Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Dead End

"Ahem!" Concubine Qin coughed twice on the porch, drawing their attention. Li Qingwan stood up with her arms around the little princess, and leaned towards her, "My concubine greets the empress, and the empress. Good luck to the empress, and good luck to the empress." Concubine Qin waved her hand to signal her to get up, and then waved to the little princess. Li Qingwan gently let go of the little princess's little hand, and the little princess ran forward a few steps, and threw herself into the arms of Concubine Qin, "Huining wishes the emperor's grandmother a blessing like the East China Sea, and a longevity like Nanshan..."

The child's voice was immature, Concubine Qin immediately smiled, and gently hugged her, "Who taught us Hui Ning... Hui Ning has grown up, and knows that he is thinking of the emperor's grandmother..." Concubine Qin took the little princess's hand and asked about the diet and what she had learned every day.The little princess answered one by one obediently, and even said that she was practicing dance hard and was going to perform dance at the birthday banquet.Concubine Qin was stroking her hair with a smile while listening. Li Qingwan stood on one side, lowering her eyelashes slightly, looking at her daughter softly.

Concubine Qin raised her eyes to look at her at this moment, and said indifferently: "Why are you here?" "The concubine knows that the mistakes she made cannot be made up for, so I can only come here every day to pray for the emperor and the empress' mother." After Li Qingwan said, she took out a peace talisman from her arms, "A few days ago, the Lord of the White Pagoda Temple The master came to the palace to give the scriptures to the empress, and the concubines met him here, so they asked for a talisman to keep them safe and prolong their life." The golden triangle was tied with a red silk ribbon, shining a halo in the sun .

Concubine Qin looked at it for a while, then her tone softened, "Are you begging for Aijia?" Li Qingwan nodded, with a thin accent, "The concubine knows that the talisman of Baita Temple is the most effective. And the master said that this talisman has been consecrated. If it is used for the elderly in the family, it will be supplemented with filial piety and sincerity. You will be able to bless the rest of your life.” "Filial piety, sincerity..." Concubine Qin chewed these two words, and after a while, sighed softly, "If you really learn from the pain and can concentrate on raising and taking care of little Huining in the future, the Ai family will really feel at ease. "

Li Qingwan drew back her body and bowed her head deeply. After that, Concubine Qin and Queen Ulanara left Yuhua Pavilion.The little princess bit her hand, still standing where she was.At this time, a palace maid had already pulled out the note that was tucked under the ball cushion. Li Qingwan took it but didn't even look at it, and just burned it in front of the candle.As the ashes fell, the words on it also disappeared—the thread in the hands of the loving mother, and the clothes on the wanderer.Departure thick seam, meaning fear of delay in return.Whoever says the grass-inch heart will get three Chunhui.

"Over there at the Fourth Ganxi Institute, how is the master's invitation?" Bingyan leaned back slightly, and said in a low voice: "Returning to your mother, the masters all said that it is very difficult to teach the little princess well in just a few days. So..." "So no master dares to take it?" Li Qingwan looked back, with a hint of displeasure in her eyes. Bingyan nodded, expressing that it was so. "I don't care whether it's difficult or easy, you just go and appoint someone who must teach the little princess the dance within ten days, otherwise I will expel him from the palace."

Bingyan then went to Ganxi No. 4 Institute, but the instructors inside did not dare to accept her no matter what.Besides, Dao is the son of the royal family, very precious, and dancing is hard work, and it can't be accomplished without several years of hard training.Time alone is impossible, not to mention that the only princess in the royal family is to be taught, and no one dares to take such a responsibility.In the end, it was a nun who served inside who agreed to the matter. "Is it really okay?" "Your Majesty, don't worry, this old servant used to be an actor in the band, and he has brought many girls by himself, so he has a lot of experience. Children's muscles and bones are very soft, and with a little effort, they can still do a few moves."

