I retorted: "Then who can run rampant in the inner courtyard of the palace without any scruples and hide aside to scare people? I'm afraid if Marquis Weiyuan knows that even a beating will be lenient."
It's a good thing I didn't mention it, but when I mentioned it, it triggered a lot of bitterness in him, like a torrent of waves: "You think I am willing to spend time here, and I am not my mother-in-law. I have to drag you when I come to the palace to see the Queen Mother."
I came to see my aunt together, but as soon as they started chatting, they couldn't wait to talk about their grandmother's illness all the way to the old sesame seeds and rotten millet when the aunts were at their parents' house. After an hour or two, they were still very interested, but
Concubine Qiao Zhenyi is here again, and she can't leave until dark. I have counted the floor tiles in Yining Palace several times. I will be bored to death if I continue to listen to it. What's more, I hate Cousin Han and Cousin Han.
The emperor is not here, so if you want to find an excuse to escape, no one will help you."
I thought to myself: "Is it so boring for your elders to talk to you without giving me face? Besides, I haven't heard of three women in one drama? "You are just verbose. You haven't gotten to the point in the past half day. Isn't this a sign?
Yet?"
Zhen Zhiping looked away as if unintentionally, and said forcefully: "Anyway, I have an idea. The Queen Mother's aunt said that this place is close to the outer court, and female relatives rarely come here, so she asked me to come."
Zhen Zhiping hesitated, his face turned blue involuntarily, and with his increasingly clear outline, he looked a bit ferocious, but he just stared at me without saying a word. I was startled by his appearance, and I couldn't help but take a step back.
.While I was secretly thinking about how sparsely populated this place was, I actually started to worry a little absurdly about my own life.
Fortunately, it only took a moment before he finally said, "You really can't tell?"
I couldn't understand his senseless words, but his expression slowly softened and he said: "You have never been on the battlefield, so you don't understand the kind of fighting, where the big knife slashed on people, and blood splattered all over me.
, there were mourning people all around, whether they were enemies or comrades. There were also people who were already miserable when they were dying, but... they still opened their eyes wide and screamed to save me. At that time, you couldn't think about national honor.
, all you think about is killing the enemy and surviving, or finishing the war and going home quickly."
His voice was low, and the few descriptions already made my hair stand on end. It turns out that the so-called fierce warriors and passionate men are just one aspect. There have been many battles in ancient times. This is the cruel nature of war.
Thinking like this, I didn't have the leisure time to say anything else, so I asked in a deep voice: "I really didn't expect that you were also sent to the battlefield. I thought..."
"Actually, at the beginning, the Crown Prince really didn't want me to send troops, but I found it boring at the border. In addition to training, I kept pestering the Crown Prince's brother every day. Finally, he got tired of it. Maybe... it was also to let me understand something.
It was the real flames of war that led me to an ambush battle with the captain. It took me more than half a month to get out of that nightmare of hand-to-hand combat. Fighting is really not a blessing." After a pause, he continued
He said, "So I admire Prince Yu Che very much. Not only did he overcome this gap, he also took root in the border army. You can't imagine the desolation of the border."
Normally, I would secretly curl my lips in my heart even if I didn't say anything bad to Yu Che, but not at this time. After all, personal love and love cannot be compared with the true feelings of family and country.
Although I don't know much about military and political planning, but judging from Zhen Zhiping's changes, compared to before the border formation, it is really difficult for a royal nobleman who grew up in bright clothes and fine food. But.
Regardless of his purpose, he is still worthy of admiration for being able to stay there for several years.
Before I could finish my thoughts here, Xiaoyun had already quietly approached me and gently tugged on the edge of my cloak. I came back to my senses and looked at her and said with some embarrassment: "Di Ji, dinner is about to be ordered.
Yes, we have agreed to serve Concubine De for dinner today, let alone what do you think of the beauty of the day?"
I looked up, and sure enough I saw inky clouds, layer upon layer, it looked like it was going to snow. Then I saw that the girl was hesitant to speak, and then I realized that in this sparsely populated place, I really shouldn't be alone with a foreigner like this.
It’s been a long time! We can’t neglect the etiquette precautions. It’s really in vain that the elders say I’m good at etiquette.
So I hurriedly turned around and gave Zhen Zhiping a blessing and said, "Young master, I won't accompany you anymore. Huaishu is going to accompany my concubine, so I'll say goodbye."
Zhen Zhiping was startled, then changed his expression to a contemptuous one, and said disdainfully: "I'm assuming it's because I'm getting better with age, I don't want to keep showing off like before."
My breath was choked by him. This man is the only one who can promptly erase the positive impression others had on him! But I managed to prioritize, only glared at him, and hurried away.
Although I walked quickly, God was not kind to me. Halfway through the journey, snowflakes were falling. When I arrived at the Longevity Palace, there were still a lot of snow beads on my fur collar. But there was no palace maid holding an umbrella to greet me.
I really don’t like Concubine De’s style.
Xiaoyun was even more angry and said: "Such little hooves are itchy, why did Aunt Hanzhu allow them to go?"
As soon as I finished speaking, I saw a little palace maid who was waiting in front of Concubine Demu running over in a hurry. She didn't even see her. I was confused and called her out. Before I could ask, what was this?
The palace maid cried anxiously and said, "This slave is back to get the medicine. Emperor Ji, please go to Shou'an Palace and have a look. Empress Duan, I'm afraid something is not right."
I was stunned and didn't react at all. I actually said, "Who are you talking about? Who is in trouble?"
The little palace maid said timidly: "Yes, it's Princess Duankang. She suddenly developed a high fever this afternoon. I heard it was very scary. Our queen has passed away just now."
Only then did I become afraid, Concubine Duanmu, she has always been frail and sick, and has been suffering from minor illnesses in recent years. This winter, there is no blood swallow to nurse her back to health. She has been weak since the beginning of winter, but Meng Shixin has taken good care of her, and she has not had any symptoms.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Queen Mother was still nagging her brother, saying that she would take all the old concubines to the palace in the summer, especially the Taiping Palace, which is a good place to recuperate. Who knew that just when the harsh winter was about to go, something like this would happen?
days.
The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, so I picked up my cotton skirt and ran to Shouan Palace. When I arrived, it was indeed a chaos of war. Concubine De Mu was sitting in the middle hall, looking at Meng Shixin who was kneeling on the ground with a pale face. She occasionally ordered the palace people, reluctantly
Order was maintained. But the people coming and going had solemn expressions, which made me more and more panicked.
Seeing Concubine De's face, I felt even more panicked. Among the elders, she was the most reassuring person. She would often sit there quietly when something happened, which made people feel at ease. But now
It seems that I am only afraid of Concubine Duanmu
I couldn't help but think too much, the palace people around me had already seen me, and they all knelt down and saluted. I also walked up to Concubine De, and said sadly: "Concubine, your Majesty was fine this morning, why?"
"Are you going to ask me? I also want to know why? But our Imperial Physician Meng is born in a clam shell, and he cannot pry it open with his mouth. Concubine De Mu spoke in a rare sharp tone. Meng Shixin looked down and said hurriedly with a bitter look on his face.
: "The Imperial Concubine knows this well, how dare I hide it from you? The truth is that the Imperial Concubine has been suffering from illness for a long time and it is difficult to eradicate it. She is prone to illness in winter."