After returning from Meizhuang, I felt a little depressed all day long. That day I went to the Queen's Palace to pay my respects. Meizhuang soon resigned and left. Swallowing novel www. When I saw her going alone, her expression was cold and indifferent. He didn't say a word to me, and he felt a little empty and frustrated.
The queen saw the opportunity and said warmly: "Shen Ronghua has always been like this to others recently. Wangui concubine, you don't need to take it to heart."
I forced a smile and said, "It's probably due to Shi Qi's feeling. Sister Mei's health is not always in good shape, so she is a bit lazy."
The queen smiled slightly and said: "It's a trivial matter to feel the energy of the time. It's just that a woman's body is delicate and needs to be taken good care of. Don't be like Concubine Duan if something goes wrong."
It was okay if she didn't mention Concubine Duan. Once she mentioned it, I suddenly remembered that Xuan Ling told me that day that Concubine Hua's miscarriage was caused by the medicine prepared by the queen herself. Concubine Duan was just in vain. She couldn't help but tremble, and was secretly shocked. The queen has always been kind and kind, and did not treat her concubines and their children harshly. Although she just stood by and watched after my miscarriage, and recommended Ling Rong to serve Xuan Ling, she never Treat me poorly.
I pretended to raise my sleeves to drink tea, and slightly raised my eyes to peek at the queen, but I saw that the tips of her delicate jade-white hands were all dyed a clear rose color with dandelion, and the patches were extremely bright red, like the petals of a sword lotus. The gold-inlaid jade armor on the tail fingers of both hands is inlaid with gleaming glass beads. If you move it slightly, it will flash across like a rainbow.
I concentrated for a moment and saw how such graceful hands prepared that bowl of bitter soup that could kill a young child. Even though it was Concubine Hua’s child, as the mother of the world, she did such a thing to preserve her husband’s throne. , what kind of love or cruelty?
I was confused. If I were in my shoes, would I be able to add safflower or something else to the soup? And is this safflower the same color as the queen's bright red nails at the moment?
I was just lost in thought. The queen said: "Why are you in a daze, my dear concubine? There is no need to worry about Shen Ronghua's body. I heard that the begonia flowers in your concubine's palace are blooming very well. All sisters are free today, why don't you come together?" Sit back and relax in the palace."
I hurriedly came to my senses and said with a smile: "The Queen and all my sisters are enjoying themselves. My sister is very happy."
So the group of people walked along. The curtains on all sides of the palace were rolled up high, and the morning light was slightly blurred. In front of Yingxin Hall, two Xifu crabapples bloomed covering the sky and the ground. The flowers were abundant, the leaves were luxuriant, the branches were graceful, and the bright red flowers were as beautiful as any. The scent of rouge slowly overflowed from outside the palace and filled the inner room. The fragrance was sweet and fragrant like bottles of fine wine and clear springs, making people want to get drunk.
The queen clasped her hands and smiled, full of interest, and said: "Begonia is the best flower, delicate but not charming, solemn but not solemn. It can't be imitated by other flowers with bad appearance. Your concubine's Tangli Palace is indeed a wonderful place. ."
With a sweet smile on my cheeks, I said to the Queen: "If the Queen hadn't pointed out Tangli Palace to me that day, I would be able to enjoy the beautiful scenery today. I should thank the Queen very much."
The queen wore a lake-colored silk dress with the color of Shoushan and the sea of blessings and dark flowers. She wore a pair of gilt filigree embellished with emerald pearls and phoenix steps. Her thumb-sized pearls were hanging down and moving numerously. She pointed at me with one finger and said with a smile: "Among the sisters in our palace, I am the only one who speaks. The most comfortable thing to listen to.”
Concubine Xin Gui pursed her lips and smiled: "Our concubine Shuhe is now five years old, and her mouth is full of candies. It is not as sweet as Sister Wan's mouth." After saying this, everyone laughed.
