a month.
"Really, you really agreed to enter the palace with me?" Xia Qingrou blinked her clear eyes and looked at me, very happy.
"Yes. Miss really treats Enen well. It is Enen's blessing to be by Miss's side." I said sincerely, even though the purpose was not like this, Xia Qingrou treated me really well.
"Great, I'll tell Dad to go." Xia Qingrou jumped out of the boudoir.
As soon as she left, Aunt Lian walked in.
These days, for the convenience of teaching Xia Qingrou, she has been living here, so she must have listened to what she just said.
Sure enough, Aunt Lian looked at me indifferently and said, "Is this your decision?"
"Yes, I won't be caught without a fight. Since I can't escape, I might as well face it bravely. Right now, the imperial palace is the safest for me." Looking back at her, I spoke very firmly. .
"Indeed, the palace is the safest place for you at the moment. At least, you have been there before, and even if something happens, you will know how to deal with it."
"Enen just wants to save her life first, she hasn't thought so far."
"You're going to think about it soon." After Aunt Lian said something inscrutable, she returned to her room.
Aunt Lian returned to the palace a month later.
In spring, everything recovers.
Before I knew it, four months had passed, and at this time, it was already May.
It takes half a month from Changle to the capital, but Xia's horses are all good horses bought from outside the Great Wall, they are all selected one in a thousand, and it only takes five days to get there.
Xia Qingrou couldn't wait anymore, May 25th was the day when Xiunu entered the palace, but she insisted on leaving on the tenth.
The impatient look made me dumbfounded.
Along the way, there are beautiful scenery everywhere, and there is everything to eat and drink.
Soon, we arrived in the capital.
It's just that I never thought that the place Xia Qingrou went to in the capital would be the Shangshu Mansion.
The cousin she was talking about was Zhao Yuefu.
Suddenly I remembered that Zhao Yuefu once said to me, "One of my relatives lacks a personal girl, and the monthly silver is five taels. This is a fat job. Would you like to go?" "She is a beautiful girl who will enter the palace next year. You I have stayed in the palace, I hope you can accompany her into the palace and help her all the time."
Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, she went around in a big circle, and finally agreed to Zhao Yuefu.
When seeing me, Zhao Yuefu, who has always been shrewd and strong, was stunned for a while, but Jing Lin, with a smile in his eyes, seemed extremely happy to see me.
"Do you know each other?" Xia Qingrou looked at us strangely.
Before Zhao Yuefu could speak, I hurriedly said: "I used to be a girl in the Shangshu Mansion."
"What?" Xia Qingrou exclaimed in surprise, "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
"My maidservant doesn't know that the cousin Miss is talking about is Mrs. Shangshu." I smiled lightly, and hurriedly saluted Jing Lin and the two, "My maidservant has seen Madam, Your Excellency."
Jing Lin frowned and didn't speak, but Zhao Yuefu reacted quickly, but she made a pun, "If I knew it was like this, I wouldn't have to make such a big circle."
"Cousin." Xia Qingrou pulled Zhao Yuefu over and asked, "When are we going to play in the palace again?"
"You are a beautiful girl now, you can't go out casually, you need an imperial edict to enter the palace." Zhao Yuefu looked at this cousin with a smile, "Look at how anxious you are."
Xia Qingrou blushed all of a sudden, and said angrily, "Cousin."
"Stay well, your status is different now, you can't run around like before." Zhao Yuefu laughed.
Xia Qingrou and I lived in the courtyard where I used to live, and the furnishings inside are naturally different, rich and luxurious, with Zhao Yuefu's usual splendor.
It was late at night, and Xia Qingrou fell asleep early.
Standing under the familiar plum tree, the tree has already bore fruit, and the trees are huge.
Plum fruit is green but bitter, astringent and sour. I don’t like sour food, but tonight I picked one and put it in my mouth. I took a bite. The sourness was enough to make people jump, but I held back it .
"I never knew you liked green plums." Jing Lin walked in, seeing my frown, said with a smile.
I picked one and handed it to him, "I thought it would be difficult to meet again in this life, but I never expected to meet again so soon."
"You really want to follow Qingrou into the palace?" Jing Lin's handsome face was full of worries.
"Yes."
"Why? Isn't what you yearn for with all your heart? An ordinary life? After finally getting out of the palace, why do you want to go in again?"
Turning my head, I looked at the sky on the other side, and said lightly: "Maybe I have already adapted to the life in the palace, and I suddenly feel uncomfortable when I leave."
I can't tell Jing Lin the truth, I don't want him to worry about me, and I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me.
His shoulders were pulled by him, Jing Lin locked my eyes tightly, "Enen, you are not that kind of person, did something happen?"
"No." I tried to smile happily to reassure him, "I really want to go back to live in the palace."
"Enn." Jing Lin sighed.
"It's late at night, and my lord hasn't returned to his room, Madam will be suspicious."
Jing Lin smiled wryly, "Yuefu and I are also childhood sweethearts, we always thought she was a dignified and virtuous woman."
Is Jing Lin unhappy?
For some reason, a sentence that the queen said suddenly flashed in my mind, "You love a woman like me. She and I are so different in character and appearance. How can a person's preferences be easily changed?" ? You married her, but you are just escaping your feelings for me. "
At that time, Jing Lin insisted on marrying me, and the queen said this.
Maybe the queen is right. It is impossible to change a person's preferences easily. The woman Jing Lin likes is like the queen. Therefore, whether it is me or Zhao Yuefu, it is difficult for him to settle in his heart, especially It's Zhao Yuefu, her temperament is too far apart.
"Enen, we are friends, if you have any difficulties, you must tell me." When leaving, Jing Lin said.
"My lord," I called to stop him.
Seeing me staring at him, he smiled softly, "What's wrong?"
"Actually, madam, she is a good person."
He froze for a moment, his eyes darkened.
"Madam has many advantages, you..."
Jing Lin stopped what I was going to say, "I know, don't worry about me, if you don't sleep, it will be dawn, go to sleep." After finishing speaking, he walked out of the yard.
The day of entering the palace will come soon.
Among the beautiful girls waiting to enter the palace, Xia Qingrou was the most restless, poking her head out from time to time to look forward, as if she was afraid that she might miss it.
"Miss, if the aunt in charge saw you like this, you will really be dismissed." When I said this, Xia Qingrou hurriedly lined up, and only muttered a few times, "Why are there so many people? It's like rushing to grab something."
Dumbfounding, isn't she one of them?
Looking at the two giant front gates of the palace in front of me, my heart felt extremely heavy, as if a boulder was tied to my legs, every step I took, I was so tired that I couldn't breathe.
I really didn't expect that I would enter the palace voluntarily.
Compared with other beautiful girls, Xia Qingrou's treatment is the most superior. Regardless of where she lives or the cost, even three meals a day are extremely luxurious and enviable.
Obviously, Master Xia has taken care of every link, and since she is Mrs. Shangshu's cousin, the palace people certainly dare not neglect her.
There were a lot of show girls who came to visit, and every show girl came to find out the truth, Xia Qingrou didn't notice it, chatting happily, and from time to time invited the show girls to see the jewelry she brought into the palace privately.
She didn't know that this move was actually showing off to the show girls.
In just three days, she became a thorn in the side of show girls.
"Miss, don't reveal your wealth. In the future, don't show your jewelry box to the ladies." I said.
"These are rare jewels, rare to see in a hundred years, I let them see them because they are good things." Xia Qingrou said while eating pastries.
"Do you believe in slaves?"
"Of course I do."
"Then listen to the slaves, and don't show this jewelry box to the beautiful ladies in the future. All good things should be hidden. Your identity is already eye-catching enough. You must not be too much about other things. It’s good to make public.”
"why?"
Why?How can you tell?I can only say: "You will know later."
Some headaches, I suddenly feel that I am afraid that I will have frequent headaches in the future.
The weather in June has become extremely warm, and after noon, the sun makes people drowsy.
"So sleepy." Xia Qingrou muttered, lying on the imperial concubine chair tossing and turning, after a while, she said to me who was folding clothes, "Enen, when do you think the emperor will summon me?"
"The slave does not know."
"It's suffocating, I can't go out to play, and no beautiful girls come to chat with me. The palace is really a boring place."
I couldn't help laughing. In fact, which of those beautiful girls is as obedient as her, and has long tried to attract the emperor's attention. Even if it is a random concubine's attention, she is the only one who waits peacefully.
"Well, I want to eat dessert."
"Miss is sleepy, why don't you take a nap before eating?"
"Ok."
Just as she was about to close the window so that Xia Qingrou could sleep soundly, she saw a few beautiful girls walking by and said angrily, "Then Yang Qing'er is really shameless, she deliberately fell into the river, trying to attract the emperor who is enjoying the flowers not far away."
"Has the emperor come?"
"I heard that the emperor didn't even ask, but the empress ordered someone to cook ginger soup for her."
"It's good to be able to curry favor with the Empress. If the Empress is happy, she might be able to sleep with her."
Xiu Nu's voice faded away.
In this case, it can be heard several times a day.
Didn't you even ask?Indeed, that man was such a person.
Looking at Xia Qingrou who was sitting on the imperial concubine chair, I sighed in a low voice. She fell asleep under the loud voices of these beautiful girls just now. She was so careless. If it was any other beautiful girls, I wouldn't be in a hurry right now. What's up.
That's fine, let's spend some time in peace and stability.
But the stable days didn't let us last long.
A decree came down.
Xia Qingrou and the other five beautiful girls were conferred the title of Zhaoyi, and they were given to live in various halls. The so-called halls were under the palaces of the concubines. There were many halls under the palaces of empresses.
Xia Qingrou and another beautiful girl lived in the Anqing Hall and Qingning Hall of Concubine Ming's Palace. Because Concubine Ming was dead, Xia Qingrou and another beautiful girl, Yang Qing'er, became the masters of Concubine Ming's Palace.
The first thing to do is to visit the empress after Zhaoyi's grand ceremony.
