Chapter 25 Chapter 25: Chun Mi

Ruyi returned to Yikun Palace in the middle of a dark night.The palace was almost eerily quiet, the air suddenly lost the warmth and moistness of Jiangnan Xingyuyanliu, and it was a cold chill that touched the nose. She shuddered, and the plain blue cloud-patterned lotus cloak on her body was extraordinarily thin, trembling in the night wind.Ruyi looked at the dimly lit yellow lights on the familiar corridor, as if they were illuminating the dim road ahead that she had long been unable to see clearly.The person who sent her back all the way was Fu Ling'an, the eldest son of Empress Xiaoxian's younger brother Fu Heng.The grievances between her and Empress Xiaoxian are well known in the palace, and when she was down and down, Fu Ling'an accompanied her all the way, naturally she didn't have a good face, and she didn't take good care of her, but it was Rong Pei's careful company that made her come back.

so what?Her future is all ruined, how can she pray for the good looks of others? Hailan didn't go on the southern tour, she got the news early in the morning, she was so anxious that the corners of her mouth got angry, so she led the people to wait outside Yikun Palace. Because the emperor and empress left the palace, half of the candles in the palace stopped, and the moonlight was dim in the dark night.Under the celadon-colored moonlight, one could see the heavy golden animal spines lying quietly, staring up at the sky coldly, shouting silently.There was no sound in the surroundings, only the wheels of a green-draped cart rolled over the old carved stone road, startled the resident bird on the shoulder with a croak and flapped its wings and flew away.Yikun Palace is like a heavy and strange beast, lurking in the darkness, only two large water red thin silk lanterns at the gate of the palace, swayed by the wind, like two eyes that cannot be closed.

It depends on the rolling of the palace carriage, Rong Pei helped Ruyi get out of the carriage, Hai Lan has already brought Ye Xin to wait outside the door.She suddenly saw Ruyi, and saw that she was wearing a blue water-colored embroidered gown, with a few plain rhino jade hairpins on her bun, her face was sickly pale.How could she hold back the full of panic, and shouted: "Empress Empress—" The words came to an abrupt end on his lips, Jin Zhong trotted up, and said with a smirk: "Miss Concubine Yu, I don't know how to scream this sentence, Empress Empress. You, just like a slave, call master first. It’s not even a crime.”

The title is undecided, always in an embarrassing place. Hai Lan didn't look at Jin Zhong either, walked up to Ruyi, saluted according to the rules, and called softly, "Sister." She raised her clear eyes and said softly, "You and the emperor have reached this point after all. .However, my sister finally came back. There is no peace outside, as long as you come back." Ruyi's eyes became hot, she held her hand, and said in a thought, "Hai Lan." Hailan's palm was obviously wet.I don't know how anxious Hailan is waiting for her news all the way.She was used to being quiet, she had no desires or desires, and she was calm, but for herself, she was so frightened.

Ruyi apologized, and said quietly, "Don't panic." How can we not panic?These words were only consolation.Hai Lan smiled warmly and said firmly, "Yes. We still have Yong Qi and Yong Xi." Jin Zhong said: "Empress Concubine Yu, master has to go to Yikun Palace as soon as possible. If the spring is cold, you have to go inside to rest, away from the things outside that shouldn't be there. Master, you should also calm down and think about it." Knowing that Jin Zhong was gaining power, Hailan didn't feel comfortable contradicting her, so she said, "My palace already knows the emperor's will. The emperor is away on patrol, and I will take care of everything in the palace. I will also take care of the affairs of Yikun Palace."

Jin Zhong smiled and said: "That's natural. The emperor has the imperial concubine Ling to take care of him, and everything in the palace depends on the concubine Yu." He deliberately bit down on the word "Linghuang Guifei". How could Hailan not be annoyed, but she smiled peacefully, "Yes." Jinzhong said again: "The emperor said that once the master returns to the palace, he must enter the Xiangkun Palace, and all those who should serve must be removed. Only Rong Pei, Lingzhi and Yunzhi are left, so as not to disturb the master. Meditate on yourself."

