Chapter 54 Jade Seat Bead Curtain (15-1)

Back to the Hongde Hall, I saw that the masters had left, which meant that the emperor had already left the study, so there was no need to go in again.Because Xiao Li was tired from walking, he went back to his room to rest first. He just sat down to drink tea, but a little eunuch rushed over in a panic, peeped out the window, and said loudly: "Hey, what are you doing?" Comfortable, there is a big mess!" Most eunuchs are timid, and they are most afraid of surprises and surprises from unknown facts, so when Xiao Li heard this and saw his expression, he couldn't help but tremble, and with a "happy" sound, he dropped a teacup on the ground, and the hot tea splashed all over the place. to the face.

"What's the big mess? You, tell me quickly." "Long Live Lord crushed his hand." Hearing this sentence, Xiao Li stepped forward and grabbed his hand, and asked loudly, "What's going on?" It happened by accident, and it was very simple. The emperor went out of his study and held the bronze drum with the little eunuch in the imperial garden. He couldn't lift it up halfway. , couldn't hold back, and crushed the index and middle fingers of his right hand. The process of causing trouble can be finished in a few words, but when the trouble comes out, it will be troublesome.The emperor also wanted to hide the truth from the two empress dowagers, and only asked the "Mongol doctor" to come for a consultation.The Mongolian doctor is not necessarily a Mongolian, but an orthopedic doctor who went to the fourth hospital, and his official title is "Mongolian doctor". All deacons in the inner court who were accidentally injured would come to see them.These people have their own teachers, superb techniques, and other secret recipes.The emperor asked him to apply medicine and wrap up the wound, and the pain subsided immediately.But this is not a hidden disease and a hidden injury on the body. No matter what, it cannot be hidden from the empress dowagers of the two palaces, so Zhang Wenliang decided to bite the bullet and go to the empress dowagers of the two palaces.

The idea was good, but it was a pity that he was one step late, and the bigger mistake was that he arrived at the Changchun Palace first!Just as he was playing with Empress Dowager Ci'an, Empress Dowager Cixi in Yikun Palace got the news and wanted to find Zhang Wenliang. When she heard that he was in Changchun Palace, Empress Dowager Cixi taught him to be the head of the respect room. "It's broken!" Xiao Li stumbled and lost his voice, "He, why is he so honest?" If it is Xiao Li, he must report to the Empress Dowager Cixi first.Zhang Wenliang acted according to the rules, and happened to violate the taboo of the Empress Dowager Cixi again. Xiao Li thought to himself, this time Zhang Wenliang will be in trouble, and everyone with the emperor will be in trouble!

The little eunuch was not very sensible, and didn't understand what Xiao Li said.What does Zhang Wenliang's "honesty" mean?He was just ordered to look for Xiao Li, and when he found it, he fulfilled his duty, so he just urged him: "Go quickly! The Empress Dowager Cixi is waiting for you to ask questions." As he spoke, he dragged him away. As soon as I entered the Yikun Palace, I felt creepy, because it was strangely quiet!The eunuchs are in the corridor, and the maids are in front of the window. Among them are Yuzi and the maids of Changchun Palace, all of them are expressionless, but their eyes are full of vigilance and fear, as if a catastrophe is about to come.When Yuzi saw Xiao Li, she first cast a reproachful look, as if blaming him for being careless, then stretched out two fingers, pressed them to her lips, and shook her hand as a warning.

Xiao Li was very obedient, he stood against the wall and listened quietly, but the palace was so far away that he couldn't hear the truth.After a long time, An Dehai came out and asked in front of the palace gate, "Where is Yuzi who came after Mrs. Ci'an?" "Here!" Yuzi ran up holding a pipe. "Come with me!" An Dehai said, "I have something to ask you." Who is asking?What to ask?The emperor raised the bronze drum and hurt his hand, what has it to do with Yuzi?A series of questions floated up in Xiao Li's mind, and he was confused for a while, when he thought of a person, he couldn't help but be surprised!He hurriedly took a closer look at the group of maids in front of the window, fortunately, the "one person" he was looking for was not there.

