Chapter 202 Chapter 3 Death

Under the faint sky light, she seemed to see the shadow of that man again. The spring is as deep as the sea, and the pear blossoms are like snow. The young man is standing under the pear tree, wearing a royal blue robe and a purple jade belt. The sunlight passes through the treetops, sprinkles on the corners of his eyes, and falls on the bridge of his nose through his eyelashes, creating a small face. A shadow like a fan, the young man looked at her from a distance, laughed heartily, and asked loudly: "Hey! I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Suddenly, the light in front of her eyes shattered, and she saw Wen Yuan's eager face in the ignorant light.Wen Yuan's mouth opened and closed, but she couldn't hear what she was saying.

She knew that she might be sick again.There were people around, and someone was pulling her arm, shaking it eagerly, until she felt a little pain. She frowned, a little angry, and wanted to reprimand these ignorant servants, but her voice didn't seem to be in control. She tried to open her mouth, but like a fish on the bottom of the sea, it opened and closed silently, without a breath. Wen Yuan was in a hurry, and reprimanded the little eunuch at the side: "Why hasn't the emperor come yet? Have you reported it?" The little eunuch's face was pale, and there was a cry in his voice, he knelt on the ground and replied: "The slave's leg is broken, and the news has already spread in, but Cheng Fei said that the emperor is taking a nap, what's the matter waiting for the emperor to wake up?" Let's talk."

"How unreasonable!" Wen Yuan said angrily, "Concubine Cheng is so courageous, can she afford such a thing?" Wen Yuan has been with Nalan for a long time, and she has become more and more prestigious. When all the servants saw that she was angry, they all knelt on the ground and dared not speak. But Nalan thought, Wenyuan is really getting more and more courageous, and she dares to say such words, if it reaches Concubine Cheng's ears, it may cause another disturbance. Since she couldn't speak for the time being, she continued to close her eyes and rest, letting the servants be anxious like ants on a hot pot.

Concubine Cheng is indeed a bit outrageous, relying on her mother's family and the two princes, she acts more and more without scruples, but she doesn't know the source of blessings and disasters in the past, and today's reliance is the disaster of the Ming Dynasty, so she doesn't know the severity of such reckless actions.It seems that when the body recovers, she needs to beat and beat, otherwise the huge harem will be filled with smoky atmosphere for her. She sighed tiredly, only feeling a little sleepy, she was so lazy that she no longer wanted to talk, the hustle and bustle around her gradually faded away, and fell into a dark dream again.

Concubine Cheng, also known as Cheng Rongrong, was the cousin of the great general Cheng Yuan. After the Great Yan made his capital at Zhenhuang, in order to enrich the harem and win over powerful officials, Concubine Cheng entered the palace together with the ladies of several other important officials in the court.Because of his elder brother's influence in the court and his own beauty and intelligence, he was granted several times and was very pleased with the emperor.And she was indeed very competitive, and soon gave birth to a pair of Lin'er for Yan Xun, and became the head of the three concubines, second only to the empress.

She was originally a smart woman who knew how to advance and retreat, but it was a pity that the addition of honors in the past few years made her more unscrupulous in her actions, and she became a little more rash and aggressive in her speech. This time, Yan Xun slept for a long time. He didn't wake up until the evening sun was red and the fragrance of the imperial dining room filled every corner of the Holy Golden Palace. Last night, Yan Xun stayed up all night for the rush to play at the frontier, and he is still a little dizzy at the moment. Concubine Cheng half-knelt on the footrest, wrapped in goose-yellow tulle, offering a cup of scented tea to Yan Xun in a charming way, and casually picked up some interesting stories from various palaces.

Yan Xun listened absent-mindedly, answering a few words from time to time, suddenly, a broken sentence floated into his ears, he was slightly taken aback, lowered his head and asked, "What did you say?" Concubine Cheng was startled, she tried her best to calm down, and said with an undiminished smile: "At noon, Xiao Shunzi from the southeast hall said that the empress was not feeling well. The concubine saw that the emperor was sleeping soundly, so she didn't dare to wake him up. The concubine estimated that, It must be that the servants are ignorant and make a big fuss. The empress has been in poor health. I don’t know how to punish that servant, but I will definitely not ask him to disturb the emperor.”

