Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Jade Noodles (Part 1)

The night in the palace was so long, Ruyi had never suffered such humiliation, so she was extremely tired.She originally thought that she would be able to fall into a deep sleep with the soft pillow, but when she heard the bleak wind outside the window, the two dark red palace lanterns outside the dormitory turned like windmills, like two wide-open scarlet ghost eyes, staring blankly. stared at her.Ruyi looked at the lights outside, her thoughts were turbulent, as if thousands of threads were entangled in her heart, each thread was tightly strangled.The sound of Sing Xin's breathing under the couch has been steady and even, and it is obvious that he has fallen asleep.Ruyi felt a twinge of envy all of a sudden, if they were all like 惢心, ignorant and unconscious, it would be a blessing to be able to sleep peacefully until dawn.She turned sideways, buried her face in the soft pillow of silk and satin aster flowers, and tried her best to close her eyes.I don't know how long it took, but she didn't sleep soundly. She was half asleep and half awake, and the wind passing through the branches outside the window seemed to be in her ears, as if someone was crying softly, swallowing for a whole night.

When she woke up, it was in the middle of the night, and Ruyi felt thirsty, so she called out "Song Xin", who immediately got up from the floor under the couch, and asked, "Do you want some water, my lord?" Ruyi said "yes", put on her clothes and stood up, lit a candle, poured a bowl of hot tea and handed it to her, and said softly, "Drink slowly, my lord." Ruyi gulped down a bowl, then said she wanted more, put his hand on her forehead and exclaimed in surprise: "My little master's forehead is a little hot, I'm afraid he has a fever."

Ruyi felt her body was limp, and she had no strength at all. Her mouth and stomach were full of thirst, so she said lazily, "I'm afraid I still have a cold after drinking so much ginger soup." He said in his heart: "It's late now, and it's inconvenient to ask the imperial physician to come again. Tomorrow, I will prescribe the imperial physician's prescription and drink a dose." Ruyi stroked her head and said, "It's still the old way, cook a thick ginger soup, and I'll drink another bowl to sweat." Ji Xin thought for a while and said: "The servant took it with a small silver sling and boiled it in the bedroom, drinking whenever he wanted. The servant just stay awake and watch."

The two were talking, only to hear a few exclamations from the back hall suddenly, Ruyi was startled, and asked, "What's the sound?" Xing Xin listened with pricked ears: "I'm afraid it's the wind, isn't it?" There were several screams in succession, and it was very clear when mixed with the wind.Ruyi's heart sank, she hurriedly put on her cloak and stood up, "No! It's Hailan!" Getting up in a hurry at night, Ruyi hurried out with only a pair of soft-soled shoes.Hailan curled up on the big mahogany dripping bed in the sleeping hall, the bed was originally very spacious, and it seemed that Hailan was curled up in the quilt, curled up into a small ball..." Ye Xin was so frightened that she knelt down on the bed Beside, she begged hard with a little eunuch who was serving Hailan, but Hailan seemed to be unable to hear anything, she just covered her ears under the quilt and screamed sharply and tremblingly.

Ruyi hurriedly waved her hand to signal everyone to be silent, then sat down on the edge of the bed, coaxing softly: "Hailan, it's me, I'm here." Hailan's eyes widened in fear, like a little cub that just escaped death and attack, wrapped in a quilt helplessly, trying to shrink herself into an invisible corner.The lake-colored autumn tent on the bed followed her violent trembling like a lake surface blown by a severe wind, silently rippling with undulating waves.She murmured, with deep excitement and horror: "They beat my feet, they, they want to search me! Sister! I can't stand it, I can't stand it anymore!"

While her emotions were fluctuating violently, Hailan's feet were exposed from under the quilt, thickly wrapped with layers of white gauze, and there were vaguely dried dark red spots of blood clotted on them.Ruyi gently stroked the white gauze on her feet, moved to the bed, hugged her through the quilt, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, this is Yanxi Palace, you are by my side Stay here. Don’t be afraid of anything, no one will wrong you anymore.” Hailan lay in her arms, sobbing and whimpering.The voice was low, bewildered, and so helpless, filled with endless grievances and fears, pouring out bit by bit.Ruyi hugged her, her tears were hot, her body was also hot, but under the scorching heat, her heart was as cold as the frozen lump of ice outside.Ruyi let her cry, as if Hai Lan's tears were also flowing for her, hot on the skin, slowly seeping into the texture, so scorching, as if it burns the skin, it can even warm the heart like.