It's my turn!Xiao Li said to himself.I was thinking up and down in my heart, what did the Empress Dowager Cixi ask?What is the attitude of the Empress Dowager Ci'an?Yuzi didn't know what to say?How should I adapt myself? Sure enough, An Dehai appeared again, this time he didn't speak, but waved to Xiao Li's sight.He hurried forward for a few steps, wanting to inquire first, but when he walked up the steps, An Dehai turned around and left, obviously aware of his intentions and deliberately avoiding him. "This kid!" Xiao Li scolded in his heart, and at the same time realized that An Dehai was probably causing trouble in today's incident.

Then I thought about An Dehai's request for himself these few days, why didn't he help him and teach him how to see each other if there is any disturbance, it is a matter of benefit and cost, why not do it?Thinking of this, Xiao Li became bolder.Before entering the palace gate, I looked inwards and saw the two empress dowagers sitting side by side on the front kang, An Dehai stood on the west, and Yuzi stood on the east, filling cigarettes for Empress Ci'an, but the expressions on their faces were different. Very natural, as if worried about something. Kneeling on the ground, the eunuch in charge of the respect room was replying, so Xiao Li knelt beside him, and when he finished speaking, he reported loudly: "Slave Li Yuming respectfully invites the two masters to be safe." Hat, "Beng Dong" knocked his head.

"Xiao Li," the Empress Dowager Cixi said in a teasing tone, "You are so carefree!" Xiao Li was stunned for a moment, and then realized that it meant that he was ordered to leave the palace, and then he replied calmly: "I dare not be lazy, I have gone out of the palace to do business according to the order of the Lord Long Live." "What are you doing?" Xiao Li lied: "Long Live Lord ordered the slaves to go to Liulichang to buy a small book of poetry rhymes, saying that it is convenient to carry with him." "Oh!" The Empress Dowager Cixi seemed to believe his words, but then she asked more severely: "What is the rule when you go out of the palace to handle business? Do you know?"

This is bad!According to the rules, one has to go to the respect room to explain the reason first, and then get a sign before leaving the palace. Xiao Li slipped out quietly.However, didn't An Dehai often sneak out through the west corner door of the main hall?How he thought, he glanced at An Dehai, meaning to ask him to save him, otherwise he would tell the truth and ask who opened the door of convenience?Each other is not. Unexpectedly, An Dehai turned his head to the side and looked away, which was an expression of understanding his wink and ignoring it.Xiao Li gritted his teeth secretly, really wanting to expose the background of that convenient door, but when he got to the point of speaking, he finally felt afraid, so he had to bump his head again.

"Damn the slave!" he said, "It's all because the Lord Long Live urged me too quickly, and the slave was busy with his work and forgot to return to the respect room. It was the negligence of the slave." "This extraordinary negligence is comparable!" The Empress Dowager Cixi unknowingly said a phrase that is often seen in the imperial edicts, "This is a crime, punish it first, and then go out and slap fifty!" "Cha!" The chief eunuch agreed, got up and dragged Xiao Li. Xiao Li still had to "thank you". Just as he was about to kowtow, An Dehai pleaded for him: "The slave told the master, Li Yuming is the person Long Live Lord likes, please forgive him this time."

