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Chapter Three

After chatting in this way, we retired. At that time, Shanglin Garden was intoxicated by the mid-autumn light. It was very interesting to walk and look at it.

Mei Zhuang stroked his chest and said: "Amitabha, we are too worried. I saw that the Queen Mother and the Concubine were speechless for a moment when they saw Yu Rao, and they felt bad. Who knew that the two of them did not expect Fu Ruyin at all.

It’s quite a hit with me.”

Fu Ruyin originally looked very much like Queen Chunyuan, and the beauty of Queen Mother Yurao's eyes at this moment probably reminded the Queen Mother of Queen Chunyuan. I took a look at Yurao, who was in high spirits, dancing in Shanglin Garden like a light butterfly.

, while comforting him, he also sighed softly.

Meizhuang was very interested. He pointed at a piece of silver osmanthus and said with a smile: "The golden osmanthus in Tangli Palace was very good when you first entered the palace. Now you look at this silver osmanthus and it is not inferior."

I got closer and took a sniff and said, "It's indeed good. What's more, the fragrance is elegant and clear." After saying that, I asked Huanbi and Caiyue to break a few branches each, and then went back to put the bottles in, and then looked aside.

of flowers.

While they were talking and laughing, they saw a woman in palace clothes and several maids in front of them. They were probably enjoying the autumn in Shanglin Garden. When they got closer, they saw that it was Qi Concubine. After she came out from confinement, she was no longer the same as before.

He loves me and hates me deeply. He couldn't avoid it at this moment, so he had to step forward, knelt down and said, "Ms. Guan, please pay your respects to Concubine Shu."

She was angry and had some anger in her heart, and she refused to call herself "concubine." I didn't care at the moment and just said: "Qi concubine, get up."

When Yu Yao heard the word "Qi concubine" and heard her calling herself "Guan family", she swayed slightly and her face turned pale. When she saw her face clearly, she unconsciously took a breath and said in silence: "

You brother and sister look very much alike."

Qi Bin was slightly confused, looked at her carefully, and immediately understood, she raised her lips and sneered, "The second girl is back." Her eyes were fixed on me deeply, as if she wanted to dig out two holes, but she smiled.

Said: "There is good news that I haven't told the second girl yet. My brother Guan Xi has married Jiang, the daughter of Cao Pan in Huaizhou, five years ago. Now we have two sons and one daughter. My brother has been promoted step by step and has a beautiful wife and concubine.

, It’s really thanks to Concubine Shu and the girl.” The smile on her lips gradually deepened, and her tone became softer, “The day when my brother got married was the day when the girl and her family arrived in Jiangzhou. The joy of my brother’s success was exactly the same as the girl’s family.

Arrived safely, it is indeed a good day."

After she finished speaking, her branches trembled with laughter, and her face became more and more gorgeous. Just when she was proud, she heard a "pop" sound and slapped her hard on the face. It was Huanbi with a look of resentment.

Qi Bin was immediately furious, but she did not dare to fight back immediately. She pointed at Huanbi and said, "Okay! Okay! You, a lowly slave, dare to slap the little master. You are so brave!" She said with a face on her face.

It turned red and white, and she stared at me and said, "How can Concubine Shu be able to co-manage the Sixth Palace when she is so indulgent to her servants? I want to appeal to the Queen, but I don't accept it!"

Huanbi's face was full of anger and she shouted sternly: "How dare you call the second young lady 'girl, girl' in front of the empress, so arrogant! Even in front of Concubine Zhuang Hede, it is not acceptable for the concubine to call her 'second lady'"

You are so presumptuous! Do you want to go beyond the concubine? The sage said, "It is the father's fault if he does not teach him; it is his teacher's fault if he does not teach him strictly." The way the young master looks now must be the fault of his father and brother for not teaching him.

Although I don't know the etiquette, I still advise my young master, don't act to disgrace your housekeeper. Even though you all know that it is shameless, at least you can save some face for your father and brother. Why bother? Who doesn't know your brother's official position?

How many people did you sacrifice your lives to get there! If you are dissatisfied with this matter and want to complain to the queen, we will also go and find out who is disrespecting the concubine without knowing etiquette."

Mei Zhuang smiled brightly, sniffed a branch of silver-colored osmanthus in his hand, and praised: "Okay, okay! Here came Liu Zhu, a sharp-tongued man, and Huanbi's words became clearer, and every sentence made sense. I read it.

