Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Confidante Sorrow (Part 1)

There is a momentary trance, as if surprised to see the iceberg snow lotus suddenly blooming from the vast ice and snow, dazzled, and grumpy in the mouth.Xiangjian was both ashamed and angry, taking advantage of the momentary release, she spun lightly and escaped from his palm.A small silver knife for shaving eyebrows was placed on the ivory broken gold dressing table. The thin piece was not among the sharp weapons that the emperor took away to prevent her from committing suicide.She stretched out her right hand, put the shining silver knife across her neck, and shouted sharply, "Don't come here!"

The emperor was shocked, but he calmed down very quickly, "Xiangjian! Don't be confused! That knife is not enough to cut your throat, at most it will only leave you with a scar. You don't have to think about using this thing Come to assassinate me. Calm down, don't do things that hurt yourself and me!" Xiangjian clutched the small silver knife tightly, and wanted to cry, but was overwhelmed by deep despair and anger, "I will not assassinate you again. Because this will bring great disaster to my clan. Moreover, I also I understand, although you have defeated Han Qi, you are right. Han Qi is trying to use war to gain more power, so that my people will be caught in the flames of war, and there will be no peace. But I have no choice, I know that Han Qi Wrong, I still love him like I love my god."

There was a "hissing" gasp in the emperor's throat, which was the humiliation and anger that was suppressed to the utmost.He restrained himself and said: "Could it be that these days, you still can't see how good I am to you? See you, don't challenge my love and patience for you." Her eyes were full of grief, like a lone wolf lost in the heavy snow, her sorrow penetrated deep into her bones, "I am Han Qi's unmarried wife, I can't be your concubine, let myself become the humiliation that cannot disappear after his death!" She Staggering back step by step, he shook his head and said, "I know you are the emperor, you sit in the world, and you have the power to make my people survive. So I can't destroy you, but I can destroy myself!"

Before she finished speaking, she raised the silver knife high with her right hand, and swiped her hand to cut off her beautiful face!The emperor turned pale with fright, he felt the blood all over his body rushing to the top of his head, his limbs were sore and cold, and all his strength was drained.He didn't have time to think, nor did he have time to react, he rubbed his body and rushed forward, blocking the sharp blade with his body. Hot scarlet gushes out, splashing out a bloody arc. The emperor threw himself on her body, the silver knife flew far away, and landed on the soft carpet with a "clank", dripping dark red blood arrogantly.The emperor didn't even frown, he just stared at the source of the blood, and burst into tears.

On Xiangjian's side face, which could be broken by blowing bullets, a little finger-long wound ran across the side of the arm.Although the silver knife was small, the blade was thin. Although it was only scratched lightly, a deep bloodstain was drawn on Xiangjian's face, revealing the color of the flesh.The emperor felt distressed and anxious, fearing that she would hurt him again, he tightly wrapped her in his arms and held her firmly, not allowing her to struggle, while shouting in a low voice: "Li Yu, Ling Yunche, come in!" Li Yu hurried in, seeing this scene, his legs were so frightened that his legs went limp, and he couldn't help but knelt down on the ground, sobbing and crying.

Ling Yunche kicked him secretly, frowned, picked up the silver knife on the ground, wrapped it in cloth and put it in his arms.The emperor said impatiently: "Did you come in just to watch you cry?" Li Yu choked and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, the servant sees Xiang sees the young master injured, as if some rare and beloved thing has been damaged, it feels so sad!" The emperor glanced at him, and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw fresh blood oozing from Xiang Jian's cheeks.His complexion was pale, and he was about to take a closer look, but Ling Yunche, with sharp eyes and quick hands, immediately rushed to the front and pulled the silk from Xiangjian's hand to wrap the emperor's wrist tightly.His face became extremely ugly, and he said in a low voice: "The emperor's left hand is also injured, do you want to invite the imperial doctor?"

