Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven Zhu Selie (Part 1)

Ever since Concubine Yu fell out of favor, Xiangjian and Yan Wan had an equal share of love, and the palace gradually became quieter.It's just that there are always concubines who like to make fun of Concubine Yu after tea and dinner, both as a concubine and out of favor, which makes the Yonghe Palace cold and silent for a long time.Unconsciously, it reminds people of the empress concubine Mei of the Yonghe Palace, who only flourished for a while, and then withered with the wind.In fact, there is no other, just like the turbulent waves will always fall into a deep calm afterward, and in the deep gurgling still water, there will also be occasional falling gravel, causing ripples.Concubine Xun, who once competed with her for a while, did not compete with the wind because of Concubine Yu's fall from favor.It was as if she had no joy or pleasure after being favored by Concubine Yu that day, and she fell silent.Seeing from Zhuo Xiang and Yan Wan's pampering for a while, the flowers bloom on all appearances.The summer in the twenty-sixth year of Qianlong was no different from previous years. It was the beginning of summer, and the long window panes of hexagonal flowers in the warm pavilion were covered with a thin light silver emerald gauze. The blue Xiangfei bamboo curtain is also rolled up high.The gardenias in the courtyard are white and fragrant, blown by the wind, blowing bursts of vigorous floral fragrance tainted with sunlight.The heat of early summer is not too heavy, it is a kind of lively and harmonious sweetness, twisted together with the milky sunshine, even the pottery of the palace is imprinted with variegated colors, and even the sycamore trees under the courtyard are stained The splendor of emerald gold.In this way, the scent of flowers overlaps with the sweet smell of early summer, and the whole room is clear and bright.Although Ruyi is no longer a director, she occasionally reads the records in the respect room.She has nothing to do for a long day, so she only wears a homely jade-colored blue robe embroidered with gardenia flowers, her black silk is loosely tied up, a transparent glass hairpin is inserted obliquely, and there are broken red treasure tassels hanging down, which is called sunlight. As soon as it was shown, even Cui Tian who was behind the dovetail gleamed slightly.Dressing up like this is simple and unconventional, and it's not completely exhausting.After reading a few pages, she wondered, "The emperor used to dote on Concubine Xun, why doesn't he care now?"

Concubine Xin suffered from symptoms of postpartum disorder and was ill all day long.She sat on the lower head of Ruyi, and the eighth princess was teased by Hailan in her arms. Concubine Xin smiled with difficulty, "No matter how much you love her, you can just throw it away when the novelty is over." A bouquet of bright red pomegranate flowers is inserted obliquely in the green eyebrow inlaid gold-colored small gallbladder bottle.Such bright dark green, bright red and golden colors amuse the eighth princess.Hailan pulled out a green-gold butterfly rice bead flower from her bun to attract the eighth princess, and said with a smile: "It's fine for others to say that, you have been looking forward to your own child for so long, and you also said that you are so frustrated talk?"

Concubine Xin sat still, her postpartum illness and weakness made her thin and boned. A light rose red embroidered light yellow magnolia Qixia satin long gown was vainly wrapped around her body, which was so spacious that she couldn't even imagine it.It made her look even more dull, her lips white and her eyes stagnant.Because of her thinness, her cheekbones were raised high, and her original pair of lacquered eyes were wide open on her face, lifeless and empty. The pure gold hollowed-out woven floral forged armor on Ruyi's little finger lightly brushed across the dark red face, and comforted her: "You worked so hard to give birth to the eighth princess, and the postpartum disorder makes the emperor feel distressed. You are still young, my palace I will ask Jiang Yubin to take care of you carefully, and when you get better, you will have another elder brother to accompany the eighth princess."

Concubine Xin tried her best to smile, "I used to be young and ignorant, and I always thought that I was favored by the emperor because of my young age. Now, it's just a matter of earning my life. Alas, I know the body of the concubine. I just feel sorry for the eighth princess when she is young. A day is a day." Hailan kissed the eighth princess's tender forehead affectionately, and looked at Concubine Xin with pity, "You had bleeding disorder in order to give birth to the eighth princess, but at least you still have you, Ama, and the eighth princess must have you and this grandfather here You won't suffer any disadvantages. When you are healthy and can sleep in bed again, the emperor will love you very much."