I don't know how long it took before Hailan calmed down slowly.Ruyi put her hand on her forehead, and said softly, "My forehead is hotter than mine. Is it freezing today? It's okay. The medicine from the hospital is very good. Just drink it and it will be fine." She gently Patted Hailan's shoulder gently, as if coaxing a baby, "Medicine is for curing diseases, whether it is the cold on your body or the injury on your feet, they will all get better. If you are still afraid in your heart, just think, here is Yanxi Palace is far away from her Xianfu Palace. If there is anything wrong, I will hear it in the front hall if you tell me."

Hailan sobbed and buried her head in her arms: "Sister, it's fortunate that you are here." Ruyi tied up her loose sideburns for her, and said softly, "I'm here." Hailan tightly held Ruyi's wrist: "Sister, I didn't expect you to come. If you didn't come, I would definitely be caught by them..." She choked up and couldn't continue. Ruyi took off the silk and wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Tonight, I didn't want to come, let alone you, I also fear her. But I have to come, my heart is beating in my throat, urging Come with me. From the hidden mansion to now, for many years, I have only talked to you and my pure concubine. If I don't come, maybe I won't know where you are from now on. Fortunately, fortunately, everything is over It's gone." She looked at Ye Xin, "Is the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor still available? Bring it here for your little master to drink to sweat, and then drink a dose of calming soup."

Hailan held onto Ruyi's hand tightly and refused to let go, mourning, "Sister, don't go." Ruyi endured the pain in her wrist, and said with a smile, "I won't go, I'll see you sleep before you go, okay?" She took the medicine from Ye Xin, "Drink it, and you'll be fine after drinking it." .” Hailan swallowed obediently, and Ruyi wiped the corners of her mouth for her, helped her to lie down, and tucked the corners of the quilt for her.Hailan curled up quietly and closed her eyes. The next day, it was snowing and raining outside, and it was so cold that people didn't want to go out.Agarwood was lit in the room, exuding an elegant and light woody aroma.Even so, because the charcoal basin grows a lot, it is especially dull, only a few freshly bloomed light red jade butterfly plums are inserted in the beauty cup with blue and white twigs, and the bright colors make people feel happy A little pleasure.Ruyi was recuperating in the Nuan Pavilion, squinting her eyes, when she suddenly saw a woman in a lake blue palace dress standing under the curtain, she couldn't help getting up and beckoning: "It's freezing cold, why are you here?"

The pure concubine turned sideways with a smile, gave a salute, stepped forward and sat down and said, "I wanted to see Hai Changzai, but I heard from Ye Xin that he fell asleep after drinking soothing soup in the middle of the night last night, so I came to see you first. She saw that Ruyi was wearing a Zhaojun suit with gorilla felt inlaid with broken jade particles on her forehead, a thick brocade jacket with multi-treasure silk thread and dense flowers, and a red bed with green and red relics trimmed on her body was tightly covered. The satin brocade quilt, he said with concern, "Hai Lan is sick, and you are not much better. You are not allowed to see the wind these days."

