Seeing that what Xue Po said made some sense, we no longer resisted like we did just now, so we followed her. In fact, women of our age do like these delicate and delicate things. We all share the same mind and picked them up one after another to play with them. Let me start with
What he picked up was a hibiscus flower lot. Perhaps because he was the King of Flowers in Sichuan, the work was particularly exquisite. Before he could take a closer look at the poem in the lot, Lingxi also picked up a lot, looked up, and read out slowly.
Come. "Spring is approaching late in the lonely empty garden, and the pear blossoms are all over the ground but the door is closed. Those who chant pear blossoms are in season."
Xuepo and I's expressions changed at the same time. This was simply a curse and prophecy for my sister's fate. The more unlucky it is, the more unlucky it is. Sure enough, Xuepo flipped the bamboo stick, took Lingxi's hand, and said coquettishly, "Sister,
This is just for fun, you can't count it. If you come and draw one, you will definitely get a good result this time."
Lingxi was impatient and said: "It's God's will, so why force it? Besides, you just said it was just for a look. If you want to play, just follow Huaishu, otherwise you can go back to accompany the queen."
Xue Po wanted to say more, but I hurriedly pulled her clothes quietly under the table to stop her. Lingxi's temperament seemed gentle and gentle, but when she was stubborn, it was useless for anyone to say. Otherwise, how could she be beaten by her own biological mother—
—The Queen Mother’s soft explanation is here.
There was a moment of stalemate in the inner hall. In a daze, my thoughts drifted back to that chaotic afternoon after the New Year.
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Time dividing line——
That day was still the seventh day of the life of the concubine. It was unlucky for her to pass away at the end of the year. Although the empress dowager ordered that she be buried in the concubine ceremony, there were only a few people who came to pay homage to her. The concubine was the most soft-hearted, and she thought
It was the love of entering the palace together, and I couldn't bear to see her leave in such a desolate way. Regardless of the cold weather and the long journey, I went to guard the Zi Palace for the concubine. I was worried that my mother-in-law would naturally accompany her. Rujuan went out to pass the warm sedan chair and came back.
The queen's face was full of suspicion, but the mother-in-law, who was always attentive, said calmly: "Is it because the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are too cold to resist? Forget it, we can just walk there."
Rujuan said hurriedly: "The concubine is too worried, the servants are waiting outside. However, when the servant came in just now, the maid from Chonghua Palace was looking around. The servant looked strange, so she walked over to ask. Who knows what happened?
Nizi hesitated and said at first that she wanted to find Di Ji, but then she immediately changed her mind and left. The servant was not happy and stopped questioning her. It was strange. "
Rujuan was only in her early twenties, but her mother-in-law saw that she was rarely steady and witty, so after Aunt Bixi left the palace to get married, she made an exception and was promoted to the maid in charge of Ningshou Palace. I was surprised to see her say this. Chonghua Palace is
Sister Lingxi's residence is separated from Xuepo's Fanghua Palace on both sides of the Yining Palace. My sister often invites me to play there on weekdays, but why should the maid hesitate like this? It is indeed strange. I asked: "Who is the maid?
Who is Heng'er?" Rujuan said: "No, Miss Heng'er, this servant recognizes her. She was the one who sent Emperor Ji back last time."
The concubine patted my hand and said, "If you are not at ease, just go and have a look. The concubine can just talk to Hanzhi herself." I thought about it and said, "Then let Rujuan accompany you first.
Let me go and pay my respects to Concubine Jui tomorrow." After saying that, he took Ruxiu out. Fortunately, the journey was not far. But before he arrived at Chonghua Hall, he saw a well-organized palace maid combing her hair and walking back and forth with red eyes.
She went there, as if she didn't see me. Ruxiu shouted: "How dare you, why don't you be rude when you see Emperor Huaishu?" Liuhong was startled, and hurriedly knelt down to pay homage. I went straight to the point and said, "Why don't you be nice?"
Waiting for my sister, what are you doing here? What happened when you came to my palace just now?"
Liu Hong became anxious and said: "Di Ji, something happened, our Di Ji..."
Seeing that she was not paying attention, I quickly stopped drinking and said to Ruxiu: "You stay on the side and watch." Then I asked Liuhong to go behind a pine tree and said: "It's safer here, that's all."