I didn't want anything to happen on this day, so I didn't accompany Xia Qingrou to the Queen's Palace, thinking that nothing would happen if I just paid my respects.
In the evening, Xia Qingrou came back with a happy face.
"The empress is really nice. I thought she was a good person before, but I didn't expect that she treats me better now." Xia Qingrou talked excitedly about what happened that day.
I just laughed and said nothing.
"Look." Xia Qingrou took out a box of rouge from her bosom, "This is a reward from the empress."
As soon as the box was opened, the unique fragrance filled the whole room, "It smells so good."
"The so-called reciprocity, I also gave my mother a night pearl as a thank you."
The hand I was combing her hair froze, "Did the young lady send something back to the empress?"
"That's right. That night pearl is purple, it's the only one in the world, but it's strange, when the empress saw it, her face turned green."
I stroked my forehead and said, "Miss, you shouldn't be giving your mother Ye Mingzhu."
"Why? Shouldn't courtesy be reciprocated? Our dynasty is a country of etiquette."
I sighed deeply, I dare say that she has forgotten everything that Aunt Lian taught, the empress gave her rouge is a gift, a reward, the empress is the Lord, and the rewards should be received with fear and fear, and after returning, Xia Qingrou gave her After going back, it is equivalent to telling the queen that she and the queen are in an equal relationship, how can the queen not be embarrassed?
I really don't know how to say she is.
Fortunately, she is Zhao Yuefu's cousin, as long as it is not too much, the queen should not do anything to her.
"Enen, your face is so ugly, aren't you sick?" Through the mirror, Xia Qingrou looked at my slightly helpless face with great concern.
"It's nothing, it's late at night, Miss, go to bed early." After making the bed and spreading out the quilt, I waited for her to go to bed.
After getting into bed and covering her with the quilt, Xia Qingrou asked uneasily, "Enen, did I do something wrong?"
I couldn't bear to see the worry on her originally happy face, so I smiled and said: "It's not a mistake, miss, you must remember in the future, you can accept the things that the emperor and concubines reward, and you don't need to give them back. "
"Doesn't that make me look too stingy?"
I couldn't speak for a moment, after all, to the rich Xia Qingrou, she was no different from the high-ranking empress, and she was used to appreciating things, so I could only say: "The palace is different from the outside."
Xia Qingrou seemed to understand, but nodded.
The weather these days has been extremely abnormal.
It's not cloudy, it's raining, and the weather is boring.
On this day, the weather was frighteningly gloomy, with big dark clouds covering the sky, and it seemed that it was going to rain heavily.
When I sent the clothes to the laundry bureau and came back in a hurry, there was no sign of Xia Qingrou in the hall or bedroom.
In the past, if she went out to play, she would definitely speak up first.
"Where did you go?" I couldn't help looking towards the Qingning Hall next door, the door was closed, obviously there was no one there.
"It's going to rain." After waiting for a while, there was still no one, so I took out my umbrella and left the hall.
I didn't know where to find someone.
Looking at the long corridor with no end in sight, after thinking about it, I entered the Imperial Garden, which is the place where Xia Qingrou and Yang Qing'er usually come to.
Walking on an extremely hidden path, only looking for people from the cracks.
There are quite a few people in the palace who recognize me. They all know that I am married to Jing Lin. Isn't it strange that I appear here as a court lady?
It will be a matter of time to know, but I just don't want to let them know at this time.
However, all the maids I saw along the way were unfamiliar faces, not even a single one I was familiar with.
Even the father-in-law.
Did the emperor change all the palace people?
That's right, all the palace people in the entire palace used to be from the previous dynasty. Taking this opportunity, he would definitely reorganize himself. It's no wonder that all I saw were some new faces.
Thinking about it this way, I no longer restrain myself, and simply walked out.
In July, the palace ladies have changed into thin shirts, and the palace is full of bright spring scenes.
"Su En?" Before taking a few steps, a slightly hoarse voice sounded from behind.
Turning around, I saw an extraordinary handsome young man with proud eyes standing behind him.
"My servant has seen His Highness the Crown Prince." The crown prince has grown up a lot, and he is half a head taller than me. I hesitated for a moment, and I quickly saluted.
"It's really you?" The prince looked at me strangely, "Uncle said to divorce you, but why did you enter the palace?"
"When I returned to my hometown, I met a bandit. Fortunately, Miss Xia's family rescued me. It happened that Miss Xia's family was a beautiful girl, so I accompanied her into the palace." I feel a little close to the prince. in the protection of people.
"Why didn't you come to see me?"
I was taken aback.
"Aren't we friends? Since you are in trouble, you should come to me." The prince's voice became more serious, and the hoarseness became more and more obvious. When I was a child, my father said that when a boy grows up, his voice will change. After a while Well, it seems that the prince has grown up.
"You are the prince, and your status as a servant is humble, how can you enter the palace to find you?" I thought I was joking at that time, but the prince's dark eyes were extremely serious, and I was a little moved for a moment.
"That's right." The prince rolled his eyes, took out a jade pendant from his pocket, raised his eyebrows, and said kindly, "This is for you."
"What is this?" I took it, and it was a piece of warm jade ring with the word "dong" written on the raised part of the jade center.
"I'll have my own mansion in a few days. Although I'm not in the harem, I'm still in the palace. If you need anything, come to me."
"Your Highness, how important is this jade, how can you give it to your servant so easily?"
"I can give it to whoever I like, how dare you not accept it?" The prince squinted his eyes and squinted at me.
I smiled slightly, "The servant girl accepted it, where is the prince going?"
"Go to the queen mother." The prince was displeased.
"What's wrong? Did the queen tell you?"
"The queen mother is choosing a candidate for the crown princess for me."
"That's a good thing."
The prince glared at me, "Who likes those daughters who are either pretentious or serious, the prince's concubine will find it by himself."
Laughing, the prince's appearance as a little adult makes people laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Seeing me laughing, the prince was a little ashamed.
At this moment, a court lady rushed over, saluted and said, "Your Highness, why are you still here? The empress has been waiting for you for a long time, and now she is angry. Aunt Lian wants you to go over quickly."
"Understood." When leaving, the prince proudly said, "This prince keeps what he says, and if you have any difficulties, come to me."
The sky became more and more gloomy, and in the distance, lightning was raging like a dragon, and thunder was rolling in.
I searched all the places, but there was no sign of Xia Qingrou, when I was wondering if she had returned to the palace, I saw Yang Qing'er coming from the fish pond in a panic, and quickly exited the Crescent Moon Gate.
Why is she so panicked?
No more thinking about it, I quickly ran towards the fish pond, but as soon as I exerted force on my feet, the pain came as expected.
I had to slow down my pace, even so, my legs were still in severe pain.
Slow down, I can't slow down any more, if Xia Qingrou is really in danger as I think, I'm afraid she will already...
I gritted my teeth and quickened my pace.
Because I was in a hurry, I wanted to rush to the fish pond as fast as possible, so I didn't notice the bright yellow figure in the pavilion looking at the sky.
When we arrived at the fish pond, bean-heavy rain began to fall, and the drops were rippling on the surface of the pond.
Holding up the umbrella, I looked around and saw no one.
relieved.
But when I saw the bubbles rising from the water not far away, my heart tightened again, thinking of Yang Qing'er's panicked appearance just now, could it be that she really gave Xia Qingrou...
I can't swim, no, I need a longer stick.
Just as I was trying to calm down and look for the wooden stick, a pair of muddy embroidered shoes came into view.
Looking up, Xia Qingrou looked at me in surprise, "Enen, what are you doing?"
The hanging heart quietly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that I was too suspicious, but she looked like this, "Miss, why is your body full of mud?"
When I asked this question, Xia Qingrou immediately became angry, "It was Yang Qing'er who pushed me into the mud pit, and it took me a lot of effort to get out."
"Why did Yang Qing'er push you into the mud pit?"
"I don't know either. At that time, I said, 'You can't compare to me', and she pushed me into the mud with all her strength. No matter how much I shouted, she couldn't save me, but ran away."
Sighing secretly, anyone who is said such a thing will be angry, "It's fine, let's go back to the palace, and the maidservant will wash you up."
Even though Xia Qingrou didn't do anything on her body, I still put most of the oil umbrella on her body and let the raindrops hit my back.
"Miss, walk slowly." I told her to support her.
At this moment, Xia Qingrou's footsteps suddenly stopped.
"What's the matter, ma'am?"
Seeing Xia Qingrou's eyes brighten, she called softly, "Your Majesty?"
He suddenly raised his head, and ten steps away, he was standing proudly surrounded by the palace people, his eyes were unpredictable, under the dark sky, his bright yellow body was eye-catching and flamboyant.
He tightly locked my sight, so deep, like a vortex, I dare not let people look directly at it.
"Qingrou has met the emperor."
I also hurriedly knelt down. I haven't seen him for more than half a year. The emperor has become deeper. There is no feeling of turbulence, but it is not calm.
"Qingrou?" He opened his mouth and said, it was still the coolness in his memory, it seemed to be even colder.
"Your Majesty, she is Zhaoyi Xia Qingrou who was newly appointed last month, and she is also the cousin of Mrs. Shangshu. Hasn't she been in the palace before?" The 50-year-old father-in-law beside him whispered in his ear.
"Really?" His voice was neither cold nor cold, "Go back to the palace." After speaking, he turned and left.
The father-in-law was taken aback, and quietly winked at Xia Qingrou who was also in a daze, and then hurriedly followed the emperor and left.
Xia Qingrou stood up with a look of disappointment, and murmured: "The emperor doesn't remember me? How could it be?" Then she turned to me and asked, "Enen, do you know that father-in-law?"
"The servant does not know."
"Then why is he winking at you?"
"Then the father-in-law is hinting to the lady."
"What are you implying to me? I don't recognize him." Xia Qingrou looked puzzled.
Don't you know?That should be Master Xia or Zhao Yuefu who met this father-in-law, "Miss, let's go back to the palace quickly, the rain is getting heavier and heavier."
night time.