I smiled shyly and said, "Sister Xin likes to make fun of people the most. My sister is upright by nature. What she says is sweet and true. If this truth is heard in the ears of people who care about it, it will naturally be comfortable. If it is heard by someone who has other intentions in mind,
People may hear that they are secretly complaining about my sister. So my sister always offends people without knowing it."
Concubine Jing took a green plum and dipped it in the rose juice. She smiled peacefully and said, "Sister Wan's words are like roundabout compliments."
Lingrong stood behind the Queen, bent a branch of Begonia flower and sniffed it, looked back and said softly: "What my sister said is like the green plum in the hand of Sister Jingfei. People who like it say it is sweet, and people who don't like it think it is sweet."
Sourness. It’s just everyone’s thoughts.”
I made sure, and my eyes were fixed on her: "Sister An is right, everyone - they have their own thoughts."
Her smile was a little sarcastic, and she picked up a cherry from the plate and ate it, saying, "It's so sweet." I blinked slightly and looked at her without saying a word.
After all, Tangli Palace is a bit smaller, and I didn’t bother to repair it after I entered the imperial concubine. I only changed the original name of the palace from "Yingxin Hall" to the name of the palace. At this time, the queen, with four or five concubines, stood up again.
The maids and maidservants of the first hall came to the palace, their hair was misty, and the fragrant breeze was moving. They also ordered the young palace maids to play feather shuttlecocks in the courtyard. For a while, the voices and laughter continued.
In the midst of the excitement, I suddenly heard a loud cry outside, and the palace maids and eunuchs who were originally guarding outside started making noise together. The queen frowned, and I suppressed my displeasure and asked Jin Xi in a low voice, "What's the matter?"
Before I finished speaking, I saw someone running from the door. I immediately shouted: "Who is so rude! Why didn't you stop me from outside? I didn't know the Queen was here!"
The person rushed to me, raised her head and saw that it was my sister-in-law Xue Qitao. She cried out sadly: "Your concubine——" and she fell to the ground.
I was angry, impatient and distressed, so the people around me helped my sister-in-law up and said, "The Queen and the empresses are here now. What's the etiquette of not being able to say anything properly?"
The queen hurriedly said: "You are pregnant, what happened to cause such a trouble?"
My sister-in-law was lifted up, and I could see her appearance clearly. Her face was covered with dust, and she was crying like a child. Her loose crepe silk gown was rubbed into thin wrinkles, and she looked like she was more than four months pregnant.
That's it. Her hair was scattered behind her back. Although it was messy and messy, her eyes were bright and bright, and her demeanor was still intact. Seeing that the queen and several concubines were there, the sister-in-law hurriedly dressed herself, took a step back, and gave a salute. But then...
When she saw me, tears rolled down her eyes, and she couldn't help but cry: "Your Majesty! Please make the decision for me."
I advised: "Sister-in-law, just tell her what you have to say, why bother coming." Then I ordered Jinxi to sit her down personally, and I asked: "What is the matter? The Queen is here, sister-in-law just said it, she will definitely come back
The one who makes the decision for you.”
The sister-in-law cried loudly and said, "My husband is going to divorce me!"
Divorcing one's wife is a big deal. Especially for a family of officials and aristocratic families, one cannot divorce one's wife just based on the "seven exits" rule. It must be agreed in high court and agreed upon by the clan leaders.
I was startled, looked at each other with the Queen, and asked hurriedly: "Why is this?"
The sister-in-law was speechless for a moment, but she faltered and was speechless. The maid who came in with her said: "I heard that she is also one month pregnant over there, and the young master is clamoring to take that woman into the house as a concubine every day.
Although the young madam was very angry, she went to see her to give her some supplements because she was pregnant with the young master’s heir. Who knew that the woman was very arrogant and disrespectful to the young madam. The young madam pushed her in anger. At that time, she was still
He was refreshed and ridiculed the young lady. But this morning there was a commotion, saying that the young lady had a miscarriage after pushing. The young master was so angry that he immediately issued a divorce note to divorce the young lady."
