Chapter 13 Chapter 12 Flowing Fire

Unknowingly, the golden wind is coming, the blue sky is like washing, the leaves are rustling, and the incense of Han Ou is sold.In Qin Taiwei's eyes, the month or so after Qixi Festival seems extremely long and difficult.After Xie Yuanyao got married, she eagerly looked forward to returning to Princess Xining's mansion to visit her grandmother.Looking forward and looking forward, only to be rejected by Xie's family.Since she entered the palace, this situation has been repeated several times, and finally she gradually became cold-hearted, knowing that she might never want to step into Xie's house again.I was heartbroken when I suddenly got news from Xie Yuanyao.A doctor woman came over with a handkerchief ring, saying that Mrs. Xiao Xie would visit Concubine Shu in the palace in the near future, and Taiwei, the teacher of Qin, would wait at the gate of Xianyang Palace. Madam took her out of the palace directly.

Qin Taiwei thought that it might not be a safe solution, Man said that Concubine Shu could not be the master, even if she could, she would not be willing, and Xie Yuanyao would be tired and embarrassed if she did not do well.However, the doctor who passed on the message also said that there are rumors in Beijing that the eldest princess will not have much time, and her words are quite intimidating.Qin Taiwei didn't care about it for a while, so she asked the doctor how to do it. "Dare to ask my lady, if you can move freely, can you get out of this palace?" Zhang asked inquiringly.

Thinking of Yang Lian's indifferent look recently, fearing that she would not get permission even if she begged him, Qin Taiwei shook her head. Mrs. Zhang sighed regretfully, and said, "Even if you take half a day to come out?" Qin Taiwei suddenly thought that no one would stop her from wandering between Taiye Pond and Penglai Mountain every day.If he could hide it from others and just say that he went on a mountain excursion and slipped quietly to Xianyang Palace, he might not be noticed.Thinking of this, he hesitated to talk to Mrs. Zhang.Mrs. Zhang was also straightforward, and immediately agreed. She only said that she would communicate with Mrs. Xiao Xie as soon as she left, and that she would come to pick her up as soon as the arrangements were made. Yes.

"Is it that simple?" Qin Tai was slightly startled. "I'm acquainted with the palace, and no one will interrogate her." Mrs. Zhang patted her chest and said, "What's more, my lady, you are from the palace, and it is very common to go to see your cousin. As long as you hide Just pass Zhengwang's side." "How could it be possible to hide it?" Qin Taiwei wondered, "If you can really go out of the palace with Mrs. Xie, it will take a day to go back and forth, right?" Mrs. Zhang looked at the little pink face, and pulled out a knowing smile: "It's been three hours, can't it be covered? Even if you are discovered, you walked from Xianyang Palace, King Zheng Can you still make trouble with Concubine Shu?"

As long as Yang Lian didn't notice it, the maids and officials at the Xubai room would cover it up for her.And Yang Lian hadn't been here for a long time, so he probably wouldn't find out.Even if it made him angry, as long as he could see his grandmother, it would be worth it.Thinking of this, Qin Taiwei nodded. Doctor Zhang is really quick and quick.On August 12th, a green cloth car stopped at the other end of the Yuhe Bridge.Qin Taiwei changed into a green jacket and skirt, combed a double skirt, and slipped into the car to hide when no one was watching.Doctor Zhang came out of Mrs. Lin's room after a while, and hurried away as soon as she got into the car, leaving Zheng Wang's mansion behind.

The carriage rushed extremely fast on the avenue of the imperial city, raising waves of dust and smoke.The small car was bumping violently, Qin Taiwei couldn't help looking out the window, and suddenly found that the small car was not heading towards Da Nei, but was heading westward.She was shocked, and suddenly grabbed Zhang's arm: "What are you doing!" "Make a detour, Mrs. Xie comes in through the Xihua Gate." Mrs. Zhang said vaguely. "You are talking nonsense, you have never entered the palace through the Xihua Gate!" Qin Taiwei shouted, "Put me out of the car!"

Zhang's face was pale and she couldn't say a word.The coachman didn't respond to Liqin Taiwei's yelling, she was about to jump off the car, but the car drove very fast, passed the sheep house and the leopard house for a while, and saw that Xi'an Gate was in front, suddenly the car pulled a few Riding a horse.The wheels stopped immediately, and the two rolled out of the car almost at the same time. "To die—" Mrs. Zhang had just cursed half a sentence before her tongue tied up. The person who came was Cheng Ning.He jumped off the horse, with a cold face, not to mention talking to Mrs. Zhang, and dragged Qin Taiwei out of the car by the sleeve.

Yang Lian got up very late that day, and was still having breakfast at this time.After listening to Cheng Ning's reply, he didn't even raise his eyelids, and said lazily, "Then strip off your clothes first, and then beat twenty sticks." Cheng Ning was taken aback, and peeked at his calm expression, knowing that he couldn't intercede at this time, so he hesitated for a while before asking, "Where to fight?" Yang Lian smiled coldly and pointed to the yard outside the window. Ever since Qin Taiwei was captured by Cheng Ning, her heart was full of ups and downs thinking about how Yang Lian would deal with her. Now that she heard his words clearly, a stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.She raised her head to look at Yang Lian's motionless figure, and then looked at the sunshine in the courtyard like white snow and gravel.Cheng Ning kept giving her winks to beg for mercy, but she just walked out without saying a word.

But Cheng Ning finally felt that something was wrong, and he didn't tell the internal officials who were in charge of the punishment. He only called the two rough envoys and servants of the inner courtyard to bring up rattan poles, and expelled all the idlers in the courtyard. The stool pointed to Qin Taiwei. Qin Taiwei thanked him softly, then bowed her head and undressed. "Ladies, you only need to remove the outer clothes." Cheng Ning said kindly, and told the two servants to "handle carefully", and then he retreated to the porch to stand and watch. She took off her short jacket, threw the horse-face skirt on the ground, and climbed onto the stool very quickly.A gust of cool wind penetrated into the white cotton jacket, making her shiver.The Ling window is half-opened, like a cold eye half-opened and half-closed.She recalled a year ago when she contradicted someone at the clothing bureau, and almost killed herself after eating twenty solid sticks.If he died at that time, there would be nothing wrong with it, why bother to suffer this year's piecemeal torture.

