Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

Concubine Chun immediately issued an order to send her out, no matter how wronged Yan Wan was, she didn't dare to show anything on her face, so she had to quickly pack her things and go.Seeing that she was leaving, Eldest Brother was also somewhat attached to her, but Yan Wan was just a new court lady who came to take care of him. Although she was good, there were always better nurses around her. He was fostered in the Pure Concubine Palace, not to mention If you dare to speak out, you have to. When Hailan returned to the palace, she was a little tired, and she slowly took off her jewelry in front of the dressing table, and changed into a sapphire-colored plum blossom shirt with dark patterns.The shirt was made of venetian satin, which was as smooth as a young girl's skin when worn, and under the candlelight, it had a faint smoky glow, as if thin clouds were smudged against the body.But she especially likes the jade-white plum blossoms wrapped around the dark blue pattern on the cuffs. Small and small, it looks like a flower facing the water, and the outline is outlined with very thin gold lines, which has a subtle and indistinct appearance. The luxurious and complicated beauty of the clothes is just like her mind at the moment, and it is tightly stitched together without leaking a single gap.

Hailan rested her chin and stared at herself in the mirror, suddenly feeling startled.A face that used to be docile and uncontested, now it has been meticulously painted with rouge and powder. It is the emperor's favorite willow thin eyebrows, because he loves the willow colors in the south of the Yangtze River and misses them day and night.The rouge on the cheeks was applied very lightly. First, white pearl jasmine powder was applied, and then the rose rouge was applied. It was only because the color of the rose was too bright, and the rose was thin. There is such a good color of light vermilion.A thin layer of gouache cream needs to be pressed on top of the rouge, and pink pearls must be ground into powder to have such a natural and good complexion.This rouge also has a name, it is called "Nen Wuxiang", it is made by finding an ancient prescription from the Tang Dynasty, and when it is applied on the face, it is completely natural, just like the gentle and charming women of Wu land. fragrant.

Such an exquisite depiction naturally won the attention of the emperor's sacred heart, and it was also because she was not very well-dressed in the past, but once she put her heart into it, she was so amazing.But the former self was naive. Really, how long is it.Don't talk about others now, even I look at it as another person, with a different heart. While she was concentrating, she saw Ye Xin bring hot water in from the bronze mirror, and wanted to serve her to wash.She was in a trance, and Ye Xin said: "Young master, what you want today comes true, what's not happy about it?"

Hailan took off her armor, soaked her hands in hot water, and said, "I have something I can wish for." Ye Xin carefully massaged her fingers: "The young master doesn't like Yan Wan's seductive, water-snake figure in front of the emperor, and she was cleaned up with the help of the pure concubine empress. The little master can also rest in peace." Hai Lan's beautiful brows frowned slightly: "What? Even you think that Yan Wan should not be underestimated?" Ye Xin raised her face and said with a smile: "I don't believe that the young master can't see it, except that she is not as charming as a monster, and Yan Wan's face looks different from that of the young master Ruyi in the cold palace. Three points are similar."

Hai Lanben was wiping her hands with a snow-white hot towel. Hearing this sentence, she slammed the towel into the water, splashing a half-foot-high splash, hitting Ye Xin's face. She was angry. Said: "The girl who wants to die, her mouth is becoming more and more indifferent. Although sister Ruyi is in the cold palace, but what is her identity, how can you compare it with a lowly maid? Let me hear you next time." If you say such things, be careful, I will send you out of Yanxi Palace immediately, and you are not allowed to come in to serve you!" Ye Xin has served Hailan for many years, she is loyal and has won Hailan's trust.Hailan is also a very good-natured person, she has never seen such an angry face on her face.At that moment, Ye Xin also panicked, slapped herself twice on the mouth, and said with a swollen face: "Young master, don't be angry, it's not worth it to be angry with the servant. It's all because the servant speaks lightly, so I won't dare in the future."

