Cold Palace’s Abandoned Consort

Looking at him worried, I was a little hesitant. I couldn't say yes or no, but after thinking about it, I said softly, "Everything can be done, but it also depends on God's will. Do your best."

He looked at me, silent, and nodded gently.

Then he turned away.

I stood at the door and watched his back disappear in front of me. A cold wind blew and a bone-like chill struck through my clothes. I do n’t know in which direction the matter will go, just that point in my chest. A touch of warmth made me want to try it twice for them.

There should not be only sad people in this world.

At this time, Cai Wei came behind, and she said softly, "Madam, the door is very windy, don't catch cold, just go back."

I nodded and turned to go with her. Lao Zhu closed the door behind her. After walking for a while, I said to Cai Wei, "I will go out tomorrow."

"Ah? Where is Madam going? I'll speak to the driver and let him prepare for tomorrow."

"Okay, you get him ready tomorrow morning."

"Then I--"

"You don't have to go."

"why?"

"You forgot that the servant girls will come home tomorrow. I will leave it to you. You will stay at home and take care of their affairs. How to arrange what they want to do, you must advance Think clearly."

She looked at me: "Ma'am, don't you ask yourself?"

"Since I entrusted this to you, naturally you have asked."

"..."

She didn't speak, but just felt that the hands holding my hands were used slightly. I turned to look at her and saw her eyes flickering constantly, just like the rue that took over the embroidery workshop. It was worry, but there was constant excitement.

I smiled slightly.

One night passed.

This night, I didn't sleep as well as I did on the first night here. My mind kept twitching the faces of Wu Yanqiu and Yang Jinyao, as well as the entanglement between them. Although I consoled Wu Yanqiu, what happened in this world There are always ways to solve it, but whether we can find a proper solution in the end, until now I am not sure.

All I can say is that I have done my best.

I went back and forth till late at night, and fell asleep very late. Fortunately, I got up in the morning the next morning. I didn't hear the ghost cry of Lao Zhu that night, and even Cai Wei didn't hear it.

She got up early and got dressed because she had "big things" to do today. When I got up, I had all the hot water towels and everything was ready. After grooming, I used breakfast and I told her a few words , And then walked out alone. When I was out of the gate, Lao Zhu also worried me and asked me a few words. After all, a woman's house doesn't have a girl around, so it's not convenient to go out, but the driver Lao Xia assured him that he would complete me completely. Take it, and then bring it back completely, the old man is assured.

After I got on the carriage, I gently waved Lao Zhu at the window and asked him to close the door quickly. He stood on the threshold and kept watching us leave, and then returned back.

I think the old man has been staying in this deserted mansion, and his loved ones have gone away. It is lonely, and it ’s hard to come to us. He certainly hopes that we can stay for a long time, even if we accompany him, It is he who accompanies us so that life can be less lonely.

However, I don't know how long I can stay in this bustling capital.

I sat by the window and watched the traffic outside. In the early morning, the city seemed to be fully awake. The streets were lined up with stalls earlier, and the various breakfasts exudes a seductive aroma-steamed buns, buns, There are also fresh fried ghosts, steaming hot and spicy soup, people's noses and mouths always wake up earlier than people's hearts.

Food color is also good.

I couldn't help laughing, "It's really fragrant here."

While driving, Lao Xia smiled and said, "Miss, this is the famous Puizui Street in Beijing. Good food from south to north can be gathered here, not bragging. Even the emperor may not be in the palace. I can taste so much here. "

I laughed.

The people of ordinary people must think that the emperor's meals must be mountains and seafood, dragon liver and phoenix, in short, all the treasures in the world must be put in front of him, but in fact-there is indeed a lot of food in the royal dining room, even if the mice are It ’s better to eat than ordinary people, but the emperor ca n’t eat everything. In order to prevent people from stabbing and poisoning food, the emperor ’s meals ca n’t have preferences, he ca n’t eat more, and he ca n’t eat less. The **** of cloth dishes once picked out some dishes from each dish and served them to him after tasting. There weren't really many mouthfuls. Seriously, it ’s not as good as sitting on the street. The people drinking soy juice on the bench were comfortable.