"Your Highness is watching from the window," she said with a sneer to the servant woman walking on the staff. "If the two nuns are lenient, he will be angry." The two servants looked at each other, lost their minds for a while, knowing that King Zheng is not easy to mess with, and regardless of Cheng Ning's explanation, they beat him to death with ruthless hands. As soon as the first cane was cast, Qin Taiwei almost fainted from the pain. She knew that someone was watching, and she was determined not to let out a sound of pain. She felt that she had become a bun with the skin punctured, and the flesh and viscera inside were like soup. Just like splashing around.It happened that the two servants were beginners, their movements were very slow and without rhythm. She only wanted to finish it quickly, but now she was afraid that their canes would not fall down, and that their canes would fall again, and she couldn't bear it. Suddenly it came back again.All of a sudden, the cold sweat dripped down like slurry, soaked the shirt in an instant, merged with the blood, dripped into the dust, and flowed all the way to the front along the cracks in the floor tiles .She stared at her own blood criss-crossed on the floor tiles, and suddenly a strong hatred welled up in her heart, and there was only one sentence in her mind: "I'll just die here, I'll just die here... ..."

Seeing that Qin Taiwei struggled a few times at first, and then lay on the stool without moving, the servant who was executing the execution panicked, holding up the cane and not daring to drop it, her eyes only looked towards Yang Lian , There was silence in the dark window opening. "younger sister!" Suddenly there was a sharp cry, but it was Lin Juanjuan who rushed over from nowhere, snatched the cane and threw it on the ground, then quickly took off her cloak and put it on Qin Taiwei, hugging her shoulders I kept calling my sister. Yang Lian finally walked out of the room.Lin Juan immediately threw herself at his feet, begging him to spare Qin Taiwei. "I've already spared her." Yang Li said solemnly, "As a palace servant, she colludes with outsiders and fled privately. She should have been killed on the spot. I only taught her to beat her twenty times. How can I spare her? ?” "Twenty sticks are not many, but my sister has always been gentle, I'm afraid she can't bear it. If something unexpected happens, it will also disappoint His Highness's benevolent heart." Lin Juanjuan said. "I can't see that you are so passionate." Yang Lian sneered. Lin Juanjuan's pink face with red lips and white teeth was soaked with tears, like a crushed crabapple flower. She raised her face and choked up, "I'm begging for sister Qin, and I'm also begging for myself." "What's wrong with you?" Yang Lian asked with great interest. "That... that goddamn doctor was found by my concubine." Lin Juanjuan gritted her teeth and said, "Who would have thought that she would have the audacity to abduct the palace servants. It was my concubine who lured thieves into the house with unknown people. Please punish me from my concubine." "You do recognize him." Yang Lian sneered with his sleeves on his sleeves, "It turns out that the doctor came into the palace through your way. Last time that Ouyang family committed crimes, I have already said that these three aunts and six women outside are The source of the chaos, from now on you will never be able to enter, so you didn't hear that?" Lin Juanjuan carefully realized that this was actually a combination of old and new debts. Yang Lian said: "Or, this Mrs. Zhang is someone you know and trust, so you dare to let her in?" Hearing a speech with a gun and a stick, everyone was terrified.Unexpectedly, the dark clouds were overwhelming the city and the rain was about to come, but Lin Juan was still able to hold her breath, only listening to her slowly explain: "My concubine has been unhappy for the past few days, and I am afraid that I will disturb others because of my suspicions, so I dare not ask. Find a doctor to have a look first, who knows... Who knows..." She said softly, "It really does exist." "What did you say?" Yang Lian almost took a step back in shock. "It's been two months..." Lin Juanjuan lowered her eyes and said, "I'm shy... I want to wait until the pregnancy is stabilized, and then tell His Highness, who knows what happened... It's all because of my confusion." Hearing this, the servants hurriedly pulled back the corners of their skirts to congratulate and ask for the reward, but they felt that the atmosphere was a bit wrong, and it was not right to kneel with half-bowed body, or not to kneel.Lin Juanjuan's words gradually faded in the bloody air, but what responded to her was deathly silence. Qin Taiwei couldn't help turning her head to peek at Yang Lian, a faint look of sadness and desolation appeared on his face, and Lin Juanjuan's face was pale with her head down.what time is thisShe thought she must be dazzled by the pain.A drop of sweat slid down her chin, and hit the brick floor, stirring up a small warm mist of blood, which made the corners of her eyes sour.She struggled to raise her hand and rubbed her eyes, and accidentally rolled off the bench, the pain was piercing, and she gasped. "You're telling the truth." Yang Li seemed to have recovered, and finally laughed, "How dare you lie to me for so long." Lin Juan's face gradually returned to color, and she couldn't help but said, "I'm afraid His Highness