Fengming Emperor Pavilion

Chapter 110

Ru Yang looked at the painting building in the vanity mirror, her brows slightly raised.

There was a smile on the corner of Hualou's mouth, her long hair flowed down her back like this, and Ru Yang combed it lightly.

"Empress, what kind of bun do you like?" Ru Yang asked.

Hualou frowned slightly, remembering that she was going to wear her hair in a bun today, she always tied it with a ribbon, and never combed those troublesome buns, some things can't start, Hualou is very sure that she doesn't want to count any high buns every day in the future , so simply do not open this head.

"Don't wear a high bun, I'm not used to it." After Hua Lou finished speaking, Ru Yang frowned slightly, pursed her lips and said, "Your Majesty, can you not do it today?"

"I'll have to try it out to see if it's going to work. That's it, you help me bring my hairband, just pull it back a little bit, don't wear a high bun." Hualou looked at the mirror and said lightly.

Ru Xue was pouring tea in the back, and said playfully, "Madam, the flowing cloud bun that my sister wears is very pretty, are you sure you don't want to try it?"

Hua Lou turned to look at her and said with a smile: "Your sister is always by my side, so it won't be possible to comb in the future?"

"Your Majesty, I want you to be the most charming girl." Although Ru Xue was innocent like a child, Hua Lou once felt that she was not stupid or stupid, and her eyes had aura.

Ru Yang also laughed when she heard this: "Your Majesty, even if you don't wear makeup, you can still overwhelm everyone. You girl really can't talk."

"Yes, yes, what my sister got is right." As she spoke, she slowly walked over with a cup of tea in her hand, and said, "Your Majesty, please drink tea."

Hualou smiled and looked at the people in the hall. Except for the Ru Yang sisters, there were a few others, but Hualou never called out their names, nor did they serve her closely. Donghe once asked Pei Chengen to pick out slaves for her. She was politely rejected by Hua Lou, because her side was unusual, and she wanted people she could trust, and she had to be pleasing to the eye.

So Donghe also agreed to wait for her to go to the inner court to pick.

Ru Yang and the others seem to be very happy today, but when she was pulling hair for Hualou, she suddenly asked: "Young lady, are you really happy?"

Hualou has been smiling since he sat in front of the vanity mirror, but when he looked at it from a distance, it was a smile. There was never any temperature.

Hearing Ru Yang's question, Hualou looked at her, she was bowing her head to tie her hair, and didn't look at her, sometimes people get along with each other for a long time, maybe there will be such a tacit understanding, Even if you don't say it, your thoughts are still on the paper, and I can understand your emotions.

Hua Lou didn't answer her, but said lightly: "You have a delicate heart, I don't know why Aunt He would have the heart to let you come to my side."

"The girl is curious?" Ru Yang asked.

"A bit."

"To tell you the truth, the first thing is that Aunt He sent the slaves over, and the second is that the slaves also want to know what kind of person the girl is, so they came here because they were curious about the girl." What Ru Yang said was also sincere, but there were many, many things. Things are like a film that cannot be pierced. They are afraid of losing, but sometimes two people know it well, and even if it is pierced, they can still get along harmoniously.

Hua Lou believes that she and Ru Yang will be the latter.

"What's there to be happy about? No matter what your identity is, you are a pawn in someone else's hands." Hualou said this very calmly. It was originally a sad thing, but sadness could not be heard from her words. The next thing is just calm.

Ru Yang pulled back her long hair, straightened up slowly and walked to the side of the painting building to put on her makeup, she said softly: "It's someone else's chess piece, there's nothing to be happy about, But if everyone in this world feels that they are worthless, then there is really no time to stand up, the girl is so smart, she is the only chess piece I have ever seen that can save herself on the chessboard."

Hualou smiled lightly: "Just take it as your compliment."

The palace banquet in Laba is actually a royal dinner, that is, the concubines, concubines, and princes in the palace gather together for a meal, and then go to the theater.

When Ru Yang took care of everything for the painting building, it was time for the palace banquet, and when she was slowly getting up to leave, the palace maid outside suddenly came in with a box.

"Your Majesty, someone brought you this thing."

Ru Yang took the things and asked, "Who can it be?"