Having said that, Concubine Xin just smiled wryly, "That's it, the emperor loves the princess too, so he may not be able to sleep with her. After all, it's a level behind. The eighth princess is so old, and the emperor hasn't given her a title yet, which shows that she hasn't taken care of her. I only care about the few children of Concubine Ling. In the final analysis, the so-called favor is just a blind date every night, otherwise the emperor would regard concubines as dispensable. Don't concubine Yu know how powerful it is?" Hailan lowered her face and remained silent.Ruyi rested her chin and concentrated, "We all know your hard work and grievances. But does Concubine Xun not know? She was younger than Concubine Yu, but she was not very good at being seductive, and she was very at ease. Now that Concubine Yu has fallen out of favor, she should have made a comeback, but this Just now, I just looked at the record of her serving the bedroom, when she first entered the palace, she had three times in ten days, but now it is only once when she is young. Even if Concubine You Rong is so fond of pampering, it shouldn't be so."

Hailan's words are not without reason.Ever since Concubine Rong gave up her childbirth, the emperor's enthusiasm for her has gradually faded a bit. Although he was still so frivolous and affectionate and treated grandly, he restrained himself a lot after all.For the concubines of the six palaces, rain and dew are given equally, which is quite favored.So apart from those who were either ill or fell out of favor, Concubine Xun's cold reception was not inconspicuous. But even so, Ruyi fell out of favor, Concubine Xin fell ill, and the only one who could meet the emperor was Hailan, who was as precious as her son and mother.Because of Yongqi's power, the emperor became more and more willing to lie to Hailan.Therefore, the concubines in the palace, apart from being respectful and respectful to the associate Liu Gongfu who gave birth to the fifteenth elder brother Yongyan, the second is to respect Hailan the most.

Also because of Hailan's respectable status, even if Ruyi fell out of favor, she could still maintain an ordinary life like warm water, without being disturbed by anyone.In order to relieve Ruyi's depression, Hailan often comes here, and sometimes she brings the same lonely concubine Xin together to arrange thread, embroider, compose poems, make tea, tease the eighth princess, or talk about Yongzheng's daily chores.Listening to the sound of falling leaves in the wind in the autumn afternoon, and eating fresh fruits soaked in ice water and cantaloupe brought by concubine Rong in the summer evening together, it is quite relaxing.

Because of doubts, occasionally when Hailan faced the emperor alone, she would ask, "Recently, the sisters are together, and the concubine seems to have lost some weight." The emperor tied Hailan's newly embroidered emerald tassel pendant on his body, and said indifferently, "Really? I haven't seen her for some time." Hai Lan straightened out the bright yellow rice bead tassels for him, and carefully chose the words: "Concubine Xun is alone in the palace, and her relatives in her hometown are far away, so she is very lonely. The concubine feels pitiful when she sees her alone by chance."

Emperor Yuan looked down at the patterns on the embroidered bag, and sneered, "Why? She also showed you face? I have always claimed that I have never treated people around me badly, but she has a strong temper. When I first doted on her, I still Alright, after Concubine Yu got favored, I gave her a cold shoulder, and when I went back later, she didn't even have a smile on her face. If that's the case, should I go and see her face?" Hailan smiled implicitly, "Yes. Concubine Xun's temperament is more introverted, and she doesn't talk much to others, but she didn't offend my concubine. I heard that she played the matouqin in her palace when she had nothing to do, and my concubine was afraid that she would survive. What's on your mind..."

The emperor waved his hands impatiently and said: "She can enjoy herself playing the Matouqin, why should I spoil her too much, if I spoil her a lot, it is hard to guarantee that she will not be the second Concubine Yu! Don't let her think that Borzigit fell out of favor She, Huo Shuote, can show me the color." He breathed a sigh of relief, "Furthermore, she is the daughter of Huo Shuote, and I accepted her back then, for the sake of An Huo Shuote's heart. They are sincerely tame. Therefore, I will give her face and will not treat her poorly. But after entering the palace, the favor is for myself, so is it possible that I still want to accommodate her?"

