I turned my head and saw An Lingrong coming out from behind the rockery, holding a small fan with an ivory handle at his waist. He bowed lightly and said with a smile on his face: "Hello, sister Wan Fei.WWW.tsxsw.
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She wore a lotus-blue wavy woven gold and smoke brocade dress, and her whole body seemed to be floating in a hazy green mist. An Lingrong was originally slim, but now she is as thin as a weak willow.
It is like the wind, not enough to hold it in one hand.
When we were alone facing each other, I thought that I would burst out all the anger and resentment that I had accumulated for many years, or at least I would be unable to restrain myself from slapping her in the face. However, when it happened, I was slightly embarrassed.
She smiled as reservedly as she should, and said: "Long time no see, my sister is really a noble person."
She covered her face with a round fan, and a long emerald-gold hairpin wrapped around her bun shone brightly, and the fan reflected the ivory bone was even more shining. She tilted her head slightly, and swayed the small jade-colored bead pendant.
The golden leaves as thin as melon seeds also swayed gently, flashing bright green waves.
She smiled kindly and said, "My sister is the real noble person. I thought that my sister was going to be alone for the rest of her life, and I worried about my sister a lot. I never thought that things would turn around, and now I have a good time to have a baby and add happiness to my family."
I remained calm and just smiled lightly: "There are no perfect moments. There are always shortcomings in life. Just like my sister, even if she is a noble concubine today and is in charge of the first palace, there must be times when her intentions are difficult to overcome.
Bar."
An Lingrong didn't take it seriously at all, but said shyly and timidly: "Lingrong served the emperor for her sister for so long after she left, but she didn't even have a son or a daughter. She really is very lucky." She told me.
She smiled sweetly and said quietly: "My biological daughter has become someone else's child. How do you feel about it, sister?"
Her words clearly pointed to the incident between Concubine Jing and Long Yue just now. She must have seen it clearly in the dark.
I chuckled softly, "Speaking of which, Haoyue has not been with me since she was a child, and it is reasonable for her not to be close to me. But I believe that there are always gains and losses in life. Compared to my sister, I may have more luck with this child.
some."
Lingrong still smiled like a flower blooming secretly in the quiet night, "Are there gains and losses? Lingrong is very afraid that my sister's gains will not be worth the losses."
"Yeah," I nodded slightly, thoughtfully, "My sister is right. But compared to some people who try their best but lose the hearts of the people, I'm afraid that in the end, they will still get nothing."
Lingrong quickly seriousened her expression and took two steps closer to me. Her delicate white hands were as beautiful as white fish, and several gold rings of emeralds and rubies shone brightly. She gently shook her fan and said softly with concern:
"My sister is absolutely right. In fact, my sister almost slipped off the sedan chair in front of Cuiwei Palace a few days ago. My sister also heard about it. Fortunately, my sister is fine. She is really worried."
What she said was "Cuiwei Palace" instead of "Yuzhao Palace". My heart suddenly moved and I understood. I said calmly: "My sister is so quick to report back to the gods."
"Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. But later I heard that even the emperor praised my sister for her virtue."
"My sister is the one who can't let go of the emperor's heart. She even knows the things that the emperor doesn't make public." I paused and said, "The Cuiwei Palace my sister refers to - Qingbin is Bashu.
There are women who have a stronger temperament. In addition, at a young age, it is inevitable that she will be confused for a while. Even the emperor is reluctant to blame her, so I have to be a favor. "
"Does my sister really think that it was Concubine Qing who did it?" An Lingrong's tone was slightly surprised, "Although Mrs. Zhou is favored, she is not bold enough to do so. Sister, if you think about it carefully, who in Cuiwei Palace has a grudge against your sister?
How long has it been?”
I pretended to be thinking deeply and said hesitantly: "Her brother is her brother. After all, she has never done anything to me?"
