Chapter 15 Chapter Three

Fengyi Hall is located in the depths of the palaces. It was originally named Yanqing Hall. Before Concubine Ning entered the palace, the emperor ordered it to be renamed Fengyi Hall. Fengyi, Fengyi, there is Fenglaiyi.Since ancient times, only the empress has been able to match the phoenix in the harem.So these two seemingly simple words shocked the entire harem. Shi Quanyi's Xiao Lizi held a small iron cage in both hands, and walked quickly all the way, feeling sweaty all over his body and unbearably hot.But at this time, as soon as I entered the boundary of Fengyi Palace, I only felt the wind blowing through my clothes, and the more I walked, the cooler I felt.

After walking a few steps, the prince's clear voice came from deep in the shadows.Following the sound, I saw an exquisite pond suddenly appearing in front of me, with the stalks in bloom, the fields of green leaves, and the moss on the rocks, it is really very quiet.Looking up, Concubine Ning was reciting poems with the prince in the pavilion by the pool. As we all know, this Concubine Ning is a cousin of the late Empress Ruan, so her appearance is very similar.Because of my own family, the treatment of the prince after entering the palace is naturally different from that of other concubines. Apart from accompanying the prince every day, he even cares about food and daily life.

The crown prince has been living in the Changxin Hall since the death of Empress Ruan, and he has not been intimate with the concubines in the harem. Even if the concubines tried their best to win over them in the past, the crown prince will always be indifferent and polite, and his advances and retreats are well-founded.It is strange to say that after seeing Concubine Ning, she is different from others, and she has already become very intimate in just a few days.I really have to sigh the wonder of blood is thicker than water. One day, Xiao Lizi took the emperor for a walk, and once saw Concubine Ning leading the prince to enjoy the koi by the Taiye Pond in the imperial garden.The prince was lying on the white marble railing of the Jiuqu Bridge, smiling happily and turning around to act like a baby from time to time.And Concubine Ning held the silk scarf in her hand, smiled, and from time to time wiped away the slight sweat from running for the prince... Looking from a distance by the pool, the two felt as if they were their own mother and child.

Sometimes the prince stayed overnight in Fengyi Hall after bedtime.A few days ago, when he was on errand, he heard the father-in-law who was in charge of the prince report the matter to the emperor, saying that Concubine Ning's move broke the rules, and asked the emperor to decide how to deal with it.When the emperor heard this, he didn't care at all, and smiled slightly, and said in a warm voice: "Let Concubine Ning and the prince be left alone!" Although Xiao Lizi is not very old, he followed Director Shi when he was young, and he has seen some people with high eyebrows and low eyes.But he just didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd.

Take Concubine Ning for example.The emperor only met once at the prime minister's mansion that day, and immediately after returning to the palace, he decreed to make her a first-class concubine.In this way, they are actually higher in rank than the other four concubines in the harem. For a time, both the palace and the government and the public were shocked.You must know that the emperor has never been a womanizer.After the death of Empress Ruan, ministers in the court came up with notes from time to time, asking the emperor to consider the country and the country and establish a queen as soon as possible.Or ask the emperor to choose the concubine every three years according to the first system.But the emperor dismissed the excerpt again and again.

At that time, how many people thought that from then on, Concubine Ning would be the most favored in the harem.But since entering the palace, people have been disappointed.Because the emperor has never visited Fengyi Hall once. Although I heard that Concubine Ning is ill and cannot serve the emperor.But it is an indisputable fact that the emperor has never come here, nor has he visited Concubine Ning in person. It can be said that the emperor does not love Concubine Ning, but it is not.In the past few months, whenever tributes were paid from various places, the emperor ordered people to give rewards to Fengyi Palace as soon as possible.

