It was windy and rainy in the second half of the night.
Between the dark sky and the earth, a large piece of water mist floated. The strong wind carried the heavy rain, like countless whips, lashing hard at the floor tiles of the Forbidden City.
It was only at dawn that the rain slowed down.
The eunuch on duty at Ganxi Fifth Station slept surprisingly deeply.
Many years later, occasionally a curious young eunuch asked him about this incident, but he just coughed and lamented: "It rained really hard that night! It was like God was crying, and I couldn't hear anything. …”
No one knew that that night, under the plain round pillow next to his head, there was a small gold ingot, which was dyed with a faint wisp of orchid fragrance.
That night, his dream was also very sweet. In the dream, his relatives in his hometown had good land and a big house, and they had enough food and clothing.
The second day, Kunning Palace.
"It was stormy and stormy at night. The slave on duty had slept so hard last night that he didn't hear anything. When he found out and found someone to take him down, he said he was stiff from head to toe and one eye was still rolled. , weird... weird and scary."
The little eunuch knelt in front of Ulanara with a look of horror on his face.
Huarong is waiting for the queen to comb her hair.
She held Ulanara's long black and smooth hair in her hand. She glanced at it and saw a flash of silver. She immediately turned her wrist and hid the white hair in a thick bun.
Then, she carefully combed her hair into a bun, and finally pinned a light silver peony hairpin with jasper on it to block the knot at the end of her hair.
Ulanara narrowed his eyes and caught a glimpse of Hua Rong's movements in the mirror. He frowned and raised his hand and said, "What are you covering up? Next time you see me, just pull it out."
She sighed, wiped the remaining rouge on her breast with a handkerchief, and then asked, "Is the Emperor in the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart?"
The young eunuch was startled, and then he said repeatedly: "To tell you the truth about the Queen, yes, yes! The Emperor is in the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart!"
Ulanara stood up and said calmly: "Let's go to the Hall of Nourishing Heart."
Feng Yu stopped in front of Yangxin Hall.
The crowd gathered around the queen and got out of the phoenix chariot.
Ulanara held Hua Rong's hand and walked up the steps, just in time to see Concubine Yu coming out.
Concubine Yu raised her head and saw the queen, who came forward to greet her.
When Concubine Yu raised her body, Ulala's face was full of sorrow, and she sighed sadly: "Yikun Palace is also unimaginable! The situation was like that that day, and the emperor even spared it. I placed her in Qian. Xiwusuo was afraid that if she was in the busy place in the palace, she would be offended. Thinking that Qianxiwusuo was a quiet place, it would be good to calm down... Who would have thought that something like this would happen in just a few days? !”
Concubine Yu said respectfully: "The Empress is so kind, but it's a pity that Nian is not blessed to bear it. Now that he is gone, the Empress should not be too sad. You must know that sorrow can harm your body. The most important thing for the Empress is her body and health."
The queen used a handkerchief to seal the pink marks under her eyes, and said Xu Xu: "I also know that, but I can't help but sigh! Alas, after all, I came here when I went to the dormitory, and I haven't seen the sisters who have looked up and looked down for so many years! This is great People, if you say no, they will be gone..."
Concubine Yu didn't say anything more, she just comforted her in a calm voice and asked Huarong to support the queen.
After entering the Yangxin Palace, the palace attendants raised the curtain and went in to report.
Ulanara stood up, straightened his collar, and looked solemn before entering the Nuan Pavilion.
Yin's back was turned to her, standing in front of the window, with smoke lingering in the Kowloon gilt furnace next to her.
The emperor stood in this pile of smoke, his features blurred.
On the table on the back right side of his body is a pair of glazed vases with birds and phoenixes, clusters of flowers, and joyful patterns.
He was usually very simple and elegant, but Ulanara had seen too many plain-colored ornaments from the emperor. When he saw this vase, he was startled. Then he knelt down and said: "I, my concubine, pay your respects to the emperor. May the emperor be blessed with peace!"
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Yin responded, turned around, looked at Uranala who was kneeling on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "They just reported it to me."
Ulanara raised his head and saw a string of red sandalwood beads in the emperor's hand.
