When she woke up, it was already noon the next day. She had made up for all the sleep she had not slept in these days. Although she was in good spirits, her mood was extremely bad. She lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling for a while, feeling
I couldn't lie down anymore before I got up. Alone
Sitting in front of the dressing table, she suddenly felt that the surroundings were strange. What was wrong? She thought about it carefully and knew the answer. It was too quiet, as if there was no one except her. Could it be that the concubine in the palace could get up?
Didn't anyone call you at this late hour?
She walked out again, and opened the door timidly. A fresh breath of air rushed to her face, and Qi Zi smiled comfortably. At least the air did not have any intentions for her.
She took a deep breath and saw a basin of water next to the threshold. There was a towel in the water. Maybe it was brought by the palace maid to wash her, but where were the people? Qi Zi looked around and couldn't see anyone.
Shadow, so she took the copper basin into the house and put it on the washstand. She took off the palace clothes and took off the complicated jewelry. She felt relaxed. She put on the clothes she brought with her.
Although not as gorgeous as palace clothes
, but it suited her very well, she let her hair down and combed it into a normal hairstyle. She looked the same in the bronze mirror as when she was at home. She wished she could hear the loud sound of books in the academy at this moment, and she wished she could see the academy and the scenery when she went out.
Mrs. Liu, she wanted to go out and heard Liu Zhongwen calling her loudly. She wanted to have Yuan Yiqiu drag her to choose embroidery patterns. It was impossible, everything had changed. Her nose felt sour at the thought, and she lay on the dressing table and whispered softly.
Started sobbing.
"Empress."
When she heard someone calling her, she gently wiped the tears from her eyes and turned around and said, "Cuiyi, is it you?"
"Empress, why are you dressed like this?" Cuiyi asked in surprise, putting down the snacks in her hands.
"This is my normal look. Do you think I don't look like a lady?"
"No, in fact, the empress looks more pure and refined when she dresses like this. Compared to the palace dress yesterday, this outfit is more demure. I like it," Cui Yi said with a smile.
"Why are you so surprised that you like it?" Qi Zi asked puzzledly.
"My servants just find it strange that in the palace, no palace master would dress up like this. They all compete for beauty and are afraid that their limelight will be overshadowed by others." Cui Yi said with a hint of ridicule.
"Haha." Qi Zi chuckled and said, "Why are you the only one and where are the others?"
Cui Yi lowered her head and did not answer. Qi Zi said, "Why are you lowering your head again? If you have anything to say, just say it."
"They were all sent to other places by Concubine Jin." Cuiyi said softly, her expression was completely different from the one before.
"Empress Jin Fei? Who is she?"
"Because there is no owner in the middle palace, Concubine Jin is deeply favored by the emperor, so the affairs of the harem are currently under her control."
"Can you tell me why?" Looking at Qi Zi's serious question, Cui Yi replied: "My queen, please don't blame them, they have no choice but to do it. Yesterday, my queen blocked the emperor from the door. Today, they are too scared to dare."
Come, I went to Concubine Jin very early in the morning to request to be transferred to another place."
"Oh, that's it." Qi Zi said, "Then why don't you leave?"
"Ever since the queen asked me what my name is yesterday, I have decided that from now on, where the queen is, I will be there." Cui Yi replied firmly.
Qi Zi was a little surprised by her determination and asked: "Why?"
"Your Majesty, you don't know. Although I'm only fifteen years old, I've been in the palace for three years. In these three years, I've served many masters, but they all called Cui Yi a lowly slave. No one asked me such a formal question like your Majesty.
What's it called?"
After hearing what Cuiyi said, Qizi smiled and said: "Cuiyi, your heart is really simple. Aren't you afraid that I am also a bad master?"
"No, I trust my own judgment." Her tone was so sure that there was no room for doubt. As soon as Qi Zi entered the palace, he was shocked by this little girl's discerning attitude.
Qi Zi walked up to her, looked at her and said gratefully: "Thank you for believing in me."
She shook her head with a smile and said, "Mother, are you hungry? These are the snacks I got from the imperial kitchen. Please try them."
"Thank you." Qi Zi took a cake and put it into his mouth and suddenly thought of Yang: "Hey, I wonder how my mother is doing now?"
Seeing that something was not right with Qi Zi, Cui Yi called out softly: "Empress, empress, what's wrong with you?"
"Well, I'm fine." Suddenly remembering that Liran had also stayed in this palace, Qi Zi asked, "Do you know where the queen's tomb is?"
Cuiyi asked in surprise: "What did the empress say?"
"I mean, where is the queen's tomb? I want to go and offer her some incense." Qi Zi said with a sad look on his face and a frown on his face.
"Which queen is the empress talking about?" Cui Yi asked.
Hearing Cui Yi's reply, Qi Zi remembered that two queens had died before Li Ran. She sneered and said, "Your Majesty is so beautiful and blessed!"
Cuiyi didn't understand what Qi Zi meant, so she looked at her quietly. Qi Zi said, "I mean Queen Liran."
"My Lady, I don't know. Every person in the royal family who dies will be buried in the imperial mausoleum. If you want to offer sacrifices, you have to go to the imperial mausoleum. Moreover, the imperial mausoleum is a solemn place and is heavily guarded. Without the emperor's decree, no one is allowed to enter or leave without authorization.
"
Qi Zi's depressed heart said to himself: "It's him again."
"Who did the empress say it was?"
"Nothing? Then can you take me to the Central Palace to see it?"
"Your Majesty, do you want to go to Qifeng Palace? No, no." Cui Yi quickly refused.
"Why not?"
"The queen has just entered the palace and went to Qifeng Palace rashly. There are many eyes and ears in the palace. If other masters find out, it will cause trouble." Cui Yi said with some fear.