Why?No one understands.Xiao Lizi once secretly asked Director Shi, but Director Shi also waved his hand at him, saying that he should not ask more questions. Take the cage he is holding as an example. It is said that General Lu who was stationed in the Western Regions sent someone to send it to the emperor. It is said that after the emperor lifted the brocade cover, he smiled and ordered Mr. Shi, "Send it to Concubine Ning!" From a distance, I saw His Royal Highness the Prince sitting on a stone bench reciting poems.Concubine Ning was sitting next to him, holding iced sour plum and lotus seed soup in her hand, while stirring with the silver spoon, shattered ice tingled.Concubine Ning recited the last sentence, and the prince immediately answered the next sentence.Concubine Ning smiled slightly, reached out and took a spoonful of sour soup to feed him.

Concubine Ning was dressed in a very pale sky blue color, because she was holding a spoon, a section of frosty wrist was slightly exposed, unlike other empresses who wore several gold and jade bracelets, but her complexion was as white as jade, covered by the sky blue smoke. As soon as it is reflected, it becomes more greasy and white as fat, faintly making people dizzy. Xiao Lizi took two steps closer, knelt down respectfully and saluted to say hello: "Greetings to Empress Concubine Ning, greetings to Prince." Mu Ningyan turned her head slowly, and the pearl hairpin and tassels in the bun swayed and swayed, and there were fine ripples: "Be flat." After Xiao Lizi bowed his head to thank him, he got up and respectfully expressed his gratitude. Said: "Concubine Ning, this slave is ordered by the emperor to bring this thing to the empress."

The maid beside Mu Ningyan, Tianqing, took a step forward, took the brocade cage from Xiao Lizi, and held it in front of Mu Ningyan with both hands.Mu Ningyan smiled lightly, and was not in a hurry to reveal it.On the other hand, the prince Chengxuan next to him showed a little curiosity: "Auntie, what is in the cage?" Then Mu Ningyan ordered: "Take off the cloth and have a look." When the maids heard this, another person came out, stepped forward a few steps, and lifted the brocade cloth covering the cage. The prince exclaimed "Wow": "It's so beautiful." It turned out that the cage was locked with a small animal that looked like a cat or a squirrel.

Xiao Lizi bowed his head and said: "The emperor also asked the servant to tell Concubine Ning that this little raccoon is docile and will never hurt anyone." Mu Ningyan put down the white jade bowl.Seeing this, the maid hurriedly took out the animal with both hands and handed it to her.I saw the little raccoon approaching her wrist, sniffing low and softly, making a cute "chirp" sound.Touch it up with your hand, the fur is smooth and you can't bear to hold your hand. The prince watched intently, envious: "Auntie, can I give you a hug?" Mu Ningyan smiled warmly, looked fondly at her, and said softly, "Of course I can!" The little raccoon handed it to him.

