Chapter 350: Willing to join the game and not be afraid of difficulties
"Sister Chi, I told you that you don't have to rush to answer." Xue Hengzhao said, "If you want to do it in three days, let me know."
Chi Su lowered his head and said, "I really need to think about it carefully."
After Xue Heng took the photo, Chi Su stood there in a daze for a long time, so that the sun's shadow turned away and the shade of the trees was removed, and she suddenly realized that her whole body was being burned by the sun.
She raised her hand and wiped her face, thinking that her face would be covered with hot sweat, but unexpectedly she only felt a patch of cold tears.
However, she raised her head again and looked directly at the dazzling sun, letting tears well up.
So many things came to her mind at the same time, so many thoughts collided with each other, and they almost never tore her into pieces.
What Xue Hengzhao wanted her to do was vicious, but she didn't hate Xue Hengzhao.
Not only because Xue Hengzhao never pretended to be kind, but also because he understood the origin of the struggle for imperial power.
Even though she is not good at strategy, she is not naive enough to think that she can achieve things by virtue of kindness and justice alone.
The dazzling sunlight had already blinded her eyes.
Chi Su finally closed her eyes and slowly lowered her head.
After a long time, she opened her eyes again, but there were no tears.
Xue Hengzhao had almost reached Caiwei Pavilion when Chi Su chased after him from behind.
Xue Hengzhao knew it was her without turning around, and said to the little girl who was following him: "You go back first! I'll have a few words with Sister Chi."
Chi Su caught up and didn't speak, just panting.
Xue Hengzhao remained silent, waiting for her to speak.
After a while, Chi Sucai said: "I am willing to do it, no matter whether it succeeds or not."
"You don't blame me?" Xue Hengzhao asked.
"Why should I blame you?" Chi Su smiled bitterly, "Even though in the eyes of the world, it was you who taught me to fall into injustice, I didn't have to do this strategy. If it were someone else, not only would they be willing to do it, but they would even do it to you.
Be grateful.
After all, if people like me don't fight to the death, I will eventually die in the palace, and my family will have to suffer in exile.
You clearly know what my temperament is, but you still come to ask me first, which shows your feelings for me. If I can't even understand this, I will really let you down.
As for conscience and morality, I have my own explanation and it is none of your business."
"Sister Chi, since you have made up your mind, then do as I say!" Xue Hengzhao said, "I see that the Sixth Prince is interested in you, you must grasp it."
Xue Hengzhao returned to Tong'an Palace and took a shower despite being tired.
After that, he fell asleep, and when he woke up, he saw that the room was completely dark.
At first I thought I had slept for too long, but then I realized that the sky outside was extremely gloomy, and the wind blew in the window, bringing with it a unique earthy smell before the rain.
The little palace maid who followed Xue Hengzhao earlier came in with tea and asked with a smile: "Sister, are you awake? Have you rested? Have a sip of tea. It's time to have dinner. The Dowager Empress has given everyone a big reward.
A bowl of ham and dried bamboo shoots, just say that you are a vegetarian, the people below should still eat meat."
Xue Hengzhao took the tea bowl and went to light the lamp again.
The room lit up and rain began to fall outside the window.
Yin Shu was going to close the window, but Xue Hengzhao stopped him and said, "It's not raining yet, let's listen to the sound of rain."
Yin Shu went outside and brought in a food box, two dishes and one soup, along with a bowl of rice and a plate of steamed cakes.
Xue Hengzhao had a small appetite, and it was dinner time, so he only picked up half a bowl of rice, and only used a few chopsticks to eat the vegetables and soup.
"You can take the rest if you don't mind!" Xue Hengzhao said, "I'm full."
Yin Shu smiled and said: "They said before that I was lucky because I met my sister. It's nothing more than that I can eat more than them. But if I keep eating like this, I will gain weight sooner or later."
Yin Shu is a low-level palace maid, and her food and clothing cannot be compared with those of the palace maids like Xue Hengzhao and others.
Wherever they are assigned, they wait until the person above them finishes eating before it's their turn.
"Put it all away and eat it while it's hot." Xue Hengzhao said, "I don't need you to take care of it right now."
"Sister, do you still want to read Huizi's book?" Yin Shu was very clever. Although he didn't have much time, he still remembered Xue Hengzhao's preferences and habits. "I will brighten the light so that my sister won't waste her eyes."
At this time, the rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, and the room was a little damp and cold.
Xue Hengzhao covered his legs with a quilt and leaned on the bedside to read. An hour passed before he knew it.
After Yin Shu urged her to rest her eyes several times, Xue Hengzhao put down the book, washed herself, and went to bed again.
Yin Shu waited until she fell asleep, then closed the window, turned off the lights, and took a break outside.
It rained lightly for another two days, and then it finally cleared up.
Because the second prince's wedding was imminent, the emperor and the empress wanted to take him to the ancestral temple to offer incense and seek blessings from his ancestors.
It will take three days to go back and forth, and the affairs in the palace will be left to Concubine Hui for the time being.
Yao Wanyi went into the palace to hang out and admired the flowers in Wanchun Garden.
Xiuzhu said with a smile: "Master likes gardenias the most. The gardenias in front of Fuye Pavilion are in full bloom. Let's go there to enjoy them."
"You use the word "wang" very well," Yao Wanyi praised, "I like the fat, white and strong fragrance of gardenias, and I also like everything that is prosperous."
"My master has great fortune and never acts pretentious. Compared with those who are coy and coy, I am really admirable." Hanxiang endured the soreness in her arms and helped Yao Wanyi move forward without forgetting to flatter her, "That's all.
, I don’t know how much higher than they are.”
Yao Wanyi pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "You don't have to say that, there are a few people in this world who can tell the truth from the false. Especially men, they only know how to get close to the skin and don't care about anything else."
"The second prince is getting married. I heard that he has a beautiful concubine in his palace who is very favored. With the new prince and concubine gone, isn't he going to be jealous?" Xiuzhu talked about other people's gossip.
"The one from the Jin family who looks pretty good might have the upper hand." Hanxiang guessed.
The master and the servants chatted and laughed, and walked to Fuye Pavilion. When they arrived, Yao Wanyi sat down, as if a mountain of flesh had collapsed.
Naturally, there were people fanning themselves, wiping away sweat, and offering tea.
Xiuzhu and Hanxiang folded many gardenias and placed them in front of Yao Wanyi.
"Only the gardenias in the palace are double-flowered, but they are very difficult to maintain if they are moved outside. Even if they can barely survive, they will not bloom properly." Yao Wanyi said with regret, "As a result, I had to go to the palace.
Come."
"If you take these out of the palace and keep them in bottles, they will last for many days." Hanxiang said, "It's just that the fragrance needs to be reduced."
"Hey, isn't that Xue Hengzhao?" Xiuzhu's eyes were sharp and she saw someone not far away who was about to sneak over.
"That bitch, she's here!" Yao Wanyi hated Xue Hengzhao the most. He got angry when he heard her name, "Call her over here!"
"Master, this bitch is in the palace of the Dowager Empress now, we are afraid that we cannot touch her." Hanxiang was a little timid.
"Hmph!" Yao Wanyi rolled her eyes, "I haven't been in the palace for a long time, how did I know that she went to the concubine's palace? I am here to teach a maid who has committed a crime, and I am not running wild in Tong'an Palace. Who can do anything to me?
?At worst, I can go back and apologize to the Dowager Empress, but I won’t die!"