Chapter 113 Ripples in Yujing Lake

Time is like running water, rushing and rushing, it is said that time can heal everything, dissipate everything, and bury everything.These days, I hope that time can pass faster, so that when I wake up, the war outside the pass has subsided.But I also hope that time will slow down, so that I can stay in the bright spring.Once upon a time, I already fell in love with bright and clean tones, and refused to be cold and desolate, because there is too much warmth in the world, so why should I add that desolation. It rained all night, and when I woke up, the spring was cold, and the path was full of red, and the bright branches were a little more desolate.

Every day, I will order Xiao Xingzi to inquire about the news, the news of the border, although I don't care that much, but I still care, I care about the situation in the world, I care about the soldiers in the border town, and I also care about the people in the border.In fact, it was not because of my compassion, but because of an inexplicable feeling deep in my heart. There are more and more disabled and injured people in the beacon-fired border town.The people have left the war-torn place one after another, and Chunyi mobilizes food funds to relieve the refugees. I stood at the window in my cloak, the sky after the rain was as clear as washing, and the warm morning breeze was still slightly chilly.The willows are green, the red apricots are covered with moss, and the peach blossoms are clean after washing.Water droplets condense on the green grass, such a scene makes people feel at ease, and it is in obvious contrast with the border town.

The cool wind hit, and I coughed a few times. "Miss, don't always stand in the air. The morning breeze is the coolest. Drink a cup of hot tea to moisten your throat." Hong Jian handed me a cup of hot tea and looked at me with concern. Both Hongjian and Qiuxi are restless. "It's okay, the morning breeze is cool and warm. Breathing this air, I feel much better." I took a sip of the tea in my hand, and the fragrance of jasmine lingered.Different moods taste different teas. I can’t remember when I put down plum blossom tea and chose jasmine, but the fragrance of jasmine really makes me intoxicated.

Qiuxi walked up to me, pressed close to my ear, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, something happened to Pianran Palace last night." I was startled, my expression immediately became tense, and I hurriedly asked, "What happened? How is Concubine Wu?" "Your Majesty, rest assured, Concubine Wu is fine, but her maid Ruyi fell into the lake last night and died." Qiu Xi said unhurriedly. "Ruyi? How could she be so careless? Do you know the reason?" An image of Ruyi flashed in my mind, a delicate but clever little maid who fell into the lake and died on such a spring rainy night.

Qiu Xi shook her head gently: "I don't know, I just got the news that Concubine Wu sent her to deliver some things to the Empress Empress last night, but she never came back, and she was found dead in Yujing Lake this morning." "Yujing Lake? Yujing Lake in Shanglinyuan?" I thought that Yujing Lake was the only way to get from Pianran Palace to Fengxiang Palace. After death, did Ruyi's soul stay there? "Yes, it's Yujing Lake in Shanglinyuan. It's a pity, such a good girl." Qiu Xi sighed deeply, and she could see the regret between her brows. "It's no pity, the time is staggered, the good skirt is missed, that's all. Death may not be a bad thing, but she made wedding clothes for others, became a substitute for others, and became a victim of a conspiracy. In this way, it is inevitable that people will be more embarrassed A little melancholy." I looked out of the window, and the residual red all over the ground, doesn't it mean death?A beautiful death, even the pain is superfluous.

I coughed lightly and felt a slight pain in my chest. "Your Majesty, you have to take care of yourself." Qiu Xi said with concern. I nodded: "Yes, I will." After finishing speaking, I looked towards the door: "You order Mei Xin to go to Lingque Palace, please Xie Ronghua to come to Yueyang Palace, just say that I have something to call her." Every time When I have something to do, I always order someone to call her, but I seldom go to her Antelope Palace. Anyway, laziness has become my habit. Qiu Xi exited the door, Hong Jian looked at me and asked, "Miss, are you going to Pian Ran Palace?"

"Well, I'm going to see Concubine Wu. I'm worried about what happened." I looked at the peach branches in the celadon vase, which were from yesterday morning. Yes, still burning. "The two maidservants around Concubine Wu have left one after another. This is a blow to her." Hong Jian also spoke with regret. Of the two maidservants she mentioned, the previous one was Huanxia, ​​because For the poisoning, she also made a substitute, and then it was Ruyi.I couldn't help worrying about Hong Jian, she was by my side and was closest to me, would those people who hate me have bad feelings for her?

"Red note..." I called out in a deep voice. "Miss, don't worry, I'm fine. I'll be very careful. I usually stay with Miss in Yueyang Palace, and I won't go out to talk. Besides, with Miss's attitude, how can ordinary people harm me?" Hong Jian actually understood what I was thinking in my heart, she knew that I was worried about her at this moment. I smiled at her gently: "You girl, when did you become so clever?" She blinked mischievously: "Miss, I have always been your smartest Hong Jian, otherwise I am not worthy to be your maid."

When Xie Ronghua arrived in a hurry, I had already washed and dressed, and I was in the room all day, too lazy to do my makeup. "Sister, I've also heard about this. There must be a reason for this. It can't be such a coincidence. It's not an accident. It's probably man-made." Xie Ronghua directly entered the topic. "Sister, rest for a while, don't worry." I handed her a cup of tea, and said slowly: "Obviously, this doesn't seem like a coincidence, how could there be such a coincidence, it's just that Ruyi has always been a clever maid. Did something happen to her this time? Or is it purely someone else's design to harm her, mainly to create panic for Sister Xue?"

