Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Don't Have Sorrows and Dark Hate

The next morning, I went to Zhaoyang Hall to pay my respects as usual.Most of the female family members in the palace had already arrived, and when they saw me meandering over, they all bowed down to pay their respects.The exquisite and joyful voices of countless jewels and emeralds colliding lightly, I looked at Yingying's bowed face like a flower, and their infinitely lazy smiles. They really bowed to me, but they were deeply bowed to the power. Since I returned to the palace, the rumors continued, until I Zhenxiang concubine, Ya Qi concubine, concubine Feng Shu concubine, holding the power of the six palace assistants, countless rumors disappeared in my ears overnight.Even the jealous faces of the crowd turned into respectful smiles when they greeted me.

I held Jinxi's hand and slowly climbed up the steps. When I passed by Mu Guiren's side, I suddenly stopped and said with a smile: "Mu Guiren has been in the palace for a long time, right?" She raised her head, dazed at a loss, but smiled attentively, "Your Majesty has a good memory, the concubine entered the palace in the same year as Fu Jieyu." I fixed my eyes on the hem of her long skirt of Ruixiang-colored myrobalan, and said briskly: "It is a gift for a concubine to keep her clothes free from dust. How can a nobleman get up in the morning and stain her dress just after washing her clothes? It's too careless and careless." Or are you too careless about paying respects to the queen?"

There was a little gray dirt on Mu Guiren's skirt, presumably it was the dust and mud brought up by walking, she felt her face flushed, and hurriedly said: "Concubine dare not disrespect the queen." I nodded and said, "Although my sister said so, she didn't act like this. It shows that she doesn't mean what she says. Cui Shangyi." I turned my head and told Jinxi, "Please teach Madam Xi to teach her the rules in Mu Guiren's palace." I He restrained his smile, and said in a serious voice: "In the next month, your nobleman will learn the rules well, and you don't need to come to Zhaoyang Palace to pay your respects. Your nobleman should also know that there are eyes and ears in the palace. Don't talk nonsense and do whatever you want, maybe someone will hear it. Back and forth to this Palace. Wait until the nobleman learns not to say one thing in person, but to do another thing behind his back, and then set foot in Zhaoyang Palace to pay his respects."

Tears flashed in Mu Guiren's eyes, his face turned purple with shame, and he tightly pressed his lips together.I looked around, everyone stood there holding their breath, no crows or sparrows were heard, Yan Cairen and Yang Shunyi hid behind them and did not dare to lift their heads.I pursed my lips slightly with interest, "Yan Cairen and Yang Shunyi have always been close to Mu Guiren, I don't know if they have her habit, why don't we ask Nurse Xi for advice together." Yan Cairen and Yang Shunyi were startled, and hurriedly said: "I dare not." Mu Guiren argued: "The concubine understands what the concubine is referring to, but Concubine Angui is an ominous person. If she talks nonsense and slanders the concubine, the concubine cannot be trusted by the concubine. The concubine is really wronged."

I knew that she believed that it was An Lingrong who told me the slander behind her back that day, so she just smiled firmly, "Why did Concubine An Gui say anything, don't worry about it, my lord. I just told you to learn the rules. After that, he ordered Hua Yi who followed him, "It's getting colder at night, you go and order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send some quilts to Jingchun Hall. Although Concubine An Gui is an unlucky person, you can't treat her too badly. Speaking of which, An Gui No matter how bad my concubine is, she is more sensible than Mr. Mu Gui."

Mu Guiren, Yan Cairen, and Yang Shunyi glanced at each other quickly, revealing a look of resentment, and hurriedly lowered their heads again. In the Jinghong and magnificent palace, the queen was already sitting on the phoenix chair, and said lightly: "Concubine Shu is here." After saying that, she pointed to the Qingluan Tuanzhu Begonia carved chair nearby and said, "Sit down." After sitting down, Concubine Duan and Concubine Jing sat down on both sides of the head, and everyone took their seats. The queen wore a homely brocade dress of lotus purple, dark silver thread, spring flowers and moon blossoms, embroidered with small and approachable light jade and white water chestnut flowers, which was less of the usual high and dignified, and more amiable and casual.

After chatting about the family life, Hu Zhaoyi suddenly turned to me and said, "I heard that a maid from the House of Internal Affairs hanged herself yesterday?" I nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Zhaoyi is very well informed." Hu Zhaoyi smiled sweetly, and her delicately drawn eyebrows raised slightly like the misty spring mountains, "I am the most wealthy and idle person in this palace, and I hear a lot of gossip when I am idle." She paused and said: "It is the concubine in the palace who commits suicide. A felony, even a palace lady committing suicide cannot be forgiven lightly, how does Concubine Shu plan to deal with it?"

