Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Cool Alone
Ruyi was startled, and immediately recognized that the figure that seemed to be fished out of the water was A Ruo.Ruyi quickly asked a few maids to help her into her room.Luhen had just boiled the hot water and came in, and hurriedly poured the water into the cypress tub, hurriedly and Ruyi stripped off her soaked clothes, and moved the whole person into the tub to soak.
A Ruo woke up moaning when she felt the scalding water around her. When she saw Ruyi by her side, tears immediately fell, and she called out, "Little master." With ginger slices, calamus calamus and rice wine, he reached into the water and rubbed her arms, Fang said: "Isn't it going to take six hours? Why are you back so soon?"
A Ruo couldn't tell whether it was water or tears on his face, he just cried and said: "It is said that the emperor went to the empress's place for dinner, and when he saw the servants kneeling there pitifully, he mentioned something to the empress. The empress only showed her mercy." Let the slaves come back."
Ruyi said: "Don't cry yet. Hurry up and warm up. I'll put some medicine on your leg. It must hurt after kneeling for so long." She got up and went back to the hall. The rain was dredging, but it didn't take long before she saw Xin Xin push the door in. She was a little surprised: "Why are you back?"
Xin was a little bit embarrassed, and said for a moment: "Concubine Hui read the "Buddhist Sutra" copied by the young master, and said that the young master was perfunctory and did not write carefully, and she was not sincerely punished."
Ruyi sighed: "Then what is she going to do?"
Holding her breath in her heart: "Hui Guifei said, I want the young master to copy it a hundred times, and send it to Xianfu Palace before going to Changchun Palace tomorrow to ask for peace." Ruyi focused slightly, and said: "It's okay, I'll copy it a hundred times again. .”
Looking at Ruyi's expression, Xin Xin said in a low voice: "Actually, Concubine Hui didn't even read the Buddhist scriptures copied by the young master. No matter how the young master copied her, she would not be satisfied. She clearly intended to make things difficult for the young master."
Ruyi smiled lightly: "Isn't that expected? What she wants is the Buddhist scriptures? It's just to see me working hard and exhausted."
After she finished speaking, she stood up and went to the table, picked up a pen and dipped in ink, and copied one by one: "Because of Lady Mei's pregnancy, she has already been angry a lot. If I am so unruly, I will be offended by her." gone."
Tang Xin hesitated for a moment, but still said: "But the imperial concubine is indeed too much."
Ruyi smiled faintly, and said lightly, "Ah Ruo has no sense of propriety, and she has to discipline Ah Ruo. She has lost her sense of propriety, and I will let her know what it means to be within measure."
Looking at her writing as soon as she picked up the pen, Ji Xin was not surprised: "Didn't the young master want to copy Buddhist scriptures? Why did you write a poem by someone else?"
Ruyi said: "Copying Buddhist scriptures is just a small thing, this is the most important thing." She whispered a few words in her ear, and smiled knowingly: "Your servant obeys."
The two were talking, and San Bao had brought Dr. Xu over.Ah Ruo also changed into clean clothes and was helped by Lvhen and came over tremblingly.Ruyi said: "I'm sorry to bother Imperial Doctor Xu, take a look at this girl for me."
Doctor Xu agreed, then took Ah Ruo's pulse, and quickly said: "The girl has been exposed to heavy rain and cold, and now she has a fever, which needs to be taken care of carefully. The most important thing now is to prevent the outbreak of high fever, so as not to burn out. Body. Weichen will prescribe a good prescription and send the medicine, please ask the people in the little lord's palace to quickly cook the medicine for the girl and eat it."
"That knee injury?"
Imperial Physician Xu said respectfully: "It's just a trauma, it's okay to take some medicine." He took two bottles of medicine powder from the medicine box, "Take it internally and apply it externally, it will heal faster."
Ruyi thanked her, and then ordered Sanbao to send Imperial Physician Xu out, took the medicine he left behind, and said in a calm and calm tone, "Roll up your trouser legs."