Li Qingwan frowned, and looked at her with an unpredictable expression, "How dare you compare my little princess with those lowly embryos..." The nanny's name was Su Rong. She was startled when she heard the words, and knelt on the ground in fear, "I don't dare! This old slave is so confused. This mouth really deserves to be spanked!" His own face was slashed left and right. The crisp sound made Li Qingwan even more bored, and she waved her hand to simply stop her. "There are still eight days and nights left before the concubine's birthday. During this period, if you teach the little princess a set of lovable dances, that's fine. Xin Zheku should teach those servants who are dressed in clothes." After she finished speaking, she waved her hand and asked the servants to lead the little princess out.

Two or three-year-old children don't know what posture and figure to stand there, no matter what Su Rong says, they can't bend down.Su Rong picked up a cane and slapped her calf hard.The little princess fell to the ground with an "ah" and burst into tears. Li Qingwan just lay down on the soft couch for a while, when she heard voices from outside, she frowned and called Bingyan, but it was Su Rong who beat the little princess, she didn't even bother to put on her coat, she put on her shoes and went straight to the main hall . The little princess has been helped up.Over there, Su Rong stuck her neck and stood motionless.

Li Qingwan took a few steps forward, and slapped her across the face, "Bold maidservant, I just asked you to teach the little princess how to dance, but you dare to hit her. Do you know that even I can't bear it?" Move her, who gave you the courage to do it? Do you still have this palace and the emperor in your eyes?" Su Rong covered her face, her mouth was sweet, blood oozing from the corners of her lips, "If you don't cut jade, you can't make it. Your Majesty asked the old slave to teach the little princess how to dance. You must master the basic skills well. If your Majesty loves the little princess , not to mention less than ten days, even if it is more than ten years, I can't teach a dance."

Li Qingwan was startled for a moment, but in an instant she said that her words were not wrong. Bingyan rolled up the little princess's trouser legs, two bloodstains were punched on her white and tender calf.Bingyan looked at Li Qingwan distressedly, "Your Majesty, the little princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, how can she endure this hardship, I beg you to make another plan." At the moment when she saw the bloodstains, Li Qingwan felt very distressed, but the more important thing right now is how to make the little princess stand out at Concubine Qin's birthday banquet. This is not only her business, but also for Hui Ning's future For the sake of.Who can guarantee that she will always be the only princess in the royal family?If the emperor accepts someone else in the future and a new daughter is born, then how will she, who made a mistake and was imprisoned in the North Fifth Institute, win back her favor? "Dancing still needs to be practiced, you just need to pay attention to your sense of proportion." After Li Qingwan said, without looking at her again, she went straight into the inner hall. Bingyan pulled the little princess, and Su Rong came to ask for someone with a cane.The little princess hid behind Bingyan in horror, but was dragged out by Su Rong, who forced her to lift her legs onto the bar and do the most basic tendon stretching and leg pressing. On October 28th, Concubine Qin's birthday banquet was ushered in. As early as the 15th, princes and ministers and ministers from other provinces had successively presented tributes for birthday celebrations.On the 16th, there were daily celebrations in the inner palace.When the twenty-eighth day came, the inside and outside of the palace city was already paved with brocades and colorful banners of blessings. On that day, Concubine Qin first received congratulations from princes and ministers in Shoukang Palace, and then set up ceremonies outside Ningshou Gate to Huangji Gate.At the moment of the hour, the royal dress, from the Leshou Hall, takes an eight-person peacock-topped sedan chair with flower poles, exits the Shenwu Gate, enters the North Upper Gate, and goes to the Shouhuang Hall to burn incense and salute in front of the saints.Then go to Chengqian Palace, Yuqing Palace, Dongnuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, Tianqiong Palace, Qin'an Palace, Doutan and other places to burn incense and salute, and return to Leshou Hall. At the beginning of the Si Dynasty, Le Shoutang