Only then did Hai Lan calm down and said, "You must always remember that no matter where Miss Ruyi is, she was the person who treated me best in the past, and I am the person who treats her best now and in the future. If you want To separate them from each other is to commit suicide yourself!" Ye Xin was so frightened that she didn't dare to vent her anger, so she hurriedly waited on Hailan to make the bed, folded the quilt neatly, lit up the benzoin and said, "My lord, it's getting late, let's settle down earlier." Hailan combed her hair slowly with a rhino horn comb, and asked abruptly, "Ye Xin, you said that the emperor suddenly fell in love with Yan Wan, do you think Yan Wan is somewhat similar to her sister?"

After Ye Xin was shocked just now, she didn't dare to speak, but Nuonuo responded with a vague mouth.Hailan knew that she was frightened, so she also sighed and said, "I'm a bit more tempered today. There are so many people and affairs in the palace, so there's no way I wouldn't bother you. You've served me for so many years, don't Just take it to heart." Ye Xin was taken aback. Although her face was hot, her heart was also hot. She said gratefully, "Young master, don't say that. The servant knows that the young master has a lot of things to do since he was favored, so it's hard not to feel uncomfortable."

Hailan said sadly: "Perhaps you are right. I just don't like that the emperor has a person who looks similar to my sister. Because of this, the emperor is likely to miss my sister all the time, and will completely forget her." Ye Xin agreed "yes" and didn't dare to talk anymore. Hailan sat on the bed, watched Ye Xin put down the curtain, and said: "The emperor will come over for lunch tomorrow, so you wake me up early so that I can prepare some special dishes myself. When the emperor leaves in the afternoon, remember to go Tai Hospital found a man named Jiang Yubin and brought him to see me."

Ye Xin promised to hang the curtains evenly, and put Hai Lan's embroidered rice bead soft-soled shoes on the ground neatly, then retreated to her place of vigil, lay down and fell asleep. She didn't sleep well that night, Hailan just tossed and turned with a lot of preoccupations in her heart.Ruyi also suffered from rheumatism, lying on the bed with pain all over her body, her limbs and bones were corroded bit by bit, as if they had been forcibly poured into lead acid.Although Xin Xin has maintained a strong body since she was a child, she didn't get any better. She just sat on the edge of the bed, wrapped the ginger in gauze and squeezed out the juice in the light of a lamp, and wiped Ruyi's face little by little. joint.

Ruyi hurriedly supported her and said, "Stop squatting there, after a while, your legs hurt and you can't stand up." Yan Xin gritted her teeth and smiled: "The servant can endure it." Ruyi looked at her with a look of forbearance and anticipation, and there was always infinite emotion flowing in her eyes.She asked softly, "That Jiang Yubin, are you familiar with him?" Ji Xin was slightly taken aback, with a gentle look on his face, his eyes were like lit candles: "The servant girl and him have known each other since childhood, and then there was a famine in their hometown, and they all ran away. The servant girl entered the palace. He entered the palace as an imperial physician with some family-passed medical skills. The servant girl actually met him in the palace in the past few years, but she just thought that if the fellow countrymen couldn't help, then no one would come to help."