Is there an intercession for him?To add fuel to the fire, the Empress Dowager Cixi immediately became angry, "What's the matter? I can't punish the person the emperor likes?" She said, "I want to beat him, one hundred." An Dehai stopped talking, and stepped aside calmly, Xiao Li scolded in his heart: Sure enough, it was "the weasel gave the chicken New Year's greetings with no good intentions", let's wait and see! At this moment, Yuzi quietly gave the Empress Dowager Ci'an a hand. She originally planned to intercede for Xiao Li, so she turned her face and said, "Since you still want to ask him, let him slap his mouth here." The Empress Dowager Cixi naturally obeyed these trivial matters, and nodded: "Okay!" She looked at Xiao Li and said, "You can do it yourself! Let's see if you know how to change it?" If the beating is light, it means that there is no remorse. If the beating is severe, it can be regarded as sincere repentance. So Xiao Li shot his bow left and right, and hit himself in the mouth, hitting hard and fast. Xiao Li blamed himself, and An Dehai sang for him from the sidelines. He played fast and sang slowly, and Xiao Li suffered again.The Empress Dowager Ci'an knew An Dehai was a villain for a long time, but she had heard people tell her about it, but she saw it with her own eyes and was very angry, so she looked at him and said loudly: "You don't need to count!" Said: "It's almost enough to count, forget it!" The Empress Dowager Cixi was not as straightforward as her answer just now, she said slowly to Xiao Li: "Did you hear that? Please spare me a few hits." The crime in the first paragraph has been punished, and the crime in the second paragraph still needs to be questioned.Empress Dowager Cixi ordered the head of the respect room and An Dehai to retreat, and at the same time issued an order: eunuchs and maids are not allowed to eavesdrop outside the window.Xiao Li saw that Du Du still had a jade child, and it was obvious that what he wanted to ask was also related to her, which further proved that his guess was correct, and the incident with Gui Lian had happened! The figure outside the window disappeared quickly, the palace was deep, and if there was any secret to discuss, it would never be leaked, but the Empress Dowager Cixi did not speak, and intentionally or unintentionally glanced to the left, meaning to wait for the Empress Dowager Ci'an to speak first.As for her, she was only smoking a cigarette, the silence was disturbing.Xiao Li always thought that with the Empress Dowager Ci'an standing in front of him, An Dehai would also help him from the side, so he could be at ease and bold, but An Dehai had the intention of making things worse, and now it seemed that the Empress Dowager Ci'an didn't have much responsibility. That's it! Thinking of this, I couldn't help trembling a little, raised my head slightly, and looked at Yuzi with a begging look, but she was calmer than him, and she returned the look, saying "be careful, don't be impatient", then pushed the Empress Dowager Ci'an and said softly : "Whatever you should ask, just ask!" "I don't have anything to ask." The Empress Dowager Ci'an thought about it for a long time, and said such a sentence, intending to dilute the matter, "Xiao Li, tell the truth, has the emperor summoned Guilian in other places?" Xiao Li, who was dealing with this matter wholeheartedly, understood it as soon as he heard it. He was really grateful to the Empress Dowager Ci'an. This question was so kind. In his opinion, it was simply showing him the way. "Playing back with the two masters, the slave is 360 days a year, and at least 350 days are with the Long Live God. Even if he occasionally goes out to do errands by order, or is granted a holiday by the Long Live God, he will leave for a while and come back. I must find someone to find out where the Lord Long Live is, and who is following him. The slave dare not lie, he is looking for death, indeed, Gui Lian has no one other than serving tea with the Lord Long Live in the palace of the Queen Mother and the Empress Dowager. Nothing else!" He tried his best to express his confession, but his tone was unavoidable, especially the last sentence was bad.The Empress Dowager Cixi seized his loopholes and retorted: "What'other things'? Who asked you? It was just a random question, and you talked a lot, and it seemed that someone caught me. It’s like a shortcoming. Hmph, there’s nothing wrong with it, but I can’t believe what you say!” Xiao Li was so depressed that he wished he could slap him in the mouth again, in order to