took a sedan chair with eight peacocks on flower poles to go out of Yangxing Gate and ascended to the throne of Huangji Hall.The officials of the Ministry of Rites led Emperor Yongzheng to enter through the middle gate of Ningshou Gate. The emperor walked to the threshold of Ningshou Gate and stood on the mat. He led the kings and ministers to kneel three times and knock nine times.Later, the Queen, Princess Gulun Chunxi, and Prince Fujin paid homage.After the ceremony, return to the Hall of Longevity, when ascended to the throne, Emperor Yiqin knelt in front of Concubine Yiqin and handed over to Concubine Yiqin. Finally, from Le Shoutang, eight people take a sedan chair with peacocks on flower poles to the courtyard of Yueshilou, where the emperor leads the empress to kneel down to receive them, eat meals, enter the fruit table, and watch a play.After the play, she kneels and sees off, and Concubine Qin returns to Le Shoutang in a sedan chair with eight peacocks on flower poles. The birthday banquet will be held in Changyin Pavilion. After watching the play, there will be slaves and maidservants preparing tables for meals.Empress Ulanara Zhenrou took out the double-sided Hunan embroidery that she had embroidered for two months without any suspense, and it was Wan Concubine's turn next. Concubine Wan led the festively dressed little princess to the bright yellow table. Before she could speak, the little princess called out in a childlike voice: "Huining is going to perform a dance..." Her little face was full of smiles, and her voice was crisp and lively. Yes, but it amused everyone. Concubine Qin stroked her palms and said with a smile: "What kind of dance does little Hui Ning want to dance? The imperial grandmother never knew that Hui Ning could dance, who taught Hui Ning?" Li Qingwan lightly clasped her hands and bowed softly, "Reporting to the Queen's Mother, Xiao Huining knows that the Queen's Mother's birthday is coming soon, so she has to pester the concubine to find someone to teach her to dance, saying that she wants to dance for the Queen at the birthday banquet." Look, Erniang, to make Queen Erniang happy." After she finished speaking, her eyes turned like spring water, and only the handsome bright yellow figure swayed past. When Princess Qin heard this, the smile on her face grew stronger, and she repeatedly said "good".Li Qingwan leaned back and bowed again, and then led the little princess down to prepare. After a while, the palace people on one side played the music.Waiting for the cheerful tune to sound throughout the open corridor, the little princess walked to the middle of the open space in a golden dress, with golden bells tied to her wrists and ankles, and the bells rang crisply as she moved.The tune is like water, and the dance is delicate and lovely.In just a few days, the movements have been practiced to 100%, each move is beautiful and standard. Concubine Qin tapped the time while watching, her pampering was beyond words. But at this moment, the little princess's dancing steps seemed to be messed up. "Ah..." She just jumped a few times and wanted to bend down, but she cried out in pain, and her whole body fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string. This fall pulled the hearts of everyone in the audience together. "Big girl—" Li Qingwan was the one who was most anxious. In this anxiety, she even called out her baby name that she used to be used to. She was sitting behind the second table in the west corridor, with a railing in front of her. The heavy palace attire prevented her from running over in time, but the servants on one side picked up the little princess and carried her directly to the Empress. , Ulanara Zhenrou tried it out, but she lost her breath. "Emperor Physician, quickly send the Imperial Physician!" The sky gradually darkened, and a gloomy atmosphere enveloped the entire Miyagi, as if even the wind froze. The little princess was carried into the Shoukang Palace. Several imperial physicians had been in for a long time, and outside were Concubine Qin and the Empress who were waiting anxiously. Li Qingwan was holding on to the pillars helplessly, her face was covered with tears. The emperor was there at first, waiting outside anxiously.However, there was an urgent report from the frontier guards, and in desperation, they hurried back to the head of the Nuan Pavilion, leaving Su Peisheng, his confidant, waiting. A full two hours.When the moon was approaching the mid-heaven, there was a creak, and the door of the palace was pushed open.The imperial doctors who came out of it were Chen Yuandao and Zhao Boan, both of whom were the