"I don't want to eat." Pushing away the bowls and chopsticks in front, Xia Qingrou sighed, "How could the emperor forget me?"
"There is always some food to eat. If you don't eat in the middle of the night, you will have an empty stomach." I put the bowl of rice in front of her again.
"I can't eat it." Xia Qingrou's face was full of sadness, "Enen, why do you think the emperor has forgotten me?"
"Miss, there are three thousand beauties in the harem. The emperor is also a mortal. It is impossible to remember everyone's name. If you want to attract the emperor's attention, you have to rely on yourself."
Loving the king is hard work, right?Why is there always such a woman in the world who goes on and on?
Just as he was talking, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Bai Xuan drifted in.
Both Xia Qingrou and I were taken aback.
The moment she saw Bai Xuan's face clearly, Xia Qingrou opened her mouth wide and stared at him blankly, unable to regain her senses for a moment.
"It really is you. You are the only one in this world who can make the lord lose his mind. Since you caused the trouble, you have to take responsibility."
"What?" Before I could understand what was going on, I was dizzy for a while, Bai Xuan actually carried me on his shoulders, and jumped up to the roof in one breath.
"Let me down, you, where are you taking me?" I struggled and panicked.
"The lord went out alone after coming back in the afternoon, and he hasn't come back until now. If I'm not wrong, the lord is lost."
The night wind blew past his ears, and even though Bai Xuan's voice was intermittent, he could still hear it clearly.
The emperor lost his way again?
"Since I'm lost, if you and Qingyi don't go looking for it, is it useful to come to me?"
"Qing Yi has a mission, and if he's not in the palace, he can't let others know that the emperor is a road idiot. Besides, this is your fault. You have the responsibility to bring the emperor back."
I was confused, "What does this have to do with me?"
"Because only you can make the lord confused."
"How is it possible?" How could the emperor be distracted because of me?
Bai Xuan didn't speak any more, but was jumping on the top of each hall, every time I jumped, I felt my stomach tumbling badly, and I was even more dizzy.
The rain that had just stopped for a while began to fall intermittently, the night sky became darker, and thunder and lightning flashed overhead from time to time.
It seems that there will be a bigger rain tonight.
When Bai Xuan put me down, both of us were wet from the rain.
Cold is the only thing I feel right now.
"I've searched in other places, but this area is the only one left." Standing in front of a ruin full of weeds, Bai Xuan said, "You go in here, and I'll start looking from another direction."
After speaking, he disappeared into the rain.
Watching him disappear, I smiled wryly, asking me to find the emperor?
How could the emperor be distracted because of me?Think about it and know that it is impossible.
Looking at the location in front of him, although it is the same palace, it is probably three or four miles away from Anqing Hall.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and I couldn't open my eyes. I waved the raindrops off my face and looked at the dark ruins in front of me. I really wanted to turn around and leave.
How could the emperor be in such a place?Even if he got lost, he wouldn't walk in here.
I really suspected that Bai Xuan was lying to me, and remembered that in the Shangshu Mansion, when the woman took out the silk handkerchief with the location of the explosives on it, he threw me away without hesitation, without any hesitation.
Should I trust him?I always feel that Bai Xuan has inexplicable hostility towards me.
In the end, I went into the ruins. Although I rejected the emperor, he was a good emperor. No matter what the reason was, he should not be put in danger.
Just after I entered the ruins, Bai Xuan appeared in the same place again, staring coldly at my disappearing back, and snorted coldly, "It's what I deserve."
As soon as the words fell, a man in black knelt down in front of him, respectfully said: "Xuanshi, the lord is looking for you." After speaking, he disappeared again.
I don't know what this ruin used to be for, but judging from the overgrown weeds, I'm afraid no one has come in for decades, right?
The cold from the rain and the cold from the wet clothes made me sneeze again and again.
The sky was overcast, and the big black clouds looked as if they were about to press down.
I'm not a road idiot, but the weather is so gloomy and it's easy to get lost. In order not to lose my way, I made marks along the road.
Knowing that the palace is very big, but I have been walking for an hour, and I have not found anyone, let alone that the ruins have no end, so I can't help but panic and fear.
Alone, no matter how bold you are, there is a limit.
The rain was heavier than when it came, and my whole body was beaten in extreme pain.
The wind blew, the weeds swayed, and shadows drifted past from time to time.
I shivered, and my hair stood on end for a moment.
It is full of rubble here. Although there are many broken corners, the loose appearance is in danger of collapsing at any time.
My body was getting colder and my heels were aching.
No matter what the emperor is, it is impossible to come to such a place.
Thinking that I should return, I saw a crowded group of rockeries not far away, irregularly placed on the ground, not like a landscape, but rather like someone else piled up here.
This place is very familiar.
Memories came flooding back, yes, I had been here with the emperor before, but it was from the imperial garden at that time.
This ruin is actually connected to the imperial garden?
Will the emperor be in it?
I was so happy that I didn't need to go back. I walked along the opposite side of the rockery and arrived at the Royal Garden in about half an hour.
It really was the fake cave from before, the inside was extremely empty, and the rainwater flowed out from the cracks, either like a waterfall or drips.
Fortunately, with these gaps, there is light, so that you don't lose sight of your fingers.
However, the emperor was not inside.
A little disappointed, thinking about the good, maybe the emperor has returned to the palace by himself, or was found by Bai Xuan.
His body was extremely tired, especially the dull pain in his feet was unbearable.
Sitting on the haystack in the cave, I thought about resting for a while, and then go when the rain subsides.
Unexpectedly, he fell asleep.
This time, I slept for a long, long time, and slept very uncomfortable, but I didn't want to wake up, and my consciousness was floating in a half-clear and half-foggy state.
In the middle, I woke up once, and through the gaps in the rockery, I saw the sun that was sometimes covered by shadows.
Is it daylight?
After waking up for a short time, he fell asleep again in a drowsy state.
When I woke up again, I was woken up by hunger. The warm rays of the sun shot into the cave through the gap, making the cave extremely bright.
It seems that today is a sunny day.
When I wanted to get up, I was so weak that even if I moved my fingers, I felt extremely strenuous.
I don't know how long it took, but I fell asleep again.
"Enen, wake up, Enen?" A voice shouted in my ear, anxious and worried, "Damn it, give me water."
"Your Majesty, the water is coming."
A pair of hands forced me to open my mouth.
"Damn it, drink it."
I want to drink too, but I don't even have the strength to swallow.
The next moment, I felt my mouth was covered with warmth, and something was teasing my tongue to dance with him.
It seems that out of a kind of consciousness, or instinct, I can't tell what it is, and suddenly sucked it.
There was a deep laugh in his ear.
He let go of me.
I couldn't get anything to quench my thirst, so I became anxious.
"Don't worry." He smiled again, and pressed his lips together again.
I didn't know how many times I sucked like this until I quenched my thirst and fell asleep again.
In the dream, someone hugged me.
"Your majesty, it takes half an hour to go to the bedroom here, let the servant come and hug her."
"No need, pass on my words, don't let out a single word about today's events, if anyone speaks nonsense outside, I will punish him from the nine clans."
"Yes."
So comfortable.
When the consciousness is a little clear, I feel that I am soaking in an extremely warm place, and I can still hear the sound of water flowing.
At this time, some hands hugged me, gently placed me on an extremely soft blanket, and then wiped my whole body with a silk towel.
I can feel how gentle these hands are.
who is it?Who is being so gentle to me?
In my memory, there was only Tang Yu.
Is it Tang Yu?
I laughed, Tang Yu, I miss him so much.
I wanted to hug him, but my body was so weak that I couldn't raise my hand.
A warmth covered my lips, and when I opened them, the soft and tender rice porridge slipped in and flowed into my stomach through my throat.
I didn't know how many mouthfuls I ate until my stomach was full, and I felt a little stronger. I subconsciously murmured: "Tang Yu, I miss you." Then I fell into a deep sleep.
He didn't notice the man's stiff body, hurt eyes, and frustrated pride.
Finally, he woke up, and although his body was still extremely weak, he was able to sit up.
"Where is this?" Looking around, everything is dominated by bright yellow. On the right side are rows of bookshelves that reach to the roof, covered with heavy dark blue curtains. A few meters away from the bed, there is a jade landscape screen. .
The entire dormitory is grand yet elegant, yet simple yet full of grandeur.
This temple should be newly built. From top to bottom, there is nothing that is not brand new, and even a woody fragrance is evaporating.
After taking a closer look, I realized that I was only wearing a blue thin shirt, which was loosely tied with a thin waist rope, and my waist-length long hair was draped softly on my back.
When I got out of bed, I couldn't find my shoes, so I walked barefoot on the cold, clean ebony floor.
why am i here
This is the palace, right?The bright yellow color is only available in the imperial palace.
After leaving the jade landscape screen, we arrived at the outer hall. The hall was very quiet and there was no one there.
While looking at the layout of the outer hall, Ming Huang's figure walked in.
In an instant, their eyes were intertwined.
He is very cold.
I panicked.
"My maidservant has seen the emperor." He knelt on the ground in extreme panic, what happened?Is this the emperor's bedroom?how do I……
At this moment, a father-in-law came in and said: "Your Majesty, should I put today's book here, or take it back to the bedroom?"
"Just put it here."
"Yes." The father-in-law directed several palace servants to come in, put the notebook on the case table, and then retreated.
Only me and him were left in the palace.
It turned out to be in the newly built Chaolin Hall, so this is the Zhaoyang Hall where the emperor lived temporarily.
He didn't wake me up.
There was a stifling silence.
The body did not recover, and the hands lying on the ground trembled weakly, and the weight of the whole body was supported by the hands.
My heart is getting more and more flustered, how could I dress like this in Zhaoyang Palace?
"Get up." He finally said coolly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." When I got up, I suddenly felt a chill in my body, and the belt on my body was suddenly loosened, revealing my close-fitting obscene clothes.
For a while, my face was as red as a roasted shrimp, so red that it could bleed, and I frantically tried to fasten the strap, but the more nervous I was, the more I couldn't do it.