When Li Yu heard that the emperor was injured, he was frightened out of his wits. He immediately stepped forward on his knees and opened the silk to see that the wound on the outer side of the emperor's wrist was almost visible. Fortunately, it was only on the outer side. .Xiang Jian struggled on her own, but saw that the emperor's wound was still oozing blood even though the wound was tied with a silk, showing how deep the wound was, she did not dare to move at will. Ling Yunche winked, Li Yu hurriedly stepped forward to support Xiangjian and sat down on the side of the couch, Ling Yunche had already firmly supported the emperor, and whispered: "The injuries of the emperor and the young master must be treated by the imperial physician. Yes. It's just that this matter has a lot to do with it, and I must ask the emperor to show me."

The emperor hesitated for a long time, obviously he didn't want people to know the truth of the matter, but when he saw fine red blood dripping from Xiangjian's face, his heart throbbed and he didn't feel the pain of his wound. Xiangjian looked dazed, shed tears in a trance, choked up and said: "I'm sorry! I don't want to live anymore, I don't mean to hurt you!" The emperor had never heard her speak so softly before, he just felt his soul shattered, wandering in the sky, and his heart was filled with pity.After a long while, he had to grit his teeth, and whispered, "Li Yu, go invite Qi Lu. Remember, don't say anything!"

Li Yu rolled and crawled away.Ling Yunche took the torn cloth from the ground, wiped off the blood on the ground, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have never seen or heard anything." The emperor let out a long breath, patted his shoulder with his uninjured left hand, and nodded slightly with a painful smile. When Qi Lu came, he was in a hurry again.When the emperor saw Qi Lu, he insisted on letting him go to Xiangjian first, regardless of the bleeding from his wound. Li Yu kowtowed anxiously, "My lord's blood has stopped by itself, so it can be seen that the emperor is seriously injured. If you don't let me see, my lord will feel uneasy!" It was difficult, and what was even more difficult was that the hospital had to go through human hands to get the medicine and torment, and it had to use golden sore medicine.It was still Ling Yunche who was vigilant, took out the silver knife and scratched his wrist, then signaled Qi Lu to take the gauze and wrap it around his wrist, saying: "Everything depends on the doctor Lao Qi."

Qi Lu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and went to see Xiangjian again.He took a closer look at the wound, then shook his head and said: "My lord's wound is on the face, it's not difficult to heal, but if it doesn't leave scars, please forgive my incompetence." Xiangjian was leaning on the couch, staring blankly at the golden-inlaid vermilion dome painted by Nine Colors, and shed tears, "I don't even want this life anymore, why do I want to preserve this face, ruin it! " The emperor was so distressed and annoyed that he couldn't break out, he swung down a blue and white porcelain cup in his hand, splashing countless pieces of porcelain like snowflakes.Li Yu shook his clothes in a panic, and said with a mournful face: "Your Majesty, the matter is already like this, please don't make too much noise! ​​Isn't there still the Empress Dowager? If she knows about it, the young master may be so pitiful." Woolen cloth."

