Summer is always so sultry, even the breeze blowing by is mixed with heat. Wearing Nuan Si's thin pink gauze skirt, she still feels stuffy.
"Your Majesty, let me accompany you for a walk." Qing'er said flatteringly.
"Yeah, that's fine." Nuan Si lazily got up and wanted to go to the outer hall. Ever since Belle was injured, Bao'er has become very busy. She has to handle all the big and small things, but Belle is only here.
In the inner hall, at this time every day, Nuan Si also allowed her to rest in the room, otherwise the weather would be too hot, which would be detrimental to the scars on her face. At this time, the only person serving her was Qing'er.
Qing'er accompanied the queen all the way and unknowingly brought the queen to the vicinity of Zhuyan Palace...
Nuan Si suddenly stopped: "Isn't the Leng Palace ahead?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me, Qing'er didn't know." Qing'er immediately knelt down and said in panic.
"It doesn't matter. Get up. I don't mean to blame you."
"Thank you, Madam." Qing'er stood up happily.
"Since sister Yuanrou left, I haven't been here once." After saying that, Nuansi walked towards the palace.
"Your Majesty, you can't. The Cold Palace is a place of great danger and is not suitable for your Majesty's golden body." Qing'er pretended to stop her.
"I'm not afraid, I'm doing the right thing." Nuan thought about Yuan Rou, felt a heavy pain in her heart, and then walked in.
Sure enough, it is still so desolate...
In this huge cold palace, I am afraid that this is the only place where the wind blows in the summer...
I remembered that a long time ago, here, I personally saved the bullied Concubine Yuan... I felt melancholy in my heart.
Suddenly, a palace maid rushed over and knelt down: "The queen is redressing the grievances of the master."
"How dare you offend the Queen?" Qing'er complained.
"Your Majesty, this servant is Xiuzhu, the personal maid of Imperial Concubine Yuan." Gong'e announced her family name.
"Oh? You are Sister Yuan's maid. Get up quickly?" Nuan Si was surprised. She didn't expect to meet Princess Yuan's maid here.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gong E was a little fat, so she got up with difficulty.
"Just now you said redress of grievances? Why?" Nuan Si did not miss Gong E's words.
"This slave knows that Master can't commit suicide. She has always had hope in her heart." Gong E said with choked sobs.
Speaking of this, Nuan Si also felt strange. Concubine Yuan had been in the cold palace for a long time. If she wanted to commit suicide, she would have committed suicide long ago. Why did the new emperor commit suicide after he ascended the throne? It was very strange, but it was inconvenient because of the Queen Mother's obstruction at that time.
Ask.
"You said Sister Yuan has always had hope. What hope is that?"
"This slave dare not say anything."
"But it doesn't matter, I will pardon you."
After hesitating for a moment, the palace lady said slowly: "My master has always had His Highness Prince Ning in his heart."
Boom, for Nuan Si, this is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue...
Concubine Yuan actually fell in love with the emperor, which she never expected. Earlier it was only rumored that Prince Ning was in love with Concubine Yuan... She didn't expect them...
"How do you know this?" Nuan Si is thoughtful and not easy to trust outsiders.
"Reply to your Majesty, before I entered the palace, I was the maid of Imperial Concubine Yuan. I have followed her for many years. My master has been in love with His Highness Prince Ning for many years."
"That's it." Nuan Si sighed.
"So this slave knows that the master will not commit suicide."
"Then you mean someone murdered?" Nuan Si asked.
Gong E shook her head: "No, I saw the master's body. The master bit his own tongue at that time."
"Then what's the point of grievance?" Nuan Si always thought this was strange.
"This slave knows that the night before the master committed suicide, he met His Highness Prince Ning, who is the current emperor."
Nuan Si recalled that this was indeed the case. She still clearly remembered that when she talked about this incident, she wanted the emperor to let Concubine Yuan go. However, after the emperor summoned Concubine Yuan, Concubine Yuan committed suicide.
"Then what do you mean..." Nuansi said tentatively.
Gong E nodded with tears in her eyes: "I suspect that the emperor said something that irritated the master, so the master..."