chief judges, but at the moment they had a pale face, serious complexion, and their foreheads were covered with damp sweat. "How's it going inside? How's my daughter?" Li Qingwan rushed over, her eyes red and swollen, and she grabbed the sleeves of the two imperial doctors' robes. Chen Yuandao supported her, but Zhao Boan went straight to Concubine Qin. "How is the little princess?" Concubine Qin had a gloomy face, which was already very ugly. Zhao Bo'an's face became even uglier, he arched his hands, and said in a deep voice: "I will report to the empress dowager, the little princess...but she can't do it..." A few words came out of his mouth, and Dowager Qin shook her feet, Almost didn't fall. I can't do it anymore... Li Qingwan turned her face away in a daze, looking at Zhao Bo'an as if she was looking at a monster, "What did you just say? What can't be done..." "Miss Taifei and Concubine Wan, the old minister waited for the pulse of the little princess just now, but the pulse has disappeared. The little princess has many wounds on her body. The old minister guessed that it was because of the long-term beating before, which caused the bones to be brittle. The little princess just now When dancing, it must have been unable to withstand the squeeze, and finally caused the fracture and dislocation to oppress the heart veins, so..." Concubine Qin heard half of it, but felt that her heart was being tightened, and the pain was already unbearable.After listening to everything, the whole person was stunned. In an instant, he pushed away the people beside him and strode into the bedroom. On the bed, a thin and small body lay alone, motionless. Li Qingwan walked in, and the moment she saw it, her tears couldn't stop rolling down, "Big girl, my daughter..." Concubine Qin, trembling hands and feet, stepped forward and lifted off the little girl's clothes - three layers of outer, middle and inner.When he opened the corner of the moon white satin trousers, he saw purple-red bruises all over the exposed skin.However, not only on the legs, but also on the wrists, back, and chest were red and purple bruises. "What's going on here? Why is little Huining from Aijia so hurt?" Concubine Qin patted the bed with a trembling voice, crying out with sobs, "Concubine Wan, Aijia thought you came out of No. 5 North Institute. You have reformed yourself, who knows that you are still making troubles, and now you still make the little princess like this!" Concubine Qin beat her chest and stamped her feet, and looked at the little body on the bed with a wail, "The Ai family is really blind. You bring it up. You just let her practice dancing, why torture her like this. She is still so young, how can you do it!" "Emperor Niang..." "Don't call me the Empress of the Ai Family!" Concubine Qin stood up with red eyes, pointing to the bed, "Your daughter is right there, and she has no pulse or breathing now. You are her mother, you Go and take a good look, what exactly did you torture her into?" Li Qingwan didn't believe that the little princess had really passed away. She walked over with a stiff face, hugged the little body, "Big girl, big girl? It's my mother, why are you ignoring my mother?" ?" She shook the little princess's shoulders, and after a while, she turned her face and showed a weird and distorted smile to Concubine Qin, "Look, Queen Mother, little Huining is still moving in my arms. She is still alive , still alive..." Concubine Qin felt uncontrollable sadness and mourning welling up in her heart, and she couldn't take another look.Flicking the sleeves of his robe, he said to the people beside him: "Come here, pass on the decree of mourning for the family, the concubine Li of Jingren Palace abused her own daughter to death, hereby abolish her title, and beheaded at a certain date!" After she finished speaking, she left immediately here.As soon as he stepped out of the threshold, a heart-piercing wailing suddenly came from the bedroom. On October 28th, at Xushi, Concubine Qin's birthday banquet broke up unhappily; at Haishi, the eldest daughter died in Jingren Palace, and was posthumously named Princess Heshuo Huaike. On the twenty-ninth day, it began to drizzle suddenly.In this kind of weather, it is rare to have rain, and the damp breath is born from the soil, permeating the rain curtain, with a faint smell of green grass. In Jingren Palace, the body of the little princess had already been put into the coffin, and before the hour, the officials from the clan's residence who came to escort Wanbi had already arrived.When a concubine is cast into the limbo, she often wears a snow-white blouse and carries