The emperor was startled when he heard the words, and could only hold back his breath and said: "That's all! Don't spread the matter tonight, or I will take your heads off!" Qi Lu was terrified, but he didn't dare not to report, his voice trembled, "Your Majesty, I really have no choice. Fortunately, the wound of my lord is shallow, and the wound is on the sideburns. If the temples are combed well, it can cover up the wound. Or else, it won't be noticeable after applying paint and powder. I will definitely try my best to find the best medicinal materials for the young master to eliminate the scars." Ling Yunche endured the pain and said aside: "Your Majesty, if someone asks about this matter, it can only be said that the young master accidentally scratched his cheek. And the emperor's hand may not be able to move lightly these days, and the injury must be healed. Just do it." Li Yu was very distressed, "The emperor only remembers the young master, but I don't want to leave scars on your hands. If someone sees and spreads it, how can this be good? It is the emperor who does not pick the slave's head, the slave's head It's definitely not going to last!" The emperor was furious, and even more upset when he heard the words, he kicked him on the shoulder fiercely and said: "You don't talk too much! I have my own sense of proportion! At worst, I won't let those talkative women go to bed!" Li Yu hugged his shoulders, and was too painful to hum, so he could only shrink back and nod repeatedly with tears streaming down his face. It was already night when Ruyi heard the news.It wasn't that Li Yu and Ling Yunche were talking too much, but that the emperor's wrist injury was really serious, and the emperor didn't want to disturb others, so he had no choice but to call Ruyi. At that time, Ruyi was practicing calligraphy with Yongjin under the window.Little children, holding the pen is very hard.He finished writing a piece of calligraphy, handed it to Ruyi, and asked very seriously: "Emiang, is my handwriting good?" Ruyi looked at it carefully, and stroked his forehead with a smile, "It's better than last time. Huang Ama gave you some pointers, didn't you?" Yongjin said in a childish voice: "No. In the past, Huang Ama taught me how to learn calligraphy. Huang Ama has been busy for a long time, so it was Fifth Brother who taught me." Ruyi suddenly remembered that the emperor didn't care about the people in the sixth palace for the sake of fragrance, so how could he have time to ask the princes about their homework.She was silent for a moment, then smiled and said: "That's right, your fifth brother's handwriting is very good, it's naturally good to have him teach you." Yong Jin smiled, very happy.Having said that, Ruyi knows that Yong Jin is not as smart as Yong Qi when she was young.When he was studying in Kaimeng, no matter how he learned Chinese and writing, he was still a bit worse than Yongqi in the past.It is really incomparable to know talent and other things.But, it doesn't matter, Yongjin is her cutest child after all. The mother and son talked and laughed together, and there were several veins of maple leaves in the suet jade bottle on the windowsill. The color was perfect and gorgeous, and it warmed the cool weather like light frost in the air. It was Li Yu's sudden surprise that shattered the tranquility of the room. Ruyi smelled it all of a sudden, and felt a bit of a bone-chilling chill seep into his vest, and his fingertips were so greasy that they couldn't hold on.She tried her best to support the corner of the small table made of red sandalwood and tamarind, supported her body, and asked in a low voice: "Does the Queen Mother know?" Li Yu shook his head hastily, then became discouraged, "Empress Empress, I'm afraid it's hard to hide this matter, you go and have a look before we talk about it." Ruyi helped Li Yu's hand, and hurried away with only Rong Pei.She has never been so flustered, even if she was wronged that year and was about to be thrown into limbo, she also knew that if she had the emperor's trust and her own will to survive, she would not be reduced to death.But these days, she is really in a trance.Everything is completely broken because of Xiangjian's arrival, and she enters a state of eccentricity.What will happen every day, she can't predict at all, and can't control it.Because it was him, the man standing at the top of the world's power, who was fascinated and didn't know why. In the end, he was the one who got into trouble first. Thinking of this, Ruyi's feet became sore and limp, as if her feet had landed on the cotton, and she was powerless. If it wasn't for Li Yu and Rong Pei's strong support, she wouldn't know how she got to the Hall of Mental Cultivation .When she entered the warm pavilion, she saw blood spots oozing from the emperor's wrists, and felt sharp thorns growing from the bones, piercing into the muscles from the inside out, reaching the skin layer, and she didn't know how to resist the thorns. Fortunately, the worry and confusion in her heart did not make her cry like rain when she saw the emperor.She still remained somewhat calm, bowing her knees to say hello, no different from usual. Seeing that she wasn't crying, the emperor wanted to say something, his lips parted slightly, but he felt a little ashamed.He called her, "Ruyi." Perhaps at this moment, a name that has been called for decades will be more reassuring than a name. The emperor's complexion was sallow, and he