I looked at the tips of my ten fingers slightly exposed on the cuffs, and the traces of impatiens dyed on the nails were a little transparent, as pale as the thin and fragile shy blush on the cheeks. Handling slaves." The queen has been listening silently, and at this moment she suddenly said: "Concubine Shu is too lenient." She looked at me flatly, without a trace of superfluous smile on her face, "Mo'er is suspected of murdering the second son of the emperor, and the smallpox pox poisoned me Where did she come from, whether someone instigated her, whether she hanged herself in fear of crime or someone silenced her. In fact, no matter which one she is, she is the body to be punished, how can she let it go lightly. Murdering the prince is a serious crime. Only by being an official prostitute can I set an example to others."

The queen's voice was not loud, but the meaning in her words was very different from her attire, like copper nails hitting the ground, every word was nailed into everyone's ears. I turned to look at her, "The empress already knows about this? I wanted to find out before reporting to the empress, and my concubine also wanted to know who was behind the scenes to do such a thing that is inferior to a beast!" I Yingying smiled, and cast her leisurely gaze over all the people in the hall, "The old and the old and the old, the young and the young and the young, who has never been a child of a man, how can he be so cruel as to harm the son of Zhengui with pox poison."

There was a meaningful smile on the lips of the empress, and said in a deep voice: "Sure enough, Concubine Shu is a person with a prince, and she has a deep affection for licking calves." The empress looked at the dozens of concubines sitting down, her face was as calm as autumn water, " The emperor has three princes under his knees, but for the sake of our great Zhou Dynasty, I hope that your younger sisters will give birth to more children. This palace has nothing to give birth to, so it must treat your sons as if they were their own, and treat them equally." Everyone hurriedly got up and said: "The courtiers and concubines will follow the Queen's teachings." But they saw a girl Yingying came out more and more, her voice was clear and steady, "The empress is very right. The emperor's eldest son's birth mother died early. If the empress did not teach her carefully, How can the eldest son of the emperor become such a talented person today, and his mother's loving heart can be set as an example for all women in the world." The person who spoke was the Ronghua Zhao family, Zhao Ronghua was three years older than me, and was the former concubine Yun.I didn't have much contact with her, although she has not been favored very much over the years, she has never fallen out of favor, and she can be regarded as a person with considerable qualifications among concubines.