There was no trace of respect in his words, Ruyi was not willing to care about him, Hai Lan could not bear to say anything, but just supported Ruyi's arm, "The inside has been prepared overnight, and my concubine will send my sister in." Jin Zhong stretched out his hand, "Miss Concubine Yu, the emperor said that once you enter Yikun Palace, you don't have to come out. You are precious, so you have to think clearly about whether to take this step." Hailan gritted her silver teeth slightly, about to explode.Ruyi had already pressed her hand on the sleeve, and shook her head slightly, "You still have to take care of Yongxie and Yongqi for me."

The cold wind was surging, whistling and shuttling through the corridors, hitting a white jade lotus on the sideburns, and a strand of red tassel bead tassels on the head of the hair, rustling against the ears, it was a cold pain.Tears flashed in Hailan's eyes, and she took off her gold-woven and satin cloak with Chinese characters "Nanwen" and draped it over Ruyi's shoulders. The collar and cuffs of the cloak were covered with white fox armpit hair, making it very warm. Hailan held back her tears and said: "The concubine has tried her best to arrange it, but the House of Internal Affairs has already obtained the emperor's order. Inside...it's not as good as before. Take care, sister."

Ruyi closed her palm and slid across the back of her hand, "Hai Lan, take care." Ruyi couldn't bear to look back, so she hurried down and turned into the palace.The two palace doors behind him closed together, and there was a dull and long sound, as if a soft heart was severed. Hailan looked at her back, and watched her walk in slowly under the pool of light pouring down from the palace lantern, tears streaming down her cheeks. Jin Zhong persuaded: "It's not early, since Concubine Yu has accepted the master, she can rest early." Hailan nodded, "Elder-in-law has had a hard journey." She was about to move, but she felt the only rustling sound under her feet, which was a golden silk inlaid with pearls and turquoise butterfly dancing plum blossom sachet that Ruyisu never left.The sachet is adorned with twelve plum blossoms with fine gold thread, each stamen is inlaid with a white pearl, cut out of turquoise to look like a butterfly, the inside is inlaid with gold, and nineteen plum blossoms are engraved inscribed, each blossoming as if alive.Inside the bag is Ruyi's favorite aloe fragrance, the fragrance is faint, as if it had been stained between her clothes.

Hailan's heart felt sore, she bent over to pick it up, held it tightly in her palm, and told Ye Xin, "It's late at night, let's go back." When Ruyi walked into the hall, she realized what Hailan had to do.Even Lingzhi couldn't help exclaiming, feeling the earth-shaking changes in the hall. The lamps and candles were reduced to two, dim and dim.She gradually got used to the darkness, and became familiar with the outlines and dislocations of things around her.Rong Pei picked up the lotus-shaped copper lamp, carefully guarded the wick, and illuminated it for her to observe.