described it as fatigued, his suave and omnipotent aura of self-importance completely disappeared.She looked at him, and for some reason felt pity, and the resentment and anger that had been pent up for many days came out together.After being stunned for a moment, she said quietly: "The concubine came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and went to Chengqian Palace to have a look. The Han family is fine." The emperor immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and his face turned a little rosy, "I asked Li Yu to pass on the news to you, and there is no one who can rest assured to inquire about the news of Cheng Qian Palace." He sighed, with impatient concern, "Xiang see how?" Ruyi tried her best to restrain the rampant resentment in her heart, "The body is fine, but the wound on the face is bound to leave scars." The emperor was overjoyed, "Really? As long as you are in good health. It doesn't matter about your appearance." There is infinite sorrow, but I don't know where to start. It turns out that he is so affectionate when he sees Xiang.Let her be with him for many years, she has never seen such a deep affection. Really, she always felt that the emperor treated her very well, even after mutual suspicion, he took care of the details on weekdays, and he also cared for everything.Naturally, such kindness is not only for her.Everyone in the palace was welcome, even Hai Lan and Wan Yin, who were not very favored, often asked him to ask for their care.Therefore, the emperor is well-deserved when it comes to the four characters of "rain and dew are even". Because of this, I don't know what Shen Jixu looks like.I always watch the sleeves flying on the stage and listen to the lyrics. Because I have never seen it before, I always think it is just a fantasy in the world, a legend that fell from the sky to the world.Only seeing a person like him who loves the color of women, he really cares about her appearance, and even doesn't care if her appearance is damaged.She just felt lonely. It was lonely.It turns out that in this life, he has traveled all the way, won the position, and gained glory.True love, but she can only see it from him and others.As for myself, I just deceived myself and coaxed myself in vain, thinking that the sincere promise that I was eager for when I was young had already been obtained, but it was nothing but nothing, and I still didn't know it. Finally, she couldn't bear the rush of emotions, she approached him and sat down, stroked his injured wrist, and whispered softly, "It's not that the emperor has never been injured, but this is the only time he was injured because of a woman. The emperor, I wonder if this can be regarded as the glory of a Manchurian warrior?" The emperor groaned, and couldn't help stroking the wound, "Don't worry, it's just a flesh wound. With Qi Lu here, I'm fine." "Is your majesty alright? The majesty is the king of the emperor, you can't act recklessly. What's more, your every action is related to the subjects of the world. Although the concubine does not know what happened to the emperor and the Han family to be injured at the same time, the emperor knows that although the concubine was only outside the bedroom I took a look at Mrs. Han, but she has no love in her life, even an outsider like a concubine can understand it." The emperor avoided her gaze, remained silent for a moment, and said in a hoarse voice: "Xiang Jian is stubborn, and can't turn around for a while. She also missed today, so she scratched herself and accidentally injured me. Well, don't worry, after this After a while, the injury healed, and the matter passed." Ruyi spoke bitterly, "Since the emperor is fine, why did he call for his concubines?" The emperor was also a little annoyed, his pale face was livid, "You are my queen, you should share my worries. I don't want anyone to find out about my injuries and make trouble again." Ruyi could hear the dissatisfaction in his tone, and looked at the bright red blood on his wrist still dripping from under the layers of white cloth, she also softened her heart, "Then how does the emperor plan to hide this matter? A great uproar will be caused, in addition to severely punishing the Han family, it will also cause the subjects to accuse the noble emperor of losing his favor and damage the majesty of the emperor." The emperor's expression softened slightly, and he held her hand, "Ruyi, you know how to measure. You are worthy of being the queen I personally chose." There was worry in his eyes, "Ruyi, if this matter spreads, you will know how my hand is. Because of Xiangjian's hurt, rumors started on the ground, forcing Xiangjian to leave the palace. I also find it very troublesome." "Yes. No one in the palace dared to bring up this matter after losing the lives of the imperial concubine Chunhui and Yongzhang. The queen mother was quite dissatisfied with this, although the concubines repeatedly said that the imperial concubine Chunhui did not serve her well and spoiled her forever." Zhang and Yongzhang also made mistakes, so they were reprimanded by the emperor. But in the end, the emperor and his concubines are well aware of what happened." Hearing Ruyi's dissatisfaction, his tone became a bit weak, "Ruyi, I am also saddened by the deaths of Luyun and Yongzhang, so one of their mother and son was named Chunhui Huangguifei, and the other was named Xunjun King .” It was the sharp blade rustling on the heart, scraping off the thin flesh and