One, the flower falls, the person dies, the two do not know
The night was like sadness in the bottom of my heart, and unconsciousness was pressing into my heart. Li Chang hurried over and said with a smile: "I have found the empress and the young master. The emperor said that he would have dinner with the two of them.
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I nodded, "Excuse me, father-in-law, I want to change my clothes and then go with my brother."
Li Chang looked at me and said cautiously: "Concubine Li died suddenly. This..."
I looked at Yunshu in the dark night, the clouds were as misty as smoke, and said in a deep voice: "My father-in-law also knows that it was sudden. It was because she couldn't think of it and did not miss the grace of the Queen Mother to spare her life. It had nothing to do with anyone else."
"Your Majesty is right." Li Chang glanced at his brother quietly, and I knew what he meant, "My brother has been chatting about family affairs in my palace all afternoon and has not gone anywhere. This is according to the order. There is no rumor spread, naturally
I won’t bring trouble to my father-in-law.”
Li Chang smiled slightly and said, "Yes. In the final analysis, it is all those who serve Concubine Li who are not careful."
"Yes." I glanced at him, "My father-in-law certainly knows how to reply to the Queen Mother's words." Li Chang bowed and went, and I turned to look at my brother, "Brother, please go wash your face first."
The elder brother looked a little tired and said calmly: "I'm a little tired."
My eyes were heavy, and I stretched out my hand to hold his sleeve and wave it, "If you don't go, you are harboring resentment. His intentions are not easy to know, so brother cannot be careless."
Holding hands and telling each other, it turned out to be a close relationship between brother and sister at home. He showed a faint smile and breathed lightly, "The emperor once doubted me so much. It was always embarrassing."
I smiled softly, "Brother, if you are a person who knows how to watch a show, you must also be good at acting. Since the emperor's forgetfulness is better than that of my brother, he can be calm, why can't my brother be calm? Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. If the emperor's kindness is overturned, it will not happen.
You will always be proud, and you will never be disappointed, it just depends on whether you are still valuable. If my brother understands this, he will not care whether your kindness is sincere or not."
My brother stared at me for a moment and said with pity, "Huan'er, you seem to be talking about yourself."
"Everyone in the world is just his minister. Aren't they all the same? Brother, don't worry too much." I straightened the white jade hairpin in his bun and said softly, "Let's go."
Deliberately removing all the gorgeous clothes, wearing small and exquisite silk flowers in her hair, she changed into a piece of homely clothes, a light apricot red, as light as a breath of orchid breath gently breathed out, and slightly darker apricot flowers on branches.
The pattern, and the flick of the milky white skirt also brought out some warm and casual meaning. I held Longyue and hugged Lingxi, and my brother held Yuhan before we were about to see the gift. Longyue took out of my hand, like a twist of candy.
He threw himself into Xuan Ling's arms and called sweetly: "Father."
Xuan Ling hugged her and said, "You are so good today. I followed my mother and concubine here. She looks like a sister."
Longyue's big eyes twitched, "That's because the father loves Longyue, so naturally Longyue will behave." She paused, looked around and said, "Why hasn't my mother come yet?" Longyue was already a bit imperial.
Ji was so agitated that he raised his face and asked Xiaoxiazi, "Empress De Fei hasn't come yet, Xiaoxiazi please go quickly."
Xiaoxiazi didn't know how to answer, so she could only say: "Concubine Shu is here."
Long Yue curled her little lips, pretending to be angry, Xuan Ling quickly stopped her and smiled and said: "Your uncle is here today, Concubine De said to let your uncle go."
I had no choice but to bend down and coax: "Concubine Demu knows that you like to eat crab meat buns, so she is making them in front of others. Crab meat buns are difficult to make. She won't worry if she doesn't watch them. If you, Concubine Demu, come here now,
, what should I do if the minions steamed the buns?"
Wuyue pouted, and was thinking about the crab meat buns that could only be tasted when the autumn wind came, so she had no choice but to say nothing. When Wuyue made such a fuss, the etiquette of monarchs and ministers was naturally dispensed with, and a bit of family harmony was added.
Ling looked at his brother and said, "Zhicheng, your body is in great shape now. The autumn wind has brought coolness at night, so you still need to take care of yourself."