It looks like a lot of books."

I ignored Concubine Qi and just smiled at Meizhuang and said, "Sister, I don't know, this girl Huanbi always holds a book and lights up the lamp every night to read. She is about to get the number one scholar."

Huanbi blushed, "I'm just kidding, I only know a few words."

The corners of Mei Zhuang's eyes were flying, "How can the person you cultivated read a few of the Four Books and Five Classics?"

I smiled and pulled the sad Yuyao and the angry Yurao, and said with a smile: "I can't help it anymore. It's not enough to be bothered by two little enemies. Now Yuyao and Yurao are here, and the three of them are reading together.

It’s good to be studying, and I happen to have a companion.”

We kept talking and joking, leaving Qi Concubine alone. After a long time, Qi Concubine could no longer bear it and called out: "Shu Fei..."

Meizhuang slowly turned his head and asked doubtfully: "Who are you?"

Qi concubine was shocked and angry, but she did not dare to refute, so she could only swallow her anger and said: "Concubine, I will pay you to Qi concubine Guan, the fifth rank of Lu Guan."

Meizhuang sneered and raised his eyebrows, "You have to be careful! I am a second-grade Shuyuan, and your empress is a first-grade Shuyuan. How can we allow you, a little concubine, to interrupt and talk too much when we are talking? There are no rules in the harem anymore.

What? Just now you said that Concubine Shu indulges her servants, but I think Concubine Shu is so kind, even if you don't know your superiority!" She paused, "Concubine Shu is generous, but I am not willing to be kind. Caiyue, here you go.

I control her mouth. If the Emperor and Queen ask, I will have something to say."

Caiyue pretended to advise: "Young lady, please don't be angry, and be very careful and don't move your fetus. Concubine An Gui bumped into the young lady several times before, but she didn't have anything to say, so the emperor didn't allow her to leave his palace anymore.

Why do you, my dear concubine, come to seek such displeasure?"

Concubine Qi heard this and had no choice but to kneel down. Meizhuang was still angry and said bitterly: "She took advantage of her family's military achievements and became arrogant in front of me and Concubine Shu. She forgot

Following the example of Concubine Hua in the past, no matter what her natal family is, the emperor's eyes cannot tolerate sand. Having said that, if she had behaved like this in front of Concubine Hua in the past, she would have been rewarded with 'one foot of red' as usual."

Qi Concubine was startled and did not dare to reply. She bit her lip and lowered her head. I smiled slightly, held Mei Zhuang's hand and said, "What's the matter of 'one foot red' and not 'one foot red'? Sister, I must do it"

Don't be so angry that you're hurting your body. Qi's mother-in-law has indeed made meritorious deeds. How can I dare to scold her and leave her unconditional love after meeting her? It's just that the rules must be followed. Hua Yi——" I pointed at Taiye

The stone steps beside the pool said: "The wind there is good and the water is good, so you won't be suffocating. Take Qi's concubine and kneel there, read her "Tao Te Ching" by Lao Tzu, and tell her to calm down and not be too immoral.

"Come back after Qi Concubine has finished reading." After that, he walked with Meizhuang and said with a smile, "The autumn chrysanthemums in my palace are blooming very well, let's go and see them together."

He had only taken two steps when he heard Qi Concubine behind him say angrily: "If the concubine wants to punish me, I don't dare to object. Please don't be too proud. The higher the position, the more dangerous the concubine is. The concubine thinks she can sit firmly in the position of concubine Shu."

What?"

I turned to look at her and couldn't help but laugh, "Whether my position is stable or not is naturally not because of you."

Qi Concubine smiled deeply, with a dark light like phosphorus fire in her eyes, and a hint of stubbornness burst out, and said: "Concubines naturally do not fall into the eyes of the empress. Is it possible that the empress's family is all good?" Her gaze was intentional or unintentional.

He brushed his hand on Yu Yao's body and said, "There are many people who are crawling inside and outside, but the empress can tolerate the sand in her eyes and fold her arms to hide them in her sleeves!"

Listening to her words, I seemed to have a deep meaning, and immediately shouted: "Hua Yi, watch her carefully. If she dares to delay, I will follow Shuyuan's words and slap her hard." After that, I took the others and left.

After walking far, Yu Yao couldn't help but shed tears after holding back the tears for a long time. Her sobs and sobs mixed with the sobbing wind were particularly pitiful.