won't be happy if he finds out..." "How could it be? This is a great happy event." Yang Lian said with a smile, "In this case, I'll see the imperial doctor first, and when the situation is clear, I will report to my grandmother. I think her old man will know that she has a great-grandson. It's very joyful." Lin Juan's face seemed to turn pale again, and she said coquettishly, "I'm so ashamed, I don't know if it's a man or a woman." Yang Lian grabbed Lin Juanjuan and was about to leave. He seemed to remember Qin Taiwei who was curled up on the ground, and lightly threw down a sentence: "For Mrs. Lin's sake, today is a good day for you. Thank you for your kindness." Bar." Qin Taiwei tried her best to kneel up, only to feel that the half of her body below her waist was no longer made of flesh and bones, but a ball of fire and steel needles, so hot that she felt nothing but pain.She never thanked him, but just stared at him with wide eyes.Unconsciously, he flew into a rage. "It's only seven sticks, and there are still thirteen sticks left." He stared at her pale face, and said with a sneer, "You should kneel in the porch for thirteen hours before leaving." She climbed on a stool and struggled to stand up, a servant woman couldn't stand it and wanted to go up to help her, but Yang Lian said: "Let her go by herself." After eating twenty sticks at the Huanyi Bureau last year, she couldn't even straighten her waist and was carried out.This time she reckoned that she would not be able to walk more than a foot, so she had to grit her teeth and endure the pain, trying to move her bleeding legs, took a wobbly step, and actually managed to move over.In fact, although the beating was not light, the injury was not serious.Fortunately, those two servants are no better than the eunuchs who specialize in walking sticks, and they don't know the skill of "beating straw bags". Yang Lian stared at her with good eyes, until she leaned on the pillar and knelt tremblingly, then turned around, put her arm around Lin Juanjuan's slender waist and smiled, "Let's go in, you've been standing too long." The brick floor under the shadow of the porch eaves was already darkly cool. After kneeling for a short while, it was cold from the knees to the Lingtai, and the stick wound on the lower body was still slowly oozing blood, dissipating the remaining heat. After all the venting, the skirt and shirt became a paste, and even the pain became dull from the cold. Because Mrs. Lin had new good news, Qingfu Hall was crowded with people.She moved quietly, avoiding the flow of people coming and going, while trying to fold the hem of the skirt under her knees.In the dimness, I seemed to hear Yang Lian and Lin Juanjuan chatting and laughing in the room, and I heard Cheng Ning's inner officials repeatedly proclaiming their joy.After a while, the imperial physician came to check Mrs. Lin's pulse, and someone was sent to get the anti-abortion medicine. After a while, the palace people came in from outside with the box, saying it was a gift from Qingning Palace.She was furious at the moment, trying to hear what they said, but at the moment she felt that she had nothing to do with it, so she simply tilted her head and fell into a deep sleep.The weather was very good that day, the sky was clear, the sun was shining, and the pool of blood in the courtyard was blown by the wind, and quickly dried into a light ocher color, faintly resembling a distorted herringbone.She looked at it for a long time, and suddenly felt that she had actually died there, and the traces on the ground were her mummy.And the painful and cold body kneeling here, I don't know what it is. After a while, Mrs. Wen came over in a hurry and glanced at her. She was very surprised, as if she said something to her, but she didn't hear clearly.After Mrs. Wen went in for a while, an internal officer came out with a half-worn foot and taught her to kneel on it.She moved over as she said, and felt that her knees were not so cold anymore, so she still leaned drowsily on the porch pillar, waiting for the thirteen hours to pass slowly. When the voices started again, it was already noon, and Wang Zheng and Mrs. Lin's lunch had also been served.The smell of the food penetrated into her nose, and she felt her stomach churning, wanting to vomit but unable to vomit, only then did she remember that she didn't even eat breakfast that day.The sun was falling directly on the top of the head, and there was not much shade left on the porch. When I wanted to move inside, the huanghuali wood pedal was as heavy as lead.After tossing and turning several times, I had to hide my face behind the pillar to hide from the shadow of the sun. After noon, the courtyard gradually became quiet, and it happened that someone came from Kunning Palace at this time.Seeing her kneeling on the ground covered in blood, the little internal official who delivered Qing Ci was so frightened that he ran away.Yang Lian sent someone over to call her to the study, and quickly wrote Qingci to reply to Kunning Palace.She stood up slowly, feeling dizzy for a while, and suddenly heard the sound of flesh tearing behind her. It turned out that the middle clothes were stuck to the wound and dried up. Now she moved, and it was torn again, and blood flowed out. She didn't feel any pain either, so she raised her legs and walked into the study, and read the title, which meant choosing a concubine for the eldest son of the emperor.She didn't