Lingrong shook his head and said: "Sister's heart has become more and more kind. Her brother has always wanted to replace Mr. Zhen, and she has always wanted to replace her with her sister. Why doesn't she understand?"
I suddenly stared at her, and a trace of cold doubt flashed in my eyes, "She is the most popular person in front of the Queen. How dare my sister say such unfounded words behind her back?"
Lingrong's gentle eyes dimmed and drooped, "Sister, do you want to ask me how I learned this?" She sighed quietly, with a hint of sadness, and said: "Sister has done too many wrong things in the past, and it is difficult to see the wrong things of others.
"Many, there are some things that I want to keep in my stomach. But my sister was almost plotted against me just after she returned to the palace. How could I dare to hide it anymore?" She said in a low voice with a remorseful tone: "The mistakes of the past have been made.
, my sister can only make up for it a little now."
"Oh?" I narrowed my eyes slightly, "I don't know where I heard this. In the eyes of the Emperor, my sister is the most docile and quiet. Has she ever done something shameful and wrong?"
"Sister," she said with a face filled with regret, "sister said this because she refused to forgive Ling Rong. That day I knew that my sister's sister-in-law and nephew were seriously ill in prison, and my sister had already asked the close doctor to take care of her, but still
I can't save their lives. Every time I think about this over the years, I always have trouble sleeping and eating, and I wish I could trade my own life for theirs. Sister..." When she said this, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
The moment when night falls is the legendary moment when humans and demons are indistinguishable. At that moment, even the backs of people will have a shape similar to that of beasts, the yin and yang energy between heaven and earth mixes, and the demons dance wildly. And at this moment today
Here, the mournful cry of the mausoleum sounds particularly pitiful.
I sighed and said in a low voice: "Lingrong, we have been here for many years..."
She cried, and her plaintive voice was like a wounded cuckoo wailing, "Sister, the sins of my life can never be redeemed." She bowed deeply, "Sister, I can return to the palace safely and receive the emperor's mercy again. The mausoleum is already overjoyed.
Lingrong didn't dare to hope that her sister would forgive her. She only hoped that her sister could give birth to Lin'er safely." Seeing no one around her, she leaned closer and warned her, "Sister, please be careful in everything."
The moment she came closer, a familiar fragrance came from her body. I looked at it with breathless concentration, and saw a small golden silk embroidered sachet tied on her belt, which was very delicate and cute.
I responded: "I know what you mean. I will be careful."
Lingrong nodded and said: "There are many mouths in the palace, so it is inconvenient for Lingrong to talk to my sister for a long time. It is getting late, so my sister will leave first."
When we arrived at Rouyi Hall, Huanbi followed me into the inner hall without saying a word. She also didn't allow others to come in. She stood silently with her hands down. I looked at her and said gently, "Just tell me if you have anything to say."
Huanbi couldn't hold back her anger and said sadly: "She pretended to cry twice. Miss, do you believe her again?"
I slowly blew the tea leaves without raising my eyelids and said, "Why don't I believe her?"
Huanbi was angry and anxious, and said: "This slave was very close to her just now, and her sachet clearly contained..."
I motioned her to be silent with my eyes, "It's okay if you know."
Huanbi was confused, "Since Miss knows..."
I smiled and said, "Since you know what she is carrying in her sachet, you know that she is working hard to do something. But what she said today may not be all lies, but there are some that are credible."
Huan Bi said: "Miss, do you think Qing Bin is trustworthy?"
"It's not credible. It's just that she is innocent in this matter. It's just that Concubine Qi took the stones from her palace to frame the blame. If I really don't have a child, Concubine Qing will not be able to escape the involvement. It kills two birds with one stone.
It's just that her calculations were too full and she was too complacent." I said coldly: "I didn't want to attack her so quickly, but now that she came to the door..." I called Jinxi in
, "You went to see Li Chang, what did he say?"
Jin Xi whispered: "Qi Gui's concubine and An Gui's concubine are both close to the queen, but they have always been at odds with each other. Now the queen attaches great importance to Qi Gui's concubine. Although Qi Gui's concubine entered the palace late, she is not the most favored.