only a few changes of clothes, not even the servants around her.But if the criminal is not pardoned and wants to be beheaded, he will be taken into the clan mansion. Li Qingwan had been sitting in front of the bed all night, when the morning sun shone into the room, she got up and walked to the mirror, combing her messy long hair neatly. Bingyan looked at her with tears in her eyes, "Niang Niang..." "I'm leaving now. You stay here and take good care of the little princess... She likes to eat sweets, and she likes to go to the Royal Garden to play around for a while before lunch. The meal should not be too hot, and it should be fixed and rationed. Come on with her temper." Li Qingwan looked at the direction of the bed obsessively, as if there was a little girl sleeping sweetly on it, just like before. Bingyan couldn't bear it any longer, and burst into tears. "Hush—" Li Qingwan stretched out her hand and made a silent motion towards her, "Don't disturb her, look how soundly she sleeps..." At this moment, Lian Xin stood in front of the threshold and looked at everything in the hall, unable to contain her shock.Since the birthday banquet was about to come, she temporarily left Jingren Palace and returned to Xinzheku. It was because Concubine Qin would visit the palaces of various concubines in the past two days, and she could not continue to bother her.And more importantly, on the 28th, when the princes and concubines will enter the palace to pay their respects, she must stay in Xinzheku. At that time, Concubine Qin will also arrange for someone to come and take her to a palace that no one else can find. in.Who would have thought that after only three days, it would become like this. At this moment, the officials of the clan's mansion had arrived, Lian Xin gritted her teeth secretly, lifted her skirt and ran outside. At this moment, the smoke in Shoukang Palace has dissipated, and the copper furnace carved with lin and phoenix is ​​covered with a lid, and the coal inside has already lost its heat.The curtain on the hanging flower door was drawn, revealing a glimmering and dark room inside the hall, as if it was still soaked in the coldness and depth of midnight, even the slight incense gave off a cool taste. When Lian Xin stepped into the threshold, the nuns in the hall stopped her. "Slave Niu Hulu Lianxin, there is something urgent to see the empress dowager, please let me know." Nanny stretched out her arms to stop her, but her face was expressionless, "Concubine Qin is not feeling well, and I don't see anyone, you'd better go back." "Please, I'm really in a hurry, life is at stake! Please let me in!" In two moments, Concubine Wan will be escorted into the clan mansion, and at noon, she will be executed while waiting for the Qing Palace to make a decision.Lian Xin's eyes were red with anxiety, and she begged on the porch with a choked voice. At this moment, a servant girl slowly walked out of the inner hall, and said to the nanny who was blocking Lian Xin: "The master has something to say, let her in." Lian Xin gave the servant girl a grateful look, and hurriedly followed her into the inner hall, bypassing several hanging flower doors, and the big open chair with gold bronzing and bright yellow was in front of her eyes, but there was already a figure kneeling on the flower carpet. "Ms. Concubine, no matter how vicious the concubine is, she won't want to harm the little princess like this. A tiger's poison doesn't eat its children, let alone a mother." Xu Jia Xixiang knelt straight with her neck stuck "Your birthday banquet is the biggest concern of the entire palace. Wanbi may have used the wrong method to hope that her daughter would become a phoenix, which caused the death of the little princess. She has lost her sanity, empress dowager, I beg you to spare her life , even if it's Jingqi Pavilion, even if it's the North Fifth Institute, let her stay in it for the rest of her life and not come out. I beg you..." Xi Xiang almost couldn't shed tears when she said this. Lian Xin was led in by the palace maid, Xi Xiang raised her head at this moment, and when she saw that it was her, she couldn't help but feel a little awkward on her face, she turned her face away and didn't look at her again. Concubine Qin stroked her forehead, looking tired and haggard.After a long while, I looked down at the person kneeling on the ground, "Are you also here to plead?" "Empress Dowager, my servant has been living in Jingren Palace. No one knows better than my servant. Because the birthday banquet of Empress Dowager is coming soon, Concubine Wan has spent all her time trying to please you, so Only