"The servant asked, and the man said that the lady will understand after opening it." When the maid finished speaking, Ru Yang frowned slightly and said: "The next time you receive something, you should ask who sent it. Things that shouldn’t be collected are not good.”

"Yes, the servant understands."

After the palace maid went out, Hualou saw a pattern of kapok on the brocade box, and she knew it already, but Donghua sent her this thing just like this, isn't she afraid of being noticed?Or is he starting to revert to his old self again?
If it really becomes what it used to be, then it seems to be a good thing for her.

Hua Lou took the brocade box, looked at Ru Yang and said, "Don't be so nervous, if we can't stop it, we won't be able to stop it no matter how we defend."

"That servant will help your mother unpack it." Ru Yang said.

"It's okay." Hualou said as he gently pulled the ribbon away, and opened the brocade box in front of Ru Yang.

After opening it, I found that it was actually a hairpin with rubies inlaid on it. It is not so dazzling in the blink of an eye, but when you look closely, you will find it extraordinarily beautiful.

Ru Yang frowned slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, do you know who gave it to you?"

"Probably know." Hua Lou said lightly, then closed the brocade box, handed it to Ru Yang and said, "Leave it alone, I will use it when I want to change my hair someday, and I don't need it now. "

On this day, Hualou was dressed in fiery red palace attire, the empress's was bright yellow, and hers, she said she liked red, Dong He asked him to make red, especially when worn on her body, it was amazing.

Starting from the house, she got up slowly, she walked in front, Ru Yang followed behind, the fiery red dress, if she had her hair in a bun, it would definitely have a different feeling, but Ru Yang discovered for the first time that she is like this The long hair was slightly rolled up a few strands, wrapped around a headband, which looked casual and beautiful.

Ru Yang felt that in this palace, no one who wore such a color would be able to wear her charm,

When they arrived at Yanqing Palace, everyone was there, even the empress, who was always the last to arrive, had already sat down, only to see the belated concubine Hui.

Hualou looked at the people at the table, but Donghe was not there yet, she frowned slightly, only to hear Donghe's voice behind her: "I'm just a little late and you came out, what are you doing so fast?"

Hualou paused, turned around slowly, looked at Donghe and said: "I came out late, so I was afraid that everyone would hurry up if I was waiting, and the emperor didn't send Eunuch Li to say, knowing that you didn't come, I will There's no need to hurry."

Donghe looked at the woman in front of her. She was wearing this fiery red palace attire, which made people unable to take their eyes off her. Her long hair was draped behind her back, and it was only loosely wrapped around a headband, like an embellishment. generally.

Dong He looked at her untied long hair, frowned slightly at Ru Yang and said, "Why don't you tie your hair up for your mother."

Just as Ru Yang was about to explain, Hualou hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't blame them. I have never had anyone tie my hair in a bun since I was a child. I tried it just now. My scalp hurts and I don't like it. I think today is my home anyway. Banquet, so it came out like this."

Listening to her words, Donghe seemed to be saying the same thing as Hua Lou who was too lazy to pull his hair. The former Hua Lou was pampered by the queen mother in this palace and never pulled his hair. After a long time, it seems that everyone has gotten used to it. As for Qianji, she has no family, and she never wore her hair in a high bun before, and it would be even more inappropriate if she still wears that maid's hairstyle now.

"Forget it, if you don't feel comfortable, you can do as you like."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Hua Lou nodded slightly as he said, and then the two walked over slowly.

The voice was neither loud nor low, and everyone present heard the conversation between Donghe and the painting building. The seats were arranged. It turned out that the emperor was sitting, and the queen was sitting on the right hand side of the emperor. It's on Donghe's left.

But tonight, the seat was a bit wrong. Because there were too many people, they sat at a round table. Both Donghua and Dongchen sat next to Donghe, so the concubines here will be ranked down. Sit down, there is still a seat next to Donghe, which is reserved for the queen mother, Shen Qingqiang automatically moved one to the back, but the painting building should sit in the seat below Shen Qingqiang, but Zhou Wei has already sat down , Shen Qingqiang also wanted to embarrass the painting building, the empty one was the last seat left, she just wanted to see what this woman would do.

Hualou would not sit there, since Shen Qingqiang had a seat vacant, she would sit there, and this seat was originally hers.