Since Ruyi left the cold palace, Yikun Palace was her residence. It has been meticulously decorated over the years, and everything is elegant and luxurious, and has long been integrated into every table and chair.But suddenly saw that all the slightly valuable things in the palace were removed, even the bed curtains and curtains were replaced with blue and gray curtains used by the palace people. Rong Pei's lips trembled and said: "How can the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs treat the empress like this? Are they impatient after the emperor has not been abolished?" Ruyi waved her hand, signaling that she doesn't need to say more. The meaning of abolishing the empress is obvious, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the most familiar with it, so why don't they know it.Ruyi stepped into the Buddhist hall, and saw that the blue light was still on, and the Buddha was smiling, just like before.Lingzhi opened the cupboard again, and the clothes for the four seasons were fairly complete, even Ruyi's embroidery frame in the warm pavilion was not short of silk threads of various colors.That's all Hailan can do his best. Ruyi sat cross-legged on the green velvet futon, picked up a string of Buddhist beads, and said three thousand Buddhist words to the compassionate Buddha statue with flowers. There was a gloomy smile on the corner of her lips, that's okay, this is all the days to come. The spring is late, and the flowers and trees are luxuriant.Outside the Yikun Palace is the bright sun like weaving flowers, while inside the Yikun Palace is the ancient Buddha with blue lanterns and silence all day long. Soon after the emperor returned to the palace, he ordered to take back the four treasures in Ruyi's hands, one for the queen, one for the imperial concubine, one for the imperial concubine, and one for the concubine Xian, and handed over all matters in the harem to the newly promoted imperial concubine Wei Yanwan disposal.The moment the book treasure was handed over, she didn't feel any sense of relief in her heart.Just looking at the things that once belonged to her, lost another point.It doesn't matter, this journey has come with him through wind and rain, but he has gained some and lost some, that is the way he came with her.Starting from concubine Xian and ending with empress, she still can't reach the end of eternity. Because of the retraction of the book treasure, the arrogance in Yanwan Palace became even stronger, and everyone surrounded them with flattery every day, holding Yongshou Palace to a high place.Even He Jing, who came in and out occasionally, heard the loud laughter, and didn't feel frowned, "The new imperial concubine, taking photos of the sixth palace, this is exactly what Queen Ulanara did back then. It's only one step away, and she will be the queen No wonder everyone flatters Yongshou Palace." Although the words were angry words, when He Jing saw the four copies of Ruyi's treasures on the emperor's imperial table, he also sighed sadly. The emperor was surprised: "Why are you sighing, don't tell me, you have to intercede for Ulanara." He Jing even said "I dare not", but still couldn't help complaining, "My son is just thinking about Huang Ama so angry, so the empress should come to accompany Huang Ama more. After all, everything she gets comes from Huang Ama." Ma. If you have free time, you have to educate several elder brothers and princesses, don't be like Yikun Palace Empress, blindly annoyed with Huang Ama, and don't even care about the children." The emperor originally thought that she had just taken pictures of the six palace affairs, and he was afraid that she would have a lot of clues, so he didn't want to care about it, so he asked casually.He Jing simply said, "Many people in the palace are stalking others, and the empress is afraid that she can't help herself. When the minister came over, he heard the laughter of Yongshou Palace, which could spread throughout the Sixth Palace of the West." The emperor frowned slightly, but did not criticize.He Jing looked at the emperor's expression, and said casually: "I met my uncle a few days ago, but I heard my uncle talk about an old incident in the palace." Only then did the emperor care, and asked, "What's the matter?" He Jing sat next to the emperor, looking like a daughter's family, and said without hesitation, "Uncle talked about the day when the Empress of Yikun Palace offended the Emperor Amana, she boarded the boat from the West Lake to go to the imperial boat. That night was originally My uncle was standing guard by the West Lake. If he saw the Empress of Yikun Palace, he should have stopped him, and there would be