Xiao Feng leaned on the seat and gently rubbed the jade ring with his elbow and index finger. His eyes were full of tenderness: "The reason is simply because I miss her. I've been thinking about her so much recently that I can see her even when I'm eating, walking, or dreaming."
He’s smiling at me.”
Although he did not name who "she" was, the Empress Dowager immediately understood who this "she" was referring to.
The Empress Dowager couldn't help but blurt out: "She is dead! She has been dead for two years! Please wake up!"
Xiao Feng smiled and said nothing, as if he was immersed in his own world alone, and no one else could intervene.
The Empress Dowager was originally dubious about what Eunuch Xia said. When she saw Xiao Feng's expression, her heart suddenly became cold. There was nothing false about what Eunuch Xia said. She looked at him dumbly. After a moment, she said with a
He asked in a very incomprehensible tone: "Since you love her so much, why did you agree to marry Wang Shuhua in the first place? The Ai family thought that when you agreed to the marriage, you had already made a choice between the throne and love. You
Why are you trying to act so deeply in love now?"
The index finger stroking the jade ring paused, and the smile on his face disappeared little by little. At this moment, he turned into the uncertain and profound emperor again.
After a long silence, he slowly uttered four words: "I regret..."
"What's the meaning?"
"I regret marrying Wang Shuhua, regret forcing her to accept the imperial edict of becoming a concubine, regret choosing to wrong her between the emperor of the country and the affair between a man and a woman..." He squeezed the jade ring tightly, his knuckles turned white, and smiled.
With a bitter look on her face, "I know I was wrong, but she didn't even give me a chance to apologize."
She left so resolutely, turning around and cutting off the entanglement between them, leaving him without even a chance to regret and admit his mistake.
She looks more timid than anyone else, but in fact, as long as she makes up her mind, she will be more decisive than anyone else. In her world, there are only two choices: black and white. Either choose black or white.
, there is absolutely no gray blur option.
When faced with the choice, he wanted both the dragon throne and the companionship of his lover. He wanted to capture both. So, he tried to use the method of conferring a concubine to hold Xiao Lezi back until the throne was stable.
Later, I will find a way to support her as the queen.
However, she used the most decisive method to defeat his attempt, leaving him unable to do anything to her.
Because of his greed, he paid a price that will last a lifetime. In the final analysis, it was only his own fault.
If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, the Empress Dowager would never have believed that the words in front of her came from Xiao Feng! In her impression, this grandson had been ambitious since he was a child, and he had great talents in the world, so many princes
Among the emperor's grandsons, no one has the majesty of an emperor more than him.
A man whose goal was to conquer the world was actually defeated by the personal relationship between his children! The Queen Mother was shocked and even more complicated. She was silent for a moment and slowly advised: "There is no regret medicine in this world."
, now that you have come to this step, even if you regret it, you can only grit your teeth and keep going. When you took the first step, there was no turning back. Don't think too much, first
Go back and have a good sleep. After a while, when your mood improves, the Ai family will choose some gentle and beautiful concubines for you. Since you like girls like Le Fei, the Ai family will choose like her..."
"You don't have to worry about this matter. You also know that my temper has not been very good recently. No matter how many women I put in, it will just build a few more cold palaces in the palace. Why bother to ruin those girls again?"
"Here," Xiao Feng stood up, "It's getting late, I'll go back and rest first, and the Queen's grandmother also rested earlier."
Seeing his figure gradually walking away, the Empress Dowager sighed heavily. If she had known it would be like this, she should have kept Xiao Lezi in the Yuanxiang Palace. With her people monitoring her, she wouldn't have
If she commits suicide by taking poison, her grandson will not become as lost as he is now.
Hey, if I had known now, why bother then? It was all sin!
Cabbage ran panting all the way to Biquan Palace, and when she was worrying about how to go in and inform Manager Xia, she saw the emperor and Manager Xia walking out of Biquan Palace. Her eyes lit up, and she hurried forward to curtsy and salute.
: "Slave Cabbage pays homage to His Majesty."
Xiao Feng glanced at her: "Why are you here?"
Cabbage glanced at Manager Xia. After all, this matter related to Queen Wang. She was just a little palace maid. No matter how courageous she was, she would not dare to speak ill of the Queen in front of His Majesty.
Seeing her expression of wanting to say something but not daring to say it, Xiao Feng frowned slightly and said slightly impatiently: "If you have something to say, just say it."
Cabbage's original intention was to bypass the emperor and tell Manager Xia, so as to minimize the risk she took in this matter, but now that the emperor had asked, she could not find a reasonable excuse to get through.
He could only reveal the truth in a low voice: "Just now Cui Wei from Chunning Palace came to Jinhua Palace and took Sister Bi He away, saying that the Queen had something to ask her."
Xiao Feng was a little dissatisfied: "Just such a small thing?"
Cabbage hesitated for a moment, and finally told what she had learned from the imperial dining room. Xiao Feng was a smart person, and after listening to what she said, he quickly guessed that Wang Shuhua might be harmful to Bihe. He was already a smart person.
