Mrs. Huang broke away from her hand, held the pot and filled the empty cup in front of her, and said with a chuckle: "My concubine has always been sharp-tongued, but I can't compare to you."
"I'm telling the truth. I know how the imperial concubine has dealt with me. My concubine's first child has been poisoned before he was born."
"What about the eldest princess? She is even more miserable than your child." After saying that, Huang raised her head and drank the wine in the glass, and said sadly: "The grievances and resentments between you are countless and cannot be resolved.
It’s open.”
Wei Jingxuan sighed suddenly and said: "The grievances between the concubine and the imperial concubine are countless, but I still respect the empress."
Huang said with a playful look: "I thought your concubine hated me so much."
Wei Jingxuan lowered her eyebrows and said with a smile: "I'm just kidding, you have always kept aloof from the world and treated others with kindness and kindness. How can I hate you?"
Huang waved her hands half-heartedly and said, "Whether I hate it or not, let you go. I'm too lazy to care about this anymore." After saying this, she stroked her forehead and said, "I'm a little dizzy.
Concubine, please kneel down and pay your respects."
Wei Jingxuan meekly bowed and said, "Yes, I will retire and come back another day to pay my respects to the empress."
The snow outside is still falling non-stop, and seems to be heavier than in the afternoon. Xiao Yuanzi is holding Wei Jingxuan with one hand and holding a wind lantern and umbrella with the other. From time to time, snowflakes can be seen floating on the wind lantern, and then quickly disappear.
After a while, Wei Jingxuan suddenly said: "Is there anything you want to say?"
Xiao Yuanzi was startled, then lowered his head and said: "Returning to the master, I was just thinking that Concubine Yi's acting skills are really good. As for the fact that I watched her for so long, I didn't notice that she was acting at all."
His words made Wei Jingxuan look a little complicated, and she said slowly: "Not to mention you, even I didn't notice it, and even suspected... that she really broke up with the imperial concubine, but it's too early to draw conclusions now.
Some, let’s look at it again.”
Xiao Yuanzi nodded and whispered: "I hope she and the imperial concubine really fall out, so that the master can bring her to our side."
Wei Jingxuan raised her eyebrows and said nothing. When she returned to Yimeixuan, she found a figure walking back and forth at the palace gate. Because of the distance and the unclear lighting, Xiao Yuanzi could not see the figure clearly.
He narrowed his eyes and said, "Who is there?"
His words caused the figure to pause, and he immediately walked toward them. When he got closer, he bowed and said, "Yongzhang has met your concubine. May you be blessed."
Wei Jingxuan said warmly: "It turns out to be the third elder brother. Why didn't you go back to my elder brother's house at such a late hour? Instead, you waited here?"
Yong Zhang bit his lip and said, "I have something I want to tell you, is it okay?"
"Of course, come on, let's go in first." She took Yongzhang's cold hand and walked inside. Yongzhang hesitated a little, but he still led her in.
When they arrived at the house, Wei Jingxuan brushed off the snow on Yong Zhang's body and said with a hint of distress: "You child, since you are here, tell the palace servants to come inside and wait. Take a look, it's all covered with snow."
Xue, what should I do if I catch a cold?" After that, she said to Xiangju who was standing aside: "Hurry up and make a bowl of ginger tea to keep Third Brother away from the cold."
Yongzhang said quickly: "No need to trouble me, I'm fine."
"It's just a bowl of ginger tea, why bother?" With that said, she asked Xiao Yuanzi to move the burning charcoal pot towards Yongzhang to make him warmer.
Wei Jingxuan's actions moved Yongzhang very much, and said: "Actually, I haven't been standing for long, and I'm not cold at all now. I really don't have to worry, Madam."
Wei Jingxuan smiled and said: "No matter what, I have known your mother-in-law for many years. If you catch cold and fall ill here, I will not be able to explain to your mother-in-law."
Yong Zhang was silent for a while and said: "It's hard for the empress to still remember E Niang. E Niang has been in Xinzheku for so many years. Many people have forgotten her, even Huang Ama."
Wei Jingxuan smiled and said: "Your mother-in-law helped me time and time again when I was in the most difficult time. This kind of kindness cannot be said to last ten years. Even if it is twenty or thirty years, I will not be grateful."
I will forget. By the way, you haven't told me yet, why did you come here?" Without waiting for Yongzhang to answer, she asked again: "Did the people in my brother's palace bully you?"
"No." Yongzhang was silent for a moment and said: "It's very pitiful for E Niang to be alone in Xin Zhe's library. I want to spend more time with E Niang, but every time I go to ask to see the imperial concubine, she refuses to agree; E Niang
I once said that you are the only person I can trust completely, so..." He knelt down and said, "I beg your concubine to help me intercede with the imperial concubine."
Ever since Su was arranged to chant sutras and chant Buddha's name in the Buddhist hall in Xinzheku, Yongzhang asked to visit Su every few days. And every time he saw Su, Su's bond with him became deeper and even affected him.
Because of his words and deeds, Xianyue was afraid that Yongzhang would be more and more affected by his words and deeds, and he restricted the number of times Yongzhang could go to Xinzheku, and refused to agree to it several times in a row.
"You get up first." Facing Wei Jingxuan's words, Yong Zhang shook his head and said, "If the empress refuses to agree, I would rather kneel down."
Wei Jingxuan sighed and said nothing, and Xiao Yuanzi knelt down and said: "Third Brother, it's not that the master doesn't help you, it's that the master is really powerless in this matter."
Yongzhang hurriedly said: "How could it be possible, your Majesty..." Before he could continue, Wei Jingxuan had already said: "Xiao Yuanzi is right, I am really powerless. The imperial concubine has always been dissatisfied with me. If I
If the palace asks for help, it will only be self-defeating and make her make things more difficult for you."
Yong Zhang was at a loss and said: "What should we do?"
Wei Jingxuan stood up and helped him personally, saying: "I can try to help you to beg the Emperor, but you don't have too much hope. After all, the Emperor always values the Imperial Concubine and will rarely oppose the decisions she makes."
Yongzhang said with a complicated expression: "Why does she keep making things so difficult for E Niang? Even if E Niang is really sorry for her, it is already in the past. After so many years, can't she still let it go?"
Wei Jingxuan shook her head and said: "There is an ancient saying: Only villains and women are difficult to raise. Do you know why? Because women hold grudges, not to mention the past five or ten years. Some people will remember them in their hearts even for a lifetime and find it difficult to let go.
"
Yongzhang said excitedly: "But she is the imperial concubine. After a while, the emperor will also designate her as his queen. Shouldn't she be a mother to the world and treat everyone with kindness? How can she hold a grudge like this? If...if this is the case,
What qualifications does she have to be a queen?"
Wei Jingxuan's eyes flashed slightly, and she said coldly: "This is the great thing about Imperial Concubine. She has deceived your Majesty, and even... deceived everyone in the world!"