My sister-in-law burst into tears, and when she raised her hands to wipe her tears, her sleeves came loose, revealing several purple and blue scars. With sharp eyes, I rolled up my sister-in-law's sleeves and pulled her hand in front of me, saying, "What's going on?"
Seeing that she couldn't hide it anymore, the sister-in-law sobbed and said, "Because I refused, my husband took action."
Concubine Xingui said "Hi" at the side and said quickly: "What kind of man is this! He's starting to do it now? Who knows how the child was lost? Besides, he was just a cheap child after birth. Mrs. Zhen is
I still have a body."
The queen glanced at her and said kindly: "Concubine Xin Gui has a short temper, but there is a saying that makes sense. How the child was lost is still unknown, and why she divorced her so rashly. What's more, that woman's child is Master Zhen.
Yes, isn’t it the one in the young lady’s belly? This would be too reckless.”
Lingrong listened silently for a long time and said: "Master Zhen, it's not like that."
After Ling Rongfang said this, Xiao Lianzi from outside came in and said, "I would like to inform you ladies and gentlemen. The guards outside said that Master Zhen is here and they are eager to see you!"
The sister-in-law shrank subconsciously and begged, "Look, my dear, he has also chased me into the palace. I'm afraid he has to divorce me!"
When I heard that my brother was coming, I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows and said: "This stupid man has been deceived so far! Is there a place in the palace where he can run wild? Sister-in-law, don't panic. He came just in time. Let's see how I can give him an understanding.
." I said to the queen: "Your Majesty is the master of the harem. Now that this matter has come to this, it is no longer my concubine's family affair. But I ask your Majesty to love me and do justice to me and my sister-in-law.
"
The queen pondered and said: "Now that the trouble is in front of us, I can't let it go. Go and invite Lord Zhen to come in." After thinking about it, she added, "We must remove all our armor."
Xiao Lianzi lowered his hand and went out. Concubine Jing tugged at the sleeves of Xingui Concubine and Ling Rong, and said respectfully: "Concubines should not meet with foreign men for no reason. Please retreat to the inner hall first."
The queen nodded and said, "Okay. Let's go inside for a while." After saying that, I asked Huanbi to lead the three of them into the inner hall to rest, and their maids also followed in.
When my sister-in-law saw her brother coming in aggressively, she felt a little timid and stood up and performed the etiquette of a wife meeting her husband. However, my brother turned around and only saluted the queen and me.
Seeing this, the Queen also frowned, and did not show any anger for a moment. She just told her brother and sat down. I couldn't help but said angrily: "Sister-in-law has brother's flesh and blood in her belly. Is this how my brother treats her in front of others? Then the queen.
The situation can be imagined.”
The elder brother ignored him and immediately changed his color when he heard it: "Your Majesty is Chen's biological sister, why do you favor others? Xue's belly was Chen's flesh and blood. Could it be that the person who died in Jiayi's belly was not Chen's biological child?"
"
I have been loved by everyone since I was a child, and after entering the palace, the relationship between my brothers and sisters has become more respectful. I have never been contradicted by my brother like this. I immediately said angrily: "Brother said that my sister-in-law is someone else? My sister-in-law is my wife of the Zhen family, yours
How can I say that my married wife is someone else? So in my brother’s eyes, the only one who can’t let go of the fireworks woman is the one he can’t let go of?” I suppressed my anger and said, “Besides, it’s not clear how the child was lost.
My sister-in-law has never had any serious problems and is pregnant. Could it be that my brother has the heart to drive her out and become an abandoned wife?"
The elder brother took a step forward, coldly took out a piece of snow-white paper from his arms, and threw it in front of his sister-in-law: "This is the divorce letter! Take it and leave immediately. How dare you harm my beloved concubine and my youngest son? I don't want to see you again."
This femme fatale!"
The muscles on the queen's face trembled, and she coughed and said seriously: "In front of this palace and your concubine, Master Zhen should also pay attention to your words and deeds. You should not lose your status as a minister."
