Wen Ruqing's heart hanging in her throat slowly relaxed, and she let out a breath of turbid air that she had been holding for a long time. No matter what, at least her life was still there.
Seeing Wen Ruqing's relieved look, Ling Ruo said nothing, but walked up to Yinzhen, leaned down and said: "Your Majesty, the matter is now clear. Everything was done by Wen Ruqing, and she has nothing to do with Concubine Hui.
I have nothing to do with you, please give the emperor the justice she deserves from Concubine Hui."
"I understand!" Yinzhen looked at her red and swollen eyes with pity and said loudly: "Su Peisheng, my decree is known to the Sixth Palace, and Concubine Hui Wen is posthumously named Concubine Huixian, and she will be buried with the rites of a concubine!"
"This slave accepts the Emperor's decree!" In a respectful reply, Su Peisheng walked quickly outside the Yanxi Palace and loudly said: "The Emperor's decree is conveyed to the Sixth Palace, and Concubine Hui Wen is posthumously named Concubine Huixian, with the courtesy of a concubine.
Funeral!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone from a distance started repeating it, and it was spread one after another until it spread throughout the Forbidden City.
The night is like a big sheet, encompassing everyone. The Yanxi Palace is covered in white, with white curtains and spiritual flags everywhere, filled with desolation. Except for the low-level concubines, Hongli Yiyinzhen
Wen Ruyan was ordered to wear sackcloth and mourn as a dutiful son. Three days later, the coffin was moved and buried with the ceremony of an imperial concubine.
Everything seemed to be over, and the palace was quiet again, as if nothing had happened. Yinzhen was still busy with court affairs all day long. Nala was sitting high in the Kunning Palace, and Liu was staying in Changmingxuan to recuperate.
Without the harm caused by red flowers, her dragon fetus became more stable day by day. After being beaten, Haitang was able to continue to stay by Liu's side.
Is it over? No, far from it...
As August passed, the weather became colder, especially in the morning and evening. The palace residents had changed into thin cotton clothes. When they got up in the morning, they could always see a thin layer of white frost.
And in this cold, the green in the palace is getting less and less, and the season of withering trees has truly come.
On this day, Ling Ruo was sitting in the courtyard. The sky was cold and there was no sunshine. There was a chessboard in front of Ling Ruo. She had been sitting there for a long time, but there was not a single piece on the chessboard. A cold wind blew and she stood there.
Shuixiu behind her shivered. She rubbed her red nose and said worriedly: "Master, it's cold outside, why don't I help you in?"
"No, I want to sit here for a while longer." He lowered his head and saw a black chess piece appearing on his fingertips.
"But it's so cold outside, Master..." Before Shui Xiu could persuade him, Ling Ruo had already raised his hand and said, "If you feel cold, just go in by yourself."
Shui Xiu could hear the displeasure in her words and did not dare to persuade her. She just stood behind quietly until it was almost dusk. Ling Ruo just stood up. When she turned around and saw Shui Xiu still standing, she said in surprise: "
Didn't you go in?"
"The master is still here, how dare you go in alone?" As he said this, he suddenly sneezed, and Shuixiu hurriedly wiped away the nose that accidentally flowed out.
Ling Ruo shook his head, a smile appeared on his face, "You obviously feel cold, so why bother yourself and follow me here to blow the cold wind?"
Ling Ruo waited for a long time but didn't hear Shui Xiu's answer. She looked sideways and saw Shui Xiu staring at him blankly, and couldn't help but wonder: "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Shui Xiu came back to her senses and quickly shook her head, "No, it's just that I haven't seen Master smile for a long time." Seeing Ling Ruo's expression hesitated, she suddenly came back to reality and rubbed her clothes uneasily, "I'm sorry, Master...
Servant..."
"I'm fine." Ling Ruo closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "Concubine Huixian has left. This is an indisputable fact. No matter how sad or sad I am, she will never come back."
"It's best if the master can figure it out." Shui Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. Since the death of Concubine Huixian, the master has been depressed. Before showing off, even the emperor took the time to see the master. It was like this, which made the emperor and
They, the slaves, were so worried that they didn't know when their master would be able to get out of this shadow.
At that time, Yang Hai came out, still holding a sky-green cloak in his hand, and covered Ling Ruo's body, and said carefully: "Master, be careful of catching a cold."
Ling Ruo nodded slightly, tightened the cloak tightly and said, "Go and get the medicine that Imperial Physician Xu brought in last time, and then you two will go to the Cold Palace with me."
Shui Xiu was slightly startled and said: "What are you doing there, Master? Could it be..."
Ling Ruo smiled slightly, looked at the gloomy sky and said: "Yes, she has been in the cold palace for so long, it's time for me to go and see her, let's go." Seeing Ling Ruo say this, Yang Hai and the others did not dare
He was negligent, took the medicine and quickly followed Ling Ruo out of Chengqian Palace.
The Cold Palace is located in the most remote corner of the West Sixth Palace. Since the Forbidden City was closed, it has been used to depose concubines who have made mistakes. Anyone who enters here will never take a step forward unless they die. Some concubines
The concubine was deposed here because she made a mistake at a young age. Because she could not bear the hardship and hopelessness of the cold palace, she suffered a mental breakdown and went crazy all day long. Those who were not crazy were like puppets, living their lives numbly.
Because so many people went crazy and died here, the palace has always regarded the Cold Palace as a taboo and ominous place. No one wants to get close to this place. The further you go towards the Cold Palace, the less people you can see. Occasionally, a few people passing by will lower their heads.
Leave in a hurry.
When they arrived at the Leng Palace, they saw a dilapidated red door with a big lock hanging on it. A young eunuch responsible for guarding the door was taking a nap at the door and did not notice Ling Ruo's arrival.
Ling Ruo glanced at Shui Xiu, who walked up to him knowingly, pushed the little eunuch and said, "Hey, don't sleep, get up quickly."
The little eunuch waved his hand in a daze and said: "Don't make any noise, let me sleep for a while, and then call me when the food is delivered."
Shuixiu was so amused by his words that she couldn't help but laugh. She used a little more force on her hands and said loudly: "Concubine Xi is here, are you still sleeping?!"
"Come as soon as it comes..." The little eunuch wanted to say that he would come as soon as he came, but suddenly his whole body started to tremble. He quickly opened his eyes and saw Ling Ruo right in front of him. He was panicked and frightened, so he quickly knelt on the ground and knelt in knots.
Baba said authentically: "Slave... I send my regards to Concubine Xi, may you be blessed!"
Ling Ruo didn't say anything more to him, and simply ordered: "Open the lock, I want to go in."
"Hey!" The little eunuch didn't dare to ask any more questions, and quickly took out the key from his arms to unlock the door. The palace forbids the abandoned concubines in the cold palace from going out, but it does not prohibit people from outside from coming in. It's just that no one is willing to come to the cold palace. I don't know.
The favored Concubine Xi came here to see someone.
When the mottled cold palace door is pushed open, it makes a heart-wrenching "squeak" sound, and as the palace door is pushed open, there will be a strange sound inside, which is like the sound of birds flapping their wings, and the door
When they opened it wider, Ling Ruo and others saw a piece of black rising into the sky, and a small piece of it flew towards them. Shuixiu was so frightened that she screamed, and the piece of black flew past her head.