dare to sit down, she fell on the table and lost her mind for a while, but felt that this posture was more relaxed, so she couldn't help lying down for a while, and faintly heard someone whispering inside the fan.Yang Lian left Lin Juanjuan to rest in the room, but dismissed all the officials on duty, and there was no one else in the hall.She was stunned for a long time, and then she randomly pieced together a bunch of words that sang the wind sang home and the songs of elegance, and finished the draft in a rough manner. She was neither summoned nor told to go.After waiting for an unknown amount of time, she saw Lin Juan come out of the inner room while brushing her hair, glanced at her indifferently, took away the manuscript paper, and said: "Pass carefully." Looking down, the gold bricks are dotted with peach blossoms, and there are bloodstains flowing from under the skirt.She suddenly felt very embarrassed, so she staggered out, still kneeling beside the pillar. When it was almost dusk, a young internal officer in scarlet clothes rushed over, but when he got to the door, he turned a corner and came straight towards Qin Taiwei.As soon as he glanced at it, he stumbled and said, "Miss Qin, why don't you ask for mercy?" Qin Taiwei looked up for a long time before realizing that this was Tian Zhihui, the chief eunuch who rescued her from the Anle Hall last year.She opened her mouth to say three words, but she didn't make a sound. It turned out that her voice was completely hoarse. Tian Zhihui rubbed her hands anxiously, glanced at no one around, leaned into her ear and said, "There must be a step down, even if you faint." Hearing this, Qin Taiwei's eyes lit up, and she straightened her waist. Tian Zhihui was about to say something, but heard Yang Lian cough inside, so he had to stand up and go in to say hello. The smell of medicine in the room is fragrant, pestles, mortars, scales, gauze nets, etc. and various kinds of medicinal materials are piled up on the spacious desk. Yang Lian rolled up his sleeves and was crushing ice flakes. He snorted coldly and said, "Why did you come here?" "Forgive me for being stupid..." "I beat Mr. Zheng's beloved niece, and I thought he would come and turn against me." Yang Lian sneered, "He didn't send you until the afternoon, what's wrong with him?" "Of course Master has softened his heart, but no matter what, he is reluctant to turn against His Highness." Tian Zhihui found out the thinnest mesh sieve and handed it to him, then smiled apologetically, "He knows His Highness has always been measured, and he will not be beaten if he beats someone." There must be a reason why you must fight. You have to wait for His Highness to calm down before you can speak." Yang Lian handed him a Jian Kiln porcelain bowl, and suddenly asked, "Why doesn't he come by himself?" "The empress dowager can't get away...today Xu Shizi has entered the palace again." The mist, frost and snow-like medicinal powder gently fell on the bottom of the dark bowl.Yang Lian unconsciously smiled slightly: "Is it about Miss San?" Tian Zhihui said: "There is no need to go around anyway." Yang Lian nodded and was about to ask Zheng Banshan again when he suddenly saw Cheng Ning poking his head outside the curtain.He winked at the inside, Tian Zhihui then tiptoed over and closed the green gauze cabinet. Yang Lian called Cheng Ning to come in, and asked in a low voice, "Did you find out?" "After fighting for a long time, the doctor only said it was Xu..." Cheng Ning lowered his voice, but asked, "How does Your Highness plan to deal with it?" Yang Lian pondered for a moment, then said, "Let go first." "Let go?" "Yes. People from the Xu family, what can we do if we don't let them go? Just pretend... nothing happened." Cheng Ning answered in doubt.Yang Lian walked a few steps with his hands behind his back. On the long table under the window, pots and bowls of lotus flowers were in bloom. The lotus petals were as crystal clear as snow, reflecting a layer of five-color iridescence in the bright sunlight.Tian Zhihui remembered seeing this flower in Qingning Palace, it must be a famous species bestowed by the Empress Dowager. Yang Lian suddenly grabbed an inkstone and smashed it hard.The blue and white lotus bowl shattered at the sound, the petals shattered and flowed all over the ground with the clear water. Tian Zhihui was startled, but saw the green gauze cupboard being pulled open with a clatter, and Lin Juanjuan nervously called out "Your Highness". "Scared you? It's okay." Yang Lian smiled gently, "I have something to do tonight, you can go back to your room first." She looked at the broken porcelain on the ground and was deeply puzzled, but seeing that Yang Lian was a little impatient, she had to retreat in disappointment. Yang Lian turned to Cheng Ning and said with a smile: "You tell me, if someone mentions why Miss Qin was beaten today, just say it's because of this." Cheng Ning took the order and left.Tian Zhihui thought that this matter should be over soon, so he smiled and said, "Since I broke the flower bowl, it should be about the same when I knelt by this time..." Yang Lian frowned, seeing that he was about to speak harsh words again, Tian Zhihui quickly changed his words and said: "In theory, going out of the palace without permission is indeed a big mistake that cannot be covered up. However, Miss Qin is too young after all, she doesn't know the seriousness, and suffers a lot. Someone