less entanglement. At that time, Empress Ling was not an imperial concubine, and she was also worried about Huang Ama, fearing that the guards on the imperial boat would not be adequate, so I asked my uncle who was on the royal boat." The emperor let out an "oh", and flipped Ruyi's treasure book, "The imperial concubine is really careful, but the affairs on the imperial boat are not her business." He Jing raised his forehead and said: "Of course my uncle is unwilling to talk too much. Later, when I found out that the Empress of Yikun Palace had a quarrel with Huang Ama, the empress hurriedly came to persuade her children and ministers to persuade her, and then she ran into the empress of Yikun Palace who broke her hair." This power. Sigh, in fact, Huang Ama and Yikun Palace Empress are also husband and wife, and disputes are normal. But such an embarrassing thing happened in front of the ministers and concubines, and there are slaves around, so it is hard to undo it." Gloomy fireworks filled the emperor's eyes, "You mean, the imperial concubine knows everything around me?" He Jing's surprise was just right: "Isn't it because Huang Ama got close to Ling Niangniang that Ling Niangniang knew about it? Could it be that she still wanted to spy on it, and the timing was so coincidental that Erchen bumped into the scene where Yikun Palace's empress broke her hair?" Your Majesty has always been gentle and respectful, so it shouldn’t be the case, right?” The emperor's face gradually turned ugly, "Since she has asked Fu Heng about it, she will naturally ask others about it. Hmph, the imperial concubine has a lot of eyes." He Jing smiled: "Your Majesty has been favored by Huang Ama for many years, so she is naturally thoughtful. Hey, Huang Ama, what are we talking about these unpleasant things? I haven't greeted the emperor's grandmother for a long time, and I will be with you." Let's go to the Palace of Compassion." The emperor's smile froze on the corner of his lips, but he didn't mention this matter anymore. Not long after, someone took Sanbao and Yunzhi away again, leaving only Rong Pei and Lingzhi by their side.The euphemism is that the empress thinks about it quietly and doesn't need to be disturbed by too many people. Ling Zhi was so angry that he burst into tears, took Rong Pei's hand and said: "What is this? The emperor didn't depose the empress, why are there only two of us left to serve. There are only two maids in the palace. No , often there are eunuchs serving, but the empress doesn't even have this bit of decency." Rong Pei had no choice but to comfort her: "Don't cry, don't cry. Sanbao has gone to serve Twelve Elder Brothers, and Yunzhi has gone to work with the young concubine Wan, so it's not too bad." Ruyi just pretended not to hear.She stayed alone in the Buddhist hall, wiped off the black spots on the copper lamp, added oil to light it up, and placed it in front of the Buddha.As the sky darkened, the Buddha in the candlelight looked kindly, unaware of the suffering in the world.She just wondered why he didn't directly depose herself instead of being so troublesome, and saved these piecemeal tortures.Unable to figure it out, unwilling to think, she sat alone on the futon, flipping through those difficult and obscure Sanskrit texts. The spring night is cool and cold like autumn.The flickering fireworks of the palace candle made her look long and lonely.The winter brazier has been removed long ago, and the coolness is gradually approaching, penetrating to the bones.She was wearing a green shirt, and she didn't feel cold, she stretched out her arms and wrapped them tightly, it was hard to be herself. There were footsteps approaching, she thought it was Rong Pei, and she didn't look up.Those feet stopped in front of him, clearly a pair of plum-purple gold shoes with pine leaves and long green strands. The man bent down, hugged her lightly, and said softly: "Sister, it's cold on the ground, it's not good if you catch the cold." Such a voice is reassuring to the ear.Except for Hailan, there is no one else. Ruyi held her hand and stood up, the two sat opposite each other, Ruyi asked, "How did you get in?" Hai Lan said: "Yong Qi entered the palace to pay her respects, and she stumbled the emperor. You are in a hurry here again, so I took the opportunity to make connections and come in to see my sister." Ruyi tied a plain silver inlaid pearl flat square into her bun, combed her dovetail with a silver foil beaded flower across it, a sky blue shirt after rain, dark green trim, and dark purple ruyi lapel, making her look extraordinarily thin, simple and quiet. Hailan's tears rolled down.Ruyi smiled: "You really don't cry