It took me a long time to tie it on, and I felt like digging a hole in the ground to get in. I peeked at him, but he stared at me without blinking, his dark eyes were bottomless.
I couldn't figure out what he was thinking, but just like that... a burst of annoyance.
"I went for a walk in the rockery not far from the Imperial Garden, and accidentally found you unconscious in the cave. At that time, you had been sleeping in the cave for two and a half days." He said coldly.
I was stunned, yes, I was looking for him who was lost, and I remembered bit by bit, it must be because I fell asleep wearing wet clothes.
But why would he go for a walk in that kind of place?
"My servant thanked the emperor for saving my life." After hesitating for a while, I asked softly, "Did the emperor go out a few days ago? This servant refers to a lost...lost."
He kept staring at me with cold eyes, which made me extremely cautious, and my voice lowered without realizing it.
"No, I have been reviewing papers in Zhaoyang Palace for the past few days, and I haven't gone anywhere, so how could I get lost?"
Sure enough, Bai Xuan lied to me.
After a while of annoyance, I obviously became suspicious, why did I go looking for someone so stupidly?
"Su En, have you forgotten what I said?"
"What?"
"I said I didn't want to see you again."
I was startled, my face turned pale, I naturally remembered, but when I thought of what he said, the expression on Tang Yu's face when he died that night came back to my mind.
Seeing that I didn't speak, as if he knew what I was thinking, his eyes suddenly became sharp, "Go out."
"Yes." When I reached the door, I bravely turned around again and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I want to change back into my clothes."
When Xia Qingrou saw me, she hugged me and cried bitterly.
"Five days? The servant has been in a coma for five days?" I was stunned.
Xia Qingrou nodded, "That's right, after the man in white grabbed you and left that night, I was anxious, but from what he said, he seemed to know you, I think I'll just wait a day or two, and you still haven't shown up after two days, I just went to the emperor."
"Did you go to the emperor to save me?"
"That's right, besides looking for the emperor, who else can I look for?" Xia Qingrou patted my body left and right, "It seems that I have lived in the imperial hospital for a while, and my body is better than before."
"Too hospital?"
"What's the matter, isn't the palace lady injured and needs to stay in the imperial hospital for treatment?"
"Yes, yes." I nodded hurriedly, it seems that the emperor kept it a secret, so why didn't the emperor send me to the imperial hospital?Is it really...
No, it's impossible, I hurriedly waved away the thoughts in my heart.
Three days later, the empress suddenly came to Anqing Palace.
It made me and Xia Qingrou panic.
After the ceremony, the queen took Xia Qingrou's hand cordially and asked, "Is my sister still used to living here?"
For me, it seems that I don't recognize it at all, but Xiaoru who is on the side keeps looking at me coldly.
"Although it's not as good as at home, it's still quite comfortable to live in." Xia Qingrou told the truth.
I was quite helpless while making tea, the imperial palace is the best in the world, and she even compared it with her own.
I carefully served the tea and stood quietly aside.
Listening to the empress talking cordially with Xia Qingrou.
Everyone in the palace knows how to act, especially the queen, who is a master at it.
As for Xia Qingrou, what she said in her eyes and what she said came from her heart, even though what she said sometimes offended people and sounded more like she was showing off, but I knew that she was just telling the truth, not No other meaning.
At this moment, Aunt Lian came in hurriedly, and said after seeing the ceremony: "My Majesty, the palace people have already searched, but they didn't find the crown prince's token of the Eastern Palace."
East Palace Token?I unconsciously touched the sign given to me by the prince in my arms.
"Have you searched all of them?"
"Yes." Aunt Lian seemed to think of it suddenly, "By the way, only Xia Zhaoyi's girl, Su En, has not been searched. Of course, with Xia Zhaoyi's wealth and wealth, how can her girl be a thief? "
"What East Palace Token?" Xia Qingrou asked puzzled.
"The prince has grown up and has his own residence hall. The emperor sent someone to make two tokens with the word Dong written in the middle for the prince. Unexpectedly, one of them was stolen. I suspected that it was a token from the palace. Isn't it being searched?" The Queen smiled, "However, what kind of person is Xia Zhaoyi, your girl doesn't need to be searched."
A jade order with the word "East" engraved in the middle?I bit my lower lip lightly, and suddenly understood that the queen was here for me this time.
"Search, everyone else has searched, but if my people don't search, people will gossip." Xia Qingrou took a sip of tea, "Besides, En En is not that kind of person."
"Based on my friendship with you, don't you believe what you said?"
"Your Majesty," Xiaoru interjected, "I feel that what Zhaoyi said is right. Besides, if Your Majesty loves Xia Zhaoyi too much, it will make Xia Zhaoyi a thorn in everyone's eyes."
"This..." The queen looked extremely reluctant.
"Let's search." Xia Qingrou said to me, "Enen, go over and let Aunt Lian search for it. Anyway, you didn't steal it."
I got down on my knees.
"Enen, what are you doing?" Xia Qingrou looked at me strangely.
There was a sneer at the corner of the queen's mouth, and Xiaoru sneered.
And Aunt Lian still had a solemn expression on her face.
I took out the jade token given to me by the prince from my bosom, and I straightened my chest and said, "I have a jade token here, servant girl, but it was not stolen, but given by the prince."
The queen took a deep breath, looked at me in disbelief, and then at Xia Qingrou.
But Xia Qingrou nodded, took the jade order in my hand and looked at it carefully, murmured after looking at it for a long time: "I thought it was such a rare thing, just a piece of broken jade. The crown prince, the prince of the country, actually gave you such a piece Poyu, really stingy."
I couldn't laugh or cry, Xia Qingrou obviously understood the meaning to another level.
The queen originally wanted Xia Qingrou to say something, but when she saw that she was pulling away, her face darkened with anger, she stood up, pointed at me with her slender fingers, and said coldly: "You are a little maid, how can the prince send you away?" Something so precious to you?"
"The servant did not lie, it was indeed sent by the prince. If the empress doesn't believe it, she can call the prince and she will find out after asking."
"Hmph, you clearly know that the crown prince will go to the Qingshan Mountain to worship the heavens, so you find such an excuse to delay the time?"
The prince went to Qingshan?It seems that the queen deliberately chose to harm me during the prince's absence.
"Qingrou, I don't want to embarrass you, but the jade order is indeed on your maid, you have to give me an explanation."
"I've already told you, the crown prince gave it to me, and the empress is the crown prince's mother. If you don't want to give it to me, just take it back." Xia Qingrou said indifferently.
The queen's complexion became extremely ugly, and she said coldly: "Xia Zhaoyi, it seems that you still don't know what palace rules are, you have to learn them again, come here." As soon as the words fell, several old palace ladies came in from outside .
My heart sank, the faces of these three old palace maids were indifferent, without any warmth at all, it reminded me of the torture that five old palace maids gave me when I was in Anfei Palace.
Sensing that something was wrong, Xia Qingrou couldn't help but stood up and approached me quietly.
"Your Majesty just wants to catch me alone, and this servant will go with your Majesty. If your Majesty touches Xia Zhaoyi, I'm afraid Mrs. Shang Shu will not give up easily." I said calmly.
"I just want the old palace people in the palace to teach Xia Zhaoyi the rules of the palace, and they won't do anything to her. How can Madam Shangshu care? Come and take Su En away."
"Let her go." Xia Qingrou stepped forward to stop me, but was pulled away by five old palace people.
(End of this chapter)
Hearing this, Xia Qingrou's face turned pale for a while, and when it was over, she patted her chest, "It's so scary." She grabbed my hand again, and she was overjoyed, "You're fine, that's great, if something happens to you, I'll be very sad."
Looking at her worried gaze, my heart felt warm, but I still didn't say the words to stop it.
It is destined for Xia Qingrou to enter the palace, even if she does not want to enter the palace, Master Xia will try his best to let her enter the palace.
That's fine, entering the palace, at least she did it voluntarily.
"Enen." Xia Qingrou said suddenly, "You can enter the palace with me, anyway, the palace stipulates that Xiunu can bring a personal girl into the palace."
I was taken aback, and subconsciously refused, "No, I'm leaving in two days."
"Aren't you afraid of bandits?"
"There is not only one way to go to Yanzhou." It's just that the other one is extremely difficult, and it will take twice as long to reach Yanzhou.
However, my decision quickly changed.
Three days later, when I was packing up my bags and was about to say goodbye to the Xia family, I saw Aunt Lian in the garden.
The moment their eyes met, they were all stunned.
It was Aunt Lian who came back to her senses, but pretended not to recognize me, and asked Xia Qingrou who was playing with a handkerchief beside her, "Miss Xia, who is she?"
"Her name is Su En, and she is my savior." Seeing me, Xia Qingrou narrowed her eyes and smiled, pointing to Aunt Lian and said, "Enen, this is Aunt Lian from the palace. Well-behaved and well-mannered."
"Aunt Lian." Nodding my head, I also pretended to be meeting for the first time.
At this moment, Xia Qingrou's dark eyes flickered, and she said to Aunt Lian: "I've been studying all morning, and I'm tired. Aunt Lian, I'll go play for a while, and come to learn etiquette later." Aunt Lian agreed and dragged me out of the pavilion.
Until I got out of the garden, I could still feel Aunt Lian's gaze staring at me all the time.
"I'm exhausted. I didn't expect that there are so many etiquettes in the palace. They are boring and boring." Xia Qingrou came to the fish pond, and casually took the fish food that the girl had put by the pond and threw it into the pond. Soon, her feet Surrounded by a large group of goldfish.
"Since Miss is going to enter the palace, these are of course indispensable." I answered casually, but my mind was already in a thousand turns.In order to confirm what I think in my heart, I decided not to leave Xia Mansion for the time being, and stay for three or four days before talking.
For three days, everything was peaceful.
Xia Qingrou insisted that I accompany her to study the rules of the palace, but she couldn't refuse, so she had to accompany her.
Aunt Lian would glance at me from time to time with her stern gaze, but I turned a blind eye to it.
Three hearts hide three different thoughts.
