The shock at that moment can only be described as frightened. But what happened after that is blurry to me. It is said that I was stunned on the spot. I couldn't stand firmly and couldn't be helped to walk. It was the steward aunt who summoned the warm sedan chair.
I sent it back. In the end, Concubine De's mother was alarmed. She came to see me early the next morning and said with love and affection: "You are such a child. Why did you happen to bump into me there? That bitch didn't wait for me."
After interrogation, he was bumped to death in my longevity palace. Even the old maid dared not look at the tragic death. But it frightened you, so you need to find a doctor to treat you."
I didn't know how ugly my face looked at that moment, so I just asked in a hoarse voice: "She committed suicide by hitting a pillar."
Concubine Demu sighed, but spoke without any emotion, "She has been discovered. If she does not commit suicide, will the people behind her let her and her family go? The lives of people in the palace are as worthless as grass, and there is no guarantee that they will keep themselves safe."
Have a good death, not to mention she violated a taboo, you have already done your best, so don’t worry about it."
"Pei'er, sister, what are you thinking about?" Lingxi called my nickname softly, and asked me with concern to pull me out of my thoughts. I quickly said: "Maybe I didn't sleep yesterday, and I am a little energetic.
It’s not good. I haven’t seen you these days, but my sister’s complexion is getting better and better.”
Lingxi smiled gently, without commenting, but said softly: "I am useless. I will only make my relatives worry about me all my life. My sister has had a big accident herself. She must feel uncomfortable. Why bother in front of me?"
You have to force yourself to be happy. You really don’t have to worry about me, I’m worried about you.” She paused and said in a deep voice: “We royal daughters, although we have known since we were young that there are many shady places in the palace, but we are well-dressed and well-fed.
You are suddenly exposed to the bloody filth, let alone my sister, you are not yet an adult, how could anyone else be able to bear it?"
After hearing this, I felt warm in my heart, but my eyes were so sour that I almost shed tears. It turned out that the person in the palace who understood my mood best was not Concubine Mu, not Concubine Demu, but my sister Lingxi. I looked at her gratefully, as if I had returned to my hometown.
When I was a child, the aloof sister Lingxi insisted on carrying me into a warm sedan despite Concubine Hu Xian's power. No matter how much I did for her, it could not compare to her selfless use of me and her careful consideration of my self-esteem. I thought of that.
Here, I felt even more unwilling and desperate for her, so I raised my voice and said, "Sister, a few days ago, the Queen Mother had ordered Shen Xiu to consecrate the daughter of the Nine Kings, Hexin Diji."
Lingxi was startled for a moment, then he tilted his jaw slightly and said calmly, "Xuepo has already told me, it's the Queen's intention."
Seeing her being so indifferent, I don't know what to say, but my sister has been waiting for her word, and although everyone is afraid of the dignity of the royal family and dare not discuss it, they must be murmuring in their hearts. Now the person she has been engaged to since childhood is no longer a beauty. She will be in the future.
Even if you think about it and are willing to come out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find Ruyilang.
Lingxi seemed to see my worry and said: "I have received the love and care from my mother, and I am already very ashamed that I cannot follow her instructions. How can I ask her to embarrass me? I can choose whether to be good or bad.
Over the years, I have also figured out that life is unpredictable and many things happen without warning, so just take things as they come. Pei'er, you really don't have to worry about me."
I didn't speak, and silently drank the milk in my hand. Over the years, I have also watched my sister suffer all the way. Due to limited knowledge, even if I knew where the knot in her heart was, there was no way to solve her problems. Looking at her
I'm always happy to be able to look at it slowly and calmly.
She added: "Xue Po also said that you won't have a wedding ceremony for your birthday this year, but is it true?"
Speaking of which, I feel a little regretful. After all, my mother-in-law has been preparing for this for more than half a year, and she doesn’t have much wealth. You can imagine how much effort she spent on those brocade clothes and hairpin rings. But facing the kind sister Lingxi, I
He could only say: "It does happen. After all, there are many things in the country, and Emperor Hexin is about to surrender. It would be unseemly to do it now. It is reasonable for the mother to do it after the engagement."
Lingxi joked: "But now that I'm old, I'm always talking about engagement and marriage, so I don't know how to be shy."
It was already afternoon when I left Feishuang Palace. The snow had stopped and the weather had cleared, and it was not that cold anymore. So I refused to sit in the warm sedan again and said, "I've been bored in the house for several days. It's rare to have good weather. You wait."
Let’s go for a walk with Gu Gu.”
Xiaoyun smiled and persuaded: "Diji, as the saying goes: If it snows and it doesn't get cold, it will turn into snow. If you can't feel it now, it will be very cold in a while. You are a rich person and you can't afford it."
I said: "That's why I need to take a walk now, otherwise I will definitely not be able to go out in the cold for the next two days."
Seeing my persistence, Xiaoyun didn't dare to persuade me, so she just waited behind me. Going to the left of Feishuang Palace, after stepping on the scattered gravel road, you can see a large garden with thousands of jade plants planted in it.
The sandalwood plum blossom blooms in the cold winter under the snow, and its fragrance is fragrant. I have seen this intoxicating beauty when I was a child, and I am still shocked to this day.
But since the beginning of the Zhengzhang Dynasty, this elegant place that once "walked on the snow and leaned on the plum blossoms" gradually became desolate. There were small banquets in the winter palace, and the Queen Mother never came here to hold them. It is said that this was the place where the Queen Mother and the late emperor established their love.
However, it was a pity that he was replaced by a vulgar palace maid, and a good story was almost ruined.
I carried my heavy velvet skirt and walked gracefully among the plum trees scattered high and low. I smelled the elegant and long fragrance, and felt a joy I had never experienced before. But soon, I heard a burst of "xixi"
The sweeping sound of "shushu" sounds like a palace sweeper sweeping away snow.
I didn't want to talk to strangers, so I didn't ask them to come to see them. Instead, I quietly gestured to Xiaoyun not far away, telling her not to come over and let the other sweeping maids find me. I also planned to leave slowly, not wanting this to happen.
At that moment, the voices of the palace maids came from behind:
"Oh, it's such a cold day. It's unlucky to sweep the snow here and freeze it like popsicles. I didn't expect that Xiaofang didn't come to give us some sweet soup. How can we talk about being sisters forever?"
"You can't blame her. We slaves, our lives belong to the master. Fang Niang follows Princess Pingyang and visits us on weekdays. But now that the palace is marrying a daughter, the princess doesn't care about the queen mother's sister."
"By the way, have you heard that Prince Consort Shen was not assigned to Emperor Hexin at first? There is a big reason for this." Suddenly someone lowered his voice and said mysteriously.
I felt slightly unhappy after hearing this. Even if Sister Lingxi couldn't hear it, they couldn't be so presumptuous behind their backs. Sure enough, the palace maid who spoke first said: "Hey, you are not ignorant. Who doesn't know that the Queen Mother originally wanted to marry Emperor Lingxi?"
Give it to him, but we all know that person's physical condition, so we have no choice but to use my niece as a replacement. Humph, you are talking about the deep love between sisters, after all, the biological mother and daughter are the most important."