"Zhicheng" is the word for elder brother, and only people who are close to him call him this. Xuan Ling's tone is extremely cordial, and it also ignores the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers. The elder brother heard the words and bowed, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
I smiled and said, "Silang is always good at talking, why don't you take care of yourself?" After saying that, I turned to call Hua Yi and pointed to a bowl of soup on the table, "I know that the emperor will ask the kitchen to cook it tonight.
I have crab roe soup. Crabs are cool in nature. I have already asked Hua Yi to simmer some rice wine with chrysanthemum petals. I will drink it later to warm my stomach."
Wuyue immediately said: "Also leave a share for my mother and concubine."
Yuhan and Lingxi gradually learned about human affairs, and when they were learning the language, Yuhan imitated her sister and said, "Leave a share for your father as well."
Xuan Ling was so happy that he smiled like a father without realizing it. He hugged Yu Han and kissed her again and again. His brother just looked at him with a smile. Xuan Ling looked up and saw him like this, and couldn't help but smile too, "Now you are alone and you are not the same."
, there is no one in the family to take charge of affairs, and it is inconvenient to support my parents. Now that I am getting better, I should consider starting a family again."
My brother's smile froze, and I knew that he was touching the pain of my sister-in-law and Zhining. My sister-in-law died tragically, and Li Rong died suddenly. My brother naturally had no intention of marrying again for a while. But if he refused hard, there was no guarantee that Xuan Ling would not suspect that his brother would hold grudges about what happened back then.
. I poured a glass of wine with a smile and handed it to Xuan Ling's lips, saying, "My uncle has a big responsibility. Once my brother gets married, he won't be able to take care of me anymore. I originally wanted my brother to personally teach Han'er how to study."
When it comes to shooting, Shiro is good at it, but I just help him hide."
Xuan Ling held up the chopsticks and smiled, "Zhicheng, look at your sister, she is getting more and more talkative." He took a chopstick and gave it to me, "I mean it well, if you don't like it, I will apologize."
That's it." With such a smile, Xuan Ling didn't mention it anymore. Yu Han was very well-behaved at a young age, which was quite cute, and Hazy Moon was smiling like pearls. Yan Yan was happy to talk and laugh like this. I called Hua Yi and said:
"Go back and see if His Highness is awake? If so, you should ask Ping Niang to cook milk porridge for him to drink."
Hua Yi left with gentle words, but her soft clothes were disturbed by Li Chang's hurried footsteps. Li Chang leaned over Xuan Ling and said softly: "Your Majesty, Concubine Li is dead." He took a careful look.
Xuan Ling's expression immediately lowered his head.
The silver chopsticks in Xuan Ling's hand vibrated slightly, and the thin chains on the chopsticks jangled. His brother stood up quickly and said, "Your Majesty, my condolences."
Xuan Ling was startled, then Fang said calmly: "I'm just a sinner, why should I mourn?"
I felt as if I had just learned about it, so I asked: "When did it happen?"
"At the moment of the hour, Concubine Li wanted to eat almonds in the afternoon, and she spread the word a lot. In fact, the weight of those almonds is not fatal. Who knew that Concubine Li hid all the almonds that she had eaten little by little in the past and ate them together today?
Well, the imperial doctor diagnosed him and said he died of poisoning from eating too many almonds."
Xuan Ling's eyes dimmed slightly, he put his chopsticks down on the table, and said solemnly: "She must have known that An Bihuai was dead, so she was determined to die. I have been kind to her and spared her life, but she doesn't care about your kindness so much."
, death is not a pity.”
Li Chang hurriedly knelt down and said, "It was all because of the servant's carelessness that Concubine Li committed suicide." He paused, with a look of self-blame on his face, and lowered his head and said, "It is an ominous thing for a concubine to commit suicide, and it is all the servant's fault.
."
When Xuan Ling heard him say the "ominous" words, a hint of disgust and sadness rose up in his eyebrows. He waved his hand to signal Li Changqi, "If An family hadn't had the will to die, he wouldn't have accumulated those almonds."
He got up and sought death. No wonder you."
"She has to live in seclusion in the Jingchun Palace. An family has been favored for many years. How can she live like this? It is not so much because of her father, it is better to say that she died of despair." I looked at Xuan Ling faintly, "An family
Although he has done many evil things, he has served the emperor for many years..."