then did the little princess learn to dance with a nanny named Su Rong in the Qianxi No. 4 Institute. Nanny Su said that she had practiced dancing since she was a child, so Wanbi gave the little princess to her with confidence. I know that Madam Su will treat the little princess like this." After Lian Xin finished speaking, she bowed her head and kowtowed, "Empress Dowager, even if the concubine Wan is responsible for neglecting her duties, she is not guilty of death!" As soon as she finished speaking, the teacup on the table was swished to the ground with a splash.Concubine Qin stared at the red eyes, and looked at the two people on the ground with a sad face, "She is not guilty of death, so should Xiao Huining of Aijia deserve to die?" At this moment, a servant girl suddenly came to report: "Ms. Taifei, it's not good. Concubine Wan hit a wall on the way to be escorted into the clan's residence." Lian Xin and Xi Xiang froze, looking at the slave in horror. Concubine Qin had a gloomy face, "Is he dead?" The servant girl lowered her head and said timidly: "Reporting to the empress dowager, the imperial doctor happened to pass by there at that time, so he hurried over to see it. Who knows, but it's already... can't be saved!" When the words fell to the ground, both Lian Xin and Xi Xiang fell to the ground.Xi Xiang stared at a certain place on the ground in despair, sobbing, but she couldn't even cry out. In the high hall, Concubine Qin suddenly burst out laughing, tears streaming down her face, "Okay, God can't see it. Whether that bitch intentionally harmed her or not, she has paid for her life to Xiao Huining of Aijia's family." .Come here, destroy that bitch and seal it up in Jingren Palace, and the Ai family will never want to hear anything about that bitch again." The wind gradually turned cold, and the moment Lian Xin walked out of the Shoukang Palace, the cold rain hit her face and made her shiver—a woman so proud just disappeared without a sound. In the huge palace of Jingren Palace, all kinds of newly-made incense products on the treasure pavilion are still there, some are their own, and some are specially made for Concubine Wan.Lian Xin wondered in a daze, should she take out those things and burn them for Wanpin.In a trance, I felt as if I had died with Wanbi, Xiao Suo was gloomy, and I couldn't bear the feeling of returning to my soul after death. Xi Xiang came out with the help of her servants, without an umbrella, and stood in the rain blankly when she walked out of the corridor.Lian Xin walked by her side, but was grabbed by her, grabbed her, but didn't speak. Lian Xin's nose was a little sore, she stroked her hand bitterly, but found that her fingertips were cold, "My mother's day is sad." "Sorrow and resignation..." Xixiang murmured those four words, suddenly smiled, but cried on her back, "I should be happy, shouldn't I? I finally defeated her, not only that, she They're all dead. If she was just sent to the Fifth North Campus, she might still have a chance to turn around, but now, she's dead, dead..." She was talking, but couldn't continue.Lian Xin turned around and hugged her uncomfortable, Xi Xiang fell on Lian Xin's shoulder and burst into tears. The rain fell, and the two standing in the rain were drenched completely.In front of my eyes, those magnificent halls and palace walls in the daytime are now washed by the rain into a cloudy color, faint and deep, and the mixed chill seems to be drilled from the soles of the feet to the heart, and I can feel it in every pore. Arrived at that cool and cold breath. "The servant did not expect that the empress would come to intercede with the empress Wanbi..." Xi Xiang raised her head from Lian Xin's shoulder, mocking and desolation appeared in her empty eyes, "You thought it was me, didn't you?" That's right, she really hated her, she hated her so much that she gritted her teeth, afraid that she would stay in the palace and compete with her for status and honor.But she is her cousin after all, and Da Niuer is her little niece, no matter what, she can't do such a thing.And taking a ten thousand step back, she didn't have such vicious methods at all-killing people with a knife, without showing any signs of expression. "You said, at that time in Jingren Palace, it was a nanny named Su Rong in Qianxi No. 4 Institute who was in charge of teaching the big girl to dance, right?" Xi Xiang's face turned cold, and his eyes were full of poisonous hatred and gloom. Lian Xin nodded. "Well, I would like to see what kind of three-headed and six-armed palace man can beat the eldest girl like that, and even implicate her cousin to