The elder brother said respectfully: "Yes. I will bear in mind the Queen's teachings."
My sister-in-law hid her face and cried, unable to make a sound, and lay exhausted on the ground. Suddenly she turned around and was about to hit the thick-mouthed crabapple tree. Just five steps away, blood was about to splatter, and I was so frightened that my face changed. Fortunately, Xiao Lianzi
With quick eyesight and quick hands, she stood up and blocked herself in front of the tree, and my sister-in-law was spared.
Although the elder brother was also a little scared, he was stunned for a moment, and his disgust was immediately apparent. He shook his sleeves and said disdainfully: "She cried, made trouble, and hanged herself. She is really an ignorant woman! She is so tacky and disgusting!"
Such a scene made me even more furious: "My Zhen family has never heard of divorce for five generations. Does my brother have to cause trouble and kill someone? How are we going to explain it to the emperor and his in-laws, Mr. Xue?"
The elder brother only looked at his sister-in-law coldly and said: "Such a bitch kills my own flesh and blood, I will definitely not live with her again!"
I was so angry that I couldn't speak. The queen tried to comfort me, but my sister-in-law was crying over the ground. Everyone hurriedly tried to pull her away and persuaded her to stop. The scene was chaotic for a while, and I said: "I'm going against it. After all, it's in front of the queen in the palace.
What's the point of me making a scene like a peasant woman?"
At this moment, Lingrong suddenly lifted the curtain and came out from the inner hall. Lingrong stood up from the crowd to help his sister-in-law, and said softly: "Young madam, please don't be too sad, after all, the queen and the noble concubine have the final say. Young Master
Madam, she doesn't care about anything else, she has to take care of the baby in her belly. Do you think that if you have worked hard for your mother for ten months, you should end it in one day? What's more, if the young lady dies, Master Zhen's reputation will be lost. The young lady cannot
You despise your own life." He raised his head and glanced at his brother.
The elder brother's eyes were slightly averted, he just avoided looking at her, and only said: "Xiaoyuan, my master, is well."
When the sister-in-law saw Ling Rong, she was slightly startled. The maid beside her already said "Huh" and curiously said: "This young master and that girl Jiayi really look alike." As soon as the words fell, Ling Rong
Rong was also stunned.
The sister-in-law was stunned and immediately scolded her harshly: "Don't offend my mistress by talking nonsense." After saying this, she stopped crying for a moment and choked with sobs: "I don't understand the rules, so I offend my mistress."
Lingrong smiled and shook his head, wiped away the tears on his sister-in-law's face with his own silk, and said: "It doesn't matter. But please come in with me, young lady, to wash up and tidy up. I'm afraid the servants will laugh at you." I omitted.
Nodding, my sister-in-law went in as instructed.
Lingrong walked Yingying for a few steps, then turned back to her brother and said: "Although I have never seen the beautiful girl that adults call her, in your eyes, she must be a beautiful lady. But I venture to advise you: Although the new love is
Well, don’t forget the old friends. Have you completely forgotten the old relationship?"
The elder brother's expression was quite touched. He was speechless for a moment and just stood there. The mausoleum said no more and only helped his sister-in-law, Shi Shiranfu, to enter again.
The scene was quiet for a while, and I persuaded her nicely: "My brother must have been enlightened after hearing what An Xiaoyuan said. I would like to advise my brother, it is still unknown how this child died. My brother has only been with her for two months, why did he suddenly
She was pregnant and then suddenly lost her pregnancy. An Zhi knew there was no conspiracy involved. My sister-in-law had always been virtuous. If my brother wanted to take a concubine, he would not object, but if he wanted a woman from a good family, he had to wait for her to give birth.
The moon is good. There is so much quarrel over a woman from a humble background who leans against the door to show off her fireworks. How can it be inappropriate to have a family that is at odds with each other?"