spoil a good thing, but he was also very opportunistic, knowing that at this time he couldn't justify himself, let alone reason, so he could only meet again and again to express his acceptance. rebuke. Yuzi was also so angry that she hated in her heart, but she was more vigilant than Xiao Li, and she didn't reveal the slightest in her words. She just settled down and thought, this is the time to ask yourself, don't be like Xiao Li, and don't talk about it , On the contrary, let people grasp the handle. She expected well, and it was her turn.Empress Dowager Cixi was more polite to her, and asked softly, "Yuzi, tell me what's going on?" She walked out unhurriedly, and knelt down to Empress Dowager Cixi. She had already made a plan in her heart, and the more she described it, the worse she would go, so she decided to report it truthfully. "Talk to the Empress Dowager," Yuzi said in a very calm voice, "Gui Lian was born very smart, and Long Live God likes her very much. A slave must respect his master. Long Live God likes Guilian, so when Long Live God comes, the slave Always ask Guilian to wait on him." These words were so decent that Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but listen, but there was still something to ask: "What kind of servant is it?" "It's nothing more than serving tea and snacks or something. Sometimes the Lord Long Live does his homework in Suishou Hall, and it's Guilian who waits on the desk." "Oh!" Empress Dowager Cixi thought to herself: In this way, the emperor still has the heart to do his homework?But he didn't ask the question in the end, instead he changed the sentence: "Guilian is serving inside the house, what about outside?" At this moment, Xiao Li's mouth was itchy again, and he rushed to answer: "There is always someone waiting outside." "Who asked you?" Empress Dowager Cixi scolded, "Get out for me!" This is tantamount to pardon, Xiao Li agreed, kowtowed and exited the hall. "Yuzi," Empress Dowager Cixi's voice became softer, "I know you are quite sensible, you can't hide it from me! In fact, it's nothing, it's not good to hide it." "The servant dare not lie to the two masters after eating the guts of a leopard." Yuzi categorically defended herself, as well as the emperor and Guilian: "Long Live Lord likes Guilian, so there is something for holding hands and asking questions. No! The minions are not lying." "Perhaps you didn't see it?" "That won't work!" Empress Dowager Ci'an interjected, "My group of girls have been subdued by Yuzi, and she knows every move." "Then," Empress Dowager Cixi nodded to Yuzi, expressing her satisfaction, "Get up!" When Yuzi stood up, Empress Dowager Cixi proposed to see the emperor's injuries, and Empress Dowager Ci'an naturally agreed.So a large group of eunuchs and court ladies surrounded the queen mothers of the two palaces and went to the West Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.The eunuchs there and the chief eunuch Zhang Wenliang were all taking care of them in the dormitory. They knelt and received the driver, and said that the emperor had just taken painkilling and blood circulation medicine and fell asleep. "It's good to be able to sleep!" Empress Dowager Ci'an said happily, "Let's sit outside and don't wake him up." When they got outside, the Empress Dowager Cixi gave Zhang Wenliang a very severe reprimand, and ordered Xiao Li to be strictly restrained.In the end, the responsibility for the accident was investigated. There were five little eunuchs who accompanied the emperor to "practice Kung Fu" on weekdays, and each of them played 20 boards. Therefore, it is inconvenient for the punishment to be too strict, so as not to attract attention. This important case has been dealt with, and Empress Dowager Cixi can't let go of Guilian's closeness to the emperor.From the end of last year, the emperor often stayed in the Changchun Palace. When asked why, she heard An Dehai say it was because of Guilian, so she decided to deal with it decisively. It was difficult to speak because it hindered the Empress Dowager Ci'an. Hold back.Now that the matter has been clarified, we might as well make a clear statement on this and drive Guilian out of the palace. However, there has to be a reason for this.Guilian seems to have no faults—whether Guilian has faults or not is irrelevant to her, what is worrying is that she has to explain to the Empress Dowager Ci'an. "Yes!" She murmured to herself, thinking of something that could be a "topic". So the next day after summoning the military aircraft, Empress Dowager Cixi asked about the