"If it's just creating panic, it's nothing to be afraid of. It's just that it's a bit cruel to bury another beautiful woman in vain. Many people just use their own battles to hurt and destroy others." Xie Ronghua almost sighed Said bluntly, deep in her heart, there is dissatisfaction with the assailant, as well as regret for Ruyi. I replied lightly: "It has been like this since ancient times. If there is no death, what is it called fighting? This is the only way to fight. Only cruelty can achieve the goal." Xie Ronghua frowned deeply: "Anyway, we can't let those who want to create panic succeed. Let's go to Sister Xue's place and see how the situation is." Xie Ronghua got up, took my hand and walked out the door. From her look, it could be seen that she cared about Concubine Wu very much.Although I am also anxious, before the matter is clear, I don't think there will be a big risk and crisis. Ruyi's death can only show that someone is trying to start a struggle, and Concubine Wu has enough time to take precautions .In fact, it was to create panic for Concubine Wu, even if she saw her flustered, it would have achieved her goal.

Hurrying to Pianran Palace, the Shanglin Garden after the rain is more fresh and clean.It happens to pass by Yujing Lake, the lake is as peaceful as a mirror, the clear water is sparkling, slightly rippling in the sun, full of vitality.People didn't notice at all that a young life died here last night.I made a brief stop, trying to find some relics, but in the end it was just in vain, it was too quiet, as if nothing had happened. "Sister, do you feel anything?" Xie Ronghua looked at Yujing Lake and asked me tentatively. With a dazed expression on my face, I shook my head slightly: "No, it's too peaceful, nothing seems to have happened, which made me think in a trance that the news we got was fake." "Yeah, it's so peaceful. It's no different from usual here. It seems to be quieter. It's so quiet that people suspect that everything is fake." Xie Ronghua's eyes still didn't leave Yujing Lake. I could feel that she was just like me. , trying to find something, but nothing. I said calmly: "Once the body is salvaged, there is nothing there. This is the imperial palace, and there is a strict system. If something goes wrong, everyone can't get together and discuss it. Instead, stay away from here, lest unnecessary trouble will be caused. Something happened. So it looks like it's going to be quieter than usual." Xie Ronghua nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, it must be the case. As long as we close our eyes, we can still feel the scene of Ruyi immersed in the water and struggling hard last night when the wind and rain were blowing. Someone even stood aside and watched her slowly. die." "Then there was the noise in the early morning. The corpse was picked up, dragged away, and the onlookers also left. There was only silence at this moment, such a creepy silence." A series of thoughts emerged in my mind. In this situation, I feel that life is really cheap, and I was still laughing brightly yesterday, but today I have become a ghost of an unjust death. Xie Ronghua sighed slightly: "It's really like duckweed on the water, floating quietly, and when it is salvaged, nothing exists, not even a trace can be found." When I arrived at Pianran Palace, I thought it would be extremely noisy, or something else, it would definitely not be the same as usual.However, I was wrong, Pianran Palace is no different from usual, it seems to be more orderly. An inner eunuch opened the door for us, and several maids came forward to salute: "See Empress Jieyu, see Xie Ronghua." "Excuse me, where is your mother?" I looked towards the lobby, because I couldn't see anything because it was far away. The maid said respectfully: "Go back to Empress Jieyu, our empress is playing chess in Nuan Pavilion." "Play chess? Who are you playing chess with?" I asked puzzledly, and many puzzles immediately surfaced in my heart. Concubine Wu's personal servant girl drowned in the lake and died last night. Have leisure to play chess with others? The maid replied softly: "There are no outsiders, the empress plays chess alone, with herself." As soon as the maid finished speaking, I seemed to understand something, but my mind was still confused. Looking at Xie Ronghua, there are two words written in each other's eyes: dazed. Holding Xie Ronghua's hand, he walked towards the main hall, which was also guarded by maids and eunuchs, who saluted us one by one.We ignored it and went straight to Wufei's warm pavilion. Standing behind the door, she saw Concubine Wu sitting on a chair alone, a game of chess was placed on the table, she was holding white pieces in her left hand and black pieces in her right hand, and she was concentrating on the game. I didn't care if I would disturb her. I walked over the threshold with Xie Ronghua and walked to her side. She seemed to have entered the chess world, unaware of our arrival. Her eyes were on the chessboard, as if she had gathered all her thoughts. Xie Ronghua broke the silence, and shouted: "Sister Xue, how can you play chess here by yourself, and still be so engrossed." Concubine Wu didn't look back, she just said in a low voice: "You two sisters, please sit down first, just wait for a while." Concubine Wu's words, let me know that she has already noticed us, but it's not convenient for her to stand up and greet us. Xie Ronghua and I sat down one after another, just looked at each other, we didn't know why, and it was inconvenient to talk, so we just sat silently and waited. Thinking back on the scene along the way, it seems to be extremely peaceful. The tranquility of Yujing Lake, the orderliness of the Pianran Palace, and the special behavior of Concubine Wu make me a little puzzled. However, what is the reason for all this?Maybe she will know the result only after waiting for a while to discuss with Concubine Wu, maybe she also doesn't know anything.