Only Xia Qingrou's mind was so simple that there was only the word liking, and she took out her handkerchief and smirked from time to time.
The first thunderstorm since the beginning of spring pierced the sky that seemed to be wrapped in black cloth, it was deafening and shocking.
The thunder beat me so hard that I couldn't sleep, so I just got up and opened the window, looking at the unpredictable sky, the thunder was rumbling, and the lightning stung.
The strong wind blew away the hair on my back, and I didn't feel cold at all, until a voice behind me said, "Aren't you cold?"
I was so startled that I turned around suddenly and saw Aunt Lian standing quietly behind me.
I stared at her in amazement, "How did you get in?" Mingming shut the door extremely tightly.
"The latch won't work for me."
I took a step back and leaned against the flower pot behind me, beside the pot, there was a wooden stick I put there, to prevent any trouble, I put wooden sticks in every corner of the room, "Are you here to kill me? "
Does Aunt Lian also know martial arts?
"It seems that you have already guessed it." Aunt Lian smiled indifferently, her eyes became colder, "You have a lot of life, and those two killers are the best killers, but you escaped."
I grabbed the wooden stick behind my back, "Why? Why did the queen kill me?"
"The queen killed you for two reasons. In this world, only you know her true identity. Tang Yu died because of you. Without you, he would not die. If you never appeared from the beginning, Tang Yu would not recognize her." You, of course, will not have this result."
I clenched my lower lip, thinking of Tang Yu, my heart began to ache again, "I won't tie my hands down."
"Don't worry, I promised Su Yan that I won't kill you."
I was taken aback, Aunt Su?Why does Aunt Su...
"Even if I don't kill you, as long as you leave the Xia Mansion, someone will still kill you. This time, it's not just two killers, the queen has bought at least ten killers to take your life. I came tonight because of Su Auntie asked me to tell you, be careful." After Aunt Lian finished speaking, she opened the door and left openly.
Ten killers?I was shocked.
Two killers almost killed me that day, if there were ten, I smiled wryly, why bother to kill the Queen, I never thought of exposing her identity at all.
How can I hurt the person Tang Yu cherishes and protects?
But I don't want to die like this.
This night, sleepless since dawn.
His thoughts never stopped, thinking over and over again, thinking about how to escape his life.
The enemy is in the dark, and I am in the light. Only when the killer appears, can I escape. The first time I escaped was a fluke, but can I be lucky every time?
At the crack of dawn, I made a painful decision.
Those who miss will only be cherished in the bottom of my heart and will not disappear.
Now that it has happened, I have to face it.
If I want to start again, I should clean up everything before, give it a result, and not let it affect my future life.
But I still kept this answer in my heart for half a month.
"Really, you really agreed to enter the palace with me?" Xia Qingrou blinked her clear eyes and looked at me, very happy.
"Yes. Miss really treats Enen well. It is Enen's blessing to be by Miss's side." I said sincerely, even though the purpose was not like this, Xia Qingrou treated me really well.
"Great, I'll tell Dad to go." Xia Qingrou jumped out of the boudoir.
As soon as she left, Aunt Lian walked in.
These days, for the convenience of teaching Xia Qingrou, she has been living here, so she must have listened to what she just said.
Sure enough, Aunt Lian looked at me indifferently and said, "Is this your decision?"
"Yes, I won't be caught without a fight. Since I can't escape, I might as well face it bravely. Right now, the imperial palace is the safest for me." Looking back at her, I spoke very firmly. .
"Indeed, the palace is the safest place for you at the moment. At least, you have been there before, and even if something happens, you will know how to deal with it."
"Enen just wants to save her life first, she hasn't thought so far."
"You're going to think about it soon." After Aunt Lian said something inscrutable, she returned to her room.
Aunt Lian returned to the palace a month later.
In spring, everything recovers.
Before I knew it, four months had passed, and at this time, it was already May.
It takes half a month from Changle to the capital, but Xia's horses are all good horses bought from outside the Great Wall, they are all selected one in a thousand, and it only takes five days to get there.
Xia Qingrou couldn't wait anymore, May 25th was the day when Xiunu entered the palace, but she insisted on leaving on the tenth.
The impatient look made me dumbfounded.
Along the way, there are beautiful scenery everywhere, and there is everything to eat and drink.
Soon, we arrived in the capital.
It's just that I never thought that the place Xia Qingrou went to in the capital would be the Shangshu Mansion.
The cousin she was talking about was Zhao Yuefu.
Suddenly I remembered that Zhao Yuefu once said to me, "One of my relatives lacks a personal girl, and the monthly silver is five taels. This is a fat job. Would you like to go?" "She is a beautiful girl who will enter the palace next year. You I have stayed in the palace, I hope you can accompany her into the palace and help her all the time."
Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, she went around in a big circle, and finally agreed to Zhao Yuefu.
When seeing me, Zhao Yuefu, who has always been shrewd and strong, was stunned for a while, but Jing Lin, with a smile in his eyes, seemed extremely happy to see me.
"Do you know each other?" Xia Qingrou looked at us strangely.
Before Zhao Yuefu could speak, I hurriedly said: "I used to be a girl in the Shangshu Mansion."
"What?" Xia Qingrou exclaimed in surprise, "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
"My maidservant doesn't know that the cousin Miss is talking about is Mrs. Shangshu." I smiled lightly, and hurriedly saluted Jing Lin and the two, "My maidservant has seen Madam, Your Excellency."
Jing Lin frowned and didn't speak, but Zhao Yuefu reacted quickly, but she made a pun, "If I knew it was like this, I wouldn't have to make such a big circle."
"Cousin." Xia Qingrou pulled Zhao Yuefu over and asked, "When are we going to play in the palace again?"
"You are a beautiful girl now, you can't go out casually, you need an imperial edict to enter the palace." Zhao Yuefu looked at this cousin with a smile, "Look at how anxious you are."
Xia Qingrou blushed all of a sudden, and said angrily, "Cousin."
"Stay well, your status is different now, you can't run around like before." Zhao Yuefu laughed.
Xia Qingrou and I lived in the courtyard where I used to live, and the furnishings inside are naturally different, rich and luxurious, with Zhao Yuefu's usual splendor.
It was late at night, and Xia Qingrou fell asleep early.
Standing under the familiar plum tree, the tree has already bore fruit, and the trees are huge.
Plum fruit is green but bitter, astringent and sour. I don’t like sour food, but tonight I picked one and put it in my mouth. I took a bite. The sourness was enough to make people jump, but I held back it .
"I never knew you liked green plums." Jing Lin walked in, seeing my frown, said with a smile.
I picked one and handed it to him, "I thought it would be difficult to meet again in this life, but I never expected to meet again so soon."
"You really want to follow Qingrou into the palace?" Jing Lin's handsome face was full of worries.
"Yes."
"Why? Isn't what you yearn for with all your heart? An ordinary life? After finally getting out of the palace, why do you want to go in again?"
Turning my head, I looked at the sky on the other side, and said lightly: "Maybe I have already adapted to the life in the palace, and I suddenly feel uncomfortable when I leave."
I can't tell Jing Lin the truth, I don't want him to worry about me, and I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me.
His shoulders were pulled by him, Jing Lin locked my eyes tightly, "Enen, you are not that kind of person, did something happen?"
"No." I tried to smile happily to reassure him, "I really want to go back to live in the palace."
"Enn." Jing Lin sighed.
"It's late at night, and my lord hasn't returned to his room, Madam will be suspicious."
Jing Lin smiled wryly, "Yuefu and I are also childhood sweethearts, we always thought she was a dignified and virtuous woman."
Is Jing Lin unhappy?
For some reason, a sentence that the queen said suddenly flashed in my mind, "You love a woman like me. She and I are so different in character and appearance. How can a person's preferences be easily changed?" ? You married her, but you are just escaping your feelings for me. "
At that time, Jing Lin insisted on marrying me, and the queen said this.
Maybe the queen is right. It is impossible to change a person's preferences easily. The woman Jing Lin likes is like the queen. Therefore, whether it is me or Zhao Yuefu, it is difficult for him to settle in his heart, especially It's Zhao Yuefu, her temperament is too far apart.
"Enen, we are friends, if you have any difficulties, you must tell me." When leaving, Jing Lin said.
"My lord," I called to stop him.
Seeing me staring at him, he smiled softly, "What's wrong?"
"Actually, madam, she is a good person."
He froze for a moment, his eyes darkened.
"Madam has many advantages, you..."
Jing Lin stopped what I was going to say, "I know, don't worry about me, if you don't sleep, it will be dawn, go to sleep." After finishing speaking, he walked out of the yard.
The day of entering the palace will come soon.
Among the beautiful girls waiting to enter the palace, Xia Qingrou was the most restless, poking her head out from time to time to look forward, as if she was afraid that she might miss it.
"Miss, if the aunt in charge saw you like this, you will really be dismissed." When I said this, Xia Qingrou hurriedly lined up, and only muttered a few times, "Why are there so many people? It's like rushing to grab something."
Dumbfounding, isn't she one of them?
Looking at the two giant front gates of the palace in front of me, my heart felt extremely heavy, as if a boulder was tied to my legs, every step I took, I was so tired that I couldn't breathe.
I really didn't expect that I would enter the palace voluntarily.
Compared with other beautiful girls, Xia Qingrou's treatment is the most superior. Regardless of where she lives or the cost, even three meals a day are extremely luxurious and enviable.
Obviously, Master Xia has taken care of every link, and since she is Mrs. Shangshu's cousin, the palace people certainly dare not neglect her.
There were a lot of show girls who came to visit, and every show girl came to find out the truth, Xia Qingrou didn't notice it, chatting happily, and from time to time invited the show girls to see the jewelry she brought into the palace privately.
She didn't know that this move was actually showing off to the show girls.
In just three days, she became a thorn in the side of show girls.
"Miss, don't reveal your wealth. In the future, don't show your jewelry box to the ladies." I said.
"These are rare jewels, rare to see in a hundred years, I let them see them because they are good things." Xia Qingrou said while eating pastries.