, but she is already on an equal footing with Concubine An Gui, who has been favored for many years."
I felt that the hairpin on my head was too cumbersome, so I asked Huanbi to change it into a common one with flowers, and said: "Qi Guifei is not out of favor, but compared to An's temperament, she is more shallow and flamboyant. If I were the queen, I would also think that Qi is the queen."
Noble concubines are easier to control. In the eyes of the queen, An Lingrong's biggest advantage is that she comes from a humble family and is easy to control. However, An Bihuai is now a prefect because of her daughter, so An Lingrong's life experience is no longer humble. And she is sinister by nature.
Ruthless, the city is quite deep, and she has the same temperament as the queen. I think even the queen may not be able to completely control her."
Huanbi snorted and said disdainfully: "It's really fun for these people to fight among themselves like this in a nest of snakes and rats!" She paused and asked, "What are you going to do, Miss?"
I took off my armor, soaked my fingers in hot water with roses, and said, "Qi Gui's concubine beside the Queen is a stumbling block that hinders An Lingrong's accession to the throne. I think Qi Gui's concubine also looks down on An Lingrong's background.
, it is reasonable for the two of them to be at odds. It's just that since An Lingrong came to tell me that Qi Guifei wanted to harm me, I might as well accept it calmly." So he whispered a few words to Huanbi and said: "
Just go tell Jingqing and tell her to tell Qingbin."
Huanbi left in response, and Jinxi stood by to help me soak my hands and said, "Your Majesty will come over tonight, and your Majesty should be ready."
I said expressionlessly: "What are you ready for?"
Seeing me like this, Jin Xi said: "I just heard from Xiao Yunzi that the emperor is unfamiliar with the empress. It's no wonder that the empress is angry with the emperor."
I clutched the rose petals in the basin tightly and said solemnly: "The one who started making the figurines has no descendants? Confucius' words really understand the world."
Jinxi wrapped my hands with a soft towel and sighed softly.
By the time Xuan Ling came, I had already changed into a homely goose-yellow light-colored long skirt that flowed down from my chest. I had a soft gold-woven and flat-embroidered shoulder-length scarf on my shoulders, and I was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch.
Peel the pomegranate and eat it.
Xuan Ling pulled my shoulder and said, "I vomited so much the past few days that I didn't even bother to eat. Are you feeling better today?"
I forced a smile and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm much better now. I can't help but cut back on my diet because of the hot weather. It's not a big deal."
Xuan Ling saw the red circles under my eyes and said hurriedly: "You are doing so well but your eyes are red. Who told you to feel wronged?"
I laughed quickly and said: "Who dares to suffer the injustice of me, I am just thinking about being sad."
Xuan Ling said: "You will inevitably think more when you are pregnant. Tomorrow I will ask Concubine Jing to bring Longyue to you. With the child by your side, you should also smile and be happy."
I refused to listen, and tears were about to fall when I heard it, "Why would the emperor say such words to hurt my heart? Even though Wuyue and my concubine are mother and daughter, they are not close, so how can they be willing to come to Rouyi Palace?"
It’s just crying.”
Xuan Ling couldn't help but feel unhappy, his handsome cheeks seemed to be covered with a cloud of darkness, and said: "Concubine Jing has always been sensible, but now she has become confused. It was you who gave birth to Longyue, and she didn't teach her well and sent her back."
"
I was stunned for a moment. He actually thought that the unfamiliarity with me today was all the fault of Concubine Jing, so he said softly: "Why does the emperor blame Sister Jingfei? She has taken care of Longyue with all her heart over the years. It's no wonder that Longyue pays attention to her."
She is like a mother."
Xuan Ling was stunned for a moment, then said in a good voice: "Then I will discipline Longyue well tomorrow and let her get close to you as soon as possible, okay?"