Ah Ruo rolled up her trouser legs, revealing her bruised and purple knees, the most severe part of which was torn, and bright red blood oozes out.Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief, and applied the medicine powder on her.Ah Ruo couldn't stop sobbing: "My lord, this servant is so wronged!"
Ruyi slowly sprinkled the medicine powder on the wound, and said lightly, "Why are you wronged?"
A Ruo cried: "Concubine Hui tortures the servants like this to discredit the young master. It doesn't matter if the servants are wronged, but the young master..."
Ruyi put the medicine bottle heavily on the table: "Of course you are wronged, it doesn't matter, because the wronged you suffered are all self-inflicted, and you deserve it!"
A Ruo was stunned for a moment, as if she couldn't believe it, she burst into tears and said, "Why does the young master think the servant is doing this? In the past, Lian Xin spoke offensively and contradicted the young master several times. She is neither yin nor yang, and the servant has looked down on her for a long time. Yesterday she pointed to the marriage of Glory, but today she is being tortured, the servant is happy for the young master, is it for the young master to avenge the young master, so she taunted her a few words!"
There was a wildfire in her heart, Ruyi scolded with a sullen face: "Avenge me, or dig a hole for me and jump into it? I have warned you time and again, the palace is no better than the outside, so let you be so arrogant and self-willed, talking nonsense. This is the harem, if you say something wrong, you will be beaten to death, you have a few tongues to fill your own life!"
A Ruo looked at Ruyi tremblingly, and wept, "Even if the slave is not, she is still loyal to the young master!"
Ruyi was too angry to say anything.Xin Xin hurriedly said: "Sister Ah Ruo, the young master was repeatedly embarrassed by the imperial concubine empress just to plead for you. Copying the "Buddha Mother Sutra" a hundred times is not enough, and I have to copy it a hundred more times."
A Ruo timidly said: "The servant is just not convinced. I am not convinced that the young master and her were both side Fujin when we were in the mansion. Why do we have to step on the young master's head now? It's not like the young master can't compete with her! "
Ruyi's face flushed with anger, and the armor in her hand hit the red sandalwood table with a dull sound.She said angrily: "You only know how to fight in everything, you only know to stand out! But you never thought that everything should be done in moderation, there is advance and retreat! You want to fight, but you can't compete with others, and you fill in yourself!"
Ah Ruo cried out in frustration, seeing the embarrassment, he brought a bowl of ginger soup to Ah Ruo: "My sister is not feeling well, drink the ginger soup and let it go."
A Ruo was about to drink with her hand in her heart, but Ruyi became more and more unhappy: "Let her drink it herself!" A Ruo pursed her mouth and did not dare to cry anymore, so she had to drink it herself.
Ruyi said sternly: "Drink the medicine later and go to sleep well. This is the last time, and next time I will say anything out of character, try to be brave in everything, and I can't protect you."
A Ruo lowered her eyes, sobbing silently and went out.
Ruyi was so disturbed that she grabbed a tube of tortoiseshell and purple pen and began to copy Buddhist scriptures.Xing Xin said cautiously: "The young master must be hungry too, why don't you pass on the dinner!"
Ruyi didn't lift her head: "I'm full of anger, there's no need."
This life is sulking for one night.Ruyi copied the Buddhist scriptures late, and listened to the cool rain all night, mixed with the sound of the rain hitting the plantains, which seemed particularly sad. No matter what, she didn't sleep well that night.
Ruyi felt bored when she got up, and copied the rest of the Buddhist scriptures from last night and handed them to Qiao Xin, and said, "Go."
Seeing that the rain had stopped outside, Qiao Xin sent Yong Huang to Shang's study first.Going around the Shang's study room, he arrived at the long street. He knew early in the morning that the emperor was resting at Meigui's place last night, so he made a detour and walked outside the Yonghe Palace.Sure enough, under the twilight sky, the sound of eunuchs' thin-soled boots rubbing against the bluestone bricks could be heard from a distance.A row of palace lanterns shone like stars, surrounded by bright yellow imperial chariots, followed by countless guards of honor, walking quickly from the quiet and silent palace walls.
Su Xin just walked with his head down, walking in front of the emperor.The leading eunuch at the front scolded: "Who is it? Didn't you see Yujia here?"
