Chapter 29 Chapter Twenty Nine

Looking at the heavy snow falling outside the window lattice, he sighed, and finally got up to the full moon, so he could get out of bed. Yinzhen from behind chuckled lightly, and said: "One month will be over, and everyone will get what they wished." He was slightly startled, and immediately understood what he meant, his face became hot, he turned around, and looked at him With one glance, he said softly: "In front of my son, I'm still so unruly." Hearing this, he laughed sullenly, stepped forward and put his arms around my waist, stroked my face, and held my My chin, said: "I have already become a mother, and my skin is still so thin."

Glancing at him, he pulled his hand away, took a step back, and said, "Where is Hong Han looking?" His hand moved forward, and I pressed it against his chest involuntarily, and he said, "He's just A baby." I was about to speak, but he interrupted and continued: "Did you remind me that Honghan should be taken by the nanny?" Annoyed, he raised his head and stared at him, trying to push him away, but he seemed to be He had already expected that I would react like this, and the hands around his waist tightened a little. He lowered his head and whispered in my ear, "I don't have you by my side at night, I always feel like something is missing."

He has been resting in Dongnuange for a while, and he has been taking care of Honghan wholeheartedly, so he has indeed been left out in the cold.His body was no longer stiff, just like him, he put his hands around his waist, raised his face and said: "You have lost a lot of weight these days." He let out a breath and said: "The national treasury is empty, but Jiangning Weaving owes the treasury He was ordered to return several million taels of silver within a time limit, but not only did he fail to do so, he even extorted fees and harassed the station in Changqing County, Shandong, etc. on the way back to Beijing. I withdrew him, but he actually transferred property, Attempt to conceal; also, a few days ago, Baoquan bureau craftsmen gathered a crowd to protest against the officials' embezzlement of grain, this is at the feet of the emperor,..."

People in later generations commented on him, saying that he was born with a vicious nature, and that he must be punished, but I was really in it, but I understood why he took the purpose of rectifying the administration of officials, clearing up discipline and strict criminal laws.Only in this way can he make the country rich. Only when the country is rich can the people be safe, and when the people are safe, there will be peace. I increased the strength of my arms, and stuck them tightly to his body, saying: "The corruption of officials during the reign of the ancestors was too serious, and it was not a day's cold to freeze three feet. This is a problem that has been formed for forty or fifty years. It can be reversed in a few years." After a little thought in his heart, he continued: "Because of you, our Qing Dynasty will have the most brilliant moment." After a pause, he sighed: "Stop talking about these heavy topics. "

He pulled my arms apart, held my hand and sat on the edge of the bed. When the two sat down, he stared at me closely, with eager light in his eyes.Looking at each other, I only feel that my cheeks are hot, and my body is not trembling.She lowered her eyes and leaned into his arms.The two cuddled quietly for a moment, and he held my face in his hands, his dark pupils bursting with warmth.I was like a little girl who was just beginning to fall in love, staring blankly at his approaching face, and didn't react until his cold lips covered mine. His kiss gradually turned from gentle to fiery, and she followed his lead and cooperated with him involuntarily. With a sound of 'Wow', Hong Han's crying sounded into his ears suddenly, he hurriedly pushed him away, and looked towards the bed, only to see the little guy using his hands and feet together, pulling out the quilt, twisting his body around.I understood what was going on in my heart, and I couldn't help but feel hot, and I forgot to change his diaper.Lifting off the quilt, he took out a small quilt that he made himself, which was similar to a sleeping bag, carefully wrapped Hong Han in it, and put it in Yinzhen's arms.

Honghan is already full moon, and his little face is pink, chubby, and very cute.However, the family law of the Qing court "respects the father and respects the body", and pays attention to having grandchildren but not children. Although Yinzhen is the mother of several children, it is probably the first time that he is really like today.After tidying up, he sat on the bed and looked at the father and son. After watching for a while, he found that Yinzhen's body was stiff and his posture was a little awkward. "Your Majesty, someone from Kunning Palace has sent the tonic." Just as he was about to ask for the child back, Gao Wuyong's communication voice came from outside the door. Gifts and supplements were usually delivered by Xiao Shunzi directly, but this time it was probably because they were from the Queen's Palace, so they were sent here.I got up, walked up to Yinzhen, and said, "Let me carry you." He handed the child carefully, and said, "Come in."