Nuan Si immediately changed his face: "Shut up, this is not a trivial matter. Can you slander the Emperor at will?"
"Your Majesty, you are on good terms with my master. You must be aware of this. You cannot let my master die in an unknown way. I have heard that people who die with hatred are not allowed to be reincarnated in the underworld. My master is so pitiful." Gong E cried.
Nuan Si felt very uncomfortable, raised her hand and said: "Qing'er, drive her away, hurry up, I don't want to see her."
Qing'er glanced at Xiuzhu and immediately pulled her up: "If you don't get out yet, I don't want to see you."
"Empress, do you want to make the decision for the master?" Xiuzhu's voice became more and more distant.
Nuan Si's mind is in chaos...
If it is really the emperor? Then why? Didn’t the emperor like Concubine Yuan? Why did he put her to death?
However, Nuan Si knew that he must not ask the emperor, because it was disrespectful and he would be unhappy if he knew it. But when Xiuzhu said this, his curiosity aroused again? Why did Concubine Yuan commit suicide?
?
This is already a mystery...
If the emperor really forced her to die, how cruel must the emperor be? He could even attack the woman he once liked?
There are also rumors about the prince and his wife that they were framed and killed by King Ning.
"Qing'er, please don't make this matter public, otherwise your life will be at risk, you know?" Nuan Si's voice was extremely majestic.
"Yes, your Majesty, I know this." Qing'er promised cautiously.
After returning from Leng Palace, Nuan Si kept having nightmares, dreaming about the tragic death of Concubine Yuan, and dreaming that the emperor killed her with his own hands...
Zhu Yan Palace
"Xiuzhu, you did a good job." Qing'er said with a smile.
"It's all your idea, Miss Qing'er." Xiuzhu said stupidly.
"These are the rewards given to you by the master." Qing'er handed over a thick stack of silver notes.
"Thank you, Master, for your appreciation." Xiuzhu said happily as she looked at the banknote.
"The master also asked me to bring you a message."
"What?" Xiuzhu raised her head.
Qing'er leaned close to Xiuzhu and whispered in her ear: "Master said that you have made great contributions, so I want to reward you and go to heaven."
After saying that, Qing'er stabbed Xiuzhu in the abdomen with a dagger...
"You..." Pointing at Qing'er in disbelief, he slowly lay back.
Xiluan Hall
Nuan Si suffered from insomnia all night, her energy was very low, and she looked very haggard, so she said listlessly: "Qing'er."
"My slave is here." Qing'er heard the sound and rushed over.
"I still want to go to Zhuyan Palace and want to ask Xiuzhu."
"Empress, this..." Qing'er stopped talking.
"What's wrong?" Seeing her like this, Nuan Si knew something was wrong.
"Miss Xiuzhu is dead."
"What?" Nuan Si was stunned.
"How did you die?" Nuan Si asked.
"This morning, the aunt in charge of Leng Gong found the body in the well when she was fetching water. There were blood stains on her chest. She said she was murdered." Qing'er pretended to be sad.
"Ah? Such a coincidence? How could it be such a coincidence?" Nuan Si's body swayed.
"Your Majesty, actually I have something I don't know whether I should say or not." Qing'er whispered.
"explain."
"My slave thinks that Xiuzhu's death may be related to what she said yesterday." Qing'er speculated.
"You mean she was killed and silenced." Nuan Si covered her mouth and exclaimed.
"This slave is just guessing."
Nuan Si began to tremble. If she was really killed and silenced by the emperor, wouldn't the emperor have control over her every move?
"Your Majesty, Eunuch De just sent word that the Emperor will stay at Xiluan Hall tonight." Bao'er walked in and said.
"No, don't, hurry up and tell your father-in-law that I am ill and cannot sleep with you." Nuan Si's voice trembled.
"What's wrong? Concubine?" Bao'er was puzzled.
"Go, go quickly." Nuan Si shouted, feeling a little out of control.
"Uh, okay." Bao'er was driven away inexplicably.