Dong He took the hand of the painting building, and slowly took his seat, Shen Qingqiang's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "The empress Hui seems to be sitting in the wrong seat, this place is reserved for the empress dowager."

Hualou looked at her and didn't get up, and smiled slowly: "Isn't the Empress not clear? The Empress Dowager doesn't eat meat when she worships the Buddha, and the emperor has made arrangements to send the Empress Dowager a vegetarian meal."

As soon as she said these words, Shen Qingqiang's face changed suddenly, Hualou looked at Shen Qingqiang with a smile, the smile in the corner of her eyes was so bright.

Hualou frowned slightly, as if thinking of something, said: "I seem to want to change seats with the empress, it seems that I am sitting wrongly if I sit like this."

At this moment, Dong Chen suddenly said: "Didn't the emperor say it was a family banquet? Why are there so many details?"

The painting building froze slightly, raised his eyes slightly to look at Donghe, only to see Donghe looked at Shen Qingqiang and said slowly: "Today is a family banquet, everyone, don't be too cautious, let's start."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Shen Qingqiang's complexion was very bad, but she could only agree that everyone should start, she wanted to be magnanimous, but she was so angry that she couldn't swallow tonight.

Donghua just glanced at her indifferently, and then said: "Concubine Hui's complexion is good, is her body well?"

Hualou glanced at Donghe, nodded slightly, and replied: "Thank you, Uncle Huang, for your concern, he is fine."

Shen Qingqiang also interjected, and said hypocritically: "The wound must not be careless, it must be healed well, and no sequelae will be left."

"Thank you Empress, my concubine will pay attention. It's been almost a month now, and I have been recovering from my injuries. The emperor blames me." Hua Lou lowered his eyes and said softly.

Dong He frowned slightly, and said: "Look at your petty temper, I said that you have always kept these two sentences in your heart."

He observed Donghua's expression while talking, and saw that he was not moved at all.

Hualou said with a faint smile: "Who told the emperor to say that I am an idler? A real idler can do everything well and be idle, but I am not."

"I asked you to help me copy something. I'm tired of you. Wouldn't it be okay if I didn't tell you in the future? Hurry up and eat it, it'll be cold in a while." Donghe said as he picked up some food for her, and everyone on the table looked at it. Two people, are they true favorites?She is still acting, but Dong Chen can tell it at a glance, but the painting building has changed, she is no longer the painting building she used to be.

He picked up the wine glass, took a sip, his complexion was not good all the time, Donghua was beside him, and asked in a deep voice, "You are not feeling well?"

Dong Chen shook his head and said, "It's okay, how is the emperor's uncle? My nephew has been troubled by trivial matters since he came back, and I haven't visited the emperor's uncle yet."

Donghua said with a faint smile: "It's nothing serious, just rest and rest, but seeing that the emperor is so busy that he wants a woman to help copy things, it seems that he can't stay at home like this anymore."

Donghe listened to Donghua's words, and replied: "Uncle Huang is worrying too much, but his body is more important. I have thought about it these days, and Uncle Huang is still older than me, but now in Prince An's Mansion, there are many There is no hostess, it really shouldn't be."

Donghua didn't speak for a long time, but he heard Dongchen say: "Concubine Hui, it seems that since the emperor met you, she has been particularly concerned about our lifelong affairs."

"Fourth prince, it's a good thing that the emperor cares about you, but I have always had an attitude towards marriage matters, please don't wrong me, the emperor is only concerned about your marriage with the emperor's uncle, by the way After all, the emperor will settle down first and then the country, and the emperor is also considering it for us Xiliang." After Hualou finished speaking, Shen Qingqiang said: "Didn't the emperor just mention that the marriage between the emperor's uncle and the fourth prince is the top priority now."

Hua Lou suddenly laughed, and said: "It seems that the empress has someone in her heart to choose? The concubine heard that the empress's family has an older sister and a younger sister who are still waiting in the boudoir. The empress would not want the emperor to give them advice. Marriage? But I don’t know who is marrying the emperor’s uncle, I have always heard that the emperor’s uncle is still poisoned, so my mother is not afraid that the emperor’s uncle will disappear all of a sudden, and the emperor’s aunt will become a widow?”