situation of the study.This should be attributed to Li Hongzao's replay, enlightening Wo Shengcong, he felt that he had a heavy responsibility, whenever the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces asked him, he would always know everything and talk endlessly.He said that the emperor was often out of mind, and his homework was sometimes good and sometimes bad.The biblical sages are not at a loss, but they are quite attentive to chanting the wind, flowers, snow and moon. Empress Dowager Cixi happened to need this presentation, she retreated to rest, she quietly said to Empress Dowager Ci'an: "Sister, there is something that I have to say today, it's not a big deal if things go on like this!" Seeing her serious expression, Empress Dowager Ci'an couldn't help being surprised: "What's the matter?" "Let me tell you the truth, I have kept everything about Guilian from you, I have heard a lot! The emperor is only so old, he can't be confused by such a girl! "It's so ugly! Ci'an couldn't help frowning, "What are you hiding from me? She asked: "What did you hear again?" " "That's too much!" Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while and said, "Just one thing, Guilian asked the emperor for a jeweled ring, do you know that?" "This...," Empress Dowager Ci'an said in disbelief, "Isn't it?" "I didn't believe it at first. There was never such a rule. Guilian didn't dare to be so bold. Who knew that it really happened. You know, who did the emperor ask for a ring for her?" "Who is it?" "Princess." Now the Empress Dowager Ci'an couldn't help but believe, "I really don't know!" She kept shaking her head, showing disapproval. "Hmph!" The Empress Dowager Cixi sneered and said, "Let me tell you again, Guilian is so big, but he is a ghost! She took that ring as a token of her affair." "Ah!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an cried out, and said anxiously, "How do you get these tricks on Gu'er's words? Boys who just understand human affairs are most fascinated by this trick." "Isn't it! Li Hongzao's words are fulfilled." "You mean the emperor loves to write romantic poems?" Empress Dowager Ci'an frowned tightly: "If things go on like this, reading will really be a distraction." "Already distracted!" Empress Dowager Cixi's expression was extremely unhappy, "I asked him to read a memorial a few days ago, but he stuttered and couldn't make a sentence. How did this happen?" The Empress Dowager Ci'an stood up silently, walked a few steps, turned around again, leaned on the back of the chair and pondered. The Empress Dowager Cixi remained silent, seeing that she had fallen into the trap she had arranged, so she did not make a statement. "I have to ask about it!" "Ask who?" said the Empress Dowager Cixi, "Ask herself?" "No! I asked Yuzi to ask her." "Ask what's the matter if you understand?" "If there is such a thing, I can't keep it!" "Hmph!" Empress Dowager Cixi sneered again, "I'm afraid it's useless to ask." "No!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an said confidently, "Perhaps Yuzi doesn't know about the ring, otherwise, she would definitely tell me." "It's conceivable!" Empress Dowager Cixi said, "Even Yuzi doesn't know. Isn't that a sign of personal affection?" "Ah! I just remembered. What if there is an 'infidelity'? There is absolutely no reason to send it out!" This is indeed a question and a trouble.According to the rules, if a court lady has been favored by the rain and dew, she must never be released from the palace again.Then there must be a title, at least a "constant presence" or "promise". In this case, it is impossible to prohibit the emperor from "constant presence" with Guilian, or to prohibit Guilian from "promising" the emperor's call, on the contrary. From darkness to light, just as the emperor wished. So Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while, and said slowly: "That's what happened, it's nothing!" "You can't say that, and you have to think about it for other girls." The Empress Dowager Ci'an heard that she planned to ignore it, and couldn't help being aggrieved, "I heard that the late emperor told me that Lord Kangxi had such a thing in his hands." , there was a court lady who served Lord Kangxi when he was 14 or 15 years old, until Lord Yongzheng came to the throne, and asked if there was such a person, so she was given a title. Think about it, those 50 or 60 years in the cold palace How do you live your life here?" "Of course," Empress Dowager Cixi said wittily, "It's true, and we can't treat others badly. But I don't think so." "Okay, wait until I have a good question." ※ ※ ※ When the Empress Dowager Ci'an returned to the Changchun Palace, she didn't bother to sit down and take a breath first, so she first found Yuzi and asked her secretly.When asked about the jewel ring, Yuzi's answer surprised her. "There is such a thing." "Ah!" Empress Dowager Ci'an asked impatiently, and expressed her dissatisfaction: "Why didn't you tell me?" "It's not an important matter. The slaves dare not play the report indiscriminately to annoy the master." "Also said it doesn't matter!