death." Inside the Ganxi No. 4 Institute, it was already in chaos.The nanny who checked the names with a booklet stood in the center of the main hall, but she had a suspicious and sullen expression on her face.Standing in front of her were all tutors and palace servants, lined up and carefully checked by another nun. Lian Xin and Xi Xiang stepped over the threshold, just as they heard the nun pointing to the name taboo.Only after seeing her eyebrows did she recognize that she was the old nanny who served beside Concubine Qin. "Master Lianxin, I have checked one by one. There is no one named Su Rong in Ganxi No. 4 Institute." gave them. Lian Xin raised her head in shock, her eyes met Xi Xiang's, and both of them looked in disbelief. "How could it be? I watched that nanny teach in Jingren Palace for several days with my own eyes. Occasionally, some maidservants from Qianxi No. The two of them, I've seen them bring things here." After speaking, Lian Xin pointed to the two handsome palace maids standing on the right side. When the two palace servants saw him, they were so frightened that they knelt down on the ground. "Is there such a thing?" the old nanny shouted sharply. The two maidservants shook their shoulders and nodded silently. The old mother slapped the books on their faces, "Then where is the person who gave you the books? If he dares to cover up, he will sit together and be punished severely!" "Slave... Slaves are wronged. Slaves did send things to Jingren Palace, but they thought she was a new maid recruited by Madam Wan, not to mention that Sister said so!" The two servants knelt Kowtow on the ground. This time, even the old lady who came to check was shocked, and Lian Xin and Xi Xiang couldn't recover for a long time. "It's no wonder that after the accident, I couldn't see anyone else. It turned out to be a scourge with evil intentions. Who found her? Isn't my cousin always cautious about the daily life of big girls? How could an outsider be so easily Entering the palace, are you still close to the big girl?" After Xi Xiang said, her face showed sadness and regret. Lian Xin pondered over her words in a daze, remembering that when she left Jingren Palace three days earlier, Nanny Su was still teaching in the hall, and Bing Yan was specially on the side to supervise. ice goose... "That nanny named Su Rong was found by Bing Yan." Xixiang's eyes widened in disbelief. And at this moment, the old lady from Shoukang Palace handed over the books to the director of Ganxi No. 4 Institute, and then said to Xixiang and Lianxin: "You two young masters, the old slave is already here with the concubine. I have stayed in the palace for decades, and I have heard a lot and seen a lot. The most taboo in the palace is the wind that comes from the ground, the shadow that moves without reason-often can kill without blood, and kill people invisible. In this palace, you must not Believe what your eyes see..." So far, Jingren Palace has been sealed, and no one dares to mention everything about Li Qingwan.This noble woman had experienced three glorious years in the palace.In three years, she jumped up the rank to be a noble concubine, and gave birth to the only little princess of the Aixinjueluo family, but she died under such unbearable circumstances, and finally became only a floating weed in the huge palace city. As soon as the wind blows, it dissipates without leaving any traces. In November, the weather gradually cooled down. It was already late at night, and the lights in Xinuange were still on.Su Peisheng asked the little eunuch who delivered the food to take the dishes on the table to warm up.They are all exquisite silver bowls and enamel bowls, and the broiled meat soup in them has not been touched. Incense was burning in the smoker cage, and the curling smoke made people drowsy.The palace servant who tried the dishes was still by his side, watching the eunuch in the respect room holding the tray with the green card on it, kneeling in the hall with his neck slung, while the figure before the Ming Huang case never glanced at it.Su Peisheng shook his head, motioning for him to step back with the tray first. Since the death of the only princess in the palace, the original two concubines, one was imprisoned in the North Fifth Institute for murdering a royal heir, the other was infiltrated into the clan's mansion for killing his parents and then committed suicide. In the sparsely populated palace , showing a bit of coldness and desolation.The concubines were particularly worried about this matter, and they made a special trip to tell the eunuchs in the respect room that the emperor must summon them