Shen Qingqiang's face was ugly, but Donghua took the lead and said: "Then according to what Concubine Hui said, this king is not allowed to marry, or else he will still harm the girl?"

"It's not all. It's okay to marry a Chongxi, but it's still the same wronged girl." Hualou kept talking, and Dong He frowned and said: "Your mouth, don't chatter endlessly. What are you talking about during the festival? Dead or alive, unlucky!"

Zhou Wei likes to eat without talking, so she hardly hears her voice. Concubine Xian looks indifferent. Hua Lou looks at Concubine Liu, and she hardly speaks the whole time, but her eyes seem to be drifting eastward all the time. In the direction of Hua, do you look at Donghua or Donghe?

Listening to Qianji's words, Donghua looked at Qianji who was sitting opposite. He still remembered that she said on his back that she wanted to be Donghe's emperor's aunt, but now she followed Donghe and called him emperor. Uncle.

There was a slight discomfort in his heart, but everything was a foregone conclusion. Judging by her appearance, she seemed to get along well with Donghe, but Donghua knew that she must have taken it to heart when Donghe calculated her so much that day. .

Listening to what these people said to each other, Zhou Wei said lightly: "Although the important life events of the emperor's uncle and the fourth child are important, they have to be taken into account by themselves. Not everything can be squeezed in." .”

Her words have always been like this, and the painting building can be considered to have discovered that as long as they get together, sparks will fly, Shen Qingqiang's face turned pale by Zhou Wei's words.

"Sister Zhou is right. The whole emperor is like Sister Zhou, and there is no second one." After Shen Qingqiang finished speaking, Zhou Wei slowly raised her eyes to look at Shen Qingqiang and said, "Of course, there are not many emperors who can be like me." Well, even if you give them a sword, they won't have the guts, don't you think, empress?"

The dinner party that day did not end until very late. There was an accident in the painting building in the middle. When standing up, he stumbled and almost fell on Shen Qingqiang's body, and then Dong He grabbed him, so he didn't fall. go down.

Just such a seemingly unintentional action, sometimes, it is also such carelessness that sows the seeds of disaster.

After the dinner, Donghe and Shen Qingqiang went to Jingyang Palace together, but Hualou said that she wanted to go for a walk alone, so she asked Ru Yang to go back first, and she went to the kapok forest alone.

As Donghua said, when she wakes up and asks her to be a godmother to the child, Donghua has already decided to keep the child, and the child came to this world through her hand, I don't know where to start , she still has some concerns about this child.

Looking at Donghua's back in the dark night, Hualou walked over slowly. Before she could speak, Donghua turned around slowly and looked at her and said, "Is the wound healed?"

"It's still itchy when it's hot, it should be getting better soon." Hualou said lightly.

"In that box, there is a hidden compartment underneath. There is a cool ointment in it, which is also used to remove scars. You can apply it yourself." Donghua said, Hualou smiled slightly: "I can also make medicine myself, it's fine. "

"You probably won't be able to get it yourself. They were the medicines that the Western Regions paid tribute to when the late emperor was still there. This king has two boxes. One box is for you, and the other box is for her." Donghua said, frowning slightly. Wrinkled together, Hualou thought, the relationship between her and Donghua seems to be a little more subtle, making it elusive.

It took a long time before Hualou remembered what she had brought, and she handed it to Donghua and said, "I have someone make a longevity lock, and I will put it on when the baby is full moon, and there are two small bracelets. "

Donghua took it and said, "I beat her with gold."

Hua Lou frowned slightly: "My lord, is the gold one good? Children can't speak, but with silver jewelry, can you tell if she is in good health? No common sense."

Donghua didn't say anything about the painting building, but just replied with a smile: "This king has never taken care of children."

"Don't be ashamed, you are already the child's father."

"It will be the full moon in a few days, and the full moon wine will not be a big deal. Can you see if you can come out of the palace that day? If you can, go back to the mansion."

Hualou nodded, hesitated to speak a few times, Donghua asked: "What do you want to say?"

"My lord, I can't get the Dihunkou, do I still need to be in this palace?" She finally asked this sentence, in fact, the painting building just wanted to make sure, just wanted to make sure Thoughts in mind.

"Don't you want to stay in the palace?"

"No."