Ruyi said with a smile: "Earlier in the morning, the Queen's Palace came to give instructions, so Hailan and I were spared the morning and evening sleepovers these days, and we just asked us to rest." Pure concubine nodded and said: "This is what it should be. Is it better now?" Ruyi held up the teacup to show her: "I'm not allowed to drink tea right now, and I've replaced it with ginger tea. I've been drinking a lot of ginger soup since yesterday, and I'm sweating after drinking the medicine from the hospital. Now I just feel so hot." The pure concubine stretched out her hand to tuck the brocade jacket for her, and sighed: "Last night, there was such a commotion. I went to bed early and didn't know it. I heard about it this morning, and I thought it was the palace people who were gossiping. Until Only when you see Jiagui will you know it's true." She recited a Buddhist saying, "Amitabha, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other. Fortunately, Hailan moved out of Xianfu Palace, and it was not in vain. But you, no matter how hard you are. got involved?" Ruyi pressed the Zhaojun condom on her forehead, and said in a low voice, "I just want to ask my sister, does my sister believe that Hailan will steal?" The pure concubine was slightly taken aback, and shook her head firmly: "Didn't the emperor say that he secretly rewarded the red bamboo charcoal?" Ruyi reached out and fiddled with the few jade butterfly plums in the bottle: "The emperor is just trying to calm things down and calm people down. I only have that one sentence, since Hailan has been stolen, the remaining one hundred catties Where can Tan Hailan hide? If this matter continues to be investigated, no one will look good." The pure concubine's eyebrows were slightly curved, like the twists and turns of Chunshan Yiyuan: "I thought it was the emperor who cared about you, so even the hot charcoal was stuffed in his mouth when Xiangyun, who was so provocative, was killed. The corpse was transported out this morning. At the Shenwumen, the guards guarding the gate said that Xiangyun's mouth was scalded and he was in a bad shape. From this point of view, the emperor stepped down the steps for the noble concubine." Ruyicun pinched her long nails on the plum branch, and the juice trickled out: "Who knows? I just care about my stuffy nose and dizziness." Pure concubine sniffed lightly: "Since your nose is still stuffy and dizzy, you should lighten your nose and refresh yourself with Tibetan incense. This agarwood incense smells good, but it's too light. Only you like to use it in the palace, others It’s not even looking at it.” Ruyi looked at a steep, mountain-shaped block of black-glazed wood immersed in the clear water of the underground Xiangtan, and said quietly: "It's not just for the smell. Agarwood is like a fixed stone, it can sink to the bottom of the water, so it is called sinking water." Fragrance. I just think that if the heart is like the fragrance of water, no matter how chaotic the world is, you don’t have to be afraid.” Concubine Chun was slightly distracted, staring at Ruyi's face and said: "When I first met you, you were not like this." Ruyi's smile was as light as a wisp of smoke: "In the past, there were people who used to protect everything, but now there are no more." The pure concubine seemed to have touched something on her mind, and there was a little sadness between her brows: "You only want to calm down, but you never thought that Concubine Hui dares to be so arrogant now, it is nothing but her "Huan Zuo Shen Shui Xiang, Nongzuo Boshanlu's kindness and favor. If my sister wants to change the situation, she should also pay attention to the grace, and don't let the noble concubine and the newcomer take up the favor." Ruyi understood what she meant, so she asked, "The emperor doesn't seem to have summoned Mei to agree these few days, what's the matter?" The pure concubine focused slightly, and approached Ruyi and said, "Don't say it's you, I also find it strange. Although the emperor is busy with government affairs these days, he has never turned over other people's green cards except for calling the queen last night. But I heard Said, in fact, the emperor summoned Mei to play the pipa in the afternoon of two days, but Mei agreed but refused to feel unwell, and did not call to go." Ruyi also had doubts in her heart: "It is reasonable to say that she has a new favor, so she should do her best to keep it. How could she refuse it by herself?" The pure concubine shook her head: "Who knows? I only heard that her face is not looking well. Could it be that the imperial concubine made Shuangxi hit her too hard that day? Why haven't we seen each other for several days?" She couldn't bear it. Zhu Zhu gave a low laugh, "Forget it. Mei promised herself that she had knocked out her teeth and swallowed blood, and nothing happened to the imperial concubine. She was not in front of the emperor, and the one from Xianfu Palace said again yesterday. She has a cold syndrome, and today the emperor has issued a decree to stay in the Xianfu Palace for lunch and dinner to accompany her, and to reward the left and the right, the imperial doctor went back and