"Today Heng'er received news that the eldest grandson of Mr. Shen Hou, the governor of Jeju, came to Beijing. It was the Queen Mother who agreed to come to discuss the marriage." I suddenly understood something. Mr. Sun of the Jing'an Hou family is also Xian Zhao. Empress Dowager Hui’s direct nephew, the legendary Qilu Junjie, had already made an engagement with Lingxi Emperor Ji. Seeing that her sister has grown up, does she want to ask for her hand in marriage? Liu Hong said again: “Our Emperor Ji was very unhappy when she found out. But there is nothing I can do. I just couldn't hold it anymore and ordered my slave to go and invite you, but as soon as I left the Chonghua Palace, the Queen Mother's guard of honor arrived. So I don't know what to do."
When the Queen Mother arrived, I suddenly felt something was wrong. She was blushing and asked without blinking: "Emperor Ji, what can we do now?" I was upset and said: "You ask me, who am I asking? Now even I don’t know what’s going on inside, and I don’t know how to figure it out, so what can I do?”
Liuhong saw that I was angry and hurriedly knelt down to admit my mistake. I was extremely annoyed and ignored her for a while. Instead, she seemed to think of something and hesitated and said: "If the emperor really wants to know what is going on in the palace, I have a way. It's risky, but you might want to give it a try.
I looked at her suspiciously. Seeing that I didn't say anything, I bit my lip and said, "There used to be a weak spot in the west corner. It was supposed to be repaired by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Later, when Di Ji raised a little curly, she Let the inner prison dig the hole. Di Ji is petite, so she should be able to..."
I suddenly understood and said angrily: "You let me go into a dog hole?!"
Liu Hong quickly knelt down and said timidly: "Emperor... Diji, please calm down, that one has been abandoned a long time ago. It can't be considered... more importantly, the place is desolate and no one will find it."
I was so angry that I just didn't go up and kick her. I really want to thank my birth mother and several concubines for teaching me the virtues of women over the years, which made me resist such unethical thoughts. This bleeding is really reckless, I really don't understand. Why does her sister value her so much?
I pressed down and said in as calm a tone as possible: "Don't bring up such ridiculous ideas again. So what if I can get in? Can I stop the Queen Mother's decision? It's better to wait here first."
Upon hearing this, Liuhong immediately said: "The Emperor is unwilling to get involved, but this servant must go back to accompany our Emperor." After saying that, he kowtowed and ran away.
I didn't expect her to be so decisive, and I couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. A little palace maid is like this. Zipei, Zipei, how did your sister Lingxi treat you since you were a child? She is no less affectionate than your biological sister. Even the most secret emotions in my heart have been told to you. Can you feel at ease if you stay out of it?
Thinking like this, my heart became more and more restless. The cold wind howled and cut my cheek like a knife. It made my mind move forward. At that time, Mrs. Zhuang Min was very powerful and deliberately made things difficult for her mother and concubine to pray in Tongming Hall all night. I When I went to bed at night, I couldn't find my mother, and I was so anxious that I could only cry. But the palace people were afraid of Mrs. Zhuang Min, and no one dared to take me to look for her. I was unwilling to accept it, so I slipped out by myself while they were not paying attention.
But when I left Fangxinyuan, I didn’t know the road at all. It was dark and the road was slippery, and the wind was whining like a ghost’s hidden cry. I was panicked and afraid, so I could only look for the light, stumble and twitch along the way. With.
The sound of people in the distance gradually approached, and the palace lanterns curled up and I saw that someone was marching. I was really frightened and tired, and I didn’t care who the person was, so I shouted at the top of my voice: "There is someone coming, come quickly, woo woo..."
Then some inmates came over to check on me. When they saw it was me, they took me to the center of the crowd. It turned out that it was Sister Lingxi who was traveling in a soft sedan chair. People around me were asking questions that day. I can’t remember it anymore.
I remember that Lingxi was wrapped in a large Zhaojun suit, held my hand, and frowned: "My hands are so cold, they must be frozen. You and your sister can go to Yanxi Palace in a sedan chair, okay? I can pick you up just in time."
Brother Run."
I mumbled, "But I want to go to Tongming Palace to find my mother."
Lingxi smiled and said: "Run'er loves Huaishu the most, and will definitely plead with Mrs. Zhuang Min (Hu Yunrong). Then Empress Ying can go back with Huaishu."
I didn't know that there were so many complicated relationships at that time, so I just accepted in a panic. Lingxi then led me into the sedan chair, and fearing that I would be cold, he untied his Zhaojun suit and wrapped me in it. The spacious suit was full of warmth.
Just like the warmth that Sister Lingxi brought to me, it has not dissipated after so many years.