Hailan saw that the emperor was not hesitant, so she hurriedly started talking about Yongzhen and Yongqi's study, but the emperor didn't mention it. The night was drizzled and cool. At the beginning of June, the drizzle was drenched and wet, and everything under the Forbidden City turned into a lingering haze.The emperor originally wanted to keep Hailan to eat in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but Hailan remembered that Yongzheng got up early and coughed twice, and was worried, so she resigned and left. After the summer, the emperor was in a good mood, and he missed and respected the princess. He often asked her to bring her son into the palace, and the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren had fun together.He Jing lived in the deep palace in his early years, every plant and tree are old love, he prefers to accompany the emperor to sit in the Changchun Palace, sometimes Fu Heng also accompanied him, talking about the past when Empress Xiaoxian was there, seeing things and thinking about others, often Accompanying is a whole day.This kind of favor is even worse than a few princes. Everyone said that it was because of Empress Xiaoxian, who was kind to the princess and benefited the entire Fucha clan. , so the people in the palace flatter Princess Hejing even more, wishing to curry favor with her personally, but Hejing's temperament is clean, and she rarely pays attention to others, just doing her own way. Coming out of the Changchun Palace on this day, Madam Cui, who had served He Jing for many years, came up with an umbrella, took a champagne and handed it to He Jing, saying: "It's hot, the princess has caught the heat. The servants are ready in the pavilion." I ordered the lotus heart soup to cool off the summer heat, and you can drink it when you go back." He Jing nodded and asked a few more gossips.Seeing that He Jing looked good, Madam Cui said just now: "Princess, I heard that you have entered the palace, so the imperial concubine hastily sent someone to invite you to drink tea. Doesn't this make Lan Cui, who is beside the imperial concubine, have been waiting outside the Changchun Palace I beg you, later I almost suffered from heatstroke, so I sent my slaves back." After He Jing listened, he said straightforwardly, "I won't go." Cui Momo apologized and said with a smile: "At least she is now a noble concubine, and has the right to assist the Six Palaces..." He Jing snorted slightly, hummed lightly, took a small and exquisite silk fan from his sleeve, opened it a few times, and said: "A concubine is a concubine, even if you give her an imperial concubine, she is not worthy to carry shoes for my mother. For a dignified princess who is a direct descendant, to perfunctory her is to give her face, and it is reasonable to ignore her. When I think of her petty way of trying to please me, I feel sick. If Yuhu hadn't reminded me, I would not have guarded against it and was tricked by her." Nanny Cui hurriedly nodded and said yes, took the fan from He Jing's hand with one hand, and fanned out the cool wind forcefully: "The princess asked the servants to find out that the imperial concubine Ling was sent to the imperial concubine Shujia to teach. But it’s a thing of the past.” The summer light is snow-white, and the green tiles and red walls of the Forbidden City are steaming, and even the glazed tiles are sparkling, like a big splash of heat.He Jing became more and more impatient in his heart, and said in a nasal voice: "Then it can be seen that this person's intentions are not righteous." Cui Nanny thought for a while, and said: "The princess should not look at the face of the monk, but at the face of the Buddha. After all, the noble concubine sacrificed her life and forgot herself, and saved our little master Qingyou." He Jing said coldly, "If it wasn't for that, I would still be able to talk to her? It's just for Qingyou's sake." Nanny Cui knew He Jing's temper well, so she dared not say any more.A group of people were about to turn around the long street, but they saw Yan Wan approaching with Chunchan's hand, smiling from afar, and looked straight at He Jing. Mammy Cui knew she couldn't avoid it, so she had to whisper: "Princess, Cao Cao will be there soon." When He Jingzheng was frowning, Yan Wan came up to him affectionately, took He Jing's hand and said: "My name is Lan Cuilai, please come and sit in my palace, the princess, who knows that this girl's body is useless, After waiting for an hour, I suffered from heat stroke. Now I will come here in person, my palace has prepared good tea, and honeydew melon as a tribute, sweet, crisp and juicy, please go and taste the princess." He Jing was not willing to pretend to her, and pulled out his hand and said: "It's hot today, and I'm lazy. I'm not in the mood today, and I don't want to go anywhere." Yan Wan smiled unabated: "Then another day..." He Jing supported Nanny Cui's hand and walked forward: "Thank you for your kindness, let's talk, Nanny Cui, let's go." Yan Wan was frozen in place, unable to react for a while.She didn't smile wryly