His answer made Si Xi very satisfied. Xiao Wu had always been a tight-lipped person and knew what to say and what not to say. No one else should know about this matter.
However, he was really curious as to why Concubine Xi went to such great lengths to lure her second elder brother to Xianfu Palace. Moreover, Lord Zhang Cheng was also there at the time. Seeing that their faces were looking uglier than the other, what did they say?
What?
If Sixi was just curious, then Hongshi's mood at this moment was far beyond words. After leaving Xianfu Palace, he was wandering among the red walls like a lonely ghost, not knowing where he was going.
, what to do, my mind has been filled with what I just heard.
Every word was like a needle stabbing into his mind, pricking him with holes. How could this happen? How could things be like this? No, this is wrong. How could Huang Eniang kill him?
How could the birth mother want to become the second Wu Zetian? This is completely unreasonable. Zhang Cheng and Concubine Jin must have been talking nonsense, maybe they told it to themselves on purpose.
The more he wanted to deny it, the harder it became to deny it. How did Concubine Jin know that he would come? If Xiaowu hadn't invited the wrong person, the person who was supposed to come to Xianfu Palace was Hongli. He couldn't hear this at all, and
How could Concubine Jin calculate so accurately, knowing that he was outside, so what she said was completely unreasonable.
The only explanation is that all of this is true, and he happened to hear this, the truth of the matter, and the evil deeds Huang Eniang had done and her sinister intentions due to a strange combination of circumstances.
Wu Zetian... Huang's mother... Oh, Huang's mother has always been good at calculations, and she is determined to win the throne. Maybe she really has that kind of intention. As for her kindness and support to him, it is just to let him
Listen to her orders, become her puppet, and follow her orders. In this way, even if she cannot truly ascend the throne of God, she can still be a queen in name only.
The more he thought about Hongshi, the colder his heart became. He walked in a daze. If the eunuchs and palace attendants hadn't allowed him to let him go, he would have bumped into so many people. Behind him, there were palace attendants constantly looking at him with curious eyes, guessing.
I wonder what happened to this second elder brother, why he is so careless.
This wandering continued until Hongshi accidentally fell. The palace attendants saw Hongshi fall and rushed over to help him, "Second Brother, how are you? Is it okay?"
Hongshi raised his head blankly, the surrounding scenery seemed to be in a fog, and he couldn't see clearly, "Where is this?"
His question startled the palace man, who secretly wondered why the second elder brother didn't even recognize this place. Could it be that he broke his head in the fall just now, but his head clearly didn't hit the ground.
The palace man endured the doubts in his heart and said carefully: "Returning to the second elder brother, this is near Kunning Palace. Look, the entrance of Kunning Palace is in front of you."
Kunning Palace... Hongshi closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he could see a little clearer than before. Sure enough, it was the Kunning Palace where he had stayed for several years. The red walls and glazed tiles were the same as before, and some parts had not changed.
, why does it seem so strange now, so strange that he can hardly recognize it.
Hongshi struggled to stand up, raised his heavy feet and walked towards the palace gate. The palace servants followed him uneasily. After walking a few steps, he heard a cold voice coming from the front, "Don't follow me, get out of here."
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The palace attendants hurriedly stopped, not daring to follow, and allowed Hongshi to step into the gate of Kunning Palace alone.
It was almost dusk, and Du Juan was leading several palace attendants to sprinkle water in the courtyard, so as to take away the heat that had accumulated throughout the day, so that they could enjoy the cool air in the courtyard later in the evening.
Seeing Hongshi come in, Dujuan hurriedly walked up to flatter him, bowed and said, "Second brother, good luck."
Hongshi didn't even look at her, and walked straight inside. There was no one in the main hall, and there was no one in the side halls on both sides. The Queen was not there, not here!
Du Juan has been following Hongshi, watching him walk through one palace after another like a wandering spirit. He intuitively felt that something was wrong with Hongshi today. Taking advantage of Hongshi's stop, he approached him and said, "Second Brother is...
Looking for a master?"
Hongshi asked expressionlessly: "Where is she?"
"Back to Second Brother, the master is at Dongnuan Pavilion." As soon as Du Juan finished speaking, Hongshi turned around and walked towards Dongnuan Pavilion. However, when he reached the door of Dongnuan Pavilion, he hesitated again, and his fingers almost touched the vermilion color.
The door opened, but there was no force for a long time.
He was hesitating whether to confront Nala. He knew very well that everything he had now was given to him by Nala. If he fell out with Nala, he might have nothing. This was absolutely unacceptable to him.
But if Nala really treats him as a chess piece or a puppet, he will end up with nothing sooner or later, just sooner or later.
Dujuan saw that he was not moving, so she walked up to him and said to her, "Second brother, the master is inside, please open the door for you."
"Who wants you to be meddlesome? Get lost." Hongshi yelled at Dujuan nervously, making Dujuan confused. He didn't know what the second elder brother was going crazy about.
Just when Hongshi was hesitating to go in, Nala's voice came from the Nuan Pavilion, "Hongshi, are you outside?"
Seeing that Nala heard his voice, Hongshi could only put aside his troubled thoughts and walked in. No matter how hot it was outside, the place where Nala was was extremely cool, and he couldn't feel a trace of heat.
Nala was sitting in a chair, playing with a piece of sapphire blue patterned material in his hand. When he saw Hongshi coming in, he chuckled and said, "My voice sounded like yours just now. It's really good."
Hongshi lowered his head and said softly: "Yes, I thought that I haven't paid greetings to the Queen for several days, so I wanted to come and see the Queen. I wonder if the Queen's body is still healthy?"
"I'm fine." After saying this, she waved her hand and said, "Let's see if the material I chose for Yong Lin looks good. I interrupted to make him a short coat. By the way, it's been a while.
See Yong Lin, bring him here tomorrow when you enter the palace, and let me see if he is taller again."
"My son, I obey." Hongshi agreed and then fell silent. His abnormality finally attracted Nala's attention. He put down the materials in his hand and stood up and said, "What's wrong? What's the matter?"
Hongshi was struggling in his heart, wondering whether he should ask Nala about Ye and what happened. If he asked, he would probably hurt his feelings; if he didn't ask, he would never be able to get over the hurdle in his heart.
"Hongshi?" Nala saw that he had been silent and stepped forward to pull him, but Hongshi subconsciously avoided him and even took a few steps back, as if he was avoiding poisonous insects, snakes and scorpions.