provoked you. Your Highness, think about the past... Didn't we sneak out to play with Master behind our backs..." It was fine if he didn't mention it, but when he mentioned it, Yang Lian suddenly turned his face and said loudly, "Going out for fun is one thing, but elopement!" Where did this start? Tian Zhihui was stunned, pondered for a long time, and finally came to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Miss Qin has always been solemn and respectful, how is this possible? Did your Highness hear some rumors..." Before the end of the persuasion here, there was a sudden commotion outside the curtain, and only Cheng Ning said loudly: "Ms. Qin has passed out." Yang Lian hurried out, but stopped when he reached the door, and stared back at Tian Zhihui. Tian Zhihui had no choice but to go out to have a look, and when he came back, he said, "It's really exhausted, let them carry it back?" Yang Lian snorted, as if he agreed, bowed his head for a moment, then sneered at Tian Zhihui again, "I don't care about her anymore. Go and ask your master to see her." Yang Liangu suspected that Qin Taiwei was pretending to be dizzy, but after hearing the word "elope", Qin Taiwei was so angry that he couldn't tell the difference, and fell to the ground in a hurry.Everyone found a stretcher and hurriedly carried her away.After returning to the bed in the empty room, he gradually regained some consciousness.The maids were so frightened that they shed tears, only Zhun Zhun remained calm, and ordered everyone to change her bloody clothes, scrub her body, apply sore medicine, and poured a bowl of hot rice soup.For a while, Zheng Banshan also rushed over with a medicine box on his back, checked his pulse, and said that there is no serious problem, but the skin and flesh have suffered, and he has been frightened, and he will be fine after a few days.Qin Taiwei had to cry on Zheng Banshan's lap for a while, listened to many words of comfort, was reprimanded a little, drank another cup of soothing soup, and finally fell into a deep sleep. I don't know where this dream is.Sitting in the carriage and running wildly for a while, he actually left the imperial city and got off the carriage in front of the Zhaobi of the son-in-law's mansion. He saw that the black oil door was closed tightly, and there was no one in front of the door. He called several times but no one answered.She patted the brass knocker so hard that her hands went numb, and finally someone opened the door.A middle-aged woman with a phoenix crown and xiapei vaguely resembled Mrs. Shen's face, she spoke, but she didn't recognize her at all. She wept and asked her grandmother how she was doing. The woman only said that Xie's family had been confiscated and had already moved far away to Yunnan, and the emperor gave this big house to their family.She didn't believe it, so she just looked in the door, and she saw the back of a young man in a shirt—if it wasn't Xie Qian, who else?She hurriedly called her cousin, but the man walked away far away.The woman began to curse, and closed the door while pushing her.She knelt at the door and cried for an unknown amount of time, but no one came out again. When she looked up again, the pair of golden animal head copper rings had a thick layer of green rust, wormwood was overgrown all around, and the paint on the door was mottled. Terrified, she fled along the alley. After running for an unknown amount of time, she suddenly came to a wide alley.She walked behind the funeral procession for a while, and waited for a long time, but she didn't get the coffin.I don't know who told him that it was not the princess who passed away, but the emperor, and this was a state funeral.She felt relieved after hearing this, but forgot to ask which emperor it was. For a while, I didn't know where I was taken by the flow of people, but I walked a few steps and found a deep alley. At the end of the alley, there was a secluded courtyard. The houses in the courtyard were clean and verdant. It was Xie Yuanyao.She hurried up to ask questions, but Xie Yuanyao shook off his hand, and said seriously: "I don't have time to care about you, I'm about to elope." She was shocked when she heard this: "Yaoyao, you are already married, you can't do this..." Xie Yuanyao smiled brightly: "What's wrong with eloping? Don't you want to?" She was sweating profusely, tugging at her sleeves, unable to say a word.Xie Yuanyao pulled her sleeves with a smile and dragged her into a carriage.She thumped the walls of the carriage and yelled, fearing that she would really elope with her. I don't know how far I ran, there was smoke and dust all the way, I couldn't see clearly, Xie Yuanyao disappeared for a while.Without knowing why, he got out of the car and walked around in the field. The thorns scratched his skirt, and his legs were so painful that he could barely walk. Suddenly, a pool of green water rose up below her, the scenery was quiet and lovely, and she immediately realized that this was Hangzhou, and it was West Lake, and she was still in the shape of when she was a child, rowing a boat to steal the white lotus in the lake. Before going home, she can secretly play for another hour.Suddenly, a beautiful white crane passed by the surface of the water and flapped its wings towards her. She fell into the waist-deep water, and the lake water wrapped around her legs. Suddenly, a few goldfish got under the skirt, scurrying back and forth against the skin of the