"Big sister!" Yurao followed Ye Lanyi and hurried in, "I'm so anxious that you haven't returned to the palace so late!"
Yurao stepped too fast and kicked the gold bricks on the floor. She staggered and almost fell. Xuanfen supported her hard and whispered: "Be careful."
Yurao's ears turned red, she glanced angrily, shook off his hand, ran to me and looked at me up and down, with a worried look on her face, "Sister, are you okay?"
I gently stroked her hair and said with a smile, "I'm fine. Who brought you here?"
Ye Lanyi gave a gentle blessing and stood beside Xuan Ling, "I was just about to go back to the palace to rest, but unexpectedly I ran into this anxious third lady and her maid, who was looking for her sister Shufei.
I saw that the girl she was bringing was Hua Yi. I remembered that Hua Yi was brought by Concubine Shu from Lingyun Peak. Master Jingbai happened to be from Ganlu Temple. Hua Yi once said that she had an old acquaintance in Ganlu Temple.
I think Jingbai’s words alone are not trustworthy, but it’s better to have more than one person. So I gave my palace card to Hua Yi to find someone, but this girl was so quick that she came back in a hurry." She finished in a few words.
, as if talking about a very unimportant matter, he took a cup of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup, sat down and tasted it leisurely.
Yurao saw that I looked weak and couldn't help but raise her head angrily, "The emperor has deposed my sister once, will he do it a second time?"
After running fast, her jade hair on the temples was a little loose, tied up only with a soft fan ribbon, and a small sterling silver butterfly hairpin was pressed into her hair, but it added a bit of innocence like "hibiscus emerges from clear water, and the natural carvings are removed", she
Wearing a plain white jacket, only a branch of light pink magnolia is painted diagonally on one side of the skirt, extending to the shoulder. The light goose yellow skirt is decorated with hazy emerald green, and then the pink and white magnolia branches are painted with fine brushwork.
Standing without makeup among the gorgeous concubines, she stood out.
This was the first time Xuan Ling saw Yu Rao. His eyes slowly darkened, and he seemed to be in a trance. He whispered softly: "Wan——"
The queen kneeling behind him already calmly said, "Just like a heavenly being." She looked at Xuan Ling with a faint smile. There was a hint of anxiety and restraint in her calm smile, "Concubine Shu's sister is really as beautiful as a Yao.
Taiwan Fairy."
My heart sank, and I quickly grabbed Yurao behind me, signaling her not to say anything.
Yurao couldn't hold himself back and pointed to the sister-in-law who came with Hua Yi: "Jingbai is not the only sister-in-law in Ganlu Temple. Your Majesty should also listen to others."
The girl didn't even look at Jingbai, she walked straight up to me and said, "After a few years apart, does the frostbite on your hands still get worse in the winter?"
There were tears in my eyes, "I'm getting better now, but I still feel itchy in winter."
Xuan Ling's expression changed slightly and asked: "Do you also know about Concubine Shu's frostbite on her hands?"
Mo Yan responded lightly, "Well, when Concubine Shu was at Ganlu Temple, she had to cut firewood, wash clothes, and do all kinds of menial work. Her hands were immersed in the river in the cold winter. How could she not get frostbite? If she didn't do it, Jingbai would beat her at every turn.
"Swear. Concubine Shu left the palace before she was out of the moon, and her body was not well taken care of. She was often in pain. She was framed by Jingbai for stealing bird's nests and rushed to Lingyun Peak when it was snowing. She almost didn't survive several times." She looked at me,
He frowned and said, "It's just that I don't look good right now."
It was the first time that everyone heard about what happened to me in the palace. Concubine Jing recited a Buddhist sentence and said hurriedly: "No wonder Dr. Wen often visits me. If I didn't go often, I'm afraid my empress would no longer be here."
Zhou Jieyu glared at Jingbai and said, "You are a monk, how can you be so vicious."
"Amitabha," Mo Yan said, "if the empress has been able to survive so far, she is not too vicious. A place like Lingyun Peak is remote and difficult to navigate, and civet cats often come and hurt people. If Concubine Shu really has an affair with Dr. Wen, it's a big deal.
If you leave, why stay there and suffer."