I complained: "It's not sweet to force a child, so why should the emperor get angry with a child and hurt the relationship between father and daughter?"
Xuan Ling had no choice but to smile bitterly and said, "How about you, Huan Huan?"
I was so anxious that I lay in his arms and sobbed: "If I knew this, I wouldn't have to worry like this."
So for two days in a row, I ate less and felt depressed. One moment Xuan Ling asked people to perform vaudeville shows, the next he came to tell me jokes himself, and the next he asked people to bring in the latest melons and fruits as tributes.
After a while, I called Meizhuang again, and Lingrong came to relieve my boredom, but I never smiled.
In the end, it was Li Chang who reminded her: "The empress will inevitably miss her family when she is alone in the palace. Since the emperor and concubine are not close to each other, the emperor might as well let her meet other family members. It would be good if they could meet each other and relax their hearts."
Xuan Ling said: "Concubine Wan's parents are both in Shu, so it takes a long time to come and go."
Li Chang whispered: "Your Majesty forgot, your Majesty's brother is being treated in the capital. Didn't Your Majesty make arrangements for it?"
Xuan Ling hesitated slightly and said: "Zhen Heng has not recovered from her mental disorder. How can I put Concubine Wan in danger? What if he hurts Concubine Wan and the child in her belly?"
Li Changdao: "Although Zhen Heng is insane, he is very quiet and not noisy after being treated by the imperial doctor. If the brother and sister meet, it will be beneficial to his illness. Concubine Wan is relieved to see her brother, and everyone around her
Everything is fine.”
Jin Xi relayed to me what Xuan Ling and Li Chang had said, and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry anymore. Your Majesty has promised to send your Majesty out of the palace to see the Young Master tomorrow."
I sipped the anti-fetal medicine and said slowly: "If I hadn't been so willful last time, I'm afraid I would never be able to see my brother." I smiled at Jin Xi, "With you and Li Chang, I can feel at ease and save a lot of effort.
"
Jin Xi's face turned slightly red and she said, "This slave and he are just trying their best."
I smiled and said, "It's okay if I don't try my best. Li Chang just treats you well." I held Jin Xi's hand and said, "I always feel that I have wronged you."
Jin Xi looked resigned to her fate, "Unlike Miss Huanbi, the left and right slaves will never leave the palace for the rest of their lives. Even if they have the grace to leave the palace, what else can they find to rely on in this life? Li Chang is not too bad."
." She paused and said, "Mother, please have a good rest today. You will have a hard day tomorrow."
Early the next morning, after greeting the Queen as usual, I returned to the palace, changed into my normal clothes, and left the palace through the corner gate in a small sedan.
Li Chang said apologetically: "I feel sorry for you to sit in such a sedan chair. It's just that your Majesty has never left the palace this time. We can only go quietly and come back quietly without anyone noticing."
I smiled and said, "Everything will be arranged by my father-in-law."
So I carried a small sedan through the streets and alleys, and it took about an hour to arrive. When I came down, I saw a small courtyard with green tiles and white walls hidden in the busy city. It was very quiet. When the guard heard the sound, he came out and said: "Gu
Is the lady here?"
Li Changshu winked, and Xiao Xiazi slapped him, shouting: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's a noble person who's here." The hospital servant covered his face and shrank back, Xiao Xiazi asked, "Where is Imperial Physician Bu?"
However, a half-old imperial physician came out to greet Li Chang and hurriedly saluted. Li Chang said hurriedly: "No need to be polite, it's a noble person who comes to see the young master."
He hurriedly bowed to me respectfully and said, "Greetings, your honor." I was wearing a green gauze embroidered peach blossom hooded cloak, and I was completely hidden in it. I only nodded and followed Bu.
The imperial physician went in. Imperial Physician Bu accompanied him and said cautiously: "Young master is much better now. He is eating as usual and his body is getting stronger, but his mind is not fully awake yet." After that, he led me to the outside of a small house, pointed inside and said:
"The young master is inside."