A court lady walked in quickly with small steps, and after standing still, she lowered her head slightly and said softly: "The empress sent her servants to send some dried dates, which can be eaten raw after soaking in warm water. Very effective." Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt that this woman looked very familiar, after contemplating it for a moment, he suddenly realized that she was the woman in black named Lu Lanxi. She was dazed for a while, and looked carefully, and saw her two pretty eyebrows, slightly furrowed in the middle, stretched and faded towards the sideburns in a slightly splayed shape, her greasy nose was slightly raised, and her complexion was still extremely white.Yinzhen glanced at me, and told her lightly: "Put it down." After Lu Lanxi put it down neatly, Yingying was blessed and wanted to turn around and go back. "Lv Lanxi." I straightened my train of thought and called out suddenly. She froze, and then she still walked quickly towards the outsider. Stay."

She turned around and said in a low voice: "Slave Guerkai Landong, I'm waiting for the girl's orders." I looked her up and down carefully, and I was sure that she was Zhang Yuzhi's junior sister, so I said: "Return to your master, I will wait for you someday. I will go to Kunning Palace to thank the Queen for the reward." She still lowered her head slightly, and after answering, she turned around and walked out as if nothing had happened. This is the second snow this winter, and it is not as fast as the first snow, and it is not like the first snow, which is always snow particles mixed with cold rain, and it changes with the flow.The beginning of this snow was butterfly snow, the snowflakes shaped like goose feathers hovered slowly in mid-air, like countless white butterflies fluttering in the air, not in a hurry to land.

Standing in front of the door, looking at the palaces and pavilions covered with silver makeup in front of him, he turned around and walked to Honghan's small bed, tucked in the corner of the quilt, and after explaining to Qiaohui carefully, he took Juxiang and walked towards Kunning Palace. Looking up at the sky, the clouds became thicker and thicker. The dense snow was no longer a 'flake', they formed into clusters in the air, and the soft snowballs were thrown down one by one.Although I like this kind of snow scene very much, I regret that I should use a warm sedan instead.But even if I go back now, the snow has already fallen all over my body, so I have to speed up my pace and move forward in a hurry.

"Auntie,..." Turning around, it turned out that it was Xiao Shunzi leading four little Sulas and carrying a warm sedan chair, and when a group of people approached, Xiao Shunzi said: "It's snowing too much today, The slave was afraid that my aunt would not be able to withstand it, so I specially prepared a sedan chair and rushed over." When Ju Xiang lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, I was about to get into the sedan chair, but in this cold weather, Xiao Shunzi's forehead was covered with a layer of sweat. Thin sweat.Glancing at the thin layer of ice on the ground, my heart warmed up, and I said, "Wipe off your sweat, don't catch a cold." Xiao Shunzi said with a smile: "Auntie said so, I would kill the servant, if it wasn't for these few days Aunt Nian took such good care of my slave, how could my slave be where he is today."