But the little raccoon let out another "chirp, chirp, chirp" cry, turned its head, and kept facing Mu Ningyan's direction, as if unwilling to go into the prince's hands. Mu Ningyan put the little raccoon on the stone table, and said in a soft voice: "Feed it some dried fruit and see if it wants to eat it?" Hearing this, the prince reached out and took the almonds from the eight-treasure brocade box , carefully handed it to the little raccoon.The little raccoon moved slightly, opened his mouth to lick it, and seemed to feel that it was delicious food, so he began to gnaw it. Everyone was amused by the cute appearance of the little raccoon.But after eating, the little raccoon still didn't want to go to the prince.Concubine Ning comforted the prince softly: "Well, let Xiao Zhuangzi take care of it, and feed it more when you go to and from the study every day. After a day or two, it will definitely not be afraid of giving birth..." There is an exquisite jade pond behind the side hall of Fengyi Hall, and the maids have already prepared the orchid soup for bathing when they light the lamps.Flower petals of various colors were sprinkled on the surface of the water, and special potpourri dew was sprinkled. At this time, after the water vapor evaporated, the whole side hall was fragrant and intoxicating. Mu Ning retreated all the maids, and then slowly came to the pool, and took off her underwear.Because the rules in the palace are very strict, and she doesn't want Liuli to follow her into the palace, wasting her life in vain, so now in this huge palace, she doesn't have a single confidant maid... Before entering the palace, she specifically asked her aunt to send Liuli back to Xinzhou.Thinking about it, Liuli has already arrived in Xinzhou, and maybe she will soon marry her brother Hu... In the future, husband and wife will follow each other, give birth to a few little tigers and little Liuli, and live a peaceful and happy life, which is not a kind of perfection. Step down the shallow jade steps, and slowly sink your body into the pool.The water in the pool is warm and suitable, just to wash away the tiredness of the day. She raised her head comfortably and closed her eyes lightly... The ancients often said that being with a king is like being with a tiger.Thinking of the time when the imperial doctor Chang gave her a diagnosis today, he said with a sad face: "Ms. Ning, it's not that I don't do my best, it's just... It's just that Director Shi, who is next to the emperor, has asked about her condition many times... Wei Wei Minister... Weichen, I'm really afraid of revealing my flaws, and I won't be able to cover it up for long..." It seems that if this Imperial Physician Chang hadn't been favored by his uncle back then, he probably wouldn't help cover it up. Forget it, let's not think about it for now, as long as you can stop it, it counts as a day.It's better to think about what cakes to prepare for the little prince tomorrow. Thinking of the little prince, I couldn't help but think of the scene when she first set foot in the Changxin Palace that day. At that time, the prince had just left the study, and was being served by two maids with some snacks.As soon as she entered, she met the two maids face to face. As if they had seen a ghost, they backed up a few steps in surprise, and the things in their hands fell to the ground. Then, the two rushed to kowtow first, and when they looked up, they were both dripping with tears: "Miss..." She naturally knew their identities, they were Mo Lan and Mo Zhu who grew up serving Cousin Wu Shuang.After Empress Ruan left, the two were sent by the emperor to serve the little prince. He stretched out his hand to help them get up, and said in a soft voice with a little apology: "Mo Lan, Mo Zhu, before entering the palace, my aunt told me that the two of you are loyal to Cousin Wu Shuang. If you don't understand, you can ask the two of you. But...but I'm sorry, Ningyan is really not Cousin Wushuang!" Mo Lan and Mo Zhu were startled when they heard the words, but they still couldn't believe it, and stayed where they were.After a long time, he wiped away his tears, and then knelt down again to pay his respects: "Slaves and servants pay respects to Concubine Ning. Please forgive me!" The little prince was staring at her blankly, and ran towards her after a long time: "Mother—Mother—" He hugged her leg and cried softly: "Mother—Mother— " At that moment, her heart seemed to be pricked by a needle, the pain was so tight that she was too uncomfortable to speak.The prince is only this age, but cousin Wushuang went first.Although you are the crown prince, how many people really love this child in this deep palace?Let's not talk about anything else, let's talk about being poisoned not long ago... Even now, thinking about it still makes her terrified.Although she has been raised in a deep boudoir, she doesn't understand the dangers of the world.But all kinds of secrets in the inner courtyard of the palace can still be imagined. She knelt down slowly, hugged the prince in her arms, and explained softly: "Your Highness, I am not your mother's queen. I am your mother's cousin. You can call me aunt." The prince cried and refused to obey: "No, no, you are my mother, you are my