Hu Zhaoyi turned her head disapprovingly, the queen just ignored her, and said with a smile on her face: "I just give a few instructions, why bother to stand, sit down quickly." I restrained the burning anger in my heart, and said gently: "The empress is the concubine mother of the princes and concubines, and we are all concubine mothers too." I looked deeply at the empress's gentle and dignified face, and said slowly: "Everyone is like a queen. It’s good to be so virtuous.” There was a cold smile in the queen's eyes, and it fell on me faintly, as if covered with a layer of autumn frost, giving birth to a cool feeling, but her mouth was very kind, "Although Concubine Shu is the first among concubines, she knows how to respect me very well." My concubine, it’s no wonder the emperor loves her so much.” She turned her body slightly and said slowly, “I’m tired, so please step back. Only concubine Shu and concubine Zhengui are left to talk with me, and I’m fine. Let’s talk about raising children.” Everyone was silent when they heard the words, and the impatient ones couldn't bear to show a bit of jealousy.Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Mu Guiren hastily stepping out of the hall, Yan Cairen and Yang Shunyi had unconcealable anger in their eyebrows, and followed Mu Guiren hurriedly. The morning light outside is bright, and the rose bushes in the courtyard are green and green, completely unaffected by autumn. At this time, the stars are dotted with timid little flower buds, which are also quite delicate.However, dozens of camellias competed for beauty, the flowers with large bowl mouths revealed their fragrance, and the crimson and pink clusters were clustered together, which was very lively.Such an autumn light, separated by the deep red and blood-like carved vermilion windows of the Zhaoyang Palace, fell into the Zhaoyang Palace and became a light and lonely veil.The sound of the wind rustling outside the curtain, and the sound of blowing and cracking dead leaves spread intermittently to Zhaoyang Hall, making it even more quiet.The so-called deep courtyard is probably the same. The queen closed her eyes half-closed, with a peaceful demeanor, as if she was in a haze and was about to fall asleep.I remained silent, but my heart was vigilant like a beast, knowing that the empress must have plans to leave me and Concubine Zhengui alone. After a stagnant silence, the empress saw Zhen Guizhen's restraint, and said with a faint smile: "I wanted to have a good chat with you, but I'm really old and tired, so it's useless to keep you." Concubine Zhengui didn't know why, so she got up and said: "Your Majesty, you are serious." She glanced at me, "Then, my concubine will leave." I straightened my clothes and left according to the etiquette.He only walked three steps, but he heard the Queen's voice sounding from behind, lingering in his ears like a ghost, "It's a coincidence that Concubine Shu was there yesterday." Concubine Zhengui immediately stopped in her tracks and turned her head. I suddenly felt displeased and looked back, "What should be the explanation for the Queen's words?" The queen caressed the pearl bracelet on her wrist, and the rough and clean pearls on her thumb gave off a light pink soft halo, making it even more apparent that the queen's wrist after illness was as thin as dry wood.The queen under the pile of makeup looks extraordinarily heavy, even when she was ill in the past, she also carefully dressed up, and she refused to neglect it at all, losing the dignity of the queen.At this moment, she spoke very slowly: "Isn't it? When the Ministry of Internal Affairs accidentally sent clothes contaminated with smallpox to the concubine's palace, Concubine Shu happened to be there, and it happened that Concubine Shu noticed the stain on the clothes. In the dangerous place, it can be seen that Concubine Shu cares about the noble concubine in every possible way, and she has great blessings, so she can bless the second prince and turn the danger into a breeze. When the second prince grows up, I must thank Concubine Shu very much." She coughed twice, smiled and said: "It can be seen that Concubine Shu's Assistant Manager Liugong puts her heart into it, and everything can be valued by the word 'just right'." She bit the word "exactly" every word, and I couldn't feel my heart tremble. Just now she mentioned in front of the concubines that I and the concubine Zhengui have biological princes, and there have been rumors that they have mentioned the future reserve Affiliation, presumably everyone will suspect in their hearts that it is me who secretly murdered me.However, this matter failed, and now in front of Concubine Zhengui, she pointed at the word "just happened", implying that I was pretending to try to win over Concubine Zhengui. Concubine Zhengui's eyebrows moved slightly, and immediately lowered her eyelids again, only looking at the gold bricks on the floor, not saying a word. I was about to pay my respects, when I saw Zhengui's condition, I had to take a deep breath and endure, and said: "The empress is as careful as a hair, the empress knows so many things just right, but my palace is not as caring as the empress." The queen stood up with a flick of her sleeves, and said earnestly, "Concubine Zhengui, take good care of your only son." After saying that, she looked at me deeply, "Concubine Shu too." Concubine Zhen was deeply blessed, a necklace of bright jewels fell on her face, making it difficult for people to see her expression clearly, she only heard her say: "Thank you, Queen, for your concern." The queen nodded, and slowly moved into the apse holding Jianqiu's hand.With the combination of light and shadow, the shadow of the queen is half-hidden under the tall and almost ferocious Panlong Jingui pillar, and it also has a hint of ferocity, like a beast ready to go, with a faint murderous aura hidden under the graceful posture. Holding Jinxi's hand, I walked out slowly, and when I arrived at Shanglin Garden, I saw several clusters of Oncidium in full bloom in the garden, the slender leaves were light and scattered, and the green jade amber-like flower stems were light and drooping, blooming like flying golden butterflies The flowers are sweet and lovely. Huanbi laughed and said, "As soon as autumn comes, there will be no more butterflies. The flowers bloom upside down like butterflies, so beautiful." Jinxi also jokingly said: "Indeed. This flower blooms well in hot and humid places, but now it grows so lush, it can be seen that the gardener has put a lot of thought into it." I smiled and said, "Go and tell the master in the flower house to send a few good pots to Shen Shuyuan to enjoy, and send a few more pots to Rouyi Hall. Tell him to come and reward him." Jinxi went to look for it immediately, but it took a long time before she led the gardener to thank her.Huanbi was a little displeased, and said: "Calling Master He to receive the reward, why did you waste all this time like being tortured?" Master He hurriedly apologized with a smile: "It's not my slave