I saw that the doors and windows of the house were covered with iron bars, and the inside was as dark as a cage. I couldn't help but said anxiously: "Didn't you say that he doesn't hurt people? He is also very quiet. Why is it made like a cage?"
Doctor Bu smiled and said, "Although it won't hurt anyone, it's still safer this way."
I just kept silent and glanced at Li Chang. Li Chang scolded: "Nonsense! If you don't hurt others, who can you guard against? If a good person is locked like this, it will be damaged." So he said: "Don't open the door to the noble man yet.
."
Doctor Bu hurriedly opened the door and said, "The smell inside is foul, please be careful."
The floor was covered entirely with straw, which had not been changed since the rainy season. There was a damp smell, and a few small black insects crawled around among the straw. There was only a small round table and a wooden board in the room.
There were some food and half a bowl of unfinished medicine on the bed and table. My brother sat on the wooden bed and stared blankly at the only window in the house that was open on the roof.
My brother was wearing an earth-colored dress, which was a little dirty and caked with dirt and greasy patches. His hair was disheveled, probably because he hadn't combed it for a long time, and his whole body gave off a rancid smell. His expression was dull,
His eyes were motionless, and there was no trace of his heroic appearance.
I couldn't help but feel furious and just asked: "Why is it like this?"
Imperial Physician Bu didn't know my identity, so he only said: "The emperor ordered his ministers to take good care of his illness, but this person is the sinner of the court after all..."
I smiled and said, "So you're just perfunctory, right?" I suppressed my anger, called Huanbi in, and said, "Go get a basin of hot water." When Huanbi saw this scene, her face changed.
I didn't say anything for a while, and hurriedly brought water in. I rolled up my sleeves and said with tears in my eyes: "Brother, I'm here. Look, your hair is dirty. Let me wash it for you."
Li Chang said "ouch" and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is a noble person, how can you do such a job? Let me do it for you." I continued to do it myself, but Li Chang glared at Xiaoxiazi and said: "You are a shameless person.
Why don't you go and fetch water for the young master to take a bath and change his clothes?" After saying that, he kicked the frightened Dr. Bu hard and said, "You idiots, you dare to be so perfunctory to the people the emperor ordered to take care of!"
My brother was quiet. He lowered his head and let me wash it for him. I pointed to the basin of dirty water that had just been washed out on the floor and said to Huanbi, "Take it and pour it out, and then replace it with clean water."
Huanbi directly picked up the basin and said to Xiaoxiazi: "Excuse me, father-in-law, please help me hold down the imperial doctor." Xiaoxiazi saw Huanbi's eyes look sharp and hurriedly pushed the imperial doctor Bu to the ground without saying a word.
Suddenly he picked up the dirty water that his brother had washed with and poured it into the mouth of Doctor Bu. Doctor Bu had never seen such a battle before. He vomited and begged for mercy, and vomited out all the yellow bile water.
Li Chang and others were so frightened that they stuck out their tongues. I just pretended not to notice and used soap locust to scrub my brother. It took four basins of water to wash him clean.
Xiaoxiazi helped his brother take a bath again, but the courtyard servant who had just been beaten came in with a set of clean clothes in his hand and said: "This is for the young master to change into."
I wondered for a moment: "Everything is not complete here, how come there are still clean clothes?"
Ding from the hospital said: "The imperial doctor only gives the young master medicine and does not care about the other cases. Every month, Miss Gu comes to see the young master, brings some clothes and food, and helps the young master change his clothes once. The imperial doctor Bu takes her money.
, just allow her to come once."
I wondered: "Which Miss Gu?"
The dean shook his head blankly, "I don't know either."
For a while, my brother finished washing and moved to a room facing the sun. I felt very sad and gave my brother some medicine. I stared at Dr. Bu who was kneeling on the ground and said, "I have been treated for several months, but I am still not feeling well at all."