So I echoed, "So, how good are the things here."

Lao Xia laughed: "Miss can be eaten early. If she doesn't eat well, I will use a bowl here too. I know the old Xia most. There is a shop selling ravioli in it. The taste is the best. . "

I laughed and said, "No need. I ate a lot of breakfast, but I still support it. And, it matters."

"Oh, yes, yes."

Lao Xia said as she shook the reins in her hand, and drove the horse a few steps faster. After this lively market, the road ahead was slightly more spacious and smooth, and our speed was faster. After a while, I saw the familiar scene.

Lao Xia finally seemed to be unable to hold back, and then whispered, "Miss, what's the matter to come back?"

I didn't speak, but I looked up and looked at Yang Fu, which was getting closer. The carriage stopped at the gate. After Lao Xia helped me to get out of the car, I immediately knocked on the door. I hurried to Yingmen, and when I saw me, I hesitated: "Ms. Yan, what are you doing?"

I smiled and said, "I'm taking the liberty, I'm coming to see your lady."

"Miss?" The doorman froze, and turned to look at the lively attendant who looked up at him: "Miss did go out early, right?"

The attendant nodded, "I also seem to listen."

I laughed suddenly—this house was at the door. Why did Yang Jinyao go out, but he still asked someone? I probably saw a smile like this, and the concierge also laughed: "Miss Yan, don't blame it. Ms. Yan has spent less time in the government these days, and often runs outside without going to the main entrance. The car was waiting at the side door. Often we didn't know that she had already left. "

"Oh?"

I could not help frowning.

"Then, when will she be back?"

"It's impossible to say. Sometimes they come back soon, and sometimes they come back in the middle of the night."

"so late?"

"Yes."

"..."

If the young lady of an ordinary family goes out early and returns late, she may have been locked out of her boudoir by her father and mother, but Yang Jinqiao ’s status in the Yang family is really strange, because she was forced to send her to Shangyang The matter of the palace made Yang Wanyun feel guilty for her, so she was extraordinarily wide, and speaking of it, she was not really a deep lady, of course, it was even more difficult to manage.

However, in this case, I am here today, I am afraid that I will run short.

The doorman asked diligently: "Miss Yan, why don't you sit in the house? I'm afraid that after a while, the young lady will come back and I don't have to say."

I thought about it and shook my head: "Forget it, I'm afraid there are too many things in your house, so I won't go in and bother. I'll come back later."

"That's all right, Miss Yan, walk slowly."

I turned down the stairs, Lao Xia helped me into the car, and asked, "Well, miss, where are we going this time?"

I laughed: "Since you are free, go to the stall you said and try something new."

When Lao Xia heard it, his eyes were all bright, and he immediately climbed into the car and raised his whip: "Go!"

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Because Yang Jinqiao was not at home, I was vacant on this day, so I really wandered along the street with Lao Xia, went to the stall he was familiar with to eat ravioli, and it was really thick and thin. The meat soup was fresh, and even the amount of vinegar and spring onion was just right. I ate a large bowl and got into the car with a round belly. I let Lao Xia rush around in the capital and watch the scenery. Also familiar with this city that has left for a long time.

In the afternoon, Beijing's winter days are always dark early. Seeing the twilight is approaching, I urge Lao Xia: "Go to Yangfu and ask again."

"okay."

Lao Xia hurried to the car and walked to Yangfu, and then turned back, saying, "Actually, Miss Jin Qiao was like this in Yangfu in the past, neither the master nor the wife managed her."

I wondered, "But what does she do every day like this?"

To my surprise, after I asked this question, Lao Xia didn't answer immediately, but was silent.

I felt something subconsciously, opened the curtain and looked at his back.

A cold wind blew over, making me and him tremble a little. I felt that Lao Xia's shoulders were also a little twitching, as if hesitating to set it up. After a while, he said softly: "This thing, I'm just saying right now, young lady, don't pass it on. "

"Well, you said."