The elder brother listened quietly at first, but then he gradually showed a look of hatred and said stiffly: "It's enough for the noble concubine to protect the Xue family. Why should she target Jiayi every sentence? Everyone thinks that Jiayi is of humble origin, but I think she is
Just be kind and gentle. My Majesty speaks so harshly to people she doesn't like, and I dare not hear it."
Looking at the Queen, I softened my tone and said, "Then I will not dare to listen to my brother who wants to divorce and marry his wife because of what others say. Since my brother said that Jiayi is a kind and upright person, then let's ask the question about the good man.
Should a person be docile to his wife? How could he instigate discord between father and son and divorce?" The more I spoke, the more angrily I became. My eyes were red and I said, "I look at my brother as if he is here for me. Could it be that he is here for me?
What makes my brother grudge me is that my sister-in-law was the one who was accused by me back then, so she didn’t agree with you? That’s why I want to use today’s incident to vent my anger.” As he said this, he felt uncomfortable in his heart and couldn’t help sobbing.
Seeing that I was sad, the Queen quickly grabbed me and whispered: "Look at how you always make peace with others. Instead of trying to persuade others, you make yourself cry. How can you persuade others?" Then she turned around and scolded her brother: "Master Zhen.
Although he is an elder brother, he is also a minister. How could he be so rude in front of a noble concubine and forget the etiquette of a king and his ministers?"
The elder brother said proudly: "Since the noble concubine has said it herself, I don't have to hide it anymore. At that time, the empress insisted on choosing a famous family for me to marry, but she hastily made a marriage arrangement without considering that I and the Xue family had never met, which led to today's disaster.
"I have endured so far, and I can no longer coexist with Mr. Xue, and I hope the Queen will learn from it." After my brother said these words, he became much calmer, but his eyes were gloomy, as if there were dark clouds.
In such a cold and distant relationship, only the sound of teacups breaking on the floor could be heard in the inner hall. My sister-in-law came out calmly, with an expression as cold as ice, unlike before. She had already washed herself freshly, and her face was as pale as paper. She clapped her hands and said, "Okay, okay! Today is great!"
You finally said it. It turns out that we have been together as husband and wife for a long time, and you have always had a grudge against me. Since I married you, I, Xue Qitao, have always abided by women's ethics, filial piety and respect. Today you have made it clear that I have never been in your heart.
There is no point in being husband and wife anymore. You don’t need to write a divorce letter - Zhen Heng! I will sever all ties with you."
My sister-in-law has a face as pale as a sheet, a long body, and she is even more pitiful and has an indelible perseverance. I just felt sad when I saw it. I pulled my sister-in-law and said, "I can have brothers who don't care about family affection, but I can't have a deep friendship."
My sister-in-law. The reason why my brother has spoken today is entirely due to me. Since my sister-in-law has severed all ties with him, I can no longer get along with such a brother." I wiped away my tears and pointed to the door: "Master Zhen will be like this one day.
Everyone has rebelled against you, and I don’t want to see you again. The relationship between brother and sister is gone today. Please leave, sir."
When everyone saw this scene, they were so frightened that they did not dare to speak. The queen said: "Master Zhen is confused. My concubine, are you also confused? How can you say such a thing? Do family ties and family ties have to be ruined for a mere woman?
What?"
The elder brother was silent for a moment, his eyes full of heavy indifference and alienation. He straightened his robe sleeves, gave a steady salute and said: "It doesn't matter if you are separated from me, I only want Jiayi. I say goodbye."
Turning around, he strode out of Tangli Palace.
I cried sadly: "The Queen has heard what he said, I will never have a brother from now on!" After saying this, I turned around sadly, held my head with my sister-in-law and cried. The Queen, the concubine, and the concubines were all in mourning.
Yiyi stood beside her, her face as calm as water and silent.
After my brother left in a quarrel, I got angry and caught the wind and cold. In addition, the weather in late spring and early summer changed, and the wind and cold got better slowly. Even eating a lot of rock-sugar snow pears or brown sugar-stewed loquat leaves did not cause any effect.