Xing Xin was so frightened that she quickly knelt down and said, "My servant, Yanxi Palace maid, Xing Xin, did not intend to offend Sheng Jia, please forgive me."
The emperor was still kind: "At this time, did you just send Yonghuang to elder brother's place?"
Tong Xin said: "Yes. The servant originally wanted to go outside the gate of Yonghe Palace to meet the emperor."
The emperor said: "What's the matter?"
Hanging her head down, she said respectfully, "Concubine Xian said that today is the tide-watching day on August 18. The emperor once told the young master that he wanted to go to Haining to watch the tide, but it was a pity that he could not go. The young master specially asked the servants to hand over Give something to the emperor."
The emperor nodded, and Wang Qin stepped forward to take it from Ji Xin's hand, and presented it to the emperor with both hands.The emperor opened it and saw a few lines of small letters with hairpin flowers on a piece of jade paper: "August waves come roaring, their heads are several feet high and touch the mountains. In a short while, they go to Haimen, rolling up sand piles like snow Pile." That is Liu Yuxi's "Waves Washing the Sand", which describes the spectacular scene of the Qiantang River tide on August 18.
There was a warm and clear smile in the emperor's eyes as bright as a cold star. This was what he had said to Ruyi about his longing for Qianjiang's frenzy.However, she still remembered that on the morning of August 18th, she wrote Manjiang Chaochao to him one by one.There is also a "Buddhist Sutra" at the bottom of the paper. The emperor said gently: "Why is there a "Buddhist Sutra"?"
Xin said: "The young master said that although the tide of the Qianjiang River is galloping with incomparable momentum, it will inevitably hurt the people. It is often heard that people are swept into the river. So the young master specially copied an article from the "Buddhist Sutra" , I want to take advantage of the compassion of the Buddha Mother to take care of the people."
The emperor was very happy, and said: "So, I will accept it. Wang Qin, put the "Buddhist Sutra" copied by Concubine Xian in front of the shrine in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and you don't have to take it down this month."
Wang Qin agreed, and Xin Xin knelt sideways on the side of the corridor, watching Yu Jia meandering away respectfully, and only then showed a pleasant smile.
When Song Xin returned to the palace, Ruyi had invited An back from the Changchun Palace, leaning against the long window to pick out the newly delivered white chrysanthemum buds.Those buds have not yet opened, with a faint blue color, like jade.Ruyi picked out one by one, letting the quiet fragrance permeate between her fingers.
Sing Xin smiled and said, "What are you doing, my lord?"
Ruyi smiled, like a white chrysanthemum in full bloom: "Choose some white chrysanthemum buds to make a pillow, and put it on Yonghuang's pillow, it can improve eyesight and clear mind."
Zhuo Xin moved Xiao Zhuzi to sit next to Ruyi, helping to choose together: "Why is the young master suddenly interested in this?"
"I came back from the Changchun Palace to greet you. Concubine Hui didn't say anything to me, so I knew that you had finished the matter."
Xing Xin bowed her eyebrows and said respectfully: "Yes. The emperor enshrined the young master's "Buddha Mother Sutra" in front of the shrine in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the servant only mentioned it in front of the noble concubine, and the noble concubine remained silent. Although she was annoyed, , but let the servants send all the Buddhist scriptures to the Baohua Palace and burn them."
Ruyi smiled as she expected, and said, "The emperor likes everything, can she still be picky?"
He said in his heart: "The young master didn't tell the emperor and noble concubine what made things difficult for you, it's already showing mercy."
"I just want to warn her, and I don't want to be at war with her. It's still the same sentence, enough is enough." She put the selected white chrysanthemum into the soft pillow with the green and golden blessing characters, and asked, "How was Ah Ruo last night? Is it great?"
Xin thought for a while and said: "After taking the medicine prescribed by Dr. Xu, I had a severe fever in the first half of the night, and I kept asking for water, but it became much quieter in the second half of the night."
Ruyi concentrated for a moment, then sighed worryingly: "Xin Xin, have I spoiled Ah Ruo all these years?"