oozing fine blood.She could no longer feel the sharpness of the blade, only pain, dense and everywhere.Her voice was dazed and weak, "Chasing the title is nothing but mourning after death. What the emperor cares about is only for the Han family! It's just that the emperor's sincerity, Han family refused to accept, forced today's dangerous incident. Not to mention Han His face has been ruined, is the emperor still so persistent?" The emperor was sitting on the couch in the warm pavilion, and the red candles in the hall were burning brightly, outlining his slightly stooped back.Ruyi's nose was slightly sore, he has always been a high-spirited person, he can get what he wants, and no setbacks have ever pushed him into such a weak situation. "Ruyi, I have thought about what you want to ask. As an emperor, above ten thousand people, he cannot be tempted. Because once the heart is moved, ten thousand calamities will happen. So I have always been rational, even if I know that Concubine Shu treats me well. The love is so deep, Lian can only understand and pity. That's all." She knew she couldn't ask.The emperor's words had come to the fore, and if he asked again, it would be nothing but self-inflicted humiliation.But she still couldn't help it, couldn't help it, just because of herself as a woman, just because of her warm acquaintance with him, "Then what about the concubine?" The emperor looked at her deeply, with a flash of shame, and said apologetically: "Ruyi, I treat you well, you understand me, we know and cherish each other. If it is about love, I naturally like you, otherwise how can you Can you be my queen?" "Like it?" The thread of shock and pain is like boiling oil, dripping and boiling, "Your Majesty, you naturally like your concubines, but you just don't like them enough. Or, the word 'like', for you, is It's not very important. It's just like anger, melancholy, and joy. It's just an emotion." Ruyi stared at the emperor firmly, she couldn't take her eyes off, and couldn't stop her tongue, as if in this way, she could Forcing the answer that he didn't want to hear to appear in his ears, "And this liking, I'm afraid it's the same for everyone, right? For Empress Xiaoxian, it is for Empress Huixian, it is for Concubine Shu, it is for Concubine Ling, and it is for Concubine Xi. Then the concubine just took up a position, how is it different from them? Also, the concubine was originally born as a concubine and took the second place. The only thing that can really make the emperor feel affectionate and desperate is Hanxiang See one!" The emperor's silence was a wordless acknowledgment that made her fretful.That anxiety was like wildfire, burning up all the spring breeze and grass, and also the reason she was trying to maintain. "The emperor is so fascinated and disregarding everything. Forgive me, I don't dare to be presumptuous, but I have to be presumptuous! As a queen, I can't watch the emperor disregard the reputation behind him and persecute all women, and she is willing to be a person who has a marriage contract. A chaste woman." The emperor's eyebrows were raised high, full of contempt, "Shouzhen? I am a Manchu man, and I don't care about etiquette." How is Ruyi willing to back down, "Could it be that the emperor wants to follow the example of Master Shunzhi and marry his sister-in-law Dong E as his concubine?" We have to take this as a pity! Besides, in order to marry Concubine Dong E, Lord Shunzhi went against his mother’s will on the one hand, and offended the concubine’s peace on the other, causing complaints and changes in the six palaces. Can the emperor not learn from it?” The emperor sneered, "Is it wrong for a man to fall in love? The queen is like an ignorant woman, saying such jealous and stupid words!" Which word was it that provoked his last untouchable nerve.Ruyi stared fixedly at the emperor, unable to move, and could only express her indescribable sadness at the moment with fierce words. "There is nothing wrong with falling in love with someone. If the emperor issued an order today to abolish the concubines of the six palaces in order to welcome the cold fragrance, and only concentrate on facing her for the rest of her life. The concubines have nothing to say, and immediately cut their hair. The Qingdeng Ancient Buddha passed away.” She was full of regret, “Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, there have been many men who have loved and devoted themselves. Taizong Huang Taiji loved Concubine Chen, and died of grief because of Concubine Chen’s early death; Lord Shunzhi only loved Concubine Dong E, Countless troubles have arisen. Yes! It’s good to love someone, but as a woman, a courtier’s lifelong wish is nothing more than that. But what’s the point of hurting the hearts of countless people for the sake of one person’s love!” She tried her best to ease her tone, “Your Majesty He has always advocated Confucian etiquette, and every time he passes through Shandong, he must worship Confucius and teach the princes to study Confucian classics. How come today, he is fanatical about himself and forgets all these things, which makes the scholars all over the world go crazy Are you cold?" The emperor was tongue-tied and stunned with anger.After a while, he slowly stretched out his hand and grabbed Ruyi's arm, "Ruyi, I have never been self-indulgent in my life, so just treat me as self-willed, just this once, no etiquette, no rules, let me be single-minded Is it okay to like a woman?"