Ruyi said: "Is his medical skill very good?" Xin Xin smiled slightly, and then sighed: "What's the use? He has nothing to do with the imperial hospital, he has no family background, and has never been valued by others. He is just a low-ranking little imperial doctor. Well, if he can't come, then no one can come." Ruyi stood up, wiped her wrists and elbows with ginger juice, and said softly: "It's his intention to come, don't blame him if you don't come. It's hard to find sincerity in riches and honor. If you end up like this If he treats you sincerely, this person is worthy of continuing friendship. Otherwise, it’s worth not seeing you.” Qiao Xin said: "My lord, I will apply it myself. Get up and take a walk outside, the place where ginger juice has been applied will continue to heat up." Ruyi walked into the courtyard, only to see that the moonlight was not very clear, and the mist seemed to be covered with a layer of veil.She suddenly heard a sigh, the voice came from outside, it was clearly a man's voice. Ruyi heard the sound familiar, so she unconsciously looked out through the sparse door, but saw Ling Yunche with a bearded face and a sad mood, holding up the jug and pouring wine into his mouth.She couldn't help shaking her head secretly.After being in the cold palace for so long, this man can be regarded as a rare normal person who can be seen day and night.Although greedy for money, he also has a self-motivated heart.The people in the palace, who doesn't want to climb up, don't spend their days in a daze like those guards who are with him, but now, no matter what, they are depressed. She is not a secretive person by nature, so she simply said: "When people are always unsatisfied, you only make fun of your body. If you want to be satisfied in the future, your body will not be able to keep up." Ling Yunche was annoyed at first, so even Zhao Jiuxiao, who had always been close to him, was not by his side, so he drank wine on his own.Hearing what she said at this time, my heart became more unhappy, and I said impatiently: "Who are you and what status are you, you are just hanging in the mud and can't get up, and you still have the mind to care about others." After nearly a year of grinding, Ruyi felt relieved and didn't take these words to heart. She just shook the clothes that had been drying in the daytime under the moonlight and said, "Although the body is In the quagmire, I don’t want to sink to the bottom. If I let go of my breath, I will sink into the sea of ​​misery forever, and I can’t get out.” "Could it be that you still want to get out of this hellish place?" Yun Che sneered, "Stop wishful thinking. If you can't get out of this place, neither can I." Ruyi looked up at the moonlight, and smiled faintly: "So what if you can't go out? Anyway, I have to live like a human being. If I relax a little bit, I won't be able to hold my breath, and I will be with those lunatics here all day long on the corner of the wall." What's the difference between a rolling woman. She simply hanged her neck, and the corpse didn't end well." She knelt down and looked at the ants crawling around under the lush moss: "Have you ever seen ants? Stealing life, and I hope that stealing life will not be so difficult, so no matter what, I will endure it." "Patience is enough?" He looked up to the sky and poured the wine, and said coldly, "It's better to get drunk and forget everything." Ruyi shook her head and said, "Looking at the way you drink, it's probably either for your future or for women. But these two things can't be forgotten when you wake up. On the contrary, the more you use alcohol to drown your sorrows, the more useless you will be." improvement." "Future? I was born under the banner of the Five Flags of the Han Army, and my family is poor. What kind of future can I have?" He gulped down the spirits and stared at his bloodshot eyes, "So no one thinks highly of me, Everyone leave me." Ruyi sneered again and again: "What if you are the coat of the five banners of the Han army? I was born in the three banners of the Manchu army with the surname Ulanara. Once I was down and wronged, I was trapped here, and I will never see the light of day." , am I not more pitiful than you? It’s just that you feel sorry for yourself, and if you want to say such pitiful things to make people feel pitiful, you really have no heart at all!” Yun Che was suddenly ridiculed for these few words, and then rushed forward with drunkenness, and then ignored him: "What can I do? With a certain background, do you still have the ability to climb up? You were wronged and trapped in the You don't have the ability to be in the cold palace. As for me, I can't use any ability, so I have no hope at all. Even the woman I love has left me, thinking that I can't give her a chance to turn around! What else can I do?" The moonlight is hazy, a hairy moon that cannot illuminate thousands of people.It was so dim, and even the thoughts in the