Carefully considering his words, he said slowly, "Sister Ah Ruo is the young master's dowry, so the young master should love her."
Ruyi twirled the white chrysanthemum on her fingertips and rubbed it slowly, the fragrant juice stained her thin white fingers, she mused: "Ah Ruo has also reached the age of marriage, I think..."
Song Xin showed a sweet smile: "Sister Ah Ruo is so lucky."
Ruyi sighed, and said decisively: "It's not that I don't want to keep her, it's just that Ah Ruo's temperament, the palace can't tolerate it. Why don't you send her out of the palace to send her match while you are young." She thought for a while, " After all, Ah Ruo has been with me for all these years, we must pay attention to the marriage and not commit crimes. When my mother-in-law enters the palace, I have to entrust her to go outside to find out, and arrange a good family for Ah Ruo."
Xing Xin was a little surprised: "Didn't the young master want to point out Ah Ruo as a bodyguard?"
Ruyi felt stunned, shook her head and said: "I originally planned it this way. It would be the best to be able to point out a guard who works in the palace. Even if it is a guard, there will always be a bright day, and I want her to be by my side for a long time. Together. But her temperament, if she is still involved in the palace, it will be troublesome after all."
Ting Xin said knowingly: "The young master is still planning for Sister Ah Ruo. If she marries an official who is going to be released, even if she goes outside for a few years, she will still be the main wife, and she will definitely be rich."
Ruyi nodded slightly, and gave Song Xin an approving look: "You're right."
Before the words were finished, there was a bang of the palace door, and a blue figure walked around the rosewood carved magnolia flower cupboard, rushed in and said: "My lord, my lord, please don't let this slave out, I don't want to let you out." Married, I don’t want to leave my little master!”
Ruyi accidentally woke up from Ah Ruo's illness, and listened outside. Unknowingly, she was startled, and said with a low face, "It's getting more and more unruly!"
A Ruo knelt down with tears in her eyes, and said with a sad face: "My lord, forgive me, this servant didn't intend to eavesdrop on my words. It's just that I feel better, so I got up to greet my lord, and wanted to serve my lord." She originally During the illness, his face was so pale that there was no blood in it, and a windproof cloth was wrapped around his forehead, which made him look haggard.
Ruyi couldn't bear it, so she said, "Get up first. I'm just saying something stubborn, and I'm going to send you out immediately, so I have to choose someone carefully."
A Ruo cried like rain: "Your servant knows that I will be nothing after leaving the Forbidden City. If the young master really wants to let the servant go out, please stay with the servant for a few more years so that the servant can take good care of the young master. The servant promises that no matter what How about it, I will never get my lord into trouble again by talking too much."
Seeing her being so sincere, Ruyi felt a little pitiful.After all, since the age of twelve, A Ruo has been by her side, watching her change from the arrogant and indulgent Princess of Zuo Ling's family to the much-loved side Fujin in the prince's mansion, and to the increasingly quiet and peaceful woman in the palace. One of the restrained concubines.Ah Ruo's arrogance faintly carried a bit of his past shadow, that sharp-tongued, tit-for-tat, unwilling to forgive others easily.Ruyi thought in a trance, then, what she doesn't like is A Ruo who is as proud now, or the self who didn't know what to do in the past?
Such a thought frightened him in just a moment.Thinking about it this way, A Ruo's mistake also had her own fault.So, how could she still blame Ah Ruo?
Ruyi stretched out her hand and helped her up pitifully: "It's cold on the ground, get up."
A Ruo wept mournfully and begged: "If the young master doesn't agree, the servant will never get up again."
Ruyi could only smile and said: "The age for maids to leave the palace is twenty-five years old. As long as you want, you can stay until twenty-five years old."
A gleam of light flashed in A Ruo's eyes: "Really? That servant thanked the young master very much." She panicked and wanted to salute and thank her again, Ruyi took her hand and said gently: "Go, take good care of yourself." .”
Ah Ruo gave a rare gentle and humble smile, and left.It's just that the moment she turned around, she secretly bit the smile into an imprint on her lips that would not fade away.