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an frowned, looking a little annoyed, "It is said that Guilian took this ring as a token of personal affection." "This...." Yuzi couldn't help being surprised: "Who said that?" "Don't ask who said it, you just said there is such a thing?" "Probably not." Yuzi was also a little confused, "Wait for the servant to ask Guilian carefully." "That's right! Tell me after you have asked clearly. Also," the Empress Dowager Ci'an thought for a while and then said, "There is one thing that must be clarified. Did Guilian serve the emperor in other places? You... Do you know what I mean?" Why doesn't Yuzi understand?However, he had to ask Gui Lian this question, but he couldn't say it out loud. Instead, Gui Lian asked the emperor about his injury with great concern. "Stop asking!" Yuzi blamed her a bit, "There are already a lot of gossip outside." "Are you talking about me?" Gui Lian opened his eyes wide and asked naively, "What are you talking about about me?" "Talking about you..." Yuzi suddenly thought, might as well cheat her, "saying that Lord Long Live asked Xiao Li to secretly take you out, and I don't know where you spent the night." "What's the matter?" Gui Lian's eyes were red with anger, "Who is chewing his tongue?" "Really do not have?" "I swear!" Guilian really wants to kneel in front of the window and swear.Yuzi hurriedly stopped her and said, "I believe it, I believe it. Let me ask you again, what do you think is the ring that the emperor rewarded you?" "What should it be? I don't understand that." "I mean, do you think the emperor rewarded this ring, what's the meaning in it?" Does that need to be said?Of course, the emperor likes this person, so he appreciates it.But Gui Lian was too shy to say this, so he just replied: "I don't know that!" "Didn't you ask for the ring from Long Live?" "That's just for fun." Gui Lian said with a smile, "Who knew that Lord Long Live really rewarded him." "Then what about you?" Yuzi asked unrelentingly: "Long live God rewarded you with this ring, you can't think about it, what is your idea?" This is a lot to think about!Especially when waking up in the middle of the night, reaching under the pillow, and touching the ring wrapped in new cotton, I feel an indescribably comfortable ironing in my heart, and I can forget all my worries.She always thinks like this: There is only one emperor in the world, but there are thousands of girls in the Eight Banners, and she alone has won the reward!This alone makes her unique, proud and proud that no one else can compare to.However, these words can't be said to Yuzi, but she is not willing to lie to her, obviously she can't be deceived, but to tell lies, it seems that she is too mean to Yuzi!So she just smiled and kept silent. Seeing her uncontrollable smile, bright eyes, and those inexplicable small movements, she bit her lips lightly for a while, blinked her eyes randomly for a while, touched her face for a while, and twisted her earlobes for a while. , as if the hand was inappropriate anywhere, Yuzi thought to herself: It is not false to say that she regards the ring as a "sign of infidelity". "Ah!" She sighed, "There are so many right and wrong!" "What's the matter?" Gui Lian was the most sensitive. Hearing this tone, he was immediately startled and puzzled, and the smile on his face disappeared completely. Seeing her frightened look, Yuzi couldn't bear it anymore, shook her head and said, "It has nothing to do with you. You don't need to ask more questions, just be careful!" After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, but Gui Lian hurriedly stopped her: "What are you careful about? Why be careful? " "Stop wandering around! Don't mention Long Live God! Also, you give me your ring, and I'll watch it for you." What is this for?Gui Lian became more and more suspicious, but she didn't dare to ask any more, for fear that there would be many things she didn't dare to listen to after asking, and these few words were enough for her to think for