until Princess Jing was far away, "This princess is really difficult to serve. I don't know where I offended her." Chunchan followed Yan Wan's words and said: "Princess Hejing has such a temper, even the emperor doesn't care about her, after all, she is a princess who was born..." Yan Wan didn't think she was disobedient: "That's how she is, she must be coaxed more. Even if I am in the position of imperial concubine, I can't afford to offend." When He Jing saw Yan Wan, his complexion was not very good.Cui Mama couldn't help persuading: "Princess, don't stretch out your hand to hit the smiling face. What's more, the noble concubine is favored again. With her current aura, even the queen can't do anything about it." He Jing didn't pay any attention to it, and only let Nanny Cui support her, and walked faster.Just passed Xukun Palace, but saw Ruyi came out with Rong Pei.Although He Jing didn't get on well with Ruyi, his etiquette was not bad, and he immediately stood up and saluted, "Greetings to Queen Mother." Ruyi said softly, "Jingse, get up." With Ruyi's permission, He Jing straightened up and took refuge in the shade under the eaves.Ruyi sized He Jing up for a moment, then smiled and said: "One thing I admire the princess very much. You and I have the name of mother and daughter, but you don't have a mother-daughter relationship. But the princess is very polite to me. She was a sharp-tongued princess when she got married." He Jing straightened his back, respectful without losing his dignity, "The way of etiquette was taught by Er Niang herself, and I dare not disobey it. And now that you are the first mother, I am the longest one among the princesses. Set an example. You can’t let Ulanara say that Fucha’s daughter is rude.” He Jing originally had the aura of a concubine princess, and in addition to wearing a red dress under the scorching sun, he felt even more awe-inspiring and inviolable.Ruyi nodded slightly, "It's a good thing that the princess is so energetic. By the way, why didn't the princess bring Qingyou into the palace today?" When He Jing heard Aizi was mentioned, his expression was much gentler, "The child is naughty, so it's not convenient to bring him into the palace. I'm afraid he will disturb Huang Ama." Ruyi said: "That's right. If you accidentally fall into the water again and fulfill the other people's affairs, this imperial grandmother in this palace will not have the heart to listen to it." How could He Jing not understand the Ji Feng in this language, she immediately raised her eyebrows, her expression was not hesitant, "What does the Empress mean..." Ruyi said calmly, "After all, no one saw how Qingyou fell into the water that day, what if someone cared about making a fuss about Qingyou's safety? Naturally, I have always been a suspicious person, so I just talked too much." .” He Jing hesitated for a moment, was about to say something, closed his lips abruptly, saluted and left. When I got back to the pavilion, my clothes were already wet with sweat.Mother Cui waited for He Jing to change his clothes, and then served Lianxin soup, then sent everyone out, and took fans for He Jing herself.The sandalwood fan is not as light as silk, and the fragrant wind blows in between the movements, which has a calming effect.The sullen red tide on He Jing's face gradually faded, and Madam Cui dared to speak: "Today, the princess has listened to what the empress said?" He Jing hesitated for a moment, "I never liked Ulanara. No one else, it's just for my mother's sake. But the imperial concubine's heart is suspicious and not trustworthy." "Then you suspect that the incident of young master Qingyou's falling into the water was indeed plotted against by Imperial Concubine Ling?" After a moment of silence with Jing Jing, Fang made up his mind, "No one will witness what happened that day, and the imperial concubine herself will not admit it. No matter how much you pester her, it will be useless." "The princess means..." "I'm the concubine's daughter of Empress Xiaoxian. What do I have to do with my concubine? From now on, let the imperial concubine not pester me, and I will stay away from her, and we will have nothing to do with each other. If she is kind to Qingyou, I will treat you all these years." Her support is enough. If she really caused Qingyou to fall into the water in shock, hmph, I will not help her anymore anyway. It is enough for her to use me to suppress the queen to climb up. If she really covets the position of queen, She is also worthy! As for the queen, if you want to use me to fight against each other, don't let anyone dream!" Nanny Cui hurriedly said: "Yes. Let's just take care of ourselves. You are the most honorable first-born princess, and no one can but curry favor with you." Two days later, it was time to celebrate the June 6th Airing Festival.If it is sunny, all the luanjias in the palace will be displayed and exposed to the sun. Scripture is no exception. It has been cloudy and rainy for the past two days.Naturally, it is impossible to hang out the scriptures.Although Yan Wan is in charge of