Xuan Ling stretched out his hand to touch my cheek and said apologetically: "Huan Huan, I have wronged you." I turned my head to avoid his hand, my face turned slightly red, and I said nothing.
Jing's face was as pale as death, "The poor nun did not treat the empress harshly, she just asked her to do the work that ordinary girls do. Ling Yunfeng...Ling Yunfeng..." She couldn't say any more and just lowered her head.
Huanbi shed tears and talked about a few important things in the past. Every time he said one, Mo Yan briefly explained a few words. When the concubines heard the words, they all changed their expressions. Hu Yunrong snorted and said, "You're still talking about cultivation, don't you think so?"
If you cultivate your destiny, it will be a blessing. Concubine Shu is safe and sound so far, not Mo Yan."
Lingrong's long eyelashes were like wings, and she shed tears and said: "My sister has been wronged so much, please ask the emperor to deal with this sister-in-law severely!"
Xuan Ling said: "How do you deal with it?"
The plump lips of Ling Rong were as beautiful as blooming roses, "I thought I was going to strangle her immediately! This sister-in-law is so vicious-minded and loves to gossip. The emperor will definitely pull out her tongue to vent her anger on my sister."
Lu Zhaorong smiled disdainfully, "I always thought that Zhaoyuan was gentle and kind-hearted so that the emperor likes her. It turns out that there are times when she can be ruthless and ruthless."
Jingbai's face turned pale with fright, and she desperately broke away from the hand of the guard who was trying to hold her, and shouted at the top of her lungs: "Little Master Qi Bin! Little Master Qi Bin, save me!" Qi Bin had no time to think about himself, and turned away from looking at her.
"Wait a minute -" I signaled the guards to move away, "Now Master Jingbai is calling Mistress Qi concubine very smoothly. Why did he just say that he has not set foot in the harem for two years? When he saw Mr. Yan, he blurted out "noble",
When offering sea lanterns, I also knew that the nobles would be enthroned, which shows that I know the recent affairs of the harem very well. So who is behind this? It would be difficult for her to collect you one by one."
A sharp cry broke out in the palace. Jun'er, who was kneeling at the door of the palace in the distance, came to me on her knees, hugged my legs and cried loudly: "I'm sorry, Miss! But I dare not not come to the palace. If I don't come, I will
, Qi Bin will ask Chen Si to beat me to death." She lifted up her sleeves, revealing unhealed wounds on her arms. Some were scabbed, and some were still bleeding and suppurating. "Miss! Miss!" She cried bitterly and knelt down.
Xuan Ling kowtowed at his feet, "Although Miss Wen and Master Wen have known each other for a long time, they really have no personal relationship at all!"
With tears in my eyes, I pulled up Bin'er and said softly: "I don't blame you! You have suffered a lot of grievances over the years."
I looked at Xuan Ling and said quietly: "Qi concubine instigated Bin'er, and Feiwen and Jingbai slandered me. It's obvious. I just don't know who else instigated Qi concubine behind the scenes, otherwise she wouldn't have such courage.
I can’t think of it so carefully!”
Hu Yunrong said: "Concubine Shu is right. If this person is allowed to cause trouble in the palace, I'm afraid there will still be no peace in the future!" She glanced at the queen and said, "Please make a decision soon."
I looked at Qi concubine coldly, "If you reveal the person behind this, I may be able to spare you. Whether you want this life or not is entirely up to you."
Her eyebrows jumped suddenly, and the desire for life firmly grasped her heartbeat. After thinking for a long time, her expression brightened and she said loudly: "No. No one made me. Concubine Shu, it was I who hated you!"
"Really? From the day the Guan clan came to power, your brother was jealous of my brother, and you hated me."
"It has nothing to do with my family! Since the day I entered the palace, I have thought that my family background, qualifications, and talents are not as good as yours. Why should I let you dominate the limelight in front of the emperor?" Her eyes were quick.
Passing over the Queen, "So, it's all my own idea."
"It's nice to have my own sisters in the palace." The queen murmured.
Hu Yunrong gently wrinkled her eyebrows painted in the form of distant mountains. The queen looked at me and Yurao, quietly lost in thought, and said softly: "When I saw Concubine Shu and her sister, I remembered the scene when I served the emperor with my sister. There are biological sisters.