a long time. After receiving the ring from Guilian, Yuzi immediately returned to Empress Dowager Ci'an to return to her command.Her replay is the same as what the Empress Dowager Cixi said and thought, so she really "can't keep it"! This sentence was said by the Empress Dowager Ci'an herself. It is easy to say but difficult to do. She has never kicked out a court lady, especially this court lady.Pushing him away, not only would Guilian cry like tears, but it would also break the emperor's heart.If you don't push him out, I'm really afraid that the emperor will be distracted and not study hard. This relationship is really serious! One person thought for a long time under the lamp, but he always felt in a dilemma and couldn't let go. So she asked someone to open the gate of the palace again, and called Yuzi to discuss this matter. Yuzi is more decisive than the Empress Dowager Ci'an, "It seems that I can't be kicked out," she said, "Since the west has this intention, the master will keep her, there must be a lot of picky things in the future, and Guilian will have a hard time that day." .” "That's right!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an was immediately persuaded, "Think for Guilian, it's better to go out." "Guilian served the master for a while, and he didn't do anything wrong, so he must ask for the master's grace." Yuzi knelt down to beg for Guilian's favor. "Get up, get up!" Empress Dowager Ci'an said quickly, "Of course she must be sent out properly." So Empress Dowager Ci'an decided to "point marriage" for Guilian.Although I didn't know who to marry her for a while, but after discussing it, we should choose such a person: young and promising, with a decent and rich family background, and the mother-in-law has a good temper, so that Guilian will not marry and suffer hardships.At the same time, it is best not to be in the capital, and to marry far away, so that no one will find out, and it will be treated as a piece of news and spread around, which is embarrassing. Discussion on Guilian's origin has stopped, but there is still the emperor's side, what should I do if I let him know?He will definitely ask the root cause of the reason for marrying Guilian, so what is the answer?Empress Dowager Ci'an felt that this was the biggest problem. "Of course we have to hide it from Lord Long Live." Yuzi replied, "I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it." "It is possible to keep a secret. Whoever leaks the news, I will never let it go lightly! Let's see who dares to talk too much?" The Empress Dowager Ci'an said again, "But where did Guilian go? We have to make up a story Words can teach the emperor to believe and not be very sad." "It's inevitable to be sad," Yuzi said, "Let's say that Guilian got a sudden illness and died! This is the time when Long Live is sad." Empress Dowager Ci'an accepted her opinion.After the next day, I discussed with Empress Dowager Cixi and naturally agreed.At that time, the eunuch, the head of the respect room, was summoned and secretly instructed him to go to the House of Internal Affairs to preach Mingshan, to find a suitable husband's family for Guilian, and to obtain the order secretly. "Of course this matter can't be done in three or two days. Guilian has to be moved out first." Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "You can discuss with the Ministry of Internal Affairs about moving it to a more secret place?" "In this way," Empress Dowager Ci'an was afraid that Guilian would be wronged, and said quickly, "move to Mingshan's house. You tell him, as I said, that Guilian is a distinguished guest of his house, so treat him well." "Yes! Minister Ming dare not neglect those who are handed over according to Yi's order." The manager of the respect room said again: "Slave, please ask for the order. Is it more appropriate for Yuzi to pass on the order to Guilian?" "Yes. You can just listen to my greetings and take her out when the time comes. In addition, an order is issued everywhere that this matter is not allowed to be mentioned! Anyone who speaks a word will be beaten to death!