legs, licking them carefully, feeling comfortable and embarrassed at the same time.She took half a step back, and the goldfish followed, but she couldn't dodge it no matter what.She was a little anxious to hide, but the fish actually bit her lightly. She let out a "hmm" and woke up faintly. When I woke up, I realized that I was lying on the bed, and the wound was cool.It turned out that the waiter had dipped a finger in the ointment and dabbed it on her bare buttocks.This situation was really embarrassing, so she had to close her eyes and wait for her to finish taking the medicine.The fragrance of the medicine is as clear as ice, which is very familiar.When she was scratched by the cat, the queen rewarded her with a small box and caused her a lot of trouble. "Zen, I'm thirsty." She murmured. A small enamel bowl was quickly placed on the embroidered pier at the head of the bed.She grabbed the bowl and took a sip, only to feel that it was cold and fishy, ​​but when she looked closely, it was milk, and said, "I don't want this, I want tea." Instead of warm tea, I drank three bowls in one go, and finally felt satisfied, and then slowly raised myself up, before the curtain was put down, a little warm yellow candle flickered outside, and the surroundings were as dark as the bottom of the water , a few autumn insects whispered outside the window. "What time is it?" she asked. "It's almost three o'clock." She suspected that she was an errand, and when she looked back, there was a tall and tall figure in the shadow of the curtain at the end of the bed—it was no longer recognizable. After staring at each other silently for a while, she suddenly felt that the blood all over her body was rushing to her head, she grabbed something next to the pillow and threw it at it. He veered slightly, and the thing hit the bedpost and flew out. "Don't turn over, the medicine will leave a scar if it is rubbed off." Upon hearing this, she immediately turned over and lay on her back: "The scars on my body have nothing to do with you." He shook his head and stood up, put away the medicine pot and cotton cloth, and was about to speak, but suddenly glanced at her again.At this moment, she was staring at him like a furry cat with a full face of anger. She didn't think that she was lying on the bed with only a lotus red silk covering her waist, and her obscene trousers were pulled down to her ankles. looked over.Unconsciously, he said, "Why doesn't it have anything to do with me? Your body is mine." It doesn't matter if she doesn't mention this, once she mentions it, she just feels a sour wind penetrate her chest, and all the sadness and grievances she has suffered in her life are all at this moment. Voice: "You still have to say it! I was doomed and could not escape, but I fell into your hands. I only wish I didn't die sooner!" "What's life and death." He was a little angry, and said in a deep voice, "It's just hitting you a few times, and you are so resentful?" "Just hit me a few times?" He didn't want to get entangled with her, so he said seriously: "Do you know what happened today?" She was stunned for a moment, then sat up suddenly, knelt on the bed and said word by word: "I miss my grandmother so much, ignore the palace rules, collude with the women, run away without permission, and ruin the palace. The crime is unforgivable, and I will die. Thank you, Your Highness." Grace not to kill." He frowned after listening, and said, "What else?" She was puzzled for a moment, so she simply turned to him and bit her words: "This concubine is too ashamed." The long hair scattered all over the table, slid down the snowy arms of the pink neck, and hung down to the edge of the bed.He leaned over to collect her hair and put it behind his head, revealing his snow-white forehead, that face was still full of injustice, there was no such thing as "shame".He didn't know where to start for a while, and sighed unconsciously: "Mr. Qin is such an extremely smart person, how did you give birth to such a silly girl?" She turned her face to avoid his hand, and said angrily: "You still have to mention my father!" He was startled.That's right, let's talk about Qin Lingxian properly.Unexpectedly, she pouted and continued to shout: "My father never offended you back then, so you bullied me like this!" A bucket of ice water was poured on the Tianling Gai, and he gasped, feeling his toes were cold.Does she know something?After a little composure, he immediately asked, "What do you mean by that?" "What's the point? Do you think I don't know?" She said one by one, the more she said, the more uncomfortable she felt, "Daddy accompanied you to study and took you to see the big ship - I didn't even go to see it. , He is so kind to you, and even talked to you about the art of war... Even your name... Fengshi... He gave it to you... He even asked Uncle Zheng and Uncle Xu to help you... He even Regardless of me... just leave me at my grandmother's house... just leave..." He was stunned when he heard the past events, how did she know... For a moment, he was so frightened that he could hardly stand, and unconsciously put his hand on her shoulder, and slowly moved it towards her neck.She'd better stop talking, what if she said the most terrible thing... There was a change in the mind of the person in front of her, but she didn't realize it. She still choked up and said, "...if he knows that you...you...you bully me and ask someone to beat me, he must regret