bottom of my heart became blurred.Ling Yunche outside the door is hopeless, but what hope can she have?It's just that with grievances in his eyes, suffering grief and resentment, he desperately held back his breath, and didn't want to completely sink to death.Yes, she is a little girl, she can still do this, how can a seven-foot man feel so self-pitying. Ruyi couldn't help but said: "A woman who can share troubles with you is worthy of your tears and drunkenness if she has to leave! If you can only share wealth and wealth but not share troubles, and even despise your background and future, if this kind of woman leaves early, If I had changed it, I would have bought wine and got drunk and celebrated with my forehead and hands. Now that you have drunk wine, there is still time to laugh out loud and celebrate!" Yun Che's drunkenness rushed up, and a sense of sadness rushed straight up from his chest, almost shattering his chest. He sneered and said: "If you are so cold-hearted, only you A woman can tell. I've seen you before, and your face is somewhat similar to hers, no wonder the words you say are so cold and heartless!" Ruyi seemed to have been greatly wronged by that woman when he heard his words, and she really looked down on such a heartless and ungrateful woman.Now listening to the drunk man comparing such a woman with himself, even though she has now been reduced to a disused commoner in the cold palace, she can't tolerate being compared like this.Ruyi originally came out to activate her muscles and bones with ginger juice, and wanted to warm up her joints, but now she was so angry that her whole body became hot, so she didn't bother to speak, and went back to the house. As soon as Ruyifu entered the room, he saw that the heart was beating with the faint candlelight.Sing Xin's dexterity, the silk thread flutters between her fingers when it falls in her hand, making people dazzled. After a while, she can weave a beautiful pattern-shaped sweat scarf, with pine flower knots, blessing knots, and Ruyi knots. The knot, the plum blossom knot, and the most coincident thing is that Cui Yingying in the play worships the moon and burns incense. She can type it vividly, in all kinds of colors, and the colors match beautifully.The most delicate skill is to make various patterns on the handkerchief silk. After her hands, the silk is no longer ordinary silk. It is worn with pearls or worn with eight treasures. Hold it in your hand, it is a landscape. He was still in her boudoir, the long red lacquer window of Nuan Your Excellency was half-opened, the cool breeze blew the low Xiangfei bamboo curtain, and there were faintly the humming of cicadas, and the noise became quieter.The slightly warm evening wind slowly diffused in with the misty gardenia fragrance, which was originally the calmest and freshest floral fragrance, but after being steamed by the heat of the air, it also made me feel a little drunk.It was the last scene of midsummer, when a gust of wind blew, the roses outside the temple scattered like rain, flakes of flying red danced in the distance, and the light and shadow were as blurred as smoke.At that time, Ruyi, who was carefree and carefree, slanted her sign on Concubine Yang's couch, looked at the broken heart under the window, and swiped a big butterfly with her fingers. Such idle time, the boudoir game, has now become the art of earning a living.Ruyi felt a little sad when she thought about it, and said slowly: "It's late at night, don't lower your head to do those jobs, you will hurt your eyes carefully." Xing Xin smiled faintly, and said sustainingly: "Even though Mrs. Hai is favored, it is only for the sake of being a nobleman. The things rewarded by the emperor can't be changed into money, and the little master's jewelry can't be sold to make people feel satisfied. But the money is getting less and less.” What Song Xin said was the truth, the difficulty of entering the cold palace for the first time was nothing more than physical suffering. Although she came from a well-to-do family, there were only her and Song Xin here, and most of them were crazy people around them. Many rough jobs such as Washing and pouring water, you have to learn to do it yourself.It's just that many things can be tolerated, such as the food delivered, which is cold in winter without a trace of heat, but it can be tolerated. Although it is an overnight meal that has been left for a few days, it is not bad at all.But when the weather gets hot, regardless of the rotten food and vegetables delivered outside, a sour smell can be smelled far away in summer, causing flies to buzz around.But if people in the cold palace want to live, they must have the ability to live.Just seeing that Taipin Ji survived well, she knew that there must be a way to survive starvation. Sure enough, the few guards guarding outside the cold palace are not vegetarians, they embroidered handkerchiefs and handed them over, and they