"Do you believe in slaves?"
"Of course I do."
"Then listen to the slaves, and don't show this jewelry box to the beautiful ladies in the future. All good things should be hidden. Your identity is already eye-catching enough. You must not be too much about other things. It’s good to make public.”
"why?"
Why?How can you tell?I can only say: "You will know later."
Some headaches, I suddenly feel that I am afraid that I will have frequent headaches in the future.
The weather in June has become extremely warm, and after noon, the sun makes people drowsy.
"So sleepy." Xia Qingrou muttered, lying on the imperial concubine chair tossing and turning, after a while, she said to me who was folding clothes, "Enen, when do you think the emperor will summon me?"
"The slave does not know."
"It's suffocating, I can't go out to play, and no beautiful girls come to chat with me. The palace is really a boring place."
I couldn't help laughing. In fact, which of those beautiful girls is as obedient as her, and has long tried to attract the emperor's attention. Even if it is a random concubine's attention, she is the only one who waits peacefully.
"Well, I want to eat dessert."
"Miss is sleepy, why don't you take a nap before eating?"
"Ok."
Just as she was about to close the window so that Xia Qingrou could sleep soundly, she saw a few beautiful girls walking by and said angrily, "Then Yang Qing'er is really shameless, she deliberately fell into the river, trying to attract the emperor who is enjoying the flowers not far away."
"Has the emperor come?"
"I heard that the emperor didn't even ask, but the empress ordered someone to cook ginger soup for her."
"It's good to be able to curry favor with the Empress. If the Empress is happy, she might be able to sleep with her."
Xiu Nu's voice faded away.
In this case, it can be heard several times a day.
Didn't you even ask?Indeed, that man was such a person.
Looking at Xia Qingrou who was sitting on the imperial concubine chair, I sighed in a low voice. She fell asleep under the loud voices of these beautiful girls just now. She was so careless. If it was any other beautiful girls, I wouldn't be in a hurry right now. What's up.
That's fine, let's spend some time in peace and stability.
But the stable days didn't let us last long.
A decree came down.
Xia Qingrou and the other five beautiful girls were conferred the title of Zhaoyi, and they were given to live in various halls. The so-called halls were under the palaces of the concubines. There were many halls under the palaces of empresses.
Xia Qingrou and another beautiful girl lived in the Anqing Hall and Qingning Hall of Concubine Ming's Palace. Because Concubine Ming was dead, Xia Qingrou and another beautiful girl, Yang Qing'er, became the masters of Concubine Ming's Palace.
The first thing to do is to visit the empress after Zhaoyi's grand ceremony.
I didn't want anything to happen on this day, so I didn't accompany Xia Qingrou to the Queen's Palace, thinking that nothing would happen if I just paid my respects.
In the evening, Xia Qingrou came back with a happy face.
"The empress is really nice. I thought she was a good person before, but I didn't expect that she treats me better now." Xia Qingrou talked excitedly about what happened that day.
I just laughed and said nothing.
"Look." Xia Qingrou took out a box of rouge from her bosom, "This is a reward from the empress."
As soon as the box was opened, the unique fragrance filled the whole room, "It smells so good."
"The so-called reciprocity, I also gave my mother a night pearl as a thank you."
The hand I was combing her hair froze, "Did the young lady send something back to the empress?"
"That's right. That night pearl is purple, it's the only one in the world, but it's strange, when the empress saw it, her face turned green."
I stroked my forehead and said, "Miss, you shouldn't be giving your mother Ye Mingzhu."
"Why? Shouldn't courtesy be reciprocated? Our dynasty is a country of etiquette."
I sighed deeply, I dare say that she has forgotten everything that Aunt Lian taught, the empress gave her rouge is a gift, a reward, the empress is the Lord, and the rewards should be received with fear and fear, and after returning, Xia Qingrou gave her After going back, it is equivalent to telling the queen that she and the queen are in an equal relationship, how can the queen not be embarrassed?
I really don't know how to say she is.
Fortunately, she is Zhao Yuefu's cousin, as long as it is not too much, the queen should not do anything to her.
"Enen, your face is so ugly, aren't you sick?" Through the mirror, Xia Qingrou looked at my slightly helpless face with great concern.
"It's nothing, it's late at night, Miss, go to bed early." After making the bed and spreading out the quilt, I waited for her to go to bed.
After getting into bed and covering her with the quilt, Xia Qingrou asked uneasily, "Enen, did I do something wrong?"
I couldn't bear to see the worry on her originally happy face, so I smiled and said: "It's not a mistake, miss, you must remember in the future, you can accept the things that the emperor and concubines reward, and you don't need to give them back. "
"Doesn't that make me look too stingy?"
I couldn't speak for a moment, after all, to the rich Xia Qingrou, she was no different from the high-ranking empress, and she was used to appreciating things, so I could only say: "The palace is different from the outside."
Xia Qingrou seemed to understand, but nodded.
The weather these days has been extremely abnormal.
It's not cloudy, it's raining, and the weather is boring.
On this day, the weather was frighteningly gloomy, with big dark clouds covering the sky, and it seemed that it was going to rain heavily.
When I sent the clothes to the laundry bureau and came back in a hurry, there was no sign of Xia Qingrou in the hall or bedroom.
In the past, if she went out to play, she would definitely speak up first.
"Where did you go?" I couldn't help looking towards the Qingning Hall next door, the door was closed, obviously there was no one there.
"It's going to rain." After waiting for a while, there was still no one, so I took out my umbrella and left the hall.
I didn't know where to find someone.
Looking at the long corridor with no end in sight, after thinking about it, I entered the Imperial Garden, which is the place where Xia Qingrou and Yang Qing'er usually come to.
Walking on an extremely hidden path, only looking for people from the cracks.
There are quite a few people in the palace who recognize me. They all know that I am married to Jing Lin. Isn't it strange that I appear here as a court lady?
It will be a matter of time to know, but I just don't want to let them know at this time.
However, all the maids I saw along the way were unfamiliar faces, not even a single one I was familiar with.
Even the father-in-law.
Did the emperor change all the palace people?
That's right, all the palace people in the entire palace used to be from the previous dynasty. Taking this opportunity, he would definitely reorganize himself. It's no wonder that all I saw were some new faces.
Thinking about it this way, I no longer restrain myself, and simply walked out.
In July, the palace ladies have changed into thin shirts, and the palace is full of bright spring scenes.
"Su En?" Before taking a few steps, a slightly hoarse voice sounded from behind.
Turning around, I saw an extraordinary handsome young man with proud eyes standing behind him.
"My servant has seen His Highness the Crown Prince." The crown prince has grown up a lot, and he is half a head taller than me. I hesitated for a moment, and I quickly saluted.
"It's really you?" The prince looked at me strangely, "Uncle said to divorce you, but why did you enter the palace?"
"When I returned to my hometown, I met a bandit. Fortunately, Miss Xia's family rescued me. It happened that Miss Xia's family was a beautiful girl, so I accompanied her into the palace." I feel a little close to the prince. in the protection of people.
"Why didn't you come to see me?"
I was taken aback.
"Aren't we friends? Since you are in trouble, you should come to me." The prince's voice became more serious, and the hoarseness became more and more obvious. When I was a child, my father said that when a boy grows up, his voice will change. After a while Well, it seems that the prince has grown up.
"You are the prince, and your status as a servant is humble, how can you enter the palace to find you?" I thought I was joking at that time, but the prince's dark eyes were extremely serious, and I was a little moved for a moment.
"That's right." The prince rolled his eyes, took out a jade pendant from his pocket, raised his eyebrows, and said kindly, "This is for you."
"What is this?" I took it, and it was a piece of warm jade ring with the word "dong" written on the raised part of the jade center.
"I'll have my own mansion in a few days. Although I'm not in the harem, I'm still in the palace. If you need anything, come to me."
"Your Highness, how important is this jade, how can you give it to your servant so easily?"
"I can give it to whoever I like, how dare you not accept it?" The prince squinted his eyes and squinted at me.
I smiled slightly, "The servant girl accepted it, where is the prince going?"
"Go to the queen mother." The prince was displeased.
"What's wrong? Did the queen tell you?"
"The queen mother is choosing a candidate for the crown princess for me."
"That's a good thing."
The prince glared at me, "Who likes those daughters who are either pretentious or serious, the prince's concubine will find it by himself."
Laughing, the prince's appearance as a little adult makes people laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Seeing me laughing, the prince was a little ashamed.
At this moment, a court lady rushed over, saluted and said, "Your Highness, why are you still here? The empress has been waiting for you for a long time, and now she is angry. Aunt Lian wants you to go over quickly."
"Understood." When leaving, the prince proudly said, "This prince keeps what he says, and if you have any difficulties, come to me."
The sky became more and more gloomy, and in the distance, lightning was raging like a dragon, and thunder was rolling in.
I searched all the places, but there was no sign of Xia Qingrou, when I was wondering if she had returned to the palace, I saw Yang Qing'er coming from the fish pond in a panic, and quickly exited the Crescent Moon Gate.
Why is she so panicked?
No more thinking about it, I quickly ran towards the fish pond, but as soon as I exerted force on my feet, the pain came as expected.
I had to slow down my pace, even so, my legs were still in severe pain.
Slow down, I can't slow down any more, if Xia Qingrou is really in danger as I think, I'm afraid she will already...
I gritted my teeth and quickened my pace.
Because I was in a hurry, I wanted to rush to the fish pond as fast as possible, so I didn't notice the bright yellow figure in the pavilion looking at the sky.
When we arrived at the fish pond, bean-heavy rain began to fall, and the drops were rippling on the surface of the pond.
Holding up the umbrella, I looked around and saw no one.
relieved.
But when I saw the bubbles rising from the water not far away, my heart tightened again, thinking of Yang Qing'er's panicked appearance just now, could it be that she really gave Xia Qingrou...
I can't swim, no, I need a longer stick.
Just as I was trying to calm down and look for the wooden stick, a pair of muddy embroidered shoes came into view.