In May, I changed the sheets, but I still kept coughing and didn't feel better.
When Wen Shi first came to check my pulse, he only said: "My wife is in good health, take good care of her."
I said, "I'm just a little dizzy. The decoction you prepared for me is so bitter that it's hard to swallow. It's not as sweet as snow pear with rock sugar or loquat leaves stewed with brown sugar, but it's so sweet that it's greasy."
He laughed: "Then take pills instead."
I gently shook my fan and said, "I don't know if it's because the weather is getting hotter, but everything I eat tastes tasteless."
Wen Shichuyi said: "The empress has always had the problem of delayed summer, and in addition, she eats the delicacies from the mountains and seas every day, so she must be tired of eating."
I couldn't help but laugh: "Yeah. I eat fat chickens and big ducks every day, with meaty wings and bellies. Occasionally I want to have some vegetarian food, but I have to come up with some meaty names like 'vegetarian chicken' or 'vegetarian duck', which makes me laugh."
appetite."
Wen Shichu said: "Eat some appetizing cold dishes." He couldn't help laughing: "If the empress doesn't mind the sourness, just eat human flesh as medicine. I'm sure all diseases will be cured."
She said this as a joke, but when she saw the soft lake green crepe curtain moved, Lingrong had come in. She smiled and said: "Mr. Wen is here, my sister's illness should be cured."
I asked her to sit down and asked Wen Shichu: "How is Sister Mei doing lately?"
Wen Shichu wiped the silver needle with a soft cloth and said, "Little Master Rong Hua has been in good health recently, and Wei Chen doesn't often ask for pulse."
I glanced at him: "That's good, Lord Lawen is here."
As soon as Wen Shichu left, Lingrong said: "I heard that my sister has a poor appetite due to illness, so I specially prepared some light side dishes. Please try them, sister." After that, he took out the food box one by one and laid out: a plate of stir-fried dishes.
Artemisia, a plate of tender bamboo shoots soaked in salty gravy, a plate of diced Malantou tofu mixed with sesame oil, a bowl of shepherd's purse wontons, and a bowl of Yutian fragrant rice porridge.
I couldn't resist her hard work, and seeing her attentive look on her face, I patiently took a bite of each. As expected, it was refreshing and my stomach dropped, and I said, "Ms. An's craftsmanship is really good."
Lingrong watched me carefully eating every dish, and when he saw me smiling with satisfaction, he said: "These are the latest vegetables in March and April in the south of the Yangtze River. The weather here is colder and they are in season. My sister thought that her sister would not like it if she caught the cold."
Fortunately, these sisters are still willing to eat greasy food. As long as they have appetite problems, they will be cured quickly."
I smiled meaningfully: "Sure enough, the taste is excellent. The emperor must also like it. I will live up to my sister's craftsmanship."
Lingrong seemed to not understand, and said shyly: "Sister, are you laughing at me? This is my intention specially prepared for my sister."
I just smiled and said something else.
When I had nothing to do, I strummed the strings by myself. The sound of "Sauve Acacia" floated in my mind, and what came to my mind instantly was the sound of the piano and flute under the sun and moon. Even the moonlight lingered in my memory.
He said, Qing regards your concubine as a confidant;
He said that it can read people's hearts, and it is the same for you as it is for me;
There was a touch of sadness and deep concern in his eyes.
After pondering like this, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it seems that we are still in the deep autumn mood. The sweet-scented osmanthus falls silently on the clothes one by one, and even the silky seven strings have sprouted the pine wind and bamboo frost.
The cold.
Thinking like this, I suddenly became frightened. Huanbi came in unexpectedly and said with worry and helplessness: "The news from the mansion is that the young lady went back to her parents' home and never came back. The young master even stayed out every day and never came back.
The master and his wife are both very angry." She paused and said, "The master has already threatened that he no longer wants the young master as his son."
My heart skipped a beat, my face was stunned, and I said: "Huanbi, look at it, the two sisters are still young and ignorant, the brother is the only son in the family, and they are so unsatisfied, what can we do? The two of us are here
In the palace, I can't help you at all."