Neither."
Imperial Physician Bu said with a mournful face: "I've been told that your Majesty is much better. When I first came here, I was like a wild beast, but now I'm much quieter."
I threw the bowl in my hand on the ground and said angrily: "Nonsense! People are not crazy, but it would be much better to stay like this. I think you are an ignorant and unskilled quack." I was furious and said to Li Chang
: "This doctor of fortune-telling thought that all the people in the Zhen family were good-natured, so he blindly used words to fool the emperor. Li Chang went back to the emperor and reported the truth. He deceived the superiors and concealed the truth, shirked the holy will, and asked the emperor to make a decision."
Li Chang bowed and said, "I will report this immediately when I get back, and a good doctor will come. Don't worry, the queen." After saying that, he waved to Xiaoxiazi and said, "Why don't you drag this guy with the surname Bu out, so as not to taint the queen?"
eyes."
It was sweltering in the room in the summer, so I opened the window to let some air in, and took off my cloak. My brother's eyes fell on the peach blossoms on my cloak, and he murmured: "Qian Tao." There was some tenderness in this voice, brother.
He gently touched the crimson peach blossom on the cloak with his hand, and there was a bit of sparkle in his eyes.
I was even more sad when I heard my sister-in-law's name. My brother held the cloak in his arms and whispered my sister-in-law's maiden name. After a while, there was no sound again.
My heart felt bitter, as if I had swallowed coptis, and even my internal organs felt bitter. I said softly: "Brother, my sister-in-law is no longer here, but you have to tell me how I can help you. Brother!"
He held the cloak tightly, his expression as gentle as a baby's. After a moment, he whispered "Jiayi" in a low voice. If it weren't for being so close, I could hardly hear him clearly.
My heart suddenly became enlightened, and just as I was about to speak, Li Chang came in and urged: "Mother, it's getting late, we have to go back to the palace."
I nodded and called Huanbi, "Reward the courtyard man and tell him to take good care of the young master."
Huanbi went out to give orders, and I whispered in my brother's ear: "My father and mother are all well, and so are my sisters. Brother, if you don't get well, our whole family will not be well. You must remember it clearly." Li Chang
After being urged again, I had no choice but to hold Xiaoxiazi’s hand and reluctantly go out.
On the way back, Huanbi could not help but be worried. Seeing that I was unhappy, Huanbi said to Li Chang, "Miss hasn't eaten anything for lunch yet, so I'm afraid she might be hungry. I'll go buy some pine nut cakes for Miss."
Li Chang was eager to find something to amuse me, so he hurriedly asked Huanbi to go. The sedan stopped in an alley. I was upset, so I opened the curtain from the sedan, and saw a desolate mansion. The red paint on the door was peeling off, like a house.
A broken face. The mottled characters on the door lintel vaguely looked like the word "Zhen Mansion". I almost burst into tears. This is the Zhen Mansion where I grew up for fifteen years! There are now overgrown weeds in front of the door.
There were few people around, and the few bamboos high above the courtyard wall were in bloom and withered. A few birds sat on the ridge of the wall, pecking at the tiles and grass, enjoying themselves. I held back my tears,
The peonies in the yard must have faded, the birds hanging in the cages along the corridor must have flown away, and the books in my brother's room must have disappeared.
The Zhen family was so prominent in those days that they brought out two concubines in one day. The elder brother also married a beautiful woman, made great military exploits, and the family was as glorious as fire cooking oil. Now the family has withered, and the buildings are empty.
, it has become so desolate.
Huanbi raised the curtain and said, "Miss, please have some soft cake."
I took it and said slowly: "Huanbi, this was our former home. Now, we no longer have a home."
Huanbi glanced blankly, her expression as sad as the mist in the morning in winter, and choked: "Yes, we have no home anymore." Huanbi's eyes showed clear and fierce hatred, which reflected her
I understood the stern look on my face in his eyes and quietly lowered the curtain.