Xiao Shunzi was originally an attendant of Prince Yong's mansion, and he came to the palace only after Yinzhen succeeded to the throne. Since he was pregnant, Gao Wuyong sent a few eunuchs headed by him to protect him.From then on, he seemed to be the most capable person under Gao Wuyong, so he often said that he was blessed by me.This little Shunzi was young, and when he was in the palace, Yinzhen's family rules were extremely strict, not to mention the attendants, even Hongli and the others made mistakes, and they were also servants of the family law, so when he first entered the palace, he was trembling, fearing that he would make mistakes.But since staying in Zhenxi Pavilion for a few days, the rules have relaxed a lot, but this is not a good thing in the palace, so I still have to tell him when I find time someday. Suddenly a gust of cold wind poured in, and several balls of snowflakes floated in. Looking closely, Ju Xiang lifted the sedan chair curtain with her hand, and it turned out that she had already arrived at Kunning Palace.Going out of the sedan chair, stepping on the snow and walking forward slowly, entering the main gate, there are still a group of little Sulas sweeping the snow, their eyes are passing by everyone, and finally settled on Lan Dong who is leaning sideways at the palace gate .Standing still, watching silently, there is something about her that is different from other court ladies, and I can't tell what it is.Seeing me standing there, Xiao Shunzi was stunned for a moment, then walked quickly to the door, and said in a slightly higher voice than usual, "Empress, Miss Xiaowen is here." Lan Dong turned back and went down the steps, walked up to me, and said: "The ground is slippery, I'll help the girl." Her complexion became more and more pale against the background of the snow, she seemed to have no blood at all, I looked at the girl in front of me. She couldn't help being dazed for a while, and understood what that indescribable thing about her was, it was a kind of loneliness that penetrated deep into her bones, and she was even more sure that she was Lu Lanxi. I said: "Thank you Miss Lan Dong." Hearing this, she suddenly raised her head, her complexion turned paler, and her body trembled slightly.When we met that day, she didn't look up, so she didn't see my face, but for those who know her real name, she should remember my voice.But only in an instant, she regained her composure, smiled slightly, and said: "The Empress has already ordered the slaves, if the girl comes, you don't need to pass the news, just go in." Just as she was about to speak, she saw Nala Go down the steps and come this way. "Sister, what are you doing standing here under such heavy snow, come in quickly." Queen Nala said as she gently brushed the snow off my body. When I first entered the house from the snow, I felt that the light in the room was a bit dark, and I couldn't see anything clearly, and it was blurry.It wasn't until I sat down, closed my eyes for a while, and opened them again, that I felt a little clearer. Glancing around, he found that almost all the maids standing bowed were new faces, all of them standing like clay figurines in the temple, silent.My heart moved, and I said: "Cui Zhu didn't deserve it today?" Nala was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "This spring, the emperor only left a few girls who agreed, and the rest were filled as female officials. , court lady, so almost all the original things in my palace have been released from the palace." I couldn't help feeling hot, I didn't know what to say for a while, the room was very quiet for a while, even the chiming clock hands on the table moved. The rustle' sound can be heard clearly. In this unbearable silence, Nala waved the crowd away, and ordered Lan Dong: "Go to the small kitchen and get some red date soup." Seeing that everyone had retreated, she said: "Sister, I don't have any other intentions. Since my younger sister is here today, my older sister will also tell you about it." She sighed silently, and then said: "The emperor likes Zen and Buddhism, and he doesn't like women's sex, but the only ones who really care about the emperor are Miss Ruoxi and you. , For a while, I always thought that you were sent by heaven to replace Miss Ruoxi... The emperor once ordered that no one in the harem should disturb you. This is a bit of an annoyance, but for other people in the harem, it is a coveted honor... The palace has always had a draft every three years. This is the ancestral system. Although the master is unwilling, there is nothing he can do. My sister also hopes that you can understand the emperor , he didn't intend to hide it from you, it's just that you were pregnant with Honghan at the time, and I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to accept it for a while,..." She spoke eloquently, and I listened silently. She is indeed an impeccable queen. Everything she said and everything she did was not for herself, but for herself. For Yinzhen's consideration. The two were silent for a while, she sighed softly, stared at me, and continued: "Whether it's Ruoxi or you, you are all very meaningful people to me, my sister doesn't want anything to happen to you Bad things, but some things have already happened, and they cannot be undone, but the same thing, neither the master nor my sister, will let it happen again. My sister knows that you are the same as Miss Ruoxi, and don’t want He has contact with us, but now that the Lord is the emperor, the draft is unavoidable,..." In fact, I have been comforting myself all the time, thinking that as long as I can't see it, it's fine. This kind of mentality, to be more precise, is a mentality like deception.The reason why Nalashi knows that he doesn't want to know, but reminds him again and again is that this kind of thing will still happen in the future, and the draft cannot be canceled or changed because of someone. At this moment, I am sitting numbly on the warm kang, although I can see, but I can only see sparks from the charcoal basin on the table in front of me; Talk to yourself.Although the earth dragon in the palace was burning very warmly, but my heart was getting colder and colder. I kept stroking the ring on my hand. There was only one thought in my mind, and Yinzhen had only myself in his heart.After a long time, I heard a soft sigh in my ear, and suddenly came back to my senses, I saw Nala staring at me silently, seeing me look, the faint sadness in her eyes was fleeting... 