Huanbi advised: "Miss, don't be angry. It will be fine when the master calms down and comes back. One day, when the master figures it out and goes to pick up the young lady, won't the family be in harmony?" She looked a little frightened.
He said: "Looking back on that day in our palace, when the young lady, the young lady, and the young master made such a fuss, I still feel scared when I think about it."
I shook my head: "Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles. How can you hide this kind of thing? I heard from the emperor that there is a lot of commotion outside. The whole city is watching the jokes of our Zhen family."
Huanbi pursed her lips and said in a low voice: "The rumors in the palace are also very bad. I'm afraid Concubine Hua will be so proud that she will die of pride."
I remained calm and just said: "I'm tired." Then my eyes were fixed on the strings, and I felt a little unsure of my fear again, so I said: "I don't like to play the piano these days, just put the piano away.
"
I slept soundly during the afternoon nap, but when I woke up I was still feeling lazy and tired. The newly replaced torn curtains overlapped and hung down, as if there was a person standing in front of the bed. I was hazy, and I only smelled a strange medicinal fragrance, with a slight hint of medicine.
It has the smell of blood, mixed with the bitter and spicy aroma of herbs, which is indescribably weird and wonderful.
I asked casually: "What medicine are you stewing?"
But it was Lingrong's voice that sounded warm, and she raised the curtain and said, "Sister, are you awake?"
I was slightly surprised and asked: "Are you making medicine?"
Lingrong smiled softly and said, "My sister boiled the medicine in her palace. I brought it to my sister's place to warm it." Her smile was a little forced, "The prescription given by Dr. Wen, my sister will recover quickly after drinking it.
"
I wondered: "Mr. Wen didn't prescribe a new prescription for me. Where did my sister get the medicine?"
She stood up, picked up the purple clay medicine pot, poured out a cup of thick black medicine, walked to me and sat down, and begged, "Sister, just drink it."
As the medicine was brought closer, the fishy smell became stronger. I was surprised and asked, "What kind of medicine is this?"
Lingrong held it carefully and took a sip, saying: "Sister, don't be afraid. My sister has already drank. She'll be fine."
I didn't understand her intention, so I just stared at her and looked her over. She smiled sweetly and said, "Sister, don't you believe me?" She raised her hand, and a thick ring of snow-white gauze on her arm was clearly visible in the light material of her clothes.
Shown under sleeves.
I didn't care about drinking the medicine, held her arm and said, "What's going on?"
Lingrong hurriedly pulled his sleeves to cover himself and said, "It's nothing, I accidentally hurt myself."
I couldn't explain, and held her arm tightly... The gauze was wrapped tightly, but there was still blood oozing out. I was shocked and confused at the same time: "Your hand..." I hesitated and cast my eyes on
That bowl of thick black concoction.
Lingrong slowly shed tears: "Yes. That day when I came in, I happened to hear Dr. Wen saying that my sister's illness could be cured by using human flesh as medicine, so I tried my best. I hope my sister can be cured by the medicine."
I was shocked and a little stunned, but also a little moved, and my eyes became wet unconsciously: "You are crazy - that is just a joke from Dr. Wen, how can you take it seriously? Besides, I am not seriously ill, and I will naturally recover after a few days.
alright."
Lingrong shook her head and said: "I don't care, I just want my sister to be well." Lingrong's tears fell on her skirt drop by drop, turning into moist circles. She said: "Since my sister won the emperor's love again,
, I felt that my sister and I were very different from each other, but is it because the emperor also favors me?" Her attitude was firm and awe-inspiring: "My sister has no one to rely on in the palace, only my sister and the emperor. If it's because of
My sister is alienated by the emperor's favor. I would rather only have my sister's."
My mind moved, but I didn't forget the past. I just sighed: "Lingrong, I didn't mean that, it's just..."
