After eating, Liuli rubbed her mouth with her handkerchief habitually, then turned to look at Qinghe, "Do you know where Concubine Yun lives?"
"I heard it's Shuxiang Palace!" This matter has been spread throughout the palace, so even if Qinghe didn't go there last night, he still knew about it.
She nodded, "Do you know where Shuxiang Palace is?"
"I know." Qinghe suddenly reacted, "You want to..."
He admitted without concealment, "I want to see Princess Yun."
Qinghe was very puzzled, "Liu Li, do you know that Concubine Yun is a lunatic and has been crazy for many years? What are you going to do to provoke a lunatic? Besides, the Queen Mother hates her so much that she gnashes her teeth. You go
Being close to her will make the Queen Mother hate you even more!"
Liuli smiled indifferently, "Don't you think the Queen Mother hates me now?"
"..." Qing He was silent for a moment, "But..."
"Qinghe, have you ever heard of a sentence?" she asked.
"What words?"
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend!" Liuli actually didn't think so. Concubine Yun saved her, which was enough to keep her in mind. "So, the Queen Mother hates me and she also hates Concubine Yun. Somehow
From a perspective, Princess Yun and I are on the same front, why can't we get closer?"
Blinking, Qinghe didn't quite understand, but still felt something was wrong, "Why don't you ask the master first..."
"Qinghe!" she called out, jumped down from the stool, and went straight to the door. "I will be outside, and you will not accept your orders! You should ask the master for everything, and the master will be exhausted! Such a small thing
, we can make our own decisions, don’t bother the master!"
She flicked it with her paw, the door opened, and she walked out in a big way.
The rain is still falling, pattering, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, there are many corridors and eaves in the palace, so it should be no problem if you don't get wet in the rain.
The only question is - where is Shuxiang Palace?
Looking back, she felt 80% sure.
Sure enough, Qinghe hesitated for a moment, and finally followed her out, holding an umbrella in her hand. Then she looked at her and muttered in a low voice, "If you want to go, I will go with you, but I won't ask the master, you
Haven’t you asked the emperor?”
"Him?" She raised her eyebrows, Jun Wuxie's face flashed before her eyes, and she laughed, "He doesn't even need to ask!"
Maybe it was because of the rain, or maybe it was because of the water incident yesterday, but there were not many people on the road. It was rare for her to walk on the road with such arrogance.
Qinghe held an oil-paper umbrella in her hand and followed behind. She seemed to be taking care of Xuehu, but in fact she was leading the way.
After walking for a cup of tea, we stopped in front of a palace. Although the building looked majestic, it looked very dilapidated.
After all, it's the difference in worth and the place where they live...but it's still much better than a cold palace.
I jumped up the steps, and when I reached the door and wanted to go in, a palace man outside stopped me, "What are you doing? Which palace are you from, and what are you doing here!"
This was obviously said to Qing He behind her.
"I..." As soon as Qinghe opened his mouth, he saw Liuli stepping forward and slapping him, the door opened, and he ducked in, "Liu... Xuehu!"
she shouted, eager to chase after him.
"Wait a minute!" The gatekeeper couldn't let her in casually. Although he watched the fox go in, he couldn't let Qinghe follow him, "What are you doing?"
Qinghe stared inside, and then said, "Two sisters, this servant is the maid of Xuanyi Palace, who is responsible for taking care of Xuehu. Xuehu came out for a walk after eating. He never thought that he would come here and suddenly go in."
Yes, please ask the two sisters to be accommodating and let the servants in, otherwise... the emperor will blame me if he can't see Xue Hu when he comes back from court!"
The two palace maids looked at each other. Everyone has heard how much the emperor loves Xue Hu, but...
After hesitating for a moment, one of them said, "Just wait, I'll go find it!"
"Sister, Xuehu has a weird temper. If I hadn't gone, I'm afraid she wouldn't..." Qinghe was afraid that Liuli would encounter something unexpected, so she wanted to follow him.
Unexpectedly, these words made others unhappy, "Oh, you mean, you are the only one who can serve this snow fox, and we people can't get involved with snow foxes? You have one more eye than us, or do you have one more eye than us?"
One missing ear?!"
"My slave has no such intention..."
"Wait!" He yelled sternly, "Otherwise, it's your responsibility to lose it, and we can't blame it!"
Qinghe had no choice but to remain silent and watched the man go in, not knowing what happened to Liuli inside.
Liuli got in. In fact, it was called Shuxiang Palace, but it was no different from an ordinary courtyard, just slightly larger in size.
The newness and quality of the furniture inside were not even as good as the Xuanyi Palace where she lived.
Because it was raining, the sky was already dark, and the room was damp and gloomy. There were no lights on, so it felt a bit eerie for no reason.
When I went in, I didn't see Mrs. Yun's figure. I frowned and looked around. I saw a small door to the west, and there should be another room, so I walked in.
As soon as I entered the door, I found that this was a bedroom, with curls of incense burning. I didn't know what the smell was. It was very light, but it gave me an increasingly weird feeling.
Concubine Yun sat with her back to her, with a tung flower mirror in front of her, singing an unknown tune softly in her mouth, and combing her hair slowly.
Her hair is extremely long, perhaps because it hasn't been trimmed in many years.
Before, they were piled up in a mess in the cold palace, so they didn't feel anything. Now they are spread out, like a black waterfall behind them, growing to the ground.
Concubine Yun seemed oblivious to her arrival and continued to comb her hair. The sandalwood comb slowly passed through the black hair. Occasionally, some white hair would be exposed. After all, it could not withstand the growth of time!
If the sun was warm and the smile was light at this moment, it would be a scene of a beauty looking into the mirror with yellow flowers, but now, with the continuous rain, coupled with the little song she was humming, and the dark light, it felt very cold no matter what.
Liuli originally had no timidity towards Concubine Yun, but at this moment, she suddenly became a little scared, shrank her steps, and subconsciously wanted to step back.
It seems that it is really not the right time to come see her. Why should we choose a sunny day?
Just when she had the urge to turn around and leave, Concubine Yun slowly turned her head. Her washed face looked a bit pale, and she looked so thin due to long-term malnutrition.
Her eyes became larger and deeper. Her gaze fell on Liuli and she smiled. At that moment, Liuli felt as if all the hair on her body stood on end.
I finally understand why the Cold Palace is so scary. What is scary is not the ghosts and gods, but the endless years of loneliness that drive people crazy!