mother..." The face with picturesque eyebrows was full of tears.Mu Ningyan's heart ached like a knife, and she took out the silk scarf to wipe away the tears for the prince, sighed a long time, and shed tears. The prince cried for a while, then turned to ask Mo Lan and Mo Zhu for confirmation: "She is my mother, isn't she? She is exactly the same as the mother in Father Huang's painting, how could she not be my mother?" Mo Lan and Mo Zhu looked at each other with red eyes, and then said in a trembling voice: "Prince..." If they could choose, they would rather choose to believe that the elegant and clean woman in front of them was Miss Wushuang whom they had served since childhood. But... But back then, the two of them saw the Zhaoyang Palace burned down in the raging fire.Many attendants and guards in the palace splashed water to save people, but Miss Wushuang still failed to rescue them... Over the years, what the two of them regret most is that they were not by Miss's side that night. The little prince just didn't want to believe it, and kept holding her and refused to let her go until he fell asleep... This lovely child of Yuxue has an extremely noble status, but it makes people feel sore and sympathetic. Withdrawing his thoughts in a daze, he stood up wearing a snow-white silk dress, letting his long wet hair hang down from his shoulders like black satin.Only then did he slowly arrive at the sleeping hall. Suddenly, she stopped, startled in front of the soft smoke curtain. Because it was night, red candles were already flickering on the golden beast candlesticks in the dormitory, and the glowing fire shrouded the room in a pale halo.But at this time, a slender figure dragged on the silk embroidered screen in the inner bedroom hall, overlapping and pressing on the delicate peonies embroidered with Baise thread. The man turned around slowly, staring at her without blinking. After a long time, he suddenly walked towards her step by step.Her heart was beating so fast that she didn't even know where to put her eyes... He stopped a step away from her, and then still looked at her without blinking.As if she were a bubble, she would disappear in the blink of an eye. The two were so close, his dark and deep eyes seemed to be looking into her heart like a demon, she suddenly felt inexplicable fear and panic, and her body began to tremble slightly. Since entering the palace, she has only met him a few times, and each time was separated by many people.With such a face-to-face confrontation today, she naturally knows the reason - something she has avoided since entering the palace! His gaze was soft, he stared at her blankly, and slowly stretched out his hand... She knelt down obediently, and said in a low voice: "Please forgive me. The concubine is ill and cannot serve the emperor!" Her tone was soft and indifferent, implying rejection.From the angle of kneeling, one could see the hem of his vermilion casual clothes, layers upon layers of rivers and mountains, auspicious clouds, and dense needles, dancing and circling in front of her eyes. Indeed, in the past six months, Tai Hospital has been reporting her condition. Baili Haozhe stretched out his hand to help her up: "Don't worry, the imperial physician has already reported that your illness has already recovered, Concubine Ning." Ruan Ningyan trembled slightly, and said softly: "This is a big matter, please think twice, Your Majesty. ..." Baili Haozhe stared at her, and suddenly smiled: "You look like I will eat you?" After a while, he said very lightly: "How can I be willing?" Such a low and soft tone is like a whisper between lovers.Mu Ningyan lowered her eyes, but she couldn't see the expression on her face. Baili Haozhe approached little by little: "Concubine Ning, you understand, don't you?" Mu Ningyan slowly raised her head, her eyes were black and white, like stars falling into them, her tone was extremely slow, calm Zhi Jiran: "The emperor forgives the sin, the concubine is stupid." Baili Haozhe leisurely held a handful of her wet hair, rubbed it in every possible way, and after a long time sighed as if there was nothing there: "This Baihua dew, steamed three times and brewed three times, is really rare. But the taste is too strong Some. Today, a batch of jasmine fragrant dew is coming from the south of the Yangtze River. The smell is light. I ordered someone to bring it, why not use it?" Mu Ningyan replied: "The concubine didn't like the smell of jasmine since she was a child. But if the emperor likes it, the concubine will use it in the future." His breath was flickering on her neck, and it was hot, and a strange feeling gradually appeared. .She trembled slightly, trying to escape.His voice was extremely low: "You will like it after using it..." Everything about her is so familiar, so familiar that it can arouse fear in the secret part of her heart.Only this time, he won't let her go again. He reached out and put his arms around her waist, his lips finally fell down, and he moved softly in her ears as if he had been bewitched... so cautiously, occasionally mixed with half-disappeared sighs of satisfaction, as if she was His lost treasure is finally found now! She was just trembling, holding on to her silk clothes, trembling constantly...