forth to the Xianfu Palace." Ruyi's heart was as wrinkled as a crumpled piece of paper, so she forced a smile and said, "The Emperor has always liked her, you know it." The pure concubine chatted for a few words, and seeing that the words "grace" were mentioned, she was also sad, so she told Ruyi to take good care of her, and then left.A Ruo came in with the medicine and served Ruyi to drink it, then rinsed his mouth with water, and Ah Ruo brought some sour plums to Ruyi to moisten his mouth. Ling Xin poured mouthwash and came in, said, "My lord, just now Hai Changzai woke up, and his fever has subsided." Ruyi thought for a while and said, "That's good. Now Ye Xin is not enough to serve alone, and the people sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs dare not use it. How about another Xiangyun?" Qiao Xin said with a smile: "Young master, don't worry. The maidservant has called Chun Xi from our palace to go there. That girl is honest and doesn't talk much. She is an old person used in the Qian Mansion." Ruyi was about to speak, when Ah Ruo cast a narrowing glance, and said, "What's the use of just worrying about others? My lord, tell your slaves that a fragrant cloud in the sea and always in the palace is enough to chill people's hearts." , if such a slave appears in our palace, it will be bad luck for eight lifetimes." Ruyi glanced at A Ruo approvingly, and ordered: "The palace people in the palace, except you two and Sanbao, everyone else, even if it is Luhen, should pay attention to it. Xiangyun usually doesn't say anything." If you don't speak, you can be regarded as a gourd without a mouth. Once someone takes it away, you can open your mouth to bite your master, and you will not stop biting to death." She lowered her face, and a trace of cruelty flashed in her eyes. , "This can be regarded as a lesson from the past. We must never have such a person in our palace!" Qiao Xin and Ah Ruo looked at each other, both were terrified: "The servants will check carefully, it must not be like this." Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at the apse: "I'll go and see Hailan, is she feeling better?" Sing Xin said worriedly: "The spirit is better. But people are still like that, unwilling to see people, unwilling to see the light. Even in broad daylight, they pulled a thick curtain, wrapped themselves in the bed and refused to move. .” Ruyi straightened her temple hair, got up and said, "Then I have to go and see." The apse is quiet, the tranquilizing incense burns non-stop in the bronze cauldron, and milky white smoke is exhaled from the hollowed-out lid.The hazy smog diffused like fluff, permeating the quiet room, gently flicking like a soothing hand. Hailan's spirit has improved a lot, but she is dry and her hair is unkempt, only a pair of eyes are wide open, like two bottomless black holes, looking out vigilantly.The whole person is embedded in the heavy curtains, as thin as a shadow.Ruyi just came in, and Hailan was so frightened that she quickly shrank to the corner of the bed and covered herself with the quilt.Only after seeing that it was Ruyi who came did he dare to show his face.Ruyi felt sore in her heart.What the imperial doctor said was actually wrong. Although Hailan's foot injury was severe, extending to her heart and kidney channels, her heart was severely damaged.The humiliation last night had completely damaged her dignity and will. The bamboo leaves in the rain sway with the wind, and the bamboo shadows move lightly, faintly reflected on the blue window screen.Hailan immediately turned her head in panic, and shouted in panic, "Close it! Close all the curtains." The palace people were busy, Hailan opened her panic-stricken eyes, and pulled Ruyi to sit down: "Sister, sit here, don't go anywhere, there are people out there who want to harm us!" Ruyi stroked her shoulder and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, the sky is already dawn, and the matter is over. The emperor still loves us. If you say it is such a big matter, it will be over. Live in the palace. Isn't this what you have been looking forward to?" Hailan sat blankly, letting the tears fall silently and wantonly: "But sister, as long as I come together, I feel that many, many eyes are looking at me, watching me being tortured barefoot, watching me being framed and stolen , Seeing that I was almost stripped of my clothes and searched. So many servants watched me, I..." She was trembling all over, panting heavily, with a terrified and uneasy expression. Ruyi hugged her tightly: "Sister, I know you are scared. But we have lived in the hidden mansion for these years, and now we are staying in the harem. After a day, you should understand better." Hailan haggard Facing Ruyi with a bewildered expression, Ruyi continued, "Yesterday's days have passed, and today you should live more clearly. The people who live here have never experienced anything, What can't be done? When a basin of cold water poured down yesterday, I really hated it. But what's the use of hatred? I have to lift my spine, continue to live my life after suffering, and then guard against such open and hidden arrows Come again." Hai Lan was stunned, and reached