Looking up, Xia Qingrou looked at me in surprise, "Enen, what are you doing?"
The hanging heart quietly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that I was too suspicious, but she looked like this, "Miss, why is your body full of mud?"
When I asked this question, Xia Qingrou immediately became angry, "It was Yang Qing'er who pushed me into the mud pit, and it took me a lot of effort to get out."
"Why did Yang Qing'er push you into the mud pit?"
"I don't know either. At that time, I said, 'You can't compare to me', and she pushed me into the mud with all her strength. No matter how much I shouted, she couldn't save me, but ran away."
Sighing secretly, anyone who is said such a thing will be angry, "It's fine, let's go back to the palace, and the maidservant will wash you up."
Even though Xia Qingrou didn't do anything on her body, I still put most of the oil umbrella on her body and let the raindrops hit my back.
"Miss, walk slowly." I told her to support her.
At this moment, Xia Qingrou's footsteps suddenly stopped.
"What's the matter, ma'am?"
Seeing Xia Qingrou's eyes brighten, she called softly, "Your Majesty?"
He suddenly raised his head, and ten steps away, he was standing proudly surrounded by the palace people, his eyes were unpredictable, under the dark sky, his bright yellow body was eye-catching and flamboyant.
He tightly locked my sight, so deep, like a vortex, I dare not let people look directly at it.
"Qingrou has met the emperor."
I also hurriedly knelt down. I haven't seen him for more than half a year. The emperor has become deeper. There is no feeling of turbulence, but it is not calm.
"Qingrou?" He opened his mouth and said, it was still the coolness in his memory, it seemed to be even colder.
"Your Majesty, she is Zhaoyi Xia Qingrou who was newly appointed last month, and she is also the cousin of Mrs. Shangshu. Hasn't she been in the palace before?" The 50-year-old father-in-law beside him whispered in his ear.
"Really?" His voice was neither cold nor cold, "Go back to the palace." After speaking, he turned and left.
The father-in-law was taken aback, and quietly winked at Xia Qingrou who was also in a daze, and then hurriedly followed the emperor and left.
Xia Qingrou stood up with a look of disappointment, and murmured: "The emperor doesn't remember me? How could it be?" Then she turned to me and asked, "Enen, do you know that father-in-law?"
"The servant does not know."
"Then why is he winking at you?"
"Then the father-in-law is hinting to the lady."
"What are you implying to me? I don't recognize him." Xia Qingrou looked puzzled.
Don't you know?That should be Master Xia or Zhao Yuefu who met this father-in-law, "Miss, let's go back to the palace quickly, the rain is getting heavier and heavier."
night time.
"I don't want to eat." Pushing away the bowls and chopsticks in front, Xia Qingrou sighed, "How could the emperor forget me?"
"There is always some food to eat. If you don't eat in the middle of the night, you will have an empty stomach." I put the bowl of rice in front of her again.
"I can't eat it." Xia Qingrou's face was full of sadness, "Enen, why do you think the emperor has forgotten me?"
"Miss, there are three thousand beauties in the harem. The emperor is also a mortal. It is impossible to remember everyone's name. If you want to attract the emperor's attention, you have to rely on yourself."
Loving the king is hard work, right?Why is there always such a woman in the world who goes on and on?
Just as he was talking, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Bai Xuan drifted in.
Both Xia Qingrou and I were taken aback.
The moment she saw Bai Xuan's face clearly, Xia Qingrou opened her mouth wide and stared at him blankly, unable to regain her senses for a moment.
"It really is you. You are the only one in this world who can make the lord lose his mind. Since you caused the trouble, you have to take responsibility."
"What?" Before I could understand what was going on, I was dizzy for a while, Bai Xuan actually carried me on his shoulders, and jumped up to the roof in one breath.
"Let me down, you, where are you taking me?" I struggled and panicked.
"The lord went out alone after coming back in the afternoon, and he hasn't come back until now. If I'm not wrong, the lord is lost."
The night wind blew past his ears, and even though Bai Xuan's voice was intermittent, he could still hear it clearly.
The emperor lost his way again?
"Since I'm lost, if you and Qingyi don't go looking for it, is it useful to come to me?"
"Qing Yi has a mission, and if he's not in the palace, he can't let others know that the emperor is a road idiot. Besides, this is your fault. You have the responsibility to bring the emperor back."
I was confused, "What does this have to do with me?"
"Because only you can make the lord confused."
"How is it possible?" How could the emperor be distracted because of me?
Bai Xuan didn't speak any more, but was jumping on the top of each hall, every time I jumped, I felt my stomach tumbling badly, and I was even more dizzy.
The rain that had just stopped for a while began to fall intermittently, the night sky became darker, and thunder and lightning flashed overhead from time to time.
It seems that there will be a bigger rain tonight.
When Bai Xuan put me down, both of us were wet from the rain.
Cold is the only thing I feel right now.
"I've searched in other places, but this area is the only one left." Standing in front of a ruin full of weeds, Bai Xuan said, "You go in here, and I'll start looking from another direction."
After speaking, he disappeared into the rain.
Watching him disappear, I smiled wryly, asking me to find the emperor?
How could the emperor be distracted because of me?Think about it and know that it is impossible.
Looking at the location in front of him, although it is the same palace, it is probably three or four miles away from Anqing Hall.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and I couldn't open my eyes. I waved the raindrops off my face and looked at the dark ruins in front of me. I really wanted to turn around and leave.
How could the emperor be in such a place?Even if he got lost, he wouldn't walk in here.
I really suspected that Bai Xuan was lying to me, and remembered that in the Shangshu Mansion, when the woman took out the silk handkerchief with the location of the explosives on it, he threw me away without hesitation, without any hesitation.
Should I trust him?I always feel that Bai Xuan has inexplicable hostility towards me.
In the end, I went into the ruins. Although I rejected the emperor, he was a good emperor. No matter what the reason was, he should not be put in danger.
Just after I entered the ruins, Bai Xuan appeared in the same place again, staring coldly at my disappearing back, and snorted coldly, "It's what I deserve."
As soon as the words fell, a man in black knelt down in front of him, respectfully said: "Xuanshi, the lord is looking for you." After speaking, he disappeared again.
I don't know what this ruin used to be for, but judging from the overgrown weeds, I'm afraid no one has come in for decades, right?
The cold from the rain and the cold from the wet clothes made me sneeze again and again.
The sky was overcast, and the big black clouds looked as if they were about to press down.
I'm not a road idiot, but the weather is so gloomy and it's easy to get lost. In order not to lose my way, I made marks along the road.
Knowing that the palace is very big, but I have been walking for an hour, and I have not found anyone, let alone that the ruins have no end, so I can't help but panic and fear.
Alone, no matter how bold you are, there is a limit.
The rain was heavier than when it came, and my whole body was beaten in extreme pain.
The wind blew, the weeds swayed, and shadows drifted past from time to time.
I shivered, and my hair stood on end for a moment.
It is full of rubble here. Although there are many broken corners, the loose appearance is in danger of collapsing at any time.
My body was getting colder and my heels were aching.
No matter what the emperor is, it is impossible to come to such a place.
Thinking that I should return, I saw a crowded group of rockeries not far away, irregularly placed on the ground, not like a landscape, but rather like someone else piled up here.
This place is very familiar.
Memories came flooding back, yes, I had been here with the emperor before, but it was from the imperial garden at that time.
This ruin is actually connected to the imperial garden?
Will the emperor be in it?
I was so happy that I didn't need to go back. I walked along the opposite side of the rockery and arrived at the Royal Garden in about half an hour.
It really was the fake cave from before, the inside was extremely empty, and the rainwater flowed out from the cracks, either like a waterfall or drips.
Fortunately, with these gaps, there is light, so that you don't lose sight of your fingers.
However, the emperor was not inside.
A little disappointed, thinking about the good, maybe the emperor has returned to the palace by himself, or was found by Bai Xuan.
His body was extremely tired, especially the dull pain in his feet was unbearable.
Sitting on the haystack in the cave, I thought about resting for a while, and then go when the rain subsides.
Unexpectedly, he fell asleep.
This time, I slept for a long, long time, and slept very uncomfortable, but I didn't want to wake up, and my consciousness was floating in a half-clear and half-foggy state.
In the middle, I woke up once, and through the gaps in the rockery, I saw the sun that was sometimes covered by shadows.
Is it daylight?
After waking up for a short time, he fell asleep again in a drowsy state.
When I woke up again, I was woken up by hunger. The warm rays of the sun shot into the cave through the gap, making the cave extremely bright.
It seems that today is a sunny day.
When I wanted to get up, I was so weak that even if I moved my fingers, I felt extremely strenuous.
I don't know how long it took, but I fell asleep again.
"Enen, wake up, Enen?" A voice shouted in my ear, anxious and worried, "Damn it, give me water."
"Your Majesty, the water is coming."
A pair of hands forced me to open my mouth.
"Damn it, drink it."
I want to drink too, but I don't even have the strength to swallow.
The next moment, I felt my mouth was covered with warmth, and something was teasing my tongue to dance with him.
It seems that out of a kind of consciousness, or instinct, I can't tell what it is, and suddenly sucked it.
There was a deep laugh in his ear.
He let go of me.
I couldn't get anything to quench my thirst, so I became anxious.
"Don't worry." He smiled again, and pressed his lips together again.
I didn't know how many times I sucked like this until I quenched my thirst and fell asleep again.
In the dream, someone hugged me.
"Your majesty, it takes half an hour to go to the bedroom here, let the servant come and hug her."
"No need, pass on my words, don't let out a single word about today's events, if anyone speaks nonsense outside, I will punish him from the nine clans."
"Yes."
So comfortable.
When the consciousness is a little clear, I feel that I am soaking in an extremely warm place, and I can still hear the sound of water flowing.
At this time, some hands hugged me, gently placed me on an extremely soft blanket, and then wiped my whole body with a silk towel.
I can feel how gentle these hands are.
who is it?Who is being so gentle to me?
In my memory, there was only Tang Yu.