Lingrong didn't let me talk anymore. Her plaintive voice stopped me: "Sister, Sister Mei is already alienated from us. Do you want to have a relationship with me too? The three of us entered the palace together.
Although I can't compare to the friendship that Sister Mei and you grew up with together, my sister has never forgotten the days we spent together in Zhen's Mansion."
Every word of Lingrong's words stirred my heart. The days of Zhen's Mansion must have been a long time ago. Lingrong stayed in my home, sitting up and resting together, never leaving for a moment, even taking turns to carry a hosta.
.So intimate. The years in the palace have consumed so many things, and even Meizhuang has become unfamiliar. The only person I have known for a long time is Lingrong.
Do I really want to be separated from her?
I held her hand and looked at it again and again, and said, "Even if you wholeheartedly serve me, why would you cut your flesh and make medicine to harm your body?"
There was a smile on Lingrong's face, and the traces of tears falling down were twists and turns, which made people feel extremely sad in her eyes. She said forcefully every word: "Because you are not only the only sister I can rely on in the palace, but also the one who I am the most important person in the court."
The sister of the one who longs for you."
I was so shocked that my heartbeat was beating loudly. After many days of secret speculation and alarm, and step-by-step reminders and stops, at this moment she suddenly told me, as if I was still in a dream and couldn't believe it.
I hurriedly covered her mouth, looked around and said, "Are you desperate for your life? Can you say this casually?"
Lingrong smiled sadly, her deep sadness was like a bird's wings with white feathers wetted by dew, so heavy that she couldn't lift them up. She said slowly: "As soon as I entered the palace, my life was no longer my own."
She looked at me sadly: "I knew that I was unworthy and could not afford it. The loneliness in the palace was just a wishful thinking of mine. Originally, Mr. Zhen and the young lady were from the same family, so they should be in harmony. I am also happy for them. But.
Now it has become like this…”
Her words hit my heart hard. Wishful thinking - is the memory of when I played "Sauvignon Blanc" also my wishful thinking? A terrible and unnecessary wishful thinking, except for Xuan Ling
, I shouldn’t think of any man again.
I smiled in a daze, and sighed for a moment: "We are all the Emperor's women. Life is the Emperor's, and death is also the Emperor's."
Lingrong murmured to herself: "Life is his, death is also his..." She raised her eyes crazily, holding the silk in her hand tightly: "Then my heart...whose belongs to it?"
I shook my head in confusion: "Heart? It's not our own either."
Lingrong looked at me and said quietly: "Yes. Everything belongs to the emperor, including the heart. Then I will leave a little heart to let me occasionally think about people and things worth thinking about."
She was so sincere to her brother, and these sincerities were just like the silent and lonely look she looked up at that night before entering the palace. Under the cold moonlight, she stood alone under her brother's window, staring at his figure. I couldn't bear to hear it anymore,
He grabbed her and said, "Pour the medicine down. I can't drink your flesh and blood to cure my own illness."
Lingrong seemed not to hear anything, and his eyes only stayed on me, "Sister, I will not harm you. Because you are his sister, and you are the only one willing to help me. Sister, you have to believe me——
There are only us sisters in this palace."
Admittedly, I was moved. Although I had suspected her, I couldn't ignore her affection for her brother. Those doubts and grudges in the past gradually disappeared a lot in her sincere words. How about being favored?
?So what if we fall out of favor? Lingrong and I are just one of the women in this deep palace who can't help ourselves.
We don’t have a body, and we can’t keep our hearts intact. The only thing left is concerned with too many feelings, things and people. There are so many things that should be worried about and things that shouldn’t be worried about.
All we can strive for is the emperor's meager favor that can be easily diffused. In order to live, we have to fight for and seize. The only difference between us is this pair of skins that will grow old quickly.
If we end our friendship before we grow old, the evening scene may be just as desolate. When the time comes to talk around the fire, sitting side by side, it will not only be us who are young, but also us who are old and helpless.
In this case, can I still hold on to her? Because of her infatuation with her brother, I feel relieved a little.