the Sixth Palace, the rules are extremely strict, and she will always report to Ruyi when she behaves in a small way.So Ruyi reported to the emperor back and forth, and briefly dealt with the matter of airing the scriptures. During the past year, Ruyi's contacts with the emperor were mostly business-like.There were not many words to say, and after speaking concisely, he left in a hurry, unwilling to stay longer. This day Ruyi helped Rong Pei's hand to step up the jade steps, Li Yu greeted her and said, "Empress Empress, Your Majesty is going to Yongshou Palace to see Elder Brother Fifteen, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for a while." Ruyi is not surprised at all. Yanwan's newborn fifteenth elder brother Yongyan is snow-white and cute, as cute as a little blessing doll. No wonder the emperor went to Yongshou Palace more often. Ruyi just asked Li Yu with concern, "Why didn't you accompany the emperor?" Li Yu's face darkened, and he was a little embarrassed, "The slave is old and has gone to the loyalty." With just a few words, Ruyi understood.Yan Wan is favored, and Jin Zhong is also extraordinarily respectable in front of the emperor. In addition, he is young and healthy, so he is naturally much more pleasing than Li Yu. Ruyi said comfortingly, "You are an old man serving the emperor, so you will benefit naturally." As she spoke, she saw Ling Yunche who was guarding the porch, with two bloodstains on his bare neck, holding a snow-white robe The collar covers it, but it cannot completely cover it.Ruyi was careful, stopped and asked, "How did you hurt?" Ling Yunche frowned, and was about to prevaricate, covered his mouth and smiled after Li Yu, who was sent out behind him, said, "Maoqian is very powerful, I caught her!" Hearing Li Yu's interruption, Ling Yunche blamed him for being talkative, so he glanced sideways.Ruyi saw that the flesh of the wound was turned up, obviously it was scratched out by nails.She was slightly startled, "Why are you so ruthless?" He quickly concealed it and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just the flesh and blood." Li Yu shook his whisk, shook his head and said: "The empress doesn't know that although it is a marriage gift, she is a resentful couple. I have already started to fight. Master Ling is a man, so he can't fight back. If he can't avoid it, it will be like this." Ling Yunche turned his face away, very embarrassed, he restrained himself and said in a low voice, "Eunuch Li!" Li Yu shut up obediently.Ruyi was not feeling well, and it was inconvenient to talk too much, so she told Rong Pei: "We have excellent Baiyao in the palace, get some later." Rong Pei agreed, and Ruyi looked at Ling Yunche, and said gently: " Husband and wife are the most difficult to get along with each other. If you can ease it, let's take a step back." Ling Yunche seemed to be in a daze, Ruyi didn't know if he would listen, and it was inconvenient to stay for a long time, so she had to go.After passing the right gate of Xianhe, they went to Yikun Palace, and Rong Pei said vaguely: "Brother Twelve woke up from a nap and wanted to go to the Imperial Garden to see the lotus, but it was raining outside, so I was afraid of getting cold again. Concubine Yu and her servants stopped her." Ruyi smiled, "This child is not very good at studying, but he is just like his empress, he loves flowers and plants." She sighed, reaching out to brush the cool rain, "Unfortunately, he is not by my side, I want to know about him The news can only be heard." She paused, "Since Yongzhen couldn't see the lotus, I went to break some and sent them to Hailan Palace for vases, so Yongzhen didn't have to brave the rain to see them. After discussing like this, Ruyi helped Rong Pei's hand and went to the imperial garden. In June, the lotus blossoms from Bichi.The wind and lotus flickered in the misty water mist, misty and misty across the mist, the night was vast, and there was no one.But there was a faint clanking sound coming from the depths of misty rain. Ruyi stood under the umbrella and listened attentively, "It seems to be the sound of Matouqin." She listened for a while, "It is playing "Zhu Selie." The moaning of the matouqin, and the murmuring of the lotus leaves through the rain became more and more low-pitched, as if the rain was cold and penetrating into the bones, giving birth to a coolness.Rong Pei asked suspiciously: "There is no one in the night rain, who is playing this erotic song?" She turned her head and saw a few faint bright lights under the lotus leaves. After careful identification, they turned out to be lotus lanterns made of colored paper. Ruyi said: "Today is not a good day, why is someone lighting lotus lanterns here to pray for blessings?" Seeing the Fubiting Pavilion in front of her, she said, "It's raining heavily, so go and take shelter in the pavilion." The lights move, and everyone moves forward.Just approaching the pavilion, the sound of the Matouqin stopped abruptly, and a graceful figure stood up from the pavilion and stepped out in a hurry.But Ruyi saw it clearly, and called