'Crack', the sound of a tea bowl falling to the ground accompanied by a burst of scolding came from outside the door, "You girl, you have been in the palace for so long, and you still don't understand the rules. What are you doing standing outside with a soup bowl? Yes,..." Immediately afterwards, Lan Xi's reply sounded: "Grandpa Lu, the servant girl is about to bring it in, but the father-in-law came in a hurry..." Xu is the eunuch Xiao Luzi and Lan Dong, the chief eunuchs of Kunning Palace. bumped into each other. The cotton curtain at the door squeaked, and then an eunuch rushed in, maybe he was walking in a hurry, he seemed to stumble at the threshold, he staggered, and lay on the ground, he straightened his hat, raised his side and said "Empress, that matter..." He said halfway, maybe he felt that the atmosphere was not right, he suddenly raised his head, saw me, stared at Nalashi, then his face tightened, he hit him a thousand times, and said: "The servant has seen the girl." I waved my hand at him, and said, "Elder-in-law, don't be too polite." Seeing Xiaoluzi standing there in a dilemma, rubbing his hands non-stop, his face was very anxious, he must have something important to report to Nalashi, since I am here, I can't speak.So, I stood up and said, "Sister, you bothered about the supplements a few days ago. The child Hong Han should wake up, and my sister is leaving now." Her face seemed to be a little pale, and she looked a little pale , but her smile was still elegant, she stood up and said, "I haven't seen Honghan for a few days, I'll go and see some other day." I wrapped the cloak around me, walked down the steps slowly, waved my hand to beckon little Sula who was still sweeping the snow, asked where the small kitchen was, and walked over. After walking a few steps, she ran into Lan Xi who was holding a soup bowl. She seemed to be taken aback, and then said with a smile: "Miss Xiaowen, you don't come here specifically to find slaves." She looked at her intently for a while, and said: " Miss Lu, long time no see." Her face was calm, she seemed to have expected my question, looked at me with a smile for a while, then glanced around unintentionally, hid the smile on her face, and replied : "Girl has good eyesight, but if she sees me twice, she will write it down." A gust of wind blew, and the snow from the trees above my head fell one after another, and it fell on my face, which was cool.I secretly admire her in my heart, this kind of composure is not possessed by everyone, but I didn't answer the words, just looked at her silently.She wiped off the snow from her face, her eyes dimmed, and she said: "I, Ama, is a fourth-rank member of the imperial court, and I am his only girl, and I am also a candidate for selection." After a pause , she said again: "Once I enter the palace gate, I may never be able to get out, so I begged Ama to live the life I wanted before entering the palace. But after all, I am a candidate for a show girl, and I use the pseudonym Lu Lanxi outside .” This explanation is also reasonable, without any flaws, maybe I really worry too much.I sighed again, I have experienced this kind of feeling before, so why don't I understand her mood. There was the sound of wooden shoes walking behind me, and when I turned around, I saw Xiao Shunzi walking hurriedly with Qiaohui supported, Qiaohui complained to me as she walked: "Miss, I will come back after talking for a while, why is it taking so long?" , little elder brother woke up, crying so loudly that he was hoarse." I was stunned for a moment, only caring about Lan Dong's identity, but forgot that I had come out for a while. Qiaohui has a little gray hair at the temples, and her waist seems to be bent a little. Over the years, she has taken care of me wholeheartedly, and now she is also wholeheartedly taking care of Honghan. She has sincerely regarded me as Ruoxi.Feeling moved in my heart, I said: "Qiaohui, you just need to send someone here, the snow is slippery, be careful not to fall." A muffled sound came from behind him. Looking back, a soup bowl was spinning on the thin snow on the ground. Red date porridge was scattered all over the ground, and the snow beside the porridge melted instantly.And Lan Dong's face was flushed, and she stared blankly forward, I was stunned, waiting for the draft girl to learn the rules and etiquette in Chuxiu Palace, if she fails to pass, she is not eligible to stay in the palace, and Lan Dong has already entered the palace In the past year, she shouldn't have spilled two bowls of porridge in one day. Why did she lose her composure so much.I followed her gaze, and there was no one in front of me except Qiaohui and Xiao Shunzi. Qiaohui walked up, picked up the soup bowl and handed it to Landong, saying: "Be careful in the future, the palace is no better than other places." Then, Qiaohui urged: "Miss, go back quickly, little elder brother is hungry." I replied, and still stared at Lan Dong intently, the doubts in my heart came back, judging from the last time she calmly responded to my reply in front of Yin Zhen, she shouldn't be such a reckless woman.After a while, Lan Dong Xu sensed his abnormality, moved the soup bowl to the center of the tray, saluted gracefully, and then meandered away. I wanted to find some clues by talking with her, but things backfired.After getting out of Kunning Palace, he walked towards the sedan chair, but saw a young eunuch standing opposite a tree as thick as three people hugging each other. Perhaps he had stood there for a long time, his whole body was covered in white, and even his hat was covered with Hills of snow. Seeing me look, he took two steps forward, suddenly stood there again, took out something from his arms, put it on the road, and ran away.I suddenly