"What's that?" Donghua asked.

Hualou looked up at him and said: "Actually, I just want to ask the prince, if I am useless to you, if something happens to me, will you still save me?"

"Why do you ask that?" Donghua said.

"Didn't your lord see the appearance at the dinner table tonight? Although the others didn't say anything, it doesn't mean they like me, so what will happen, no matter whether I can get the Dihun Kou or not, the resentment between Shen Qingqiang and I has long since passed. It's already tied, how can the lord help me?" Hualou's eyes were sharp, and Donghua frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something, before he said for a long time: "You want to move her down?"

"I want the entire Shen family to disappear in this imperial capital!" Her words had the power to pierce the night in the dark, piercing Donghua's heart at once.

Donghua looked at Hualou's expression, frowned slightly, and said, "You save yourself first, then talk about it."

"Of course, I will keep myself."

After Donghua left, Hualou walked out slowly by himself. If she had been in the Xunfeng Palace in the future, it would be difficult to meet again, and it would be equally difficult to leave the palace at night. In fact, Hualou knew that Donghe deliberately kept her She stayed in the Xunfeng Hall, not to mention being close to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The important thing is that Donghe still doesn't trust her.

Unknowingly, Hualou walked to the courtyard next to Scarlet Smoke Palace, thinking of the snakes that filled the yard that night, Hualou frowned slightly, and stood at the door for a long time without pushing it in.

After standing for a while, she turned around slowly, but she heard someone shouting behind her: "Girl, please stay."

Hualou turned around, only to see a man dressed in black, sad and carrying a long sword, and wearing an iron mask. To be honest, Hualou didn't know whether he was male or female, and his voice was also indistinguishable.

But from the look in his eyes, she should be a woman.

Hualou looked at her, if it was a bad person, she probably wouldn't ask the girl to stop, so she stood there calmly and said, "May I ask what's the matter?"

"It's okay, just looking at you."

Hualou frowned slightly, looking at her?She knows this person?
"I know the girl?" Hualou asked.

"I don't know." Her voice was cold, confused and sad.

Listening to her words, looking at those talking eyes, Hualou unconsciously felt a trace of sadness in his heart, this feeling came so suddenly, Hualou was a little unexpected.

She gently covered her chest, and she didn't speak for a long time. Hua Lou looked at her quietly, and asked in a deep voice: "What does the girl want from me?"

"It's nothing."

Listening to what she said, Hualou thought to himself, who is this person?
"Then what can I do to help the girl?" Hua Lou asked.

"Can I be by your side?" When she asked this sentence, Hualou's heart skipped a beat. She didn't know how to start. Her first thought was not who sent this person, but She is a homeless person.

Hualou pondered for a moment, then said, "Why are you in the palace?"

"I came to look for someone. On the night you woke up, I searched the entire palace but couldn't find him, so I lived in the courtyard where you used to live." She said it very calmly, as if It's a very common thing, but Hualou felt a little sad.

"Where is your home?"

"I have no home and no family."

In fact, Ah Jiu has a lot of things to say to Hualou, but now she can't say anything, she is afraid that if she says it, too many things will change.

Hua Lou pondered for a moment and asked, "What's your name?"

"Ah Jiu."

"My name is Qianji." After Hualou finished speaking, she nodded slightly and said, "I know."

Hualou looked at the sword behind her, her thin body, and those desolate and hopeless eyes, and a feeling rose in his heart, as if this person was very familiar with her.

"Have you had dinner?" Hua Lou asked.

She shook her head. When she was here, she always went to the imperial dining room to get things at night, and did not go out during the day. The painting building once heard that the people in the imperial dining room said that the things prepared at night were always less in the morning. The original reason was that here.

Hualou believed her words just like that, and brought such a big living person back to Xunfeng Palace. Donghe was not there. When Ru Yang saw the person brought by Hualou, she was shocked and exclaimed: "Girl, she is who?"

"It's a long story, I'll tell you later, you go and get a set of my clothes." Hualou said, then took Ah Jiu's arm and walked into the cabinet.

Ru Yang is a rather vigilant person, she looked at Hualou who was more nervous about this person, and she became nervous accordingly, moreover, a man dressed in black who looked like a killer appeared in the Hall of Mental Cultivation The apse, is a completely bad thing.