I comforted her with gentle words: "Those things she said are all crazy, don't take them to heart. She can bear these days of kneeling by the Taiye Pond, blowing in the wind and chanting sutras."

When Yu Yao heard this, his expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help crying. He left everyone to hide his face and ran towards Weiyang Palace. Yu Rao was impatient and chased him all the way. I was worried and hurriedly said to Xiao Yunzi: "It's not so fast.

Catch up!" After saying that, he hurriedly said goodbye to Meizhuang.

When they arrived at the gate of Weiyang Palace, Jin Xi came out with an anxious face and said: "Second Miss ran into Yinyue Pavilion crying all the way, and no one was allowed in after closing the door. The slaves were afraid that something would happen, so they broke in regardless of the rules.

At first glance, the second young lady is already hanging from the beam." I felt dizzy for a while, and there was a buzzing in my ears. Jin Xi hurriedly supported me and said, "Ms., feel at ease, she has been rescued. Fortunately, she was discovered early, so it doesn't matter."

My heart was anxious, and I was about to go to Yinyue Pavilion. Jinxi hurriedly stopped me and said, "Madam, don't be anxious. I saw that the second lady was feeling uneasy, so I asked Dr. Wen to give me some calming decoction. I'm afraid that I'll have to wait for a while."

Take a rest."

Only then did I feel relieved, and my breath was relieved for the most part. I held Jinxi's hand and said, "Thankfully I have you——"

Jin Xi hurriedly said: "I'm not a slave, but Lord Wen happened to come to ask for a safe pulse for the little prince, otherwise it would have been delayed for a moment."

Outside Yinyue Pavilion, I saw Yu Yao sleeping soundly through the window lattice, and Jin Xi accompanied me into Rou Yi Hall just now. Jin Xi knew the gestures well, lit Ruinao incense, rubbed my forehead, and said softly:

"It was fine when we went out just now, why did the second young lady suddenly commit suicide?"

My heart ached, "You're not that bitch Qi Bin, who only speaks harsh words. Yu Yao suffered the humiliation of breaking off the engagement in the past, and now she has to be humiliated by her sister who betrayed her heart..." I hate Qi Bin very much in my heart.

, and couldn't help but feel sorry for Yu Yao, saying, "After all, it's Yu Yao who is weak-minded. If it were another situation..."

Yurao stepped in and said angrily: "If it were me, I would not be able to spare the person who harmed me. How could I hurt my life!"

Jinxi was busy with her blessings, so I waved to Yurao and said, "You're here just in time. I have something to ask you, in the past in Jiangzhou, was Yuyao also looking for life and death like this?"

Yurao's face was as sad as the dawn cloud, "It is a great shame and humiliation for the housekeeper to regret his marriage. Since arriving in Jiangzhou, although my father was still an official, it was a poor place and the family was very poor. I was still young at that time, and my father and mother were still in trouble.

She is old, and her second sister does her best to take care of her family. But her second sister cries all day long, and she has not changed in the past five or six years." Yurao was so angry that a small butterfly in her hair pierced the beaded hairpin and its wings shivered.

, "It doesn't matter if the housekeeper has an unfaithful marriage, there are many people in the world who worship the superiors and despise the inferiors. I hate that guy Guan Xi for being so unlucky. When our family was demoted, he couldn't wait to marry someone else. Today, Mr. Guan insulted the second sister like this!"

When I heard the words "unfortunate", I couldn't help but feel something in my heart. Thinking of all the things just now, Qi Bin's words seemed to refer to more than just humiliating Yu Yao and getting her engagement broken off. After thinking about it for a while, I became more and more aware.

The hall was as quiet as water. The weather was about to enter winter, and the light at dusk was like a thick shadow, making people breathless. The hall gradually became dim, as if there was a needle piercing the heart, slowly pushing in, trying to challenge

Breaking the pool of pus and blood that had accumulated for a long time, Jin Xi slowly closed the heavy door and lit the lights one by one. My voice sounded particularly sparse in the empty hall, "Rao'er, you have to tell me the truth.

!”

It seemed that I didn't sleep enough at night, my head was groggy, and my heart was beating extremely slowly, erratically, as if I was suffocating. Huanbi whispered in my ear: "Second Miss, wake up. Miss, you have to go."

have a look?"

I nodded slowly, stood up and said, "After all, my health is more important. Yurao, let's go see your second sister."

After sitting for a long time, my knees were a little sore and numb. When I stood up, I staggered. Huanbi quickly supported me and said, "Miss, be careful."