He was very impatient with the fighting among the women in the harem, not to mention that Wang Shuhua actually dared to extend his hand into the Jinhua Palace? This made him feel very uncomfortable with his strong desire for control.
Xiao Feng glanced at Eunuch Xia: "Go to Chunning Palace and have a look. If nothing happens, bring Bihe back."
Eunuch Xia bowed his head in agreement, and then led several young eunuchs straight to Chunning Palace. As for Cabbage, he followed the emperor back to Jinhua Palace.
It wasn't until midnight that Eunuch Xia came back. Xiao Feng had just finished taking a bath and put on a clean dark coat, which made his skin even more radiant and white. He sat quietly while a little eunuch stood behind him and wiped him carefully.
hair.
Xiao Feng asked: "Where are the Bihe people?"
Eunuch Xia paused and seemed a little embarrassed: "Something happened to her in Chunning Palace, and she will no longer be able to serve His Majesty from now on."
"When the old slave rushed to Chunning Palace, he saw Bihe being pushed to the ground, with her hands and feet tied, her face had been painted with scissors, and her body was covered in blood. Please bring her back.
The imperial doctor looked at her and said her life was saved, but that face will never be seen again."
Having said this, even Eunuch Xia, who was used to seeing big winds and waves, couldn't help but sigh. Such a beautiful little girl was ruined like this. I don't know what will happen to her in the rest of her life.
Xiao Feng's face gradually darkened, and an extremely terrifying low pressure emanated from his body. The little eunuch standing behind him was trembling with fright. He couldn't hold it back and fell to his knees on the ground, fearing that he
Your Majesty will be angered.
Xiao Feng glanced at him with some disgust and scolded in a low voice: "You useless thing, get out."
"Yes, yes..." The little eunuch was so frightened that he turned pale and rolled away.
Xiao Feng said: "Go and tell the imperial doctor that Bihe must be cured. As for the injury on her face... I remember that the white jade muscle-sustaining ointment presented as tribute from the Western Regions last year seems to be very useful for this. Go and get some for her.
After all, she has been with me for so many years, so you should take good care of her for me."
Eunuch Xia bowed his head and responded one by one.
"The maid who took Bihe away from the Jinhua Palace should send her to the Clothing Bureau and let the nuns there teach her. No matter how high the queen's status is in this palace, she cannot be higher than me!
As for the Chunning Palace..." Xiao Feng smiled in a low voice, with a layer of chill in his eyes, "You go and pass on my decree. The Queen is abusing lynching and abusing the palace maids. She has bad conduct and a vicious heart. It is not suitable to control her again.
The power of the harem sent her phoenix note of the middle palace to the Empress Dowager. From now on, all matters of the harem will be handled by the Empress Dowager. From now on, Empress Wang will be closed in the Chunning Palace to think about her mistakes. Without my order, she is not allowed to return.
Take a step outside Chunning Palace."
This holy sign spread throughout the palace early the next morning, and everyone was in an uproar. There were private discussions, and they all speculated whether this was a sign that the Queen had fallen out of favor. Later, someone found out about Bihe. The combination of the two immediately led to the conclusion
Your Majesty loves the new and hates the old.
Bihe, who was reclusive because of her disfigurement, once again became the focus of attention in the palace. While she was recovering from illness, countless people came to her home to try to find out the inside story under the pretext of visiting her doctor. Bihe covered her face with a gauze scarf, only to
Revealing a pair of eyes, because of the heavy blow caused by the disfigurement and the humiliation she suffered in Chunning Palace that night, her mental state was very bad. She hardly spoke on weekdays, and there was a strong resentment all over her body.
.
If she continues like this, even if Eunuch Xia can't bear it, he will have no choice but to send her out of the palace.
That afternoon, when Eunuch Xia passed by the servants' room, he happened to see Bihe sitting alone on the steps of the corridor in a daze. Eunuch Xia thought about it and decided to help the poor girl. He walked over and said
: "How is your injury healing?"
Because it was Eunuch Xia who rescued her from Chunning Palace that night, Bihe had always been grateful to him. Only when she saw him did she become more lively. She immediately stood up and said, "Thank you very much."
Manager Xia is concerned about me, and I'm feeling much better."
"That's good," Eunuch Xia sighed in his heart when he saw the sorrow in her eyes, which seemed to be hiding countless grievances and resentments. "Do you know how I arrived at Chunning Palace at that time?"
Bi He was stunned. She had been immersed in her own world these days, full of resentment, but she couldn't do anything about the enemy who hurt her. After all, the other party was the queen, and her status was much higher than hers. She couldn't even get the other party's
She couldn't even touch her sleeves, let alone take revenge. This negative emotion of being powerless and unwilling was getting deeper and deeper. She began to feel that everyone in the world was watching her joke, and everyone had evil intentions. She
There is a hint of resentment in everyone’s eyes. (To be continued)