it..." Those tear-filled eyes were as clear as a spring.He gradually calmed down... For such a girl, she was flustered with fright, and her words didn't match up, so she probably didn't hide anything. "Stop talking about that." He interrupted her memory, feeling a sense of loss in his heart.He was angry with her again, and seeing the pear blossoms with rain, his heart was as soft as mud, so he tried his best to say softly, "I hit you today, or it hurt a little. But it's your own confusion, even if your father He won't condone it when he's alive. How can this be bullying you? " She gradually stopped crying, but her voice became hoarse: "You bullied me today, and you bullied me before!" "You have to be reasonable." He was a little anxious, "You have been here for two months, how am I treating you? So it's all bullying you? Then tell me, how to do it? bully you?" "I don't want to follow you." She gritted her teeth, "If you keep me, you are bullying me." He couldn't help pinching her shoulders: "So you really don't want me?" She nodded wholeheartedly. Then there was a deathly silence.The handsome face of the person opposite gradually turned pale, and his expression became unpredictable, and she couldn't help but panic. He suddenly said: "The one who runs is a concubine." She was startled, and suddenly recalled the scene in her dream, and became even more anxious: "Nonsense! You think I'm that kind of person!" He continued to sneer: "But your cousin has already married someone else, I'm afraid he doesn't even have the guts to accept you as a concubine." "Yang Lian!" The naked malice in the words enraged her completely, "You are abominable! You humiliated me like this, and I am also unlucky. But what did you pull Xie's brother to do, how could he offend you!" Why didn't he offend me, he thought bitterly, but said coldly: "He didn't offend me, don't you know?" "Why don't you know, and it's not for me." She chuckled, not thinking about what she said, "—but because he is Concubine Shu's younger brother!" He stopped talking, and that vicious mouth did not spit out a new reply for a long time.This is his deathbed!There was a rumble of war drums in her heart, and she was determined to pursue the victory, vowing to kill him so that he could no longer parry—— "If you can't get my cousin, take it out on me! Since you have such thoughts, even if there are no more men in the world, I don't want you!" He suddenly grabbed the belt on her chest and pulled it towards her. She was taken aback and saw that his eyes almost burst into flames. Well, well, another beating, she thought.The injury on the leg is still hurting faintly, is it going to be slapped in the face this time?She was kneeling before, but now she was dragged to hang on the edge of the bed.She closed her eyes and didn't dare to look, thinking about how heavy his hands would be, but a small corner of her heart was roaring furiously, with flags fluttering, and she was excited with indescribable joy.Silently counting one, two, three, four, only waiting for the moment when he finally loses composure, she can withdraw with gold. "Aren't you ashamed to say such things?" He leaned into her ear and asked softly. She opened her eyes suddenly, and she saw a pair of huge and round pupils in front of the tip of her nose, shining like stars in the dark depths, there was a hint of teasing in her anger.In an instant, she realized that she was completely defeated. Before she could retreat, she was bitten hard on her lip. He held her head and pressed it against himself.The two vermilion lips are as sweet and soft as before, still carrying the scent of tea. He has long wanted to taste the taste of them again, and if he wants to taste it now, he will wait for a while.She was grabbed by his wrist and held tightly around her body, unable to struggle at all.It is said that biting off a tongue can cause blood to die, she thought bitterly, she wanted to bite him to death!She loosened her teeth and looked for the tip of his tongue, but he thought he was pandering to him, and immediately chased after him, becoming more and more tender and intimate, entangled to death, leaving no room for it.She was tightly twisted with him, but she couldn't bite, and she was so anxious that she couldn't breathe. Under the shadow of the lights, a golden tent of a phoenix and a phoenix shone like a bright moon, and was suddenly torn off by someone's hand, and half of the red tent immediately slid down like a waterfall, covering a pair of mandarin ducks at the bottom of the tent, blooming beautifully for a moment, Drunk with rouge, I don't know what night it is.He hugged her tightly in his arms and did not allow her to move. While kissing her with all his strength, he moved his hands down the delicate body one by one, and gradually picked her into the depths of the flowers.She only felt that her heart had turned into sweets and was sucked away by him, and suddenly her legs brittle and she fell limp on the bed.He took advantage of the opportunity to press her on the pillow, and supported her waist with one hand. "Ah!" She screamed, curling up suddenly.He suddenly felt cold and slippery on his hands, and then he remembered that her buttocks and thighs were covered with ointment, and they were all fresh wounds that couldn't be touched.If she acts reluctantly, she will definitely not be able to bear it. He was so annoyed for a moment that he almost wanted to rush out and chop the two servants who were being executed.Now it's neither advancing nor retreating, he leaned on the pillow and hugged her tightly, struggling in his heart for a long time, finally gradually calmed down, then slowly sat up, turned her over, and taught her to still lie on her stomach. “等伤好了再来……”那张小脸如玛瑙般鲜红欲滴，看得他忍不住轻捏了一下，“你不要也得要。” 