out her hand to wipe Ruyi's tears, only to realize that her eye sockets were so dry without any trace of tears.Her voice was low and soft: "Sister, if you are wronged, just cry." There was a little smile on the corner of Ruyi's mouth, and the smile got deeper and deeper. It slowly climbed up to her dimples and got into her eyes, but the smile was cold: "Crying? Hailan, aren't they just looking forward to it?" Should I cry? I don’t cry. Everyone thinks that I was wronged in Xianfu Palace last night, but I am not wronged. If you can’t bear it, grit your teeth and smile, and then think of another way. I cry? I Crying makes them happy." Hailan shrugged fearfully: "Sister, no, I can't, I can't do it! She humiliated me like that, and Xiangyun..." Ruyi helped her to sit up straight: "Xiang Yun, who caused you, has been beaten to death with a random stick, and it's not over yet, and someone stuffed a mouthful of hot coals and burned his mouth. As for the others, if you If you feel ashamed of yourself, then everyone will take you as a joke and humiliate you. If you cheer yourself up and don’t take it seriously, if someone laughs at you, you just smile at her. If you don’t take it seriously, then no one can laugh anymore is you." Hailan was in a daze for a long time, her eyelashes trembling slightly: "Sister, I can't do it... I... I'm afraid I can't do it..." Ruyi stood up and asked Ye Xin: "Have you taken all the medicine today, my lord?" Ye Xin hurriedly said: "Drink it all, not a drop left." Ruyi said in a deep voice: "Hai Lan, take the medicine and slowly heal your illness. As for your heart disease, I have already told you the cure. If you refuse to use it yourself, just treat it as if I desperately protected you last night. She's a useless person. I protected her this time, but I can't protect her next time." Hailan listened in a daze, her shadow was floating on the tent, as thin as a paper puppeteer singing a shadow puppet show.Ruyi wanted to persuade her again, but Sanbao tiptoed in and said in a low voice, "My lord, the emperor declares that you should go to the Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation to meet you immediately." A Ruo beamed with joy, and said with a smile: "Young master suffered a lot of grievances last night, the emperor must have sent you to comfort me." She turned her face and saw Hailan lowered her head dejectedly, and said hastily, "Of course there are still others." Let you bring the words to Hai Changzai." Ruyi nodded and said, "What can you say?" Three Treasures said: "The little eunuch who came to deliver the decree was very angry. He only said that it was an urgent matter. Please go quickly, my lord." Ruyi had no choice but to get up and leave. After walking two steps, she told Hailan: "My words are not good, but the medicine is not good. You can weigh it yourself." It was freezing rain outside, the ground was wet and slippery, and with the continuous rain and snow, the cracks in the bricks of the long street were filled with wet and musty smell, and even the vermilion palace walls were stained by the moisture. A large expanse of whitish dark red, looking at the loss of the solemnity and solemnity of the past after being precipitated by the years, only the oppressive depression left. Because it was summoned by the emperor, the warm sedan walked quickly and steadily, and within a short time of burning incense, it arrived in front of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Qiao Xin was holding an umbrella to help Ruyi get off the sedan chair, but she saw a person kneeling and dripping wet under the white jade steps beside her.Ruyi raised her face, and hurriedly helped her to go over. After a closer look, it was Li Yu who was serving the emperor. Ruyi was slightly taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Li Yu, what's wrong?" Seeing that it was Ruyi, Li Yu raised his rain-soaked face and said bitterly, "Concubine Xian, don't ask, it's nothing more than a servant who did something wrong and was punished." Ruyi lowered her gaze, but saw that Li Yu was not kneeling on the brick floor, but kneeling on the broken tiles.She was taken aback: "What's going on?" Li Yu said with tears in his eyes, "It's just that the prince is punishing the slave. It's very cold here, go in quickly, madam." Seeing that no one else was paying attention, Ruyi said in a low voice, "Kneeling hurts your knees too much. If you have time, come to the Palace of Yanxi Palace. I will ask Xin to prepare medicine for you." Ruyi wanted to say more, but Wang Qin greeted her When he came out, he smiled and said, "Concubine Xian is here, why don't you go in and talk to the servant here." Ruyi didn't seem to care, "It's alright, why is Li Yu kneeling here?" Wang Qin sneered and said: "I didn't care enough to serve the emperor. The tea served to the emperor was a little hot and scalded the emperor. Shouldn't he be punished? Concubine Xian, don't worry about the slut, please go inside. " Ruyi just stepped into the Nuan Pavilion, but saw the emperor and empress sitting upright, with no smile on their faces.Her heart sank, and she went down: "All blessings to the emperor, all blessings to the queen."