a lot, but you always cry because of me. It seems that I am an unlucky person." Hailan hurriedly covered her mouth, "My sister is so careless when she speaks." She wiped her tears with a silk, "I asked Ye Xin to bring some clothes and bedding that Xi Ji wore, and I gave them to Rong Pei Don't worry, sister, I made all your close-fitting clothes with my own hands, and you can take care of everything." She added: "Yongzhen is fine too. Except when you go to the study and follow your concubines, or in front of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother also treats Yongzhen it is good." Ruyi recited a sentence of Buddha, "Have pity on my Yongzheng, if the Queen Mother can show mercy, I will feel more at ease." Hailan held back her tears and said: "Sister, it's not easy for me to come here. The emperor sent Li Yu to Yuanmingyuan as an errand when he came back from his southern tour, and he gave all the errands to Jin Zhong. I'm going to come in to see you in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult." Ruyi knew her intentions, "You worked hard to come in, and you must have something important to tell me." Hailan took out a ruby ​​pink ring from her sleeve, and placed it in front of Ruyi very solemnly, "Ling Yunche gave it to me before he died. Although I don't know what he really meant, he once told me that this is his ring." A token of love with Wei Yanwan." Hai Lan pointed the ring to the shining candlelight, and the inner side of the gold-plated ring was clearly engraved with a pattern of swallows dancing among the clouds. Ruyi's eyes jumped, "What are you going to do?" Hailan said eagerly: "The cloud is Ling Yunche, and the swallow is Wei Yanwan. The deep meaning is self-evident. Wei Yanwan is at the top of the sky. Once she ascends to the next position, her sister will be doomed. If you want to make a comeback, bring down Wei Yanwan, this is the best way gone." "Ling Yunche is a dead person, should I still bet on him for an unknown?" Ruyi snorted lightly, her eyes turned cold, "I have a deep relationship with the emperor, and it is not possible to make a comeback with just a ring." Hailan stared at her earnestly, "Sister, I know you have a lot of reconciliation. You are right, marrying such a man is glorious, but what can you get? But think about it, you And me, there is Yongzhen, and there is Yongqi. Sister, I can see that Ling Yunche is sincerely for you and spares his own life. If this is the case, so what if you use him again? If he sees that you are doing well, Under the Nine Springs will also smile." Hailan spoke in such a hurry that she almost choked on herself.She reached out for Ruyi's usual teacup and was about to drink it, only to find that there was not even a tea leaf in it, just cold white water.Even the teacup containing the water is missing a corner, exposing the powdery white background.She was even more desolate, clinging to Ruyi's hand, refusing to let go. Probably due to the cold air invading the body, Ruyi coughed a few times, and said in a slow and deep voice, "Ling Yunche died of being stigmatized, I don't want him to be in peace after death, and suffer another serious insult. And a ring alone may not be able to Shake Wei Yanwan's position. Hailan, forget it." Her eyes were bright, and there was unchangeable stubbornness, which made Hailan a little scared, but when thinking of Ruyi's suffering, how could Hailan say, "I can't stop! I just want to think of the pain and humiliation my sister has suffered. I can't close my eyes and can't fall asleep. Sister, you are locked in Yikun Palace, how can I feel better in Yanxi Palace? Sister, let's have a fight, shall we?" There is not much sadness anymore, Ruyi's brows are filled with gentleness and fatigue, "I won, I am still the queen, and I am still with this man who has hurt me repeatedly. If I lose, I want to get on with you and forever." Qi has a bright future. Hailan, I'm really tired. I can't leave this place in my lifetime, and I will die here, so let me live in peace." Ruyi's words were resonant, like a sharp blade that hit Hai Lan's heart.Hailan was visibly shocked, her eyes full of shock.Her lips parted slightly, but she couldn't say anything, she lowered her head in a slumped manner.She murmured, "Sister, I didn't know you were so discouraged. Let's pretend I didn't say anything today." She got up with a flick of her sleeves, put the ring in her bosom, put it in the gold silk inlaid pearl turquoise butterfly dancing plum blossom sachet on the pendant on the skirt, and placed it carefully. "If my sister doesn't like it, I will keep it for the time being. This sachet was left by my sister when she returned. I will keep it together and keep it as a memory." Pearls are originally Ruyi's favorite thing, so whenever there is jewelry, it is mostly embellished.Just as she was about to agree, she covered her sleeves and coughed twice, her face flushed weakly, as if she had added a trace of fresh rose-colored rouge to her who didn't wear makeup.Hailan said with concern: "Why are you coughing well? It's cold in the palace, why don't you invite Jiang Yubin to take a look." Ruyi waved her hands again and again, "Spring tides come and go, and there are coughs. What I want to say is this. Don't ask Jiang Yubin and Xinxin to worry about me. It's not easy to get involved. Don't let them find out about me. Do you know?" ?” Hailan was worried, and she agreed, but she was still worried.Ruyi said: "Don't worry about me, take good care of Yongqi and Yongzheng. How's the gangrene on Yongqi's leg? Even though it's a minor ailment, you have to take care of it. He's going to have a look." Hailan agreed, and said distressedly: "My sister still doesn't know about Yongqi's temper? She always ignores illnesses and avoids medical treatment. She is always afraid that if she is weaker, others will take up the conversation. Now she is helping the emperor with government affairs, and it will never be a day. Night. Tell him to change to another imperial doctor, and he always says that it’s fine to just look at the original one, and there’s no need to bother.” Hailan urged her a few words, but she didn't dare to stay any longer. There was a slight sound of her rings colliding, and she left in a hurry. Ruyi sat quietly, allowing the sky to dim and gradually fall. That night, the dark blue and dark red tent was lowered, and Ruyi actually dreamed of her aunt, the late Emperor's Queen Ulanara. The aunt in the dream is not old anymore, or in other words, her heart is old, and her appearance is no longer important.Her blue hair is mixed with white hair, and she is dressed in a queen's phoenix makeup. She is as imposing as before. With no close relatives by her side, meeting her aunt in a dream was enough to bring tears to Ruyi's eyes.She just called "Auntie", but Empress Uranara didn't smile, and stared at her solemnly, "Ruyi, where's your queen's phoenix crown?" She was speechless and could only remain silent. But my aunt sneered, "Useless! Really useless! The phoenix crown worn on the head will be snatched away by life. Are you and my aunt and nephew so useless? You can't even keep your own man. Man is a knife, I am a fish! I have become abandoned wives!" Ruyi knelt in front of Queen Ulanara, and said with a sad smile: "Auntie, is there any marriage that cannot be grasped in this world? I think I am, even if it is his woman, his wife, but he always brings it to you. I am disappointed again and again. Our marriage is just a marriage. I used to love this man very much, but now I feel that being by his side exhausts all my dignity and energy. Auntie, I am really tired." Queen Uranara snapped, "Tired? A failed person, what qualifications do you have to say that you are tired? It's just that you haven't done well enough! You were once deeply in love and couldn't extricate yourself. That's why you ended up like this point!" "All the mistakes I made in the past are my own fault! Now I'm locked up in the palace, and I'm calm." She looked up at her aunt, who was very stern, "Aunt! Love and power desire are demonic obstacles, but sobriety is even more chilling. Is it only the emperor who makes us unable to escape in a hundred deaths? Children are separated, husband and wife betray each other, and the emperor may not be any better!" The aunt's voice was piercing, showing the helplessness of hating iron but not steel, "So what if the emperor disappoints you? After all, there is only one emperor. If you catch him, you will hold on to the hope of a lifetime." "I used to think the same way. I entrusted my whole life to him, longing for a stable life, but what awaited me was disappointment after time." Ruyi gradually calmed down and said calmly, "Auntie, I thought only this Men will let me down, and I later learned that what really let me down is that I have lived such a life for decades. I don't want to do this anymore. Auntie, I want to ask you, what is the life of your life? Is one day truly peaceful and joyful, smooth and worry-free?” Queen Ulanara looked at Ruyi with complicated and indiscernible emotions in her eyes, and finally left silently, returning to the great wilderness. Ruyi woke up from the shock, wiped off the cold sweat on her forehead, but let go of her heart.Since then, no one owes anything.Because of her, she finally became another abandoned wife of the Ulanara family.