several times a month, and they must select a few more beautiful women to enrich the harem. The tray with the green card has been taken down, and it seems that tonight he will be reviewing memorials in the Snapper until all night.After staying up for several nights, his eyes were red, Su Peisheng suppressed a yawn.Looking at the official documents as high as hills on the Minghuang table, thinking that it would be time to go to court after all the processing, he quickly waved his hands to let the servants to prepare first, and only waited for the door of the Nuan Pavilion to open, then they took the copper basin and The soap box waits to come in and wait for washing. Because this is the case every month, the court clothes and crowns are neatly folded and placed in the warm pavilion, and occasionally they are taken to the Qianqing Palace, but not because they want to invite concubines to sleep, but because they come to envoys or concubines after receiving them. After finishing his official duties, he returned to the bedroom to rest in a state of exhaustion. "What time is it?" At this time, a hoarse voice sounded from the Ming Huang case a few days ago. Su Peisheng rubbed his eyes, looked at the sky, leaned back and said, "Long Live Lord, the second watch has passed. There is still an hour to go before court." The man let out a "hmm" and buried his head in the pile of memorials again. Su Peisheng stared at the little eunuch still kneeling in the porch, also holding a red lacquered tray in his hand, but instead of green cards, there was a thick stack of small portraits of girls waiting to be drafted.It is a pity that the emperor must have forgotten about the draft for a long time.The emperor is busy with government affairs, so he has no spare time to think about these things, so he forcefully chooses to watch every few days, just to add to the embarrassment of the emperor. Outside the hall, the moonlight is like water. Passing through the Longfu Gate, a group of palace people meandered along the vermilion palace wall.The leader is a woman surrounded by stars, wearing a blue satin phoenix and peony-patterned uniform, with a flag hair combed, a peony in the middle of the blue satin, and a seven-treasure enamel pendant at the end of the braid. , in the moonlight like Chang'e fairy, gorgeous and elegant.Stepping into the gate of the Nuan Pavilion, the eunuchs watching the night in the outer and middle corridors knelt down and saluted, "Empress Empress." The fragrance is light, but the flowers are beautiful and beautiful. The elegant and beautiful woman waved her hand towards them and stepped into the inner hall.The man sitting behind the bright yellow desk happened to put the vermilion pen on the pen stand.Lifting his face, a pair of eyes as deep as a black abyss stared at him. His thin lips opened and closed, as if he seemed to be looking down on the world, but he was deep and restrained, and said indifferently: "Why are you here?" At this time, the golden apricot five-clawed golden dragon auspicious Ruyi court robe hadn't taken off yet, because he had sat upright for a long time, and the robes embroidered with golden silk cloud patterns were a little messy.The deep crystal pupils, if the pupils are sharp, just reflect each other with the night outside the window.The handsome and impeccable face is slightly tired, and the eyelids are light blue. Ulanara Zhenrou came in lotus steps, followed by a servant girl carrying a small silver tray on which was placed a rouge glazed porcelain stew pot and two enamel sunflower boxes, containing round meat wolfberry soup, folded milk skin and bird's nest respectively Smoked duck slices. "The concubine pays respects to the emperor." The freshly made dishes are fragrant and intoxicating.Ulanara Zhenrou ordered the servants to put the tray on the side table, and the little eunuch came forward to try the dishes. "The concubine knew that the emperor hadn't eaten since the time of You, so she dared to make these things. I beg the emperor to give the concubine a thin noodle and some soup." "It's cold outside, and you're not in good health, you should take a good rest in Chuxiu Palace." Ulanara Zhenrou looked at the bright yellow figure quietly, and after a while, she lowered her head lightly and said with a bit of astringency: "Water doesn't go to people, people go to water. The emperor hasn't come to visit his concubines for a long time. The concubine came to visit the emperor..." The hand that was flipping through the memorial paused, and he looked up at her, "I just returned to the palace and was busy with government affairs, so I left the queen cold."