Chapter five hundred and sixty second: Twelfth lunar month
"The queen is such a jerk!" Nian screamed uncontrollably. Fupei was forcibly taken to Kunning Palace, which already made her uneasy. Now the queen is deliberately making things difficult for her people to see Fupei. She almost hates her.
To vomit blood.
"Master, be careful, you must not let anyone hear these words!" Lu Yi was so panicked that he didn't care about the difference between master and servant, and quickly reached out to cover Nian's mouth. If such disrespectful words were to reach the ears of someone who was interested, it would be a good thing.
The queen made an excuse to deal with her master, making the already bad situation worse.
"Master, don't worry. I will ask to see the Queen later. If it doesn't work once, just try it twice or three times. I will always be able to see Third Brother." After Nian didn't look so excited, Lu Yi let go.
He spoke carefully with his hands.
"She has many ways to prevent you from seeing her, Queen!" The last two words almost burst out of Nian's teeth. But now, no matter how much she hates them, it's useless. She can only break the silver teeth and swallow them.
However, she will not give up just yet, absolutely not!
The harem is a place where people can eat people. Either you eat people or people eat you. And she is young and will never be slaughtered by others. The current disadvantage is only temporary. She also has the support of her family and will definitely make a comeback.
Definitely!
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, after a few days of clearing up the sky, snowflakes like catkins were floating again, covering the unmelted snow.
Ling Ruo stood under the double eaves and looked at the heavy snow that covered the whole world. He stretched out his hand outside the eaves, and immediately cold snowflakes fell on his palms, and then turned into even colder water drops, flowing down between his fingers.
In the courtyard, Yang Hai was leading Mo'er to sweep the road in the snow. The snow was so heavy that it had to be swept every once in a while, otherwise it would be difficult to sweep again once it accumulates.
Mo'er was forced to recite the palace rules within half a month by Ling Ruo last time. Although she memorized them very carefully, she still struggled to recite hundreds of palace rules and failed to pass. Fortunately, Ling Ruo just used this to let her
It's not really necessary to have a longer memory, so he just gave it up after a scolding. However, after this incident, Mo'er did become more honest, and he no longer spoke freely and said whatever came to his mind like before.
"Master, be careful of catching a cold." Shui Xiu put on Ling Ruo a purple and gold narcissus dress inlaid with white fox fur.
"It doesn't matter." Ling Ruo turned around and smiled, then cast her gaze into the endless snow, "This snow seems to be even heavier than the second elder brother's wedding day."
Shui Xiu hummed and said, "Yeah, it's raining so hard that it won't stop for a few days. It looks like this year's New Year will have to be spent in the snow."
New Year... Ling Ruo's eyes became sad because of these two words. The New Year was supposed to be a day for family reunion, but she had no hope of it. Her family is still imprisoned and she doesn't know.
When will it be released?
During the days when she returned to the palace, there was not a day that she didn't think about it, but she didn't dare to mention it in front of Yinzhen. Yinzhen had already done a lot for her, and she didn't want to bother him anymore because of herself, not to mention that Yinzhen had already done so.
I promised myself that I would investigate this matter as soon as possible.
Shui Xiu glanced at Ling Ruo, who was silent, and said cautiously: "Master, I heard that Concubine Yu of Yonghe Palace took advantage of the New Year to beg the emperor to let her family come to the palace to get together, and the emperor has agreed. Master.
If you miss me and your wife, why not..."
"Do you want me to beg the emperor?" Ling Ruo shook her head, white fox fur brushed her cheeks, soft and itchy, "My family is different from Yubi. Yubi's family has never made mistakes, but my family,
But he is still in prison."
Saying this, Shui Xiu didn't know how to comfort her master for a while, so she could only stand aside quietly and watch the snow fall.
The snow scene in the Forbidden City is always the most beautiful, with red walls and white snow, bright and fresh. There is no place in the world that can match this beauty, just like it cannot match that dignity.
In the endless snowfall, Ling Ruo saw a person wearing a purple-green cloak walking slowly, holding a child in his right hand. Behind them, there was a palace maid holding a silk umbrella with ink paintings.
Blocking the long snowflakes, her face was looming behind the snow, and she couldn't see it clearly until she got closer, and she recognized it was Yubi. The child she was holding was not Hong Zhou, but who else?
"I send my regards to Concubine Xi, may you be blessed." Concubine Yu bowed and saluted. Every move she made was gentle and graceful, like flowing clouds and flowing water, without any trace of artificiality. It can be seen from this that although her natal family will not be
What a prominent nobleman, but he taught her well.
Looking at the woman in front of her, Ling Ruo raised her hand with a gentle expression and said: "Sister, please get up." Although Yubin has been in the house for ten years, she has not had much interaction with Yubin. No, it should be said that Yubin has interacted with everyone.
We didn't have many interactions with each other. She lived in seclusion and devoted herself to raising Hong Zhou. Except for necessary occasions and greetings, she rarely moved around. It was the first time she made a special trip to Chengqian Palace like today.
"I have taken the liberty of visiting you, and I hope it will not disturb the empress." There was an elegant smile on Yubi's lips. At this moment, she was still standing under the eaves, surrounded by snowflakes, which added to her appearance, which was not too outstanding.
The beauty of the world.
"You and I are sisters, why bother talking about it." With that said, Ling Ruo called her hands and said: "Come up quickly, it's not good to catch a cold while standing down there in the heavy wind and snow.
Concubine Yu stepped forward as instructed, and after shaking off the snowflakes on her body, Hong Zhou walked up to Ling Ruo, bowed politely, and said crisply: "Hong Zhou has met Concubine Xi, may you be blessed.
"
Concubine Yu said from the side: "I brought Hong Zhou here today specifically to thank Fourth Brother. If he hadn't protected Hong Zhou in the study that day, Hong Zhou would still be lying on the bed now." She looked at it.
There was a deep sense of gratitude beneath the seemingly calm voice.
Ling Ruo smiled slightly, stroked Hong Zhou's head and said, "Hong Li is the elder brother, and it is his duty to protect his younger brother. Concubine Yu is too polite."
Concubine Yu did not continue, but said, "I wonder if Fourth Brother is in the palace?" On that day, Yinzhen ordered Hongli and Hongzhou to stay for five days, and wrote an article to him. Now that the five days have passed,
Hongzhou's article has been passed, and Hongli, who has always been smart and studious, cannot fail. However, because the New Year is approaching, Yinzhen gave Master Zhu a leave in advance, so after they were released from the ground, they no longer need to go to class, etc.
Will go again after the New Year.
Hong Zhou also raised his head and said, "Yes, Madam Xi, is fourth brother here?"
"Yes, it's inside." After Ling Ruo replied, she ordered Shui Xiu to call out Hongli who was studying his lessons inside. Hongli was also quite happy to see Hong Zhou and held his hand and talked for a while.
During the conversation, I mentioned the cricket that Hongli had promised.
However, it was hard to find crickets when it snowed. Later, as the weather became colder and colder, it was almost impossible to see them again. Hongli had no choice but to agree to wait until tomorrow autumn to catch him a big cricket. Hong Zhou was very happy
He was happy, but also a little worried, lest Yubi would be unhappy, but Yubi just stroked his pink cheeks and told him to study Hongli and not to miss his homework because of toys.