The autumn coolness in the Forbidden City always seems a little short.The autumn wind blew the green and lush leaves on the branches yellow, and they fell to the ground with them without mercy, turning them into mud and dust.The winter cold accompanied the increasingly bare branches quietly invading, and the Forbidden City began to enter a long winter.
The air is always permeated with a dry and indifferent cold atmosphere, so the big Narcissus flowers raised in clear water are particularly pleasing to the eye.The temperature inside the palace is always warmer than outside, as if the warm spring has never left.But this kind of warmth is also lonely, making people inseparable and reluctant to go far.In this loneliness, the unexpected winter snow makes people feel extra gentle. Even those sharp-edged, blunt palace walls and blue bricks, and those sharp and curled cornices, have lost a lot of the usual feelings. It is towering and cold, giving birth to a rare tranquility and serenity after being covered by snow.
The weather is getting colder, and Ruyi doesn't go out much except for the morning and evening Dingxing that she has to go to every day.Just vaguely hearing that the Yonghe Palace was not peaceful, she followed the crowd to visit Mrs. Mei several times.Because it was the first child, Meigui's reaction in the first three months was very strong, she almost didn't want to eat or drink, even the queen mother was alarmed, and every three to five days must give bird's nest soup as a reward.After March, she gradually became lazy, but her appetite was getting better and better. Apart from the imperial dining room, the concubines also brought out some special dishes from the small kitchen to show the concern between the concubines and the imperial concubines, and also to please everyone. emperor.The imperial physician often told Lady Mei to eat more fish, shrimp and shellfish, so as to give birth to smart and healthy children, and she readily accepted that every meal must have this food.It's fine for others, so Ruyi suffered a bit.Just because the outside of her Yanxi Palace is the closest to the corridor where the palace people go in and out to transport sundries, and fresh fish and shrimps are brought in outside the palace. If you enter Yonghe Palace from Cangzhen Gate and Zhaohua Gate, you must pass through her Yanxi Palace. For a while, the smell of fish and shrimp was endless.
Ruyi didn't dare to say too much, but asked the palace people to burn more incense, or offer narcissus etc. to get rid of the smell.Although Mrs. Mei has a good appetite, the corners of her mouth developed blisters due to body heat, and her teeth ached. The emperor felt distressed, and he had to visit her every other day. The imperial physicians also kept coming and going, and it was so lively.
On this day, Ruyi made an appointment with Hailan and Luyun to visit Noble Mei. She was crying with her teeth covered, the two big blisters on the corners of her mouth were covered with mint powder to reduce the swelling.When she saw the three people coming, she told one by one how she suffered from insomnia, dreaminess, dizziness, headache, and tremors from time to time, and complained that the imperial physician was incapable of curing her illness.Hearing this, several imperial physicians waiting on the side broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly wiped them off and said, "Your nobleman's symptoms are all caused by pregnancy, there is really no need to be anxious. Wait until the day when the fruit is ripe, it will naturally recover."
Lu Yun is a person who has given birth before, so she persuaded with a smile: "I feel uncomfortable all over when I am pregnant, and you are the first child. I just heard you say that these discomforts are mostly caused by body heat, so it may be a male fetus. "
Only then did Lady Mei turn her anger into joy, and said with a smile: "Isn't the pure concubine lying to my concubine?"
Ruyi smiled and said, "It's fine what other people say. The pure concubine is the one who gave birth to her elder brother herself, so she can't be wrong."
Hai Lan also said: "I remember that when Sister Chun was pregnant with her third elder brother, she was always uncomfortable, but the child turned out to be strong."
Everyone comforted Mrs. Mei, and then they also left.When going out, Concubine Chun thought that today is the first day of the junior high school, so she invited Ruyi and Hailan to see the third elder brother Yongzhang in elder brother's place.Ruyi thought it was just the right time to pick up Yonghuang from school, so she shied away.
To go to Shangshufang, you have to take a shortcut and pass through the imperial garden. In summer, there are fields of lotus leaves, and there are only a few veins of dead leaves and stalks left in the pond with green weeds, which is lonely and peaceful.
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