There was a "clang" sound in the distance, which was particularly startling in the quiet night. There was a faint sound of shouting and crying from the other side of Yinyue Xuan. I ignored my sore legs and hurriedly helped Huanbi's hand out. Only then did I arrive at Yinyue Xuan.

At the door, the lights were bright, and the servants, women, and palace people were in a mess. Yu Yao was only wearing plain pajamas, her long hair was messy, and she was holding a broken piece of porcelain against her throat.

His face was stained with tears.

Yurao's face was as white as snow, and she rushed in and said, "Second sister, don't be confused!"

The people in Hegong Palace were so frightened that they knelt down and kowtowed. Yu Yao just kept crying. His thin body was trembling, but he had no intention of retreating. There was faint red blood dripping between his fingers.

Winding down her snow-white arms, it was particularly shocking.

The pain in my heart struck me, and I forced out another layer of anger, and shouted sternly: "Let her go! If she can overcome the guilt in her heart by dying, why bother to stop her from seeking death! It's just that relatives hate and enemies are quick, I'm afraid

He has added more sins and made his parents and relatives sad!"

Yu Yao's body trembled suddenly, she took two steps back and leaned on the bed rail, tears in her eyes became more abundant and started to drip down. She seemed to have lost all her strength, and slowly, slowly knelt down, threw herself down by the bed and buried her head.

Constantly sobbing.

I raised my eyebrows solemnly and shouted: "Everyone, get out! If anyone dares to spread the word about what happened tonight, I will cut out his tongue!"

Jinxi hurriedly led the people to close the door and go out. Yurao was still worried about her, but was finally pulled out by Huanbi. Yuyao curled up like a wounded little animal with nowhere to escape. I helped her

Two times, she only insisted on crying and refused to raise her head. I calmed down my mind, lifted her chin with force, and slapped her face hard with tears.

Her crying stopped abruptly when she was slapped in the face, and she just looked at me quietly, stunned. There was a strong breath in her chest like the rising and falling of the sea. I tried my best to suppress it and said: "It is pitiful to be used by others.

It is unwise for people to fool their feelings, and it is foolish to only avoid crying when the consequences are serious! If you hurt yourself and make your parents sad and uneasy, it is even more unfilial! I slap you to wake you up, and I only tell you that it is not too late to remedy the situation.

Although the daughter of the Zhen family is not smart, she must not lose her ambition!"

Yu Yao suppressed the sobs in her throat. Five red and swollen fingerprints were clearly visible on her face. The sadness, grievance and guilt in her eyes became more and more intense. Her gentle eyes seemed to be shrouded in thick fog, without any trace of life.

Her hand unconsciously grasped my wrist tightly, and the warm blood in her palm stuck to my arm, as if it penetrated into my heart.

For a long, long time, her arms were held by her until she lost all consciousness. I just felt that I was used to this kind of numbness. Yuyao suddenly burst out with a fierce cry, fell into my arms and cried loudly, calling: "Sister! Sister!"

Such sorrowful cries seemed like the pain that had been accumulated for many years, and countless sorrows and guilts burst out.

Her cry was like a heavy punch hitting my chest. My heart ached, and I couldn't help feeling sad. I stroked her thin and protruding back and shed tears silently.

Meet an unkind person! How many women's lives will be missed by an "unkind person"! Countless longing, warm and pure hearts will be ruined!

It only took a moment, but I immediately stopped crying and bit my lower lip hard. When she had cried enough, Fang slowly pulled her up and sat down, and said gently: "You may have been a little infatuated in the past, but now Qi Bin

You have clearly heard what I said, Guan Xi is unlucky and just sees you as a pawn."

Yu Yao bit her lip and said sadly: "No matter what happened, there was always a thought in my heart. Maybe he had no choice but now..." Before she could finish her words, she burst into tears again.

I stroked away the tears on her cheeks and said calmly: "Now that you understand it now, you don't have to worry about this beast anymore - it's not worth it! I'll just tell you, my sister-in-law and Zhining died tragically, and my brother has also been killed in Lingnan.

I'm driving you crazy. If my sister asks you now, you must answer honestly. Otherwise, as long as you feel worthy of your own heart and worthy of your parents, brothers and sisters who have raised you and loved you since childhood, I have nothing to say.

You have to go."

Yuyao raised his head suddenly, with endless self-blame and pain in his eyes, and whispered: "Brother, he——"


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