Yin turned the Buddhist bead in his hand slightly, put it on the table beside him with a "snap", then looked at the queen and said, "When did it happen?"
Ulanara's expression became condensed and he whispered: "I found it in the morning. When I took it off, I was already stiff. I'm afraid I can't think about it anymore at night."
Seeing that Yin didn't speak, Ulanala paused, straightened her clothes, suddenly gritted her teeth, knelt down with a straight face, and said plaintively: "I'm brave, I may offend the emperor, but I still want to ask the emperor for something!"
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Yin didn't look at her, but raised his hand indifferently and said, "Say."
Seeing that the emperor didn't scream, Uranara had no choice but to kneel down. Fortunately, there weren't many servants in Nuan Pavilion, so it wasn't an embarrassment.
She said slowly: "Sister Nian, after all, I have served the emperor for so many years. Although my temper is indeed a bit too arrogant, in the past, I was also a little dissatisfied and disrespectful towards my concubine. I have also been angry and annoyed by her!
But after all, we are sisters and have been together for so many years. Concubine Chen... Concubine Chen felt really uncomfortable when she heard the news today!"
She raised her hand, covered the tip of her nose with a handkerchief, and said in a thick nasal voice: "How pitiful is the younger sister of the Nian family! Although she offended the emperor, she deserved to be demoted to an official daughter. But after all, she used to be the head of the first palace of Yikun Palace.
, I am a concubine again, and I have enjoyed half a lifetime of glory and splendor. I am bold and concubine..."
Ulanala folded her hands on the Ruyi seawater dragon pattern carpet in the Nuan Pavilion of Yangxin Hall, and kowtowed slowly and dignifiedly. Then she straightened her back, knelt down and said seriously: "I have the courage to ask the emperor to take the position of concubine."
With this ceremony, the younger sister of the Nian family is buried. She has passed away, and the emperor should not argue with her about all the rights and wrongs in the past!
This is also my concubine, as the head of the Sixth Palace, I can take care of her the last bit."
It was extremely quiet in the hall, and the only sound that could be heard was the ticking of the Western clock.
Su Peisheng lowered his head and rolled his eyes very slowly, staring only at the emperor's right hand.
The emperor tightened his hand slightly, then loosened it again.
Uranala sobbed: "I beg the Emperor to grant your permission!" As she spoke, it seemed that she could no longer bear it, and two strings of tears burst out of her eyes and fell on the skirt of her chest.
Yin's eyes turned cold, he lowered his head and was silent for a long time, then said in a calm tone: "Just do as the Queen said!"
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Although it was daytime, the wind and rain were like darkness, and the palace was extremely dark. Another heavy rainstorm was about to fall.
Returning to Kunning Palace, Uranala seemed to be unable to hold on any longer and slumped slightly on Huarong's body.
Hua Rong whispered: "Empress, why do you have to do such a thankless thing? After all, Nian Shi has already passed away, and I can't see this favor from you!"
Uranala closed her eyes tightly and said coldly: "I am not doing it for her? I am doing it for myself! Today, although it is inevitable to make the emperor unhappy for a while, when he gets over his anger, he will realize that I am doing it for myself!"
He is a man who values love and justice! Let’s talk about a deceased person, let alone the ceremony of concubine, if he is buried with the ceremony of imperial concubine, queen, and queen mother, what can he do to hinder me?"
After saying this, Ulanara didn't say anything more, but just whispered: "Get the scripture that I copied this morning!"
Hua Rong responded and turned around.
There was a "boom" outside the window, and thunder broke out.
Uranala leaned over on the kang and closed her eyes to rest, trembling with fright at the thunder.
"When I found out and found someone to hold me down, I was told that everything was stiff from head to toe, and one eye was still rolled over. It was weird...it was scary."
The little eunuch's words seemed to ring in Ulanara's ears again.
Listening to the window lattice banging in the wind, layers of cold sweat broke out in her hands.
Nian, consider this concubine gift as compensation for you from Ulanara! Go on your journey well, if there is an afterlife...
If there is an afterlife, never enter the emperor's house!