Is it Tang Yu?
I laughed, Tang Yu, I miss him so much.
I wanted to hug him, but my body was so weak that I couldn't raise my hand.
A warmth covered my lips, and when I opened them, the soft and tender rice porridge slipped in and flowed into my stomach through my throat.
I didn't know how many mouthfuls I ate until my stomach was full, and I felt a little stronger. I subconsciously murmured: "Tang Yu, I miss you." Then I fell into a deep sleep.
He didn't notice the man's stiff body, hurt eyes, and frustrated pride.
Finally, he woke up, and although his body was still extremely weak, he was able to sit up.
"Where is this?" Looking around, everything is dominated by bright yellow. On the right side are rows of bookshelves that reach to the roof, covered with heavy dark blue curtains. A few meters away from the bed, there is a jade landscape screen. .
The entire dormitory is grand yet elegant, yet simple yet full of grandeur.
This temple should be newly built. From top to bottom, there is nothing that is not brand new, and even a woody fragrance is evaporating.
After taking a closer look, I realized that I was only wearing a blue thin shirt, which was loosely tied with a thin waist rope, and my waist-length long hair was draped softly on my back.
When I got out of bed, I couldn't find my shoes, so I walked barefoot on the cold, clean ebony floor.
why am i here
This is the palace, right?The bright yellow color is only available in the imperial palace.
After leaving the jade landscape screen, we arrived at the outer hall. The hall was very quiet and there was no one there.
While looking at the layout of the outer hall, Ming Huang's figure walked in.
In an instant, their eyes were intertwined.
He is very cold.
I panicked.
"My maidservant has seen the emperor." He knelt on the ground in extreme panic, what happened?Is this the emperor's bedroom?how do I……
At this moment, a father-in-law came in and said: "Your Majesty, should I put today's book here, or take it back to the bedroom?"
"Just put it here."
"Yes." The father-in-law directed several palace servants to come in, put the notebook on the case table, and then retreated.
Only me and him were left in the palace.
It turned out to be in the newly built Chaolin Hall, so this is the Zhaoyang Hall where the emperor lived temporarily.
He didn't wake me up.
There was a stifling silence.
The body did not recover, and the hands lying on the ground trembled weakly, and the weight of the whole body was supported by the hands.
My heart is getting more and more flustered, how could I dress like this in Zhaoyang Palace?
"Get up." He finally said coolly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." When I got up, I suddenly felt a chill in my body, and the belt on my body was suddenly loosened, revealing my close-fitting obscene clothes.
For a while, my face was as red as a roasted shrimp, so red that it could bleed, and I frantically tried to fasten the strap, but the more nervous I was, the more I couldn't do it.
It took me a long time to tie it on, and I felt like digging a hole in the ground to get in. I peeked at him, but he stared at me without blinking, his dark eyes were bottomless.
I couldn't figure out what he was thinking, but just like that... a burst of annoyance.
"I went for a walk in the rockery not far from the Imperial Garden, and accidentally found you unconscious in the cave. At that time, you had been sleeping in the cave for two and a half days." He said coldly.
I was stunned, yes, I was looking for him who was lost, and I remembered bit by bit, it must be because I fell asleep wearing wet clothes.
But why would he go for a walk in that kind of place?
"My servant thanked the emperor for saving my life." After hesitating for a while, I asked softly, "Did the emperor go out a few days ago? This servant refers to a lost...lost."
He kept staring at me with cold eyes, which made me extremely cautious, and my voice lowered without realizing it.
"No, I have been reviewing papers in Zhaoyang Palace for the past few days, and I haven't gone anywhere, so how could I get lost?"
Sure enough, Bai Xuan lied to me.
After a while of annoyance, I obviously became suspicious, why did I go looking for someone so stupidly?
"Su En, have you forgotten what I said?"
"What?"
"I said I didn't want to see you again."
I was startled, my face turned pale, I naturally remembered, but when I thought of what he said, the expression on Tang Yu's face when he died that night came back to my mind.
Seeing that I didn't speak, as if he knew what I was thinking, his eyes suddenly became sharp, "Go out."
"Yes." When I reached the door, I bravely turned around again and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I want to change back into my clothes."
When Xia Qingrou saw me, she hugged me and cried bitterly.
"Five days? The servant has been in a coma for five days?" I was stunned.
Xia Qingrou nodded, "That's right, after the man in white grabbed you and left that night, I was anxious, but from what he said, he seemed to know you, I think I'll just wait a day or two, and you still haven't shown up after two days, I just went to the emperor."
"Did you go to the emperor to save me?"
"That's right, besides looking for the emperor, who else can I look for?" Xia Qingrou patted my body left and right, "It seems that I have lived in the imperial hospital for a while, and my body is better than before."
"Too hospital?"
"What's the matter, isn't the palace lady injured and needs to stay in the imperial hospital for treatment?"
"Yes, yes." I nodded hurriedly, it seems that the emperor kept it a secret, so why didn't the emperor send me to the imperial hospital?Is it really...
No, it's impossible, I hurriedly waved away the thoughts in my heart.
Three days later, the empress suddenly came to Anqing Palace.
It made me and Xia Qingrou panic.
After the ceremony, the queen took Xia Qingrou's hand cordially and asked, "Is my sister still used to living here?"
For me, it seems that I don't recognize it at all, but Xiaoru who is on the side keeps looking at me coldly.
"Although it's not as good as at home, it's still quite comfortable to live in." Xia Qingrou told the truth.
I was quite helpless while making tea, the imperial palace is the best in the world, and she even compared it with her own.
I carefully served the tea and stood quietly aside.
Listening to the empress talking cordially with Xia Qingrou.
Everyone in the palace knows how to act, especially the queen, who is a master at it.
As for Xia Qingrou, what she said in her eyes and what she said came from her heart, even though what she said sometimes offended people and sounded more like she was showing off, but I knew that she was just telling the truth, not No other meaning.
At this moment, Aunt Lian came in hurriedly, and said after seeing the ceremony: "My Majesty, the palace people have already searched, but they didn't find the crown prince's token of the Eastern Palace."
East Palace Token?I unconsciously touched the sign given to me by the prince in my arms.
"Have you searched all of them?"
"Yes." Aunt Lian seemed to think of it suddenly, "By the way, only Xia Zhaoyi's girl, Su En, has not been searched. Of course, with Xia Zhaoyi's wealth and wealth, how can her girl be a thief? "
"What East Palace Token?" Xia Qingrou asked puzzled.
"The prince has grown up and has his own residence hall. The emperor sent someone to make two tokens with the word Dong written in the middle for the prince. Unexpectedly, one of them was stolen. I suspected that it was a token from the palace. Isn't it being searched?" The Queen smiled, "However, what kind of person is Xia Zhaoyi, your girl doesn't need to be searched."
A jade order with the word "East" engraved in the middle?I bit my lower lip lightly, and suddenly understood that the queen was here for me this time.
"Search, everyone else has searched, but if my people don't search, people will gossip." Xia Qingrou took a sip of tea, "Besides, En En is not that kind of person."
"Based on my friendship with you, don't you believe what you said?"
"Your Majesty," Xiaoru interjected, "I feel that what Zhaoyi said is right. Besides, if Your Majesty loves Xia Zhaoyi too much, it will make Xia Zhaoyi a thorn in everyone's eyes."
"This..." The queen looked extremely reluctant.
"Let's search." Xia Qingrou said to me, "Enen, go over and let Aunt Lian search for it. Anyway, you didn't steal it."
I got down on my knees.
"Enen, what are you doing?" Xia Qingrou looked at me strangely.
There was a sneer at the corner of the queen's mouth, and Xiaoru sneered.
And Aunt Lian still had a solemn expression on her face.
I took out the jade token given to me by the prince from my bosom, and I straightened my chest and said, "I have a jade token here, servant girl, but it was not stolen, but given by the prince."
The queen took a deep breath, looked at me in disbelief, and then at Xia Qingrou.
But Xia Qingrou nodded, took the jade order in my hand and looked at it carefully, murmured after looking at it for a long time: "I thought it was such a rare thing, just a piece of broken jade. The crown prince, the prince of the country, actually gave you such a piece Poyu, really stingy."
I couldn't laugh or cry, Xia Qingrou obviously understood the meaning to another level.
The queen originally wanted Xia Qingrou to say something, but when she saw that she was pulling away, her face darkened with anger, she stood up, pointed at me with her slender fingers, and said coldly: "You are a little maid, how can the prince send you away?" Something so precious to you?"
"The servant did not lie, it was indeed sent by the prince. If the empress doesn't believe it, she can call the prince and she will find out after asking."
"Hmph, you clearly know that the crown prince will go to the Qingshan Mountain to worship the heavens, so you find such an excuse to delay the time?"
The prince went to Qingshan?It seems that the queen deliberately chose to harm me during the prince's absence.
"Qingrou, I don't want to embarrass you, but the jade order is indeed on your maid, you have to give me an explanation."
"I've already told you, the crown prince gave it to me, and the empress is the crown prince's mother. If you don't want to give it to me, just take it back." Xia Qingrou said indifferently.
The queen's complexion became extremely ugly, and she said coldly: "Xia Zhaoyi, it seems that you still don't know what palace rules are, you have to learn them again, come here." As soon as the words fell, several old palace ladies came in from outside .
My heart sank, the faces of these three old palace maids were indifferent, without any warmth at all, it reminded me of the torture that five old palace maids gave me when I was in Anfei Palace.
Sensing that something was wrong, Xia Qingrou couldn't help but stood up and approached me quietly.
"Your Majesty just wants to catch me alone, and this servant will go with your Majesty. If your Majesty touches Xia Zhaoyi, I'm afraid Mrs. Shang Shu will not give up easily." I said calmly.
"I just want the old palace people in the palace to teach Xia Zhaoyi the rules of the palace, and they won't do anything to her. How can Madam Shangshu care? Come and take Su En away."
"Let her go." Xia Qingrou stepped forward to stop me, but was pulled away by five old palace people.
(End of this chapter)
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