她这时也稍微清醒了一些，颤着声音道：“你还是等我死了吧。” “好。”他一边整理衣衫，一边简单地说，“我等着。” 她怕他还有手段，索性拉过薄被把头脸都蒙住。然而等了很久也没听到动静，悄悄掀起被子缝一看，他总算是走了。 她蜷着身子侧向暗壁，心如啜泣般一阵阵缩紧。被他摩挲过的肌肤犹自处处发烫，仿佛那双滚热的手竟然没有随它们的主人离开，依然在她身上温存缠绵。他身上的气息犹在鼻间，他胸中的激跳犹在耳畔。她恨不得以头撞墙，然而连起身的力气都一丝不存。不是第一次与他欢好，也不过片刻的工夫……怎么会如此……可怕？ 她竭力去想别的事情。然而想起的还是他，方才吵成那样，那些话竟然一句一句都记得，在她的脑子里越转越清晰，忍不住还要反复琢磨起来。 槅扇忽然吱呀了一响，听得她不由得打了个寒战：“你……去哪里了？” “先前殿下说要自个儿守着娘子……我就出去择燕窝了。” 回头看时，却是谆谆站在帐子外面，眼光躲躲闪闪地不敢看，她明白自己的模样必然十分难堪。 “殿下刚走了，我就进来看看……” “你说什么燕窝呢？”她索然问道。 “上头赏的呀。叫每天早上熬一碗燕窝粥，给娘子补补身子，伤好得快些。” 她听得难受，忽道：“你跟他们说一声，备些热汤，我要沐浴。” “这不行呢，总得等伤口长上了才能下水。”谆谆道，“要不……用帕子擦一下？” 她没有回话，依旧面朝墙壁蜷作一团，沉静得像一个影子。 谆谆轻手轻脚整理了被褥，捡起了落在地上的主腰，将两幅月白纱帐合好，又换上一炉安息香。正要掩门而去，忽然听见她又说话了，原来是一直没有睡着。 “你上次和我说，陆家哥哥回来了，他与你的姨婆是旧识……你能替我带个信儿给他吗？” 谆谆愣了一下，方才反应过来，连声道：“好呀好呀，我叫姨婆去找他。可是……你想叫他去揍殿下一顿替你出气，怕是不成的……” “你说什么呀，”她说，“我只想请陆家哥哥设法去问一问表妹——他们如今是一家人，就问她今天到底有没有进宫？” “好，我记下了。”谆谆应得十分爽快。 “林夫人有喜了……”她在枕上喃喃道。 谆谆随口道：“有就有呗，又不关咱们的事儿。” 帐子里再无声音，这一回大约是真的入梦了。 又隔了两日，坤宁宫司籍女史沈夜捧着皇后的题目，上蓬莱山来探望琴太微。宫中姐妹暌违日久，相见自是十分欢喜，不免又将宫中的琐事闲话了一番。 近来皇后十分烦恼。自从皇帝为了拖延时间而甩出为康王杨檀选妃的命令，一时间上下都乱了。都中高门显贵人家有待嫁女儿的，纷纷表示亲王选妃当因循祖制，广选于平民百姓之中，而小康人家又不大舍得把亲女嫁给一个呆子而贻误终身。康王被人明里暗里地嫌弃，皇后已是气愤难忍。偏生又还有些个贪慕富贵的宵小之徒，硬是走了司礼监的门路想把女儿送进来做王妃，皇后又自是看不上这样的人，连连斥责了几个受贿的内官。左右为难之际，坤宁宫打醮请神愈发频繁起来，琴太微这里亦稍微忙了些。女史出宫亲传题旨还是头一回，无非是为了琴太微挨打的新闻罢了。 沈夜牵着她的手上下打量一番，笑道：“听说你因为跌碎了太后赏赐的盆花，被打了二十杖，吓得我们心惊肉跳，只怕有个好歹。倒是娘娘说，岂有吃了二十杖还能写出青词来的人。今日看来，果然将养得甚好。” 琴太微红着脸道：“连日在床上趴着，腰都酸了，咱们去外面走走吧。” “原来你还走得路。”沈夜惊笑道。 “只是不能久坐着罢了。” 两人相携着走到虚白室后院的水廊上，沿着太液池岸边的假山信步闲逛。秋日晴好，湖上波光撩人，鸥鹭往还。偶然一阵山风拂来，草木瑟瑟，幽香细细，隐约有一缕清甜如蜜的味道。 “这山上有桂花吗？”沈夜奇道。 琴太微道：“山中有前朝的广寒殿，殿前一株老桂树，足有三人合抱粗，据说是前朝道宗皇帝为讨萧后的欢喜，特意遣人从汴梁艮岳的废墟里挖出，千里迢迢移植过来的。这时节想来已开花了，咱们上去看看？” “罢了罢了。”沈夜连忙摆手道，“不过就这么一问，你倒来劲儿了。腿伤还没长好，好生休息着吧。” “待我做了桂花露，托人带一瓶子送给你和曹姐姐。” “那就先谢谢你啦。”沈夜笑道，“说起来，这个地方住着可真好，又清静，又有趣，一年四季花草不断，强胜宫中百倍。都说徵王殿下甚宠爱你，当真不是虚言——你别皱眉头，就连郑总管那样有年望的前辈，污损了淑妃娘娘的画儿尚且要领板子，何况小小一个宫人？我出来时，曹司籍还叫我提点你小心谨慎，要恭顺主君，和睦左右，切莫恃宠而骄才是。” 琴太微一时无言以对，又听沈夜絮絮道：“你知不知道柳美人的事？” 不等她想起柳美人是谁，沈夜便迫不及待道：“就是前一阵子宫里的大红人呀！她年纪很小，也不算很好看，本来毫不起眼的一个人。三月里不知怎么的，皇上忽然翻了她的牌子，从此就得了意了，尤其淑妃娘娘生育之后，皇上几乎天天和她在一起，连着晋了琳嫔、琳妃，针工局、银作局、织染局的几位大总管都围着她转。本来下个月，连她那个在大兴县放羊的父亲都要封平乐伯了。” “……本来？” “前几天她被夺了琳妃的名位，依旧降为美人。景阳宫也不让再住，直接搬到永巷去了。原本也不是一桩大事，苏州织造上来一批新样的衣料，皇后娘娘不要，只教宫里几位要紧的娘娘挑拣，柳氏自是不让人的，一大半叫她卷了去。结果么，过了几日，杜娘娘忽然在太后面前说，琳妃做了一条大红织金襕裙，大红……也就罢了，那裙襕竟是”江崖海水双龙赶珠“的纹样，这是皇后才能用的。太后老娘娘生了气，教皇后彻查此事。皇后问琳妃时，琳妃却一口咬定不是龙纹，只是飞鱼，妃嫔命妇亦可用得。取了那件衫子来，那纹样倒真是教人作难，说是龙要差一点，说是飞鱼又与平日所见不同。问了针工局的几位内官，亦各执一词。淑妃最是博学又善画，皇后待要问她的意思，她却先上了一道自陈，说那日挑选衣料大家都在，是她说了一句琳妃穿这红的好看，琳妃才拿了去的，她愿分担罪责。如此一来，皇后自不好再问她，又问了沈敬嫔她们几个，有人说还是像飞鱼，有人说看不出，也有人说只怕真是龙。琳妃看看说是飞鱼的人也不少，遂到皇上面前哭说杜娘娘造谣害她。皇帝催着皇后办理，皇后只好想了个不是法子的法子，把那件衫子用一只漆盘盛了，传给宫中嫔以上的十二位娘娘一个一个看过。再另置一铜瓶，教娘娘们各写一签投入瓶中，不一定要署名，只写是龙还是飞鱼。最后漆盘和铜瓶传回坤宁宫，你猜如何？” “她既已被贬，自然当时说是龙的人，比说是飞鱼的人要多。” 沈夜摇头道：“只有一人投了一张署名的白签，正是淑妃，她陷在其中不好表态。其余十一签，都未署名，都写的是龙。” 不管面上如何表态，暗地里人人都盼她死。 “如此一来便定了琳妃的罪。请皇帝示下，皇帝只说按律办理，按律是要降为宫人的。皇后想着给她留点体面，只降回了美人，迁去冷宫了事。她自是不服，闯到乾清宫去找皇上，偏生那日皇上忙着和谢大人议事，只教先送走。后来竟也没再问起。仅仅数月恩宠，随即打回原形，君王的宠眷……其实不能太过依赖的。” 琴太微默想一会儿，深觉其中颇有蹊跷，忽道：“姐姐，我真不喜欢这些事情。” “我也不喜欢。”沈夜怅然道，“这样的事情每听上一回，都觉得这宫里实在……实在让人待不下去……” “再过几年，你就可以出宫了。”琴太微叹道，“我却是再出不去。” 沈夜劝道：“你既明白，行事便要分外小心。打碎太后的花盆这种事，弄不好也会成为旁人把柄的。” 琴太微哑然，只得转言道：“那么淑妃娘娘呢？她有没有受牵连？” “她被罚了三个月的俸禄。不过，你那表姐什么时候吃过亏呀！”沈夜呵呵冷笑道，“刚罚了俸，转过身皇上就特赐她省亲了。” 琴太微瞪大了眼睛。 “这是我要和你说的正事儿。”沈夜认真道，“你那外祖母……想来你也知道，拖不了多少日子了。淑妃便求了皇上要回家省亲，皇上是允了。可妃嫔出宫省亲乃是国朝未有之特恩殊荣，太后老娘娘觉得不合规矩，不肯同意，最后只好说让皇后娘娘以探望姑母的名义摆驾驸马府，带着淑妃一道。眼下宫里忙着准备中秋节，过完了中秋就去。我想着你一直没回过家，遂跟皇后娘娘面前提了一下。娘娘说了，不妨把你列在随行女官之中。但你如今是徵王的人，必要先求得他的同意。” 琴太微连声谢过沈夜，心中却有些不是滋味，表姐回家绝不会捎带上她，倒是坤宁宫的人还记着……然则这也是意料中的事，又转了一念，不觉跌足道：“如今求他不得，我倒是自误了！” 沈夜不解其意，再三追问，琴太微终于支支吾吾地将前日挨打的真相说了出来。 沈夜连连惊道：“你胆子也太大了，竟敢私自出宫，这是犯了大忌的呀！你知不知道当初坤宁宫有个宫人出去，还是得了允可的——只忘了拿腰牌，就被结结实实打了二十棍，贬去南宫了。这还是皇后一向宽仁，若犯在太后手里，轻则浣衣局，重则直接打死的呀！” “我岂不知，别说内苑王府，就是寻常大户人家的姬妾，未得主家许可而私自出门都会被重罚。”琴太微脸色发白，道，“可是，我实在是没有别的法子去见外祖母了，舅舅和舅母不让我回家，殿下他也不愿开口。我娘死得早，爹爹去世后，我在这世间更无亲人，只剩外祖母一人疼我，我在宫中这一年，时常梦见她唤我回家。我若不能再见她一面，心里是怎么也过不去的。” 宫中皆是如此，多少宫女青丝熬成白发，始终与亲人生死不见。沈夜一时也不知如何劝她。又听她缓缓道：“所以我想，索性拼着一死出去，强如将来后悔。反正我这一生，也不过是这样了……” 沈夜揽着她劝慰了半天，又道：“可见你是心急莽撞了。说来，你那个表妹，威国公府少夫人，到底有没有进宫来？” 琴太微摇了摇头。陆文瑾果然敏捷，立刻就带来了谢远遥的回信，琴太微不免对谆谆刮目相看。 “真是蛇蝎心肠！”沈夜诧道，“你可向徵王殿下禀明此事？” “还没有。”琴太微慢吞吞道，“要是他问，我是怎么又知道表妹没有进宫的，我要怎么解释呢？” “只说问过了淑妃宫里的人。” “我才不告诉他。”琴太微烦恼道。 沈夜想了想，道：“你若不肯自辩，又何以自保呢？譬如现在，你总得求了他的允许，才能跟着皇后回家吧？” “我才刚得罪了他，他必定不答应的。”说着说着，竟然眼眶都红了起来。 沈夜亦觉得此事十分棘手，但机会难得，总不好就这样放过了，“肯不肯的，总要求过了才知道。他既能替你遮掩，想来不是没有环转的余地。” “不敢跟他说。” “你才说宁可舍了性命，也要回去看你外祖母，怎么这会子又怕起来了？他是你的夫君，难道开口求他一句话，还胜过要了你的性命？” 琴太微嘟着嘴不言语。 “他如今在哪里？我陪你去找他。你不好意思开口，我来说。我虽卑微，终究是皇后面前的人，他总要给几分薄面吧？” 琴太微支吾道：“每天这时他都在半山上的天籁阁里读书。” 沈夜拖了她的手就要走。 “不去呀，我不能爬山。”她扭着身子不愿动，一脸纠结生涩。 “又胡说了，刚才是谁要带我上山看桂花来着？” 沈夜力气原是要大一些，生拉活拽地把她从阑干上拖下来，沿着游廊一路往山上去。琴太微心中百鼓齐鸣，自那晚之后她一眼都不想再看见杨楝了。两人拉拉扯扯的走到了一程，琴太微忽然大松一口气：“他不在。” 她指着半山上的一所空空的凉亭道：“他不喜人打扰，每上山读书，都要亭子里留一个小内官守着。” 只得悻悻下山。两人牵着手走回湖边水廊，沈夜正要再劝，琴太微忽然站住了，脸色煞白如纸。 顺着她的眼光看过去，只见水廊外假山后面，徵王穿着一件家常的月下白道袍，正倚着湖石闲闲坐着，手里拈着柳枝逗一只胎毛未褪的小白猫儿玩耍。良辰美景，斯人如玉，连沈夜亦不免多看几眼，琴太微却如白日见鬼一般，踮着脚就要跑。 “他都看见你了，躲不掉了！”沈夜低声喝道。 琴太微闪在沈夜背后，两人上前行礼。杨楝朝沈夜回了半礼，又问过皇后安好。琴太微低头听着他的声音，如有芒刺在背，恨不得他立刻赶了自己走开。沈夜见她不敢说话，便将皇后有意带琴太微探望熙宁大长公主之事禀了一遍。 “那就去吧。”他道，“跟着皇后娘娘出门，自然十分妥当。” 琴太微瑟瑟地跪下谢恩。粉面霞染，双目盈盈，简直叫人疑心她立刻就要哭出来。杨楝看在眼中，亦觉暗暗吃惊。 辞了出来，沈夜便数落琴太微过于胆小，徵王哪有那么难缠，又说起林夫人做局的事——“将来定要向殿下说明了。” “人家现在有身孕了……”琴太微怅然道，“说了又如何。” 沈夜一怔，不觉跺脚道：“那你更得小心！这时候最容易出事儿，你且离她远一些。”四周看了看，俯在她耳边低声道：“我听人说呀……从前她在清宁宫走动时，就有些奇奇怪怪……” “她怎么了？”琴太微好奇道。 “我也听得不真，”沈夜道，“她是去年年底进宫里服侍太后的，只说是画院林待诏的女儿。可是去年林待诏去世，她不穿孝不说，连一滴眼泪都没有。” “宫中礼法谨严，本就不让为父母守孝。”琴太微道。 沈夜想了想，又道：“据说她……有点淑妃娘娘的品格儿？” 琴太微听得直出神，心中如打翻了五味瓶子，酸甜苦辣不知是何滋味，挨了半天才淡淡回道：“我才不管他们。”