When we are together, not only do we share weal and woe, but at least one person will trust us."
Xuan Ling gave a soft "hmm" and relaxed his brows that had been frowned all night, as if he was immersed in the very distant past. "Your Majesty," the queen raised her head sadly, her expression under the lush green pearls and jade was as sad as the cold moon, "
If my sister is still here, she will definitely believe in my innocence. She knows that her sister will never do such a thing!"
Xuan Ling softly said "Hmm" again. His eyes seemed to be open, and he looked at the queen for a long time. "The ground is cold, and my knees hurt after kneeling for a long time. Please get up."
The queen stood up with difficulty, and Jianqiu quickly gave her a hand. Xuan Ling said slowly: "The water..."
Before he finished speaking, Ran Dong knelt down and cried: "I didn't mean it. When the queen went to prepare water, I took a handful. I forgot that I had just washed alum in the backyard and accidentally got it on my fingers."
Xuan Ling still gave a soft "hmm" and said as if he was sleepwalking: "Queen Randong is old and careless in her work. She can no longer stay by your side to serve you. Send her out."
The queen lowered her head and answered "yes".
I handed the child into Huanbi's hands and whispered: "The prince is tired. Ask the nurse to feed him and go to bed early." Huanbi agreed and went out quietly.
It was extremely quiet in the palace, and one could hear the sound of crows flapping their wings in the distant treetops, "Huo La La" - so desolate, leaving broken echoes in the sky above Ziao City.
Xuan Ling still had the same indifferent tone, "Qi concubine Guan, Xiang concubine Ni made alarmist remarks, disrupted the palace, deprived the title, demoted to a dressing gown, Yu Rong, Madam Rong..." His tone became a little brighter when he mentioned this name.
Inexplicable warmth and pity, "The fine is three months, Jieyu Zhao's fine is one year, and the rest will be handled by Concubine Shu herself."
The armor felt cold and hard in the palm of my hand. I straightened my hair and clothes, and said slowly: "Feiwen, Jingbai, beat them to death with sticks. Jinxi takes Bin'er back."
I stared coldly at the two people who were dragged out by the guards as they screamed for "help". The desperate cries brought about by the heart-breaking fear made me feel harsh. There was no emotion in my voice, "Go back to the palace from me."
Since then, there have been too many rumors about me and the twins. In the past, if I didn't blame them, I thought the rumors were unfounded. Who would have thought that repeated indulgence would lead to disaster today." I paused, "pulled out their tongues, and then used the stick.
punishment."
Looking around, the crowd didn't dare to make a sound. Soon, the guard brought in two bloody things and returned. A faint smell of blood filled the hall, but I didn't even look at it and said, "Give Ni Gengyi and Ni a reward."
When it comes to changing clothes, if they have an extra tongue, they will know how to take care of their tongues."
I ignored Yurao's shock and fear, and only held her hand tightly, feeling a strange worry about being lost.
Ni Gengyi shivered, and after just one glance, he screamed and fainted. Guan had a disgusting expression, his eyes were blood red with hatred, and spat: "You have such a vicious heart!"
I glanced at Ling Rong and said, "I have to thank Zhaoyuan for his help."
Lingrong forced a smile and held the silk in her hand tightly. Guan did not look at me, but stared at Wen Shichu, staggered two steps, pointed at him and said: "Even if I don't have an affair with you, bitch, you dare to swear
Don’t you have any selfish feelings towards the bitch?” There was a crazy glare in her eyes, “Do you dare to swear on your relatives and your parents that you have not had the slightest bit of evil feelings towards the emperor’s women?”
Wen Shichu looked grim and said, "Little Master, you are a little confused!"
"Unconscious?" She sneered, "Do you think that I have no eyes and the emperor has no eyes? Your feelings for Concubine Shu are obvious. Mr. Wen, I heard that you are still unmarried..."
There were beads of sweat on Wen Shichu's forehead, and he said with all his strength: "The unmarried minister is a private matter and has nothing to do with the empress."