"Actually, Miss Jin Qiao has her own business outside, and she is not bad at all."

"Oh……"

I raised my eyebrows.

"How did you know?"

"Ms. Jin Qiao was like this. She ran out every day, and the family was somewhat suspicious. Later, she heard that the family met Miss Jin Qiao outside and talked about business. She said that she had a lot of business outside. Even after arriving After going to the Yanggong Palace, she only found someone to take charge of it for a while, and she did not lose it all. "

"is it?"

"Well, so this time she came back, I guess, Miss Jin Qiao must be busy with her business again."

That turned out to be the case.

No wonder, after Yang Yunhui's death, Yang Jinqiao has left the Yang family and no longer has any problems with Pei Yuanzhang, but she can support so many people around her. When I met her in Jiangnan, she had at least one civilian group It turned out that she still had her own business.

It ’s really impossible to look at people, and seawater is not to be weighed.

"So, what business does she have?"

"I don't know. I didn't like to hear them chewing their tongues, but every night when the master used the car and returned to the house, he would go to the kitchen to eat something, and that's what they said."

"Oh."

I nodded, and at this point, our carriage drove to Yangfu again.

This time, before I got off the bus, the porter had seen me and ran down a few steps: "Ms. Yan, you're here again."

"Well, is your lady back?"

"Unfortunately, we're asking you for it, miss, she hasn't returned yet."

"Not back yet."

"Yes."

I frowned.

If, as Lao Xia said, Yang Jinqiao had her own business and went out to talk about business, it would be really difficult at that time. Seeing that I was unhappy, the concierge asked me diligently if I wanted to go in and sit down. I was sure Yang Jinqiao would be back in a while, but I thought about it, but it was really hard to go in. Once, just now After leaving Yang Mansion, I do n’t want to go back and trouble Yang Wanyun again. Second, the willingness to come here today to find Yang Jinqiao, and I am not willing to let others know; the third point is because of Yang Jinyao, she was closed by Wu Yanqiu. I can almost think of how wronged this little girl is. She must talk to someone. In fact, at this time, I should come to listen to her and comfort her, but this matter is not handled properly. All the comfort is To talk empty, I hope that she and Wu Yanqiu will make a decision on this matter.

Thinking of this, I rejected the concierge's request, thought about it, and added a sentence: "Don't tell your lady, I've been here."

The doorman was a little puzzled, but agreed immediately.

So, this time, I didn't even get off the car, Lao Xia rushed to the car again, and the two went back.

The wind was getting stronger, and after the sky was getting dark, the street became a bit deserted. Lao Xia hurried for a while and asked me, "Miss, are we back home?"

I opened the curtain and said gently, "Go back—"

Immediately after that, my voice was drowned out by the sudden sound of a horseshoe.

On the street in front of you, a carriage came across, turned a corner extremely fast, and ran towards the other side. Fortunately, there were no pedestrians on the street, otherwise one or two would have to be hit.

I still didn't care, but Lao Xia gave a stun.

"what happened?"

"That car—" He hesitated a bit. "It seems, it's like Miss Jinqiao's carriage."

"what?"

"Yes, it should not be wrong. Ms. Jin Qiao usually does not use Yang Fu's car, she has her own carriage."

"Is that the car ?!"

"It should be that."

I said immediately, "So, hurry up!"

This time, Lao Xia did not hesitate, immediately raised his whip and hit a ringing flower in the air, and the carriage drove forward quickly.

Fortunately, it was late at this time, and there were not many pedestrians on the street. Yang Jinqiao's carriage ran ahead. Our carriage followed, and we could always see their back, but we have n’t lost it. When her carriage stopped in a back alley, she got off the carriage and entered the back door of a large house.

What is this place?

Her private house?

However, this one is Yangliu Street. This is not the place where the dignitaries set up a house, especially the place where she went in, it is not like a house.

I asked Lao Xia to park the carriage aside, and I got out of the car, slowly bypassing the street against the cold wind, and walked to the main street.

At first glance, I was dumbfounded.