who delays on purpose, I really feel very wronged." He was afraid that I would blame him, so he hurriedly said, "Servant Rongxuan loves peony very much, and it's not the season for peony to bloom, so I urge you three or four times a day After cultivating them in the greenhouse and sending them away, he felt that some of them were not good, so he told them to throw them on the grave of the servant in the mass grave." He couldn't hide his surprise, "I don't know. Sergeant Rongxuan has such a weird temper, the few pots of peonies that she dislikes are the most carefully cultivated by the slaves, and they were thrown into a mass grave, what a pity! What a pity!" After saying that, he stamped his feet repeatedly, feeling extremely frustrated. I was at a loss for a moment, "Shunxuan servant?" Jinxi frowned, and said in a low voice, "It's Concubine Hua." The heart looks like it has been scratched by a very thin saw blade, and the deepest ailment is surging.Murong Shilan!That bright, fierce and cold woman also loves peony the most. Seeing me pondering, Huanbi hurriedly reprimanded: "What are you talking about, what are you talking about? It's unlucky to choose a servant or not!" Then he said: "I still don't want to pick some good Wen Xinlan and send them to Tang. Pear Palace and Rouyi Palace." Master He was too busy to leave, I murmured softly, "Thinking about it carefully, servant Rongxuan's domineering temper is a bit like that person." Jinxi said: "The servant girl has seen her resume, it only says that she worked in the Clothes Bureau a few years ago, was sent to Lingbo Hall to serve incense candles, and only came to Zhengui two years ago. Concubine Zhen appreciated her a lot and kept her as a close maid." "Then before entering the clothing bureau?" Jinxi said: "This servant doesn't know anymore." I glanced at Huanbi, and she understood, "This servant will inquire carefully." She tilted her head while speaking, and the autumn rhododendron on her temples dropped a pink petal.I had already folded an oncidium in my hand, and put it on Huanbi's fluffy hair like a dark cloud. I said with a smile: "Although the autumn azalea is beautiful, I might as well put a few other flowers on it. It's also fresh to look at." .” Huanbi was a little embarrassed, and then smiled and said: "I didn't have time to wash my hair yesterday, so I didn't have to spoil the smell of oncidium." Her face was slightly flushed and shy, "Besides, the flowers you gave me should be pinned to your chest. Solemn." After saying that, he took off the gold thread beaded brooch on his skirt, and pinned Oncilia to his chest. I feel deeply in my heart, and the rebirth is a bit bleak.Huanbi and I are different people who have fallen in the end of the world.After a long time, we smiled very lightly and sighed, "They're all idiots—" But I heard a gentle sound from behind: "My lady, how did you talk about this? I think it's because the autumn wind is getting stronger, and my lady is also sad about autumn." I turned around, and on my arm, the cloak embroidered with goose-yellow roses and roses in full bloom was gently blown up by the wind. I smiled and said, "I don't know how to practice Zen. I just see the flowers and leaves wither, and I don't feel that the world of mortals is like a dream. Everyone They're all mustard idiots." Concubine Zhengui smiled lightly, "Although idiots are idiots, they still enjoy their own enjoyment even though they never wake up from their dreams. The most painful thing is to be independent from the world, to be cold and self-aware." Holding the thin and delicate petals of Oncidium in her hand, "It would be fine if this is the case. There are many right and wrong in the world of mortals, and they often slander and deceive themselves, and illusions frequently occur, making it difficult for people to distinguish the truth from the false." The concubine Zhengui has slender shoulders and a thin waist, and she looks like an elegant narcissus. When she approaches, a faint and long fragrance hits her face. Difficult to tell." I just looked at her with burning eyes, "I don't have a deep relationship with my younger sister, but my sympathy is not fake." Concubine Zhengui raised her eyes leisurely, looking at me with a somewhat hazy gaze, "Yan Yi is very grateful for the empress's sympathy, but there is one thing that is still unclear." "Sister, please tell me." "Your Majesty loves the Emperor so much in her heart that she has to enter the palace alone even though she is a concubine. Since your Majesty loves the Emperor so much, why can she tolerate Yan Yi's affection for the Emperor?" She paused, "It's just because Yan Yi is not deep. Have you been favored?" There is a moment of silence, the turbulence of the past is like a raging tide that seems to swallow people up, and the fragments of memory are connected into the graceful and charming scenes of the deep palace in the past, every inch of heart, in the end, it is worthless to the bright moon resting on the eaves and owl kisses up.My quiet voice is like deep water that is clear and cold, "My sister's affection for the emperor is very similar to mine in the past." She pondered slightly, then suddenly smiled, "In the past? Then what about now? Isn't it just for the emperor that the empress returned to Zi'ao City?" The few strands of hair hanging down from the double servant girl's bun were tickled by the wind, "I am not only a woman who loved the king back then, but also a mother of three children." She was thoughtful, her water-like bright eyes reflected the lacquer red of the maple leaves on the treetops, "The queen said that concubines who bear children will have selfish desires to be mothers." "The queen is only half right." I stood in the wind with my sleeves fluttering. "Mothers have selfishness to protect their children. This is not terrible. What is terrible is that people have endless desires and losses, and the more they seek to make up for it." , the more you fall into the devil's barrier." "Then, do you have any desires?" The wind and mist on the waves of Taiye Pool reflect the rustling reeds, and even the undulating waves have a clear and fresh smell.I stared at her calmly, "Yes. One breath, one life, and a lifetime of peace." Her smile is as indifferent as a estranged flower branch under the bright moon, "It's not difficult." "The simpler it is, the harder it is to find. Fortunately, it won't become a demon." She was noncommittal, her smile became more and more distant, and gradually condensed into a stiff arc supported by the corners of her mouth.There was a strange flush on her face that couldn't be concealed, and her breath in her chest was uncertain, so she retired modestly. However, within a few days, news came from Yuzhao Palace that the concubine Zhengui had been attacked by an evil wind and suffered from postpartum illnesses, and she was gradually bedridden.Her illness lingered for many days, and she was unable to take care of Yu Pei, so she entrusted him to Mei Zhuang for half a day to ask concubine Duan and concubine Fu to take care of him.