remembered who he was, and was about to tell Xiao Shunzi, but Xiao Shunzi had already patted the two little Sulas in front of the sedan chair, and the three of them chased forward. Picking up the purse on the ground, he pulled out the note inside, and saw that it said "Please save Cui Zhu quickly".The purse is still the same as that time, and the embroidery is quite fine. However, the characters this time are quite different from the small silk characters last time, obviously it was not made by one person.In addition, this time I did not use paper with the seal of the eighth master. I froze in place, unable to recover for a long time, didn't Cui Zhu leave the palace?But who is the green bamboo on this note.Could it be that Nalashi lied, but why would he lie to me? Although Cuizhu and I have been together for a while, if Cuizhu really committed some unforgivable mistake, I would not say anything. After all, Nalashi It is her master. Looking at the purse in his hand, he suddenly felt a heartbeat. The content of the purse last time was related to Hongwang, and it was made of paper with the seal of the eighth master.The reason why it didn't work this time may be that something happened to the person who had hidden the seal... I felt a 'boom' in my head, and I couldn't help but took a step back, not daring to continue thinking about it. Coolness, and with this as the center, swims to the limbs.Cuizhu belongs to Eighth Master, I can't believe that Eighth Master has passed away for so many years, but... I smiled miserably in my heart, I don't know why a person has such a long-term plan, why he has such endless calculations, and why he doesn't care about these fresh lives.His face like a beautiful jade and eyes like bright stars can't help appearing in front of his eyes, didn't he say that? 'The victory or defeat has been decided, and I will not do unnecessary things again', but what is everything today for. I stared at the note in my hand, and the stagnation in my heart gradually increased, and I felt that my body was swollen and I couldn't breathe. Slowly knead the note in his hand into a small ball and hold it tightly in the palm of his hand.Looking at the four people who were getting closer, Xiao Shunzi was walking in the front row, while the little eunuch was sandwiched between the left and right by Xiao Sula who was carrying the sedan chair. He waved his hand to tell Xiao Shunzi to wait until the person retreated, seeing Qiaohui next to him with a hesitant look on his face, his lips parted, but he didn't make any sound, just shook his head helplessly, and also retreated.I walked towards the back of the tree, walked for a while, and stood still.Staring at the snow scene in front of her with ecstasy, it would be great if this Kaikai Baixue could wash away the darkness deep in everyone's heart.After a long time, he found that the little eunuch who followed him stood behind him like a gourd with a saw-mouthed gourd. His eyes hurt a little from the snow, he turned around, and found that the little eunuch was kneeling on the ground with a serious face, probably because the temperature on his legs was relatively high, and a large area of ​​his knees was already wet.After standing silently for a while, seeing that he was still in the same posture, I said, "If you don't speak, how can you save someone?" Hearing this, he kowtowed three times in a row, and when he raised his head, his face was covered with snow. Afterwards, the snow melted on the face, dripped down the cheeks, and dripped drop by drop on the snow, making small pits one by one. He wiped it with his sleeve, but still knelt on the spot, and said: "Sister Cuizhu said that if something happens to her one day, I can ask you for help if I have any difficulties." Looking at his wet legs The scope is getting bigger and bigger, but he doesn't realize it. I can't bear it. In the 21st century, he should not be considered an adult. I said: "Get up and answer, what happened to Cuizhu? She didn't Are you out of the palace?" The little eunuch paused for a moment, as if he was hesitating whether he should stand up and answer, but perhaps he saw that my expression was indifferent, and he didn't pay attention to these vain rituals, so he stood up and said: "The servant also heard that Sister Cuizhu released But a few days ago, there were rumors among the concubines and eunuchs that the original maid in the empress's palace was locked up. The servant was puzzled, so he went to have a look. Fa, come to find my aunt for help." Looking up at the clusters of falling snow, falling on my face, it stimulated my nerves. After thinking about it for a while, I still had no clue.It is true that something happened to Cuizhu, but it is unknown what happened. A thought suddenly came to his mind, after thinking for a while, he felt that only this matter should fall on him, he should be the most suitable person, and he also promised Baye to protect Hongwang comprehensively.Since he had made up his mind, he opened his mouth and said to him: "You go back first, I will first understand what happened, if I can help, I will help." Stepping out of the forest, I saw Gao Wuyong standing beside the sedan chair and scolding Xiao Shunzi: "In the future, if you go out, you must inform me in advance, and I will send a few more people to accompany you. There is so much snow in the world, how can you even talk about it?" The person holding the umbrella didn't follow anyone, the girl is in confinement, and her body is weak, if the root cause of the disease has fallen. Can you and I take care of it?" Xiao Shunzi bowed and lowered his eyebrows to answer the words, The four little Suras even lowered their heads, not daring to vent their breath. Going forward, I said: "Grandpa Gao, don't punish him today. I left too hastily, so I can't blame him." Gao Wuyong bowed slightly and said, "Since the girl ordered, the slave will follow. Xiao A Brother has been crying for a long time, but I don't see the girl going back, the emperor ordered the servants to come and look for it, Qiao Hui has already gone back, the girl should get on the sedan chair and go back quickly."