out, "Concubine Xun." The woman stood still, a little uneasy, "Empress Empress." Ruyi suppressed the doubts in her heart and calmed down, "I like to play the Matouqin in the night rain, which is quite charming. But why is it alone, the servant?" Concubine Xun was a little embarrassed, "They were tired of listening to my concubines playing the matouqin, and my ministers didn't like their disturbance, so they sent them to guard outside the imperial garden." Ruyi looked at her with a smile, "Maybe you only like to play one song when you come and go." She paused, "But you're homesick?" Concubine Xun patiently picked the broken red treasure and beaded tassels on her temples, "I don't like tassels, hairpins, jewels and flowers, which are cumbersome! I also don't like wide robes with big sleeves and flower pot bottom shoes. Wearing them, my concubine will feel happy." Walk slowly, speak softly, and even turn your head without fear of earrings being thrown on your face." Her face was full of fascination, "I am homesick, I miss my family, I miss the grassland, I miss the grassland. cattle and sheep." "So put lotus lanterns in the water to pray for the safety of the family?" Concubine Xun nodded heavily, her face full of sincerity, "It's so dangerous to ride a horse with a knife every day! I hope everything is safe." Ruyi smiled, "Do you like riding horses? Concubine Ying is also Mongolian, she likes riding horses, and she is not afraid of Dolie's horses." Concubine Xun's eyes lit up, and she smiled a little, "I like it too. When I was in the grassland, my concubine loved running horses the most. He could run for a whole day, and when he was tired, he would lie down. The sky is blue and you can't see it." At the end, unlike here, the sky is piece by piece, square and small, it’s uncomfortable to look at.” She was dejected, and soon smiled again, “The grassland is full of flowers, and those flowers are really fragrant, blooming all over the place.” The whole grassland. Unlike the flowers in the imperial garden, they are extremely beautiful, but they don't have that warm fragrance." Ruyi was a little shocked, and looked at her more softly, "Everyone wants to enter the Forbidden City and envy the wealth of the Forbidden City. You are not. You must not like calling yourself a concubine, remember so many addressing rules." She held the matouqin in her arms and lowered her face, "That year, the concubine had to enter the palace. The concubine's father was confused for a while and helped the Junggar tribe, which made our tribe suffer from the emperor's coldness. Father had no choice but to be sure. I want to send my concubine into the palace to express my repentance and loyalty to the emperor. But my concubine will not compete for favor, will not please the emperor, and will not be like Concubine Yu..." Ruyi looked at her dejection and loss, "No, you don't have to force it, the emperor won't treat you lightly." Concubine Xun stroked the matouqin, with a sour smile, "Yes. Food and clothing are the best in the world, and the price you have to pay is to sit in the palace obediently, like a frog in a well. Obedient, obedient, quiet , no edges and corners, no complaints." She made a show, quite heroic, "Of course, the emperor will not treat his concubines lightly. Because the concubines in the palace are the best decoration to make Huo Shuote feel at ease. So even if Concubine Yu Competing with courtiers for favor, courtiers don't care. Because she doesn't understand, she is no different from courtiers." She smiled contemptuously, "Even if she falls out of favor today, won't the emperor treat her well?" Ruyi calmed down, "You are a sensible person, but you are not willing to live." Concubine Xun's slender eyes sparkled bitterly, "Yes. Even if it's a decoration, there will be a thought." She was a little excited, and a turquoise chain around her neck was exposed from her head raised. A white mace. Ruyi's heart moved, and she stretched out her hand to pick up the wolf tooth, "I have always heard that the Mongolian tribes like to use wolf teeth to protect themselves, and they must be the teeth of the wolf king who were killed by the heroes of the tribe. Seeing is better than hearing, is this yours?" ?” A trace of shyness and panic flashed across Xun Concubine's face, she stretched out her hand and pulled the mace, and immediately said as usual: "I don't know, I don't know, others gave it to me, just wear it casually." In a hurry, Ruyi saw her hand , thin and bony, with steep bones and faintly protruding round blue veins, which did not match her light and beautiful figure and face.It was as if, under her submissiveness, there was a deeply hidden stubborn and persistent character. Concubine Xun was blessed, "It's getting late, and the concubine will leave first." Seeing her leaving in a hurry, Ruyi stretched out his hand to catch the falling rain, and seemed to be talking to himself, "The "Zhu Selie" you played just now is a song about the steadfast love between men and women. It is a song from the heart, if you miss the emperor, you can See