"Really? I hope so." Mrs. Guan's expression was gradually falling into madness, making her originally charming face look like it was about to collapse. She came closer and looked closely at his gentle face, "Do you know
Do you know you are wrong? Your affection is wrong! If you stay with her for a day, you will kill her sooner or later! Not today, but also in the future. Sooner or later, your affection for her will make her die without a burial place. Unless,
You are dead. Otherwise, if you stay with her for a day, you will be pulling her one step closer to death." She laughed suddenly, and her "gegging" laughter was like a night owl flying across the sky, which made people's hair stand on end.
She burst into tears suddenly and threw herself at Xuan Ling's feet, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I am sincere to you, why do you only believe in this bitch and ignore my true love for you! Your Majesty... I am here to serve you.
After all these years, why do you still only remember this bitch in your heart?"
Xuan Ling looked down at her face, which had been washed away by tears and had faded away, like a glamorous ghost, and said softly: "Pull her down." He raised his eyes, "I am tired, and the queen should be tired too. From now on, in the palace,
If you have anything to do, you can leave it to Concubine Shu, and you can just take care of yourself."
His eyes fell on Wen Shichu for a long time, and his eyes were full of complicated meanings. He just said nothing, and looked at Wen Shichu quietly like this, as if he was examining an unsolved problem. Guan was dragged out like a rag bag
In Zhaoyang Palace, her stern cry was still in my ears, "Wen Shichu, as long as you are by her side for one day, you will definitely kill her! I will keep my eyes open and only watch that day!"
Wen Shichu's back was soaked with sweat. Lingrong quietly walked to him and said softly: "Sir, have you never done anything wrong? You have to know that your affection and you will kill yourself.
Someone else! I would like to advise you..."
Wen Shichu's expression was no different from that of a living dead. Before Ling Rong finished speaking, Wen Shichu snatched the small silver dagger used to peel snow pears that was resting on the yellow pear wood table next to Duan Fei's seat. He raised the knife and dropped it - in an instant,
There was a fountain of blood gushing out from under his crotch.
"This will ensure that the empress is innocent." This was Wen Shichu's only sentence before he lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
This incident happened so unexpectedly that no one reacted for a moment. I was stunned and could hardly believe my eyes. I just felt that there was a blank hole in my heart. It was so empty. As his blood flowed, there was no trace.
Things can be filled. It wasn't until An Lingrong touched the warm blood with the warm body temperature on his cheek that he screamed in extreme fear. Hu Yunrong was the first to throw herself into Xuan Ling's arms, and all the concubines were so shocked that their faces turned pale and frightened.
They stepped back, and the timid ones had already fainted. The maids and concubines screamed, cried, and ran away dragging their clothes and pushing the table. Only the empress and Concubine Duan were a little calmer and tried their best to preside.
Yurao turned around in panic, Xuanfen immediately flashed in front of her, covered her eyes with one hand, and shouted: "Close your eyes, don't look!" I turned around and saw Xuanfen's palm half an inch away from Yurao's eyebrows, and said
Without touching her skin, I was grateful that he could still abide by etiquette in this situation, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please take care of my little sister."
He nodded, as if he had promised something very important. I felt a little relieved, and tried my best to suppress the pain and pain in my heart. I thought blankly in my mind, what if he died? What should I do if he dies? I gave instructions numbly.
The concubine backed away and quickly summoned the imperial physician to treat Wen Shichu. Someone suddenly shouted, "Imperial physician! Imperial physician! Empress Shuyuan is in trouble!"
At the end of the gaze, outside the empty open door of the palace, the soft red light slowly turned into gentle neon clothes. Under the neon clothes was a man lying on the flat gold floor tiles in a rust-red dress with bright gold embroidery, crab claws, and chrysanthemums.
, the blood flowing out from under her body slowly turned into a long river, slowly spreading in little by little, and pooled with the pool of blood under Wen Shichu's body, blooming into a tragic bright red flower.
Behind Meizhuang is the endless darkness of the harem late at night, so dark, like a terrible death, trying to swallow up her soft body. My mind is blank, like a sharp awl stirring hard in my mind, I
Not caring about anything else, he ran out instinctively and grabbed her hand tightly.
Mei Zhuang's face was twisted in pain and he could not speak.