can always be exchanged for some money back. Little eunuch, the food delivered is finally not bad, and the lowest quality cotton wool can always be exchanged for some in winter.So, most of the time, she and Ji Xin spent on these tasks to keep themselves alive. When I woke up the next day, the weather was not very good, and Ruyi and Xin's rheumatism was a little bit severe, and they were struggling to get up to deal with the day's work, but they heard the "squeak" of the door outside, and they fell down a lot. The dust was actually the sound of the corner door of the cold palace being opened.Ruyi has been here for so long, and has never heard the door lock open. Even if Hailan is a favorite concubine, she can only talk to her through the door.Now the door suddenly opened, and I don't know what it is. She heard the sound of the corner door opening, although it was not loud, there was a trace of enthusiasm and a trace of fear in her heart. Who knows what came in? Before Ruyi could move her body while she was sitting, Song Xin got up to look at it first.Who knew that she just went out, and there was a low cry of surprise and joy, which was quickly suppressed again, and she stood by the door and turned her head with tears on her face, but the tears and rain were full of incomparable joy. Se: "My lord, he is here." In the dim room, with the light from the door, Ruyi narrowed her eyes slightly, only to see a young man with the appearance of an imperial doctor coming in with a small medicine box.Su Xin covered her mouth in surprise and joy and sobbed in a low voice, unable to speak a word.Ruyi immediately understood, stood up while supporting the table, and said slowly, "Jiang and Bin?" The visitor took it easy and did not take it as an insult to enter such a dirty place, and said politely: "My minister is late, the young master has suffered." From the perspective of the claustrophobic room, there is also a darkened luster, he said softly: "Xin Xin, you have suffered." This sentence was completely different from the tone of greeting Ruyi just now, that kind of concern and familiarity seemed to be innate, and it was warm from the bottom of my heart. With such a light sentence, Xin's eyes were already red: "I didn't expect you to come." Jiang Yubin greeted Ruyi, took out the pillow bag for asking for pulse from the medicine box, and said, "It's not easy to come here. It's because the Hai nobles have made arrangements with each other to come here like this." Ruyi said: "It took a lot of joints, didn't it?" Jiang Yubin smiled: "Ever since the young master and Xin came here, I have always wanted to come here, but I am so soft-spoken and have nothing to do. Mr. Hai was also unable to come immediately because of several important events in the palace. Fortunately, Mr. Hai now Thinking of some ways, let Weichen commit a crime in the imperial hospital, and be fined to go to the cold palace to treat the abandoned concubines and concubines, I hope they will not go crazy too much." Sing Xin poured a bowl of water for him: "There is nothing good here, you just drink it." Jiang Yubin smiled and said: "When you come here, do you think it's a place for rich clothes and fine food? Just don't suffer too much." He examined the pulse for a while and said, "Young master's body is fine, but Excessive worry, exhaustion, kidney water is a bit depleted. Besides, rheumatism is new, although it is severe, but the root is not deep, and it can be cured slowly." Take the pulse: "Your rheumatism is milder than the young master's, probably because you have always been physically strong. But remember not to be brave, and you can't still work hard when you have rheumatism, otherwise the disease will enter the bone marrow. All right." After finishing speaking, he wrote the prescription and read: "Chuanwu, Caowu, Duhuo, Asarum, Guizhi, Shenjincao, Tougucao, and Pittogonia bark, each three coins decocted in water." He also carefully instructed: "Medicine alone is too slow to take effect. You have to peel the mulberry branches, willow branches, elm branches, and peach branches, and then chase the wind from the ground and wash the affected area with thousand-year-old health water every day. Then it will heal quickly. In addition, Wei Chen Every time I come, I will give acupuncture and moxibustion to Xiaozhu and Xinxin." Ruyi was moved in her heart, and thanked, "Physician Jiang has a heart." Jiang Yubin's face was full of guilt: "It's Yubin's fault that you come so late if you want to. After the medicine is prescribed, Weichen will bring it from the Imperial Hospital. It's just that it takes a lot of hard work to prepare the medicine." Ruyi sighed, "It's good to have medicine." Jiang Yubin thought about it and smiled warmly: "Although I came late, I finally came. I will be here in the future, it will be more convenient. As for your daily life," he took out a bag of silver from the medicine box: " Hai Guiren and my intentions are here."