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an had never said such harsh words, so she respected the chief steward, accepted the order with awe, retreated, immediately summoned the chief eunuchs of all the palaces, and solemnly explained.But keeping the eunuchs and court ladies tight-lipped is as difficult as keeping a porcelain vase from breaking when dropped on a brick floor, so someone went to tell Guilian that day that she was going to be "thrown out"! What is this for?Guilian couldn't believe it, but she couldn't ignore it. She thought in her heart, if this happened, Yuzi must know about it, so she might as well go to her to find out. "Hi, you came just in time!" Yuzi looked very affectionate and polite. She was always treated like her little sister and always sat there talking with a big face, but now she made an exception and stood up to greet her. This is a bad sign!Guilian couldn't help feeling sad, and the circles of his eyes turned red. "Hey! What's the matter? Could it be that someone bullied you?" "I don't know who bullied me," Gui Lian bit his lips hard to keep the tears from falling, "Sister Yuzi, you have to tell me the truth, is the Queen Mother going to kick me out?" Upon hearing this, Yuzi became angry, "Who is talking there?" She asked seriously. "Don't worry about it. You just said there was such a thing?" Yu Zixing realized that he was wrong, if he lost his temper first, how could he calmly persuade Guilian?So she made up her mind and replied: "There are things, but it's not about throwing them out. The grace of the two empress dowagers is to find you a good family and discipline you to marry to your heart's content." With preconceived notions, Guilian decided that she was kicked out, so when he heard her words, he felt a rush of energy between his chest and diaphragm, and he blushed and asked: "And how did it come to mind? There must be a reason." "Hey! It's not right for a man to marry, and it's not right for a girl to marry?" Guilian thought to himself: If it is said that female college students should marry, you are over twenty, why don't you marry?But even though she was angry, she also knew that she had said this, so she didn't have to plan to talk any more. So in other words: "I am only fourteen years old." "Can't you marry at the age of fourteen?" Gui Lian became more and more dissatisfied with these strong words: "There are so many people, why did you choose me?" "It's not a bad thing, why do you just pick you?" All these nonsensical, unintelligible, yet irrefutable words made Gui Lian feel aggrieved and angry, and really wanted to cry! "Even if I'm afraid to die, I still have to tell me why. What is the reason now? There are so many people, but the two empress dowagers are so 'good' to me! Why?" She said emphatically: " why?" "Hi!" Yuzi replied solemnly, "If you say this, it is considered that you have no conscience. Don't talk about those in the west, just say that our queen mother treats you well, it is not a day's work!" Gui Lianyuan regretted his slip of the tongue, but after hearing Yuzi's accusation, he felt that he had nothing to answer.And the more this was the case, the more depressed I felt in my heart, my chest heaved and heaved for a long time, and suddenly I got up, got up and left. "Why did you leave?" Yuzi grabbed her, "I still have a lot to say!" "You don't need to say it. Anyway, I know that there are always people who don't like me, and I just let them do what they want." Seeing her tearful, bleak face, and the hint of determination in her words, Yuzi immediately understood, and at the same time was shocked, immediately lowered her face, and reprimanded her severely. "You should understand in your heart! You don't regret your own death, don't harm your family!" She guessed right what Guilian was thinking.Angry, she planned to jump into a well or hang herself, but that was just a desperate courage. Now let Yuzi stop her head-on. Think about it, if a maid commits suicide in the palace, her parents will definitely be punished.This time, he was immediately discouraged. "There are such stupid people in the world who don't want to live a good life and die by themselves!" Yuzi was also a little angry, gnashing her teeth and scolding: "Tell me, get married and live a monogamous life, what's wrong with you? I just want to stay there for the rest of my life." She pointed eastward with her hand, pointing to the cold and lonely "East Six Palaces", "just like those old concubines, picking up some spare silk or something, embroidering a purse to make a pair of shoes, called the old concubine. The eunuch secretly took it outside to exchange pocket money? Why do you like to make mistakes by yourself so much?" Strange to say, this scolding made Gui Lian quiet down, and sat there with his head bowed silently. Yuzi vented her anger, and calmed down, "I told you good things." She said, "I have been in the palace for ten years, and I haven't seen anything miserable?" Seeing that Guilian was already being educated at this time, Yuzi refused