Ru Yang quickly took a set of ordinary clothes and sent them over. Hualou took the clothes in his hand and said, "Do you have any snacks?"

"Yes." Ru Yang said.

"Bring some out, we'll be ready in a while." After Hua Lou finished speaking, Ru Yang walked out.

Hua Lou handed her the clothes in his hand, and said: "I don't know if it fits, you can try." After Hua Lou handed her the clothes, he said slowly: "They all have a list in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is easy for people to notice if you are by my side, and if someone asks, they will say that you are my sworn sister."

Ah Jiu looked at Hualou and nodded, then slowly took off the mask. Hualou looked at her face, which was terrifying, almost blue, and frightening.

She looked at Hualou and her eyes widened, and she said in a panic: "I don't have a strange disease, really, it's just" She said for a long time without saying a word, but Hualou stretched out her hand and held it gently. Her hand, her hand was cold for a while, without any warmth at all, it was the temperature of a dead person.

Hualou itself is a person who has almost no temperature, has he brought back a dead person now?

But she is not a ghost, Hualou looked at her and asked, "You are not a normal person, are you?"

She was silent for a moment before saying, "No."

"You don't hurt people for no reason, do you?"

She nodded all the time, frowned slightly, and saw that she slowly took out the human skin mask and put it on, she looked like a normal person, but actually didn't understand why Ah Jiu wanted to stay by her side It's just that Xuanruo will come, it's that simple.

After the things left on her body were taken away by Xuanruo, her aura became weaker and weaker, and she could no longer feel his aura. Xuanruo always said that she forced her, but it has been countless years, and how many personnel have already been replaced. Things are different, love in the world is separated and reunited, reunited and separated, the emperors in the palace have changed from generation to generation, she can't remember the first few times spring and autumn, and it has been a long time before she knows the world of mortals. , can't be measured by time, standing on the roof and watching the geese flying south one after another, their eyes are so firm, but she is like a lone goose, knowing that the cold autumn frost will freeze like water However, they are willing to fall into the dust net, fold their wings and gather their feathers, and curl up in the nest of dreams, refusing to leave.

She is stubborn, she is forceful, but after so many years, isn't hundreds of years enough to soften Xuanruo's heart?She doesn't understand why?

After she changed her clothes and ate something, the two of them sat there quietly, Hualou could feel her breath, very weak, as if there was not much time left.

That night, Hualou quietly listened to her telling all kinds of strange stories. The two of them talked until dawn before falling into a deep sleep. The next day, Hualou went to Donghe to talk about it. I was so happy, but Hualou said that she didn't have much time left, and she was the only person she knew well in this world, and she wanted to take care of her, so Donghe agreed.

In the next day, all the concubines were going to marry and greeted Jingyang Palace, and of course Concubine Hui was a must in the painting building.

Before reaching Jingyang Palace, Hualou met Concubine Liu and Concubine Xian. Originally, Hualou wanted to pay their respects to them, but now Hualou has a higher ranking than them. They both laughed and said, "Concubine Hui Is your empress also going to Jingyang Palace?"

Hua Lou looked at them and replied: "Well, I thought I was late."

The three of them talked and walked towards Jingyang Palace slowly. After paying their respects, Shen Qingqiang gave tea and everyone sat and drank tea for a while, and the painting building was not in the mood. She was waiting, waiting for the medicine from last night to take effect.

Li Jun and Xu Xinwan had a face-to-face meeting last night, but they didn't say a word, Jiang Miao was still the closest to Shen Qingqiang, and when they met today, they also started to greet the painting building.

Li Jun and Xu Xinwan were originally beautiful girls who were with Hualou. At that time, Li Jun had offended Hualou, but as long as they were unreasonable, Hualou would not have any disputes. If they were restless, Hualou Lou is not a kind person.

Just when everyone was about to leave, the teacup in Shen Qingqiang's hand suddenly fell to the ground, and the painting building looked back at her. At this time, Shen Qingqiang's face was pale, and she couldn't sit up straight while clutching her stomach. Qi Xiang said anxiously: "Madam, you What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Hua Lou frowned slightly, looked at Qi Xiang and said, "Please call the imperial physician soon!"

(End of this chapter)