He turned his head decisively, "I won't go see her."
"Yes." I paused, "It doesn't matter even if the emperor doesn't care about her dignity after her death, but royal dignity is also important. There are many rumors. Concubine Li's beloved wife suddenly committed suicide many years ago. There are noisy rumors among the people. If you think that the emperor died because of his father,
It wouldn't be good to anger her and force her to commit suicide."
His expression was as cold as iron, "You don't hate her?"
With a decent smile, I said calmly: "I entered the palace in the same year as the An family and have always been good friends, but I didn't want An to plot against me like this. It is precisely because of resentment that I don't want to take care of her with the power of co-managing the Sixth Palace.
It would be a dilemma for the concubine. In order to protect the dignity of the royal family and stop You You from talking, the emperor might as well ask the queen to arrange the funeral ceremony for Concubine Li." I bowed politely and said, "I also ask the emperor to go and instruct the queen to arrange it.
It can be considered as a complete show of my love for Concubine Oriole."
Xuan Ling thought for a while and said, "I know." He stood up and called Li Chang, "I'm a little tired, so I'll go to Concubine Rong." Looking back, he asked me, "Concubine Shu, please sit with Zhicheng again while I go.
Look at the red peony root."
I hurriedly got up and escorted him to the outside of the ceremony gate. In the night wind, his dark green Nine Dragons Wearing Clouds robe was lifted up by the snow-white corners, and the golden threads of the decoration were cold and eye-catching under the clear moonlight. He gently held his hand.
Holding my finger, "I just mentioned your brother's marriage, and he seemed a little disappointed."
I captured his sensitivity tonight delicately, and said tenderly: "Sister-in-law is my brother's only wife, and Zhining, he died young with his mother at a young age. My brother valued his wife and children, and was always very sad. He was delirious at that time.
This is where the disease starts."
"I also pity him for losing his legitimate wife and beloved son, but life has to go on."
I responded softly and said, "Yes. It just takes time to relax."
He nodded and said, "Send your brother out of the palace properly." He paused and gently warned, "Tell your brother that the past is over and I will not waste his talents."
I bowed and sent him away. Jin Xi supported me and whispered in my ear: "An is a person that the Queen Mother despises. There is no need for the Emperor to waste time on her."
I held the thin beaded tassels on my clothes and said calmly: "The emperor may not necessarily hate the person the Queen Mother truly dislikes. Even if he hates her deeply, it may not leave him without a trace of his old feelings. Let him go and part with her as much as he can, so as not to think about her again in the future.
It’ll be better in no time.”
"When the lingering love is over, there won't be a disaster like Murong's. Your Majesty has to worry about it today." She looked at me quietly, "If you trouble the Queen about this matter, I must have already made up my mind."
I pondered for a while and said: "Li Chang is a man with ideas. He has long wanted to put Concubine Li to death. Every time he gave Concubine Li a small amount of almonds. As time went by, Concubine Li would slowly die of poisoning.
, God doesn’t know and ghosts don’t know.”
Jin Xi lowered her eyelashes, "The humiliation that Concubine Li gave to the servants and Li Chang in the past is unforgettable."
I patted her hand with pity and said in a low voice: "That's all. She might as well end her life like this."
There are several clusters of "Late Jade Lilac" planted in the courtyard. They have a long flowering period and only begin to wither after ten days in autumn. At this time, purple lilacs fell on the green brick floor. Thin silk shoes walked over them, leaving no trace of them.
trace.
People die like flowers falling, and the lingering wind leaves no trace, as if they have never been here.
Yongxiang was deep and quiet, and my brother and I walked slowly, with Jin Xi and Xiao Yunzi following far behind. My brother was silent for a long time, and whispered: "Actually, the emperor is not ruthless to her."
"I also know that she doesn't have much affection for the emperor, but in order to get rid of Fu Ruyin, she used her hand to make the emperor take Wu Shi Powder. Such disregard for the dragon body is not just a word of heartlessness."
My brother was silent, and so was I. When I returned to Rouyi Hall, I dismissed everyone, then looked at him and said, "Brother, have you always known her affection?"