"Your Majesty, for the sake of this plan, I think this matter should be kept secret. You should not tell Aunt Bao'er and Aunt Bei'er. If one less person knows about this, there will be less danger." Qing'er said.
"Yes, I have to keep it a secret, otherwise he will kill someone again." Nuansi pulled the quilt and covered herself tightly.
In the hot summer, she felt very cold...
For several days, the queen refused to sleep with her because of illness...
"The Emperor has arrived." the eunuch shouted sharply.
"Nuansi, I'm here to see you."
"Concubine, please send your regards to the emperor." Nuan Si wanted to get out of bed.
"No need to be polite..." The emperor stepped forward and hurriedly supported Nuan Si.
"Nuan Si, I've asked the imperial doctor to come and give you a good look."
"No, no need, I'm just a little uncomfortable." Nuan Si stuttered.
"Meng Ziyang, don't come in yet." The emperor growled.
Doctor Meng came in, and Nuan Si could only lie down obediently and take her pulse...
Nuan Si's eyes flickered, and Doctor Meng's eyes also looked strange...
"What's wrong with the queen?" the emperor asked anxiously.
"Back to your Majesty, your Majesty just felt cold occasionally, and it's nothing serious." Meng Ziyang said.
Imperial Physician Meng prescribed some more medicine, and then he and the Emperor left the Xiluan Hall together.
"Meng Ziyang, stop." The emperor called coldly.
"The old minister is here."
"What's wrong with the Queen? You can't lie to me." Mo Yu Wuhuan was always thoughtful and noticed something strange about Imperial Physician Meng, so he came out and asked.
"No..." Meng Ziyang was about to answer.
"You'd better tell me the truth, or I'll take your head." Mo Yu Wuhuan looked angry.
"Old minister is scared." Meng Ziyang knelt down.
"Stop talking nonsense, why don't you tell the truth?"
"Go back to your Majesty, your Majesty, she is not sick at all."
"What do you mean?" The emperor wondered.
"Your Majesty is not sick, she is pretending to be sick." Meng Ziyang finally told the truth.
"Okay, I understand, please step back." The emperor's tone was indescribably calm.
"Yes, veteran, please retire." Meng Ziyang left in a hurry.
Turning back and looking at Xiluan Palace behind him, Mo Yu Wuhuan's eyes gradually turned cold...
"You actually lied to me, pretending to be sick and not going to bed? Okay, then continue your disguise." The emperor clenched his fists with a gloomy look on his face.
"Eunuch De, please tell me that the Queen is not feeling well and will take off the green brand starting today."
"Take off the brand?" Mr. De was dumbfounded.
The green sign is the sign of the palace concubine. Every day, the emperor decides who will be hired to serve as his bedmate, and the person who will serve as his bedliner will also be recorded in history. Once the brand is taken off, it means that the opportunity to serve as the concubine's bedmate has been lost.
The concubine who was relegated to the cold palace was treated like this. I didn't expect that today she would take the title of queen.
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go and go quickly?" The emperor was furious.
"Yes, I obey my orders."
The emperor took the queen's name, and rumors spread all over the palace for a while. It was said that the queen fell out of favor and was about to be thrown into the cold palace after angering the emperor. The emperor was nostalgic for the residences of other concubines every day. Mrs. Lan and Xue Concubine were the most favored, and they slept with them.
There are also more days than others.
Zhaoxue Palace
The snow concubine is naked in gauze, her skin is as good as snow, and she holds the emperor's neck gently with a pair of jade bis...
"Your Majesty, do you love Xue'er?"
"Love." Mo Yu Wuhuan was already drunk with a wine bottle in his hand.
"Will you love Xue'er so much forever?" Xue Concubine leaned lightly on the emperor's chest, feeling his heartbeat.
"meeting."
"We want to grow old together, okay?" Xue Bin's tears flashed.
Growing old together? This word is so familiar. The emperor opened his eyes and remembered that someone once told him that he wanted to grow old together with him and become husband and wife.
Vaguely, I saw that the person in my arms was actually that stunning face...
Is it Nuansi? The emperor thought to himself, and kissed Xue Concubine's charming lips in a daze...