Chapter 4 Chapter Four

"Xiaowen, Xiaowen..." Hastily wiped away the tears and ran out quickly, Ju Xiang was standing anxiously at the gate of the courtyard and stretched out her head to call me, Ju Xiang is the little palace maid of Yinxi Pavilion, with a round face and a dimple on each side when she smiles, she has been here since morning I just fell in love with her, not to mention that 25 years of modern life is 19 years of palace life in this era, I can feel that she is definitely a little girl with no scheming. "Ju Xiang, is there something wrong with Ge Ge?" Ju Xiang went to the palace with Cheng Huan in the afternoon, if it wasn't for Cheng Huan's business, she shouldn't have come back at this time, Ju Xiang looked at me anxiously and burst out laughing, "Cheng Huan Ge Ge wants the servants to come back to pick up the gift she made for the emperor."

Heaving a sigh of relief, he turned around and walked towards Cheng Huan's room. Ju Xiang behind him called out: "Xiao Wen." As he walked forward, he asked, "What's the matter?" Turning around, she asked again, "What's the matter?" Ju Xiang scratched her face with her hands and glanced at me, but she still didn't speak, she felt a little suspicious, so she didn't ask her any more, just stared at her quietly, and I stared at her for a while, Ju Xiang waved her hands and said, "Let me tell you, don't enter that small courtyard again. It's the emperor's courtyard, and even Eunuch Gao can't enter it."

The painful feeling hit the softest part of my heart again, and I took a step back involuntarily.My reaction probably frightened Juxiang, she hurriedly grabbed my sleeve and said: "It's okay, and no one else saw it." The Old Summer Palace is some distance away from the palace. Sitting on the carriage, I kept thinking about that sentence: "...that is the emperor's courtyard, and even Eunuch Gao cannot enter it." Since it is so affectionate, why is it so heartless? What? Is the love in the heart really inferior to the hate in the heart? The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace is still hung with tens of thousands of lanterns, bright as day, with silver light and snow waves, jewels shine, incense of dragon sandalwood is burned in a tripod, and evergreen pistils are placed in vases.But things are different now, people are not the people they used to be, and their hearts are not the heart of the past. Back then, I was the eighth master’s little wife and sister, and they were Kangxi’s elder brothers; now I am Cheng Huan Gege’s personal maid, and they...

Standing behind Cheng Huan and looking up with complicated emotions, he is sitting in the middle, with Empress Ulanara, Concubine Nian, Concubine Qi, Hongshi, Hongli... the first seat on the right is vacant , followed by Concubine Xi, Concubine Yu, Thirteenth Lord, Fourteenth Lord, Eighth Lord... These are all his relatives, if I didn't choose to leave, then I am one of them, right? Why should I be so demanding on him? Why can't I be a happy little woman who doesn't care about anything? Why should I betray his affection? Why do I break his heart again and again for others, and even hurt our children...

"This is a family banquet. Here, I only talk about brothers, regardless of monarchs and ministers. As the saying goes, brothers are of one heart, and their profits cut gold. Huang Kao entrusted me with the burden of the Qing Dynasty. I hope that all brothers will work together and work together. Take care of the inheritance left by your ancestors." He still said in his usual low tone. "Fourth brother, since it's the Mid-Autumn Festival, don't be too heavy. Since you have all the emperor's wives by your side, you won't understand that the flowers are full and the moon is full... The lover complains about the night, and lovesickness at night... Fourth brother, I can't drink first I'm back home." Ba Ye finished speaking and walked out without waiting for Yinzhen to speak, he was still brooding over Yinzhen's ordering him to divorce his wife.

"Fourth brother, the seat next to you is reserved for my sister-in-law..." Looking at the fleeting pain on Yinzhen's face, my heart suddenly seemed to be torn apart, and I finally understood His pain that day.At that time, when Ba Ye told him every detail of his relationship with Ruoxi, didn't he do the same thing? Although he talked and laughed happily on the surface, he endured the deception from his favorite woman and the ridicule from his political opponents in his heart. "Cheng Huan, where's the gift you gave Uncle Huang?" I couldn't bear to see him continue to be embarrassed, so I hurriedly lowered my body and said to Cheng Huan.

"Uncle Huang, this is a gift Cheng Huan prepared for Uncle Huang." Cheng Huan ran towards Yin Zhen, and Gao Wuyong hurried forward to hold Cheng Huan's hand. Looking at Cheng Huan's smiling face, a smile appeared in the corner of Yin Zhen's eyes, "Cheng Huan, what gift did you give Uncle Huang?" "It's a sachet." Cheng Huan said as he rubbed Yinzhen's lap, this girl still didn't know what the emperor's authority was. Looking at his eyes, there was a moment of confusion, and I couldn't help but feel a little regretful, wondering if I was a little impatient by doing so.I encouraged Cheng Huan to give this gift, and of course I embroidered the sachet.It was made of moon-white silk, and in the lower right-hand corner on both sides I had embroidered a magnolia flower with lavender thread.

"Thirteenth brother, Cheng Huan has really grown up, and his embroidery skills are really good." Yinzhen held Cheng Huan in one hand, and watched carefully with the sachet in the other. "Uncle Huang, I didn't embroider it, it was Xiaowen's." Cheng Huan said while pointing towards me with her hand. I have always told her not to say who did this little devil. For a moment, I felt that all eyes were on me... Yinzhen, fourteenth master, ninth master, tenth master... "Ruoxi, you're back." Fourteen was a little drunk, and I was still wearing the clothes I had when I entered the palace this morning. He staggered towards me, "Ruoxi, I'm sorry, do you know? I'm an asshole, I Afraid that others would laugh at my fourteenth side Fujin for writing in fourteenth handwriting, I used another envelope on the outside of your envelope, but the fourth brother thought it was me who wrote the goddamn poem to curse people, and the fourth brother didn't find yours in time Letter. I am a bastard, Ruoxi, I am a bastard..."

He went, he really went.I glanced at him faintly, and he was also staring at me.The four eyes meet, and the eyes are tightly mixed together.Suddenly, I saw the queen Ulanara who was next to me gently tug on Yinzhen, what am I doing, I am no longer like Ruoxi, so I quickly adjusted my mood.I can't let the Fourteenth Lord continue to talk like this. He is now the emperor, and his dignity cannot be trampled on by anyone. "Master Thirteen, Lord Fourteen is drunk, and this servant will help him out first." I said to Thirteen.Seeing Thirteen nodded, I supported Fourteen and walked out quickly.

Yinxi Pavilion After Sisi was picked up, I returned to Yinxi Pavilion, and when I came back, I heard Cheng Huan say that Uncle Huang was drunk, and a person who doesn't like drinking was actually drunk.I paced back and forth in the room non-stop, hesitating in my heart whether to go and see him. I stood silently outside the "home", "Xi'er, do you hate me?...you must hate me, if not, you wouldn't have left with Shisi, you don't love him...why? ..." His voice became lower and lower. Gently pushing open the door, I saw him lying on his side on the bed, still wearing palace banquet clothes, frowning tightly, he was no longer the emperor with a stern expression in front of people, but just an ordinary man who was stabbed by love.

Going forward and sitting on the edge of the bed, gently stroking his thin lips, slowly leaning his face on his chest, "Yinzhen, my Yinzhen..." Suddenly he turned over and hugged me in his arms . "Xi'er..." Startled, he hurriedly raised his head to look at the face close at hand. He didn't wake up, but there was a smile on his face, a satisfied smile.