you." Concubine Xun stood still, turned her head and looked at her quietly, her eyes were full of deep sadness. The rainwater outside the pavilion was getting bigger and bigger.It landed on the big green lotus leaf, and slid down quickly with a turn.Like, a huge and sad tear. Time flies, and the summer of the twenty-sixth year of Qianlong has come to the depths. In August, the emperor would visit Mulan as usual, bringing his courtiers, princes and concubines with him.Although the emperor and Ruyi had reached the point where they were speechless when they met, they still cared about their face on the outside, and the prince was there.Mulan Qiuxi also has no reason for Ruyi not to go.And this autumn, the princes of various Mongolian tribes will be among them, and several princesses married to Mongolia will also come with their foreheads, which is very grand.Therefore, the emperor said to Ruyi worryingly: "Since the Mongolian princes are all here, Concubine Yu and Concubine Ying are both from Mongolian relatives, so we have to go." Ruyi understood the deep meaning of his words, "Concubine Ying was ordered at that time, and she was raising the Seventh Princess, so naturally there was no reason not to go. It's just Concubine Yu, who was confinement on the day she was proclaimed concubine, it must have been two years. , never came out." The emperor was obviously disgusted, "Forget it, this time I will meet Concubine Yu's father, Prince Saisang of the Borzigit Department, if she is not afraid, it will be inconvenient." Ruyi nodded approvingly, "The Borzigit tribe has been married to our Qing Dynasty for generations, and it is not appropriate to neglect the Borzigit tribe because of Concubine Yu's fault." She swept her gaze lightly, and immediately lowered her eyes respectfully "Besides, the emperor always cared about Concubine Yu's face to the outside world, and never said anything about her falling out of favor, so Prince Saisang didn't know about it." The emperor said impatiently: "Besides, everyone is present at this meeting, and the father and daughter can't say anything, just see each other." Ruyi didn't say much, with a hint of sarcasm, she lowered her head and drank tea.After a while, she said: "Then, Concubine Xun, will you go too?" The emperor's expression suddenly hesitated when he heard Concubine Xun, frowned and said: "Of course I will go." He paused, thoughtful, "It's just that there is something I haven't had time to tell her. Concubine Xun's father There was an accident when He and the tribe assisted our army to wipe out the remnants of the Han tribe, most of them were killed or injured, and Concubine Xun's father is gone." The early morning breeze slowly blows into the sleeves, separating the skin from the smooth silk satin, creating a faint coolness.The wind has passed through the lush flowers and trees, the winding corridors, twists and turns, and then swirled through the black water-polished gold brick floor, and it has become a little softer.The rising sunlight outside the window brought warm force and poured into the palace one by one, like floating pieces of gold, and even the emperor's handsome face was covered with a layer of golden pink light. Ruyi couldn't see his appearance clearly, and she didn't want to.Her brows were sharply frowned, with frequent clouds of worry, she asked in surprise, "When did it happen?" The emperor was silent for a moment, "It's been almost a year." Ruyi was so startled that she almost jumped up. After all, years of self-cultivation taught her to endure.Thinking about it, then what happened shortly after Concubine Rong entered the palace was also folded in the aftermath of that war.She looked at the emperor, he has been hiding it for so long, so calm, and he can still face Concubine Xun, everything is as usual. Thinking of this, Ruyi smiled slightly.The emperor was very displeased, "What is the empress laughing at?" Ruyi's bright eyes flickered for a moment, and her expression was indifferent, "The emperor is tempted to endure, and the collapse of Mount Tai is not chaotic. Naturally, there is no need to worry about such things." The emperor stared at her for a moment, as if trying to discern how much sincerity there was in her tone.After a while, he said: "It's okay if Concubine Xun doesn't go. Now Huo Shuote is hosted by her half-brother. It's still the same sentence. If you see it in the crowd, you don't know." He paused, " The Ministry of Internal Affairs will take care of the matter of going to Mulan, and Concubine Ling will take care of the affairs of the women in the harem, and you can take a look at it." After he finished speaking, he got up and said, "I still have some memorials to deal with, you can kneel down first." Ruyi agreed and went out. At that time, the morning sun was high, the grass and trees were silent, and the heat was gradually pressing.Occasionally, there is a wind passing by, and the sound of leaves touching each other, Xiao Xiao shushing, mixed together, like chaotic rain.Ruyi thought, after all, she was going to survive the end of summer and go to early autumn.