Yan Xun sat on the couch and didn't speak for a while, he quietly cleaned his hands, wiped his face, drank tea, put on his boots, his eyes were deep and his expression was calm, he didn't know what he was thinking. Concubine Cheng was overjoyed and hurriedly washed and changed Yan Xun's clothes, but Yan Xun was about to leave after getting dressed.Concubine Cheng hurriedly asked, "Will the emperor not stay for dinner?" Yan Xun turned around slowly, the setting sun shone on his face with a faint golden light, making his eyes look as deep as deep springs.He just looked at Concubine Cheng quietly, without showing any anger, but it made people feel chills down their backs and their bodies were icy cold.

Concubine Cheng knelt down immediately, her face paled, the fate of Yuan Shilan, the emperor's favorite concubine in the past, appeared before her eyes, which made her almost tremble with fear. The hall was quiet, and after an unknown amount of time, a maid whispered in her ear: "Your Majesty, the Emperor is gone." She slowly raised her head, only to feel that her forehead was covered with cold sweat, she stood up weakly, but almost fell down.The maid exclaimed and supported her, letting her sit on the soft couch. She covered her chest with her hands, her face was pale, and she didn't speak for a long time.

She knew that even though the emperor didn't say anything, at that moment just now, she was really close to death. The sky was getting darker and darker, she thought silently, finally let out a deep breath, and said to the servants: "Slap the little Dengzi who is guarding the gate today thirty times, and then prepare a generous gift, and go to the gate of the empress's palace tomorrow." To apologize, just say that the concierge was lazy and missed the communication." The maid agreed, although she was afraid, she didn't dare to question it.After a while, Xiao Dengzi screamed loudly and loudly from outside.

After all, it is definitely not a simple and ignorant woman who can climb to this position today. She knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how to measure. Even if she gets carried away occasionally, once there is a disturbance, she will quickly wake up. And today's alarm bell is enough for her to comprehend. "Liu Xu, prepare incense candles and scriptures. Starting tomorrow, I will go to the Buddhist hall to transcribe scriptures every day and pray for my big swallow." "yes." This trial is enough. Cheng Rongrong sighed, his fingers touched the brocade quilt that Yan Xun had just been lying on, and he felt icy cold. When Yan Xun arrived at the southeast hall, the sky was completely dark. The southeast hall was dimly lit, and the imperial physicians had already retreated. Seeing him, the internal officials hurriedly knelt down and were about to pass on the message, but he interrupted.All the way he walked in, all the maids and servants were kneeling on the ground, with their dark heads hanging down, and the winding road continued until the cold and silent palace gate. She had already fallen asleep, lying in layers of brocade, her face was pale, her hair was disheveled, and she was emaciated. Wen Yuan beamed with joy, and spread a cushion for him on the couch, but he pulled out a chair by himself, and sat across from Nalan. All the servants retreated, leaving only him and her. He sat quietly while she was sleeping deeply. It seems that she has never seen her like this before. The Nalan Hongye in my memory is always dignified and luxurious, wearing noble costumes and elegant makeup. She never makes mistakes in her words and deeds. His smile was filled with the royal aura accumulated over the years. Even on the wedding night, between the bed and the floor, there is no loss of the elegant demeanor of a princess of a country. It has never been like this, messy, haggard, and skinny. She has really lost weight. Looking at her now, he can hardly connect her with the former Yinghui eldest princess. Time urges people, in the blink of an eye, it has been so many years. He didn't say anything, just sat quietly for a while and then left, but this time was enough to make the servants of the Southeast Hall overjoyed.Wen Yuan happily ran back and forth outside the palace, arranging many pick-up matters, because the emperor said before leaving that he would come to visit tomorrow. As soon as the gate of the southeast hall was locked, Nalan opened his eyes. She has lost weight and her eye sockets are sunken, but her eyes are still sharp and calm, possessing the wisdom and bearing gained from years of experience. The chair was still placed on her bed, empty, and the auspicious picture of two dragons playing with a pearl was carved on the nanmu, with clouds hovering around. It's been so many years, Nalan Hongye, do you have any regrets? In the faint light, she was quietly asking herself. Finally, he smiled lightly and closed his eyes. The palace was the same as before, day by day, the weather was getting colder, the brazier was lit in the room, but Nalan's body did not show any improvement, half of the imperial hospital almost moved, and lived in the southeast palace gate for a long time. In and out, there is an endless stream. This morning, it was the day when the little princes were giving lectures. Yushu brought Yong'er to visit Nalan, brought some bird's nest and ginseng, sat in the warm bedroom, and talked with Nalan. After talking nonsense for a while, seeing that Nalan was a little tired, Yushu was about to say goodbye, when suddenly Nalan asked in a calm tone: "Tomorrow is the anniversary of the death of King Xuan." Yushu was slightly taken aback, for some reason, a string in his heart was suddenly tense, and he replied in a low voice: "Yes." Nalan nodded, and Wenyuan on the side presented a brocade box with a smile. Nalan said quietly: "The prince has done something to the country, but I am not in good health and it is not convenient to go to worship, so the princess will give it to me Go have a little thought." The warm dormitory suddenly felt cold, climbing up from Yushu's fingers, and climbing up along his arms.She took the brocade box with a stiff posture, bit her lower lip lightly, and bowed her head respectfully: "The concubine waits for the deceased husband to thank the queen for the reward." Nalan shook his head and was about to speak when suddenly a maid ran in from outside and whispered something in Wenyuan's ear.Wen Yuan's expression froze for a moment, and she turned to look at Nalan. Yushu got up and left immediately, but Nalan didn't want to stay when she saw her. The sun was shining outside the hall, and Yushu's palms were covered with cold sweat. She clutched a corner of her clothes vigorously, as if she could strangle some thoughts to death alive. Suddenly, a group of eunuchs ran to the west in a panic, Yushu diverted his attention, and casually asked his personal maid: "What happened? What are those people doing?" The little servant girl has been in and out of the palace for a long time, but she is very clever. After asking a few questions, she came back with a flustered face and said: "Princess, it was Yuan Meiren from Xileng Palace who committed suicide by hanging herself." "Beauty Yuan?" Yushu was taken aback, and asked in surprise. The little servant girl licked her lower lip and said, "It's the former Concubine Chu." "Yuan Shilan?" Now it was Yushu's turn to be shocked. Concubine Chu, formerly known as Yuan Shilan, is the most legendary favorite concubine in the harem since the founding of Dayan. She was originally a little maid in the harem. She made a mistake once and was thrown into a violent room to be tortured. But who would have thought that this little court lady would have some superficial martial arts skills, so she injured the guarding mother in the middle of the night and escaped. A violent room.When escaping, he panicked and ran into the frame of the emperor who had just returned to the palace from the upper study.She was hit by an arrow, she was desperate, and hit the palace gate of Chu Lan Palace with her head, she would rather die than capture her without a fight. Fortunately, she was rescued later, and the emperor loved her integrity, and made her a fifth-rank nobleman from a small slave, and doted on her to the fullest.Within half a year, Yuan Shilan monopolized the emperor's favor, soared all the way, and was finally conferred the title of Concubine Chu Shu. Even though it aroused all kinds of dissatisfaction and criticism from the previous court, the emperor never wavered. comparable to it. Until one rainy night three months ago, there was a turmoil in the Chu Lan Palace, and the concubine Chu who was used to the harem was suddenly demoted. Within three days, she was demoted four times in a row from the position of the second-rank Concubine Shu, becoming the A small seventh-rank beauty who lives alone in Xileng Palace. No one knows what happened that night, but it was said that Concubine Chu had a quarrel with the emperor, and she destroyed her appearance in a fit of anger, making people look like ghosts, which naturally aroused Longyan's fury and was punished. denounce. When the palace people talked about this, they were naturally ridiculed. Firstly, Yuan Shilan was very angry when she was favored, and ignored the other concubines in the palace. Second, since ancient times, women have always served the emperor with sex, and she was so stupid that she destroyed her appearance , Naturally, you can't get half of the sympathy from others. "Princess? Princess?" The little maid was a little frightened, and kept yelling a few times, Yushu came back to her senses, and said hastily, "Leave the palace immediately." After exiting the second gate, the carriage rumbled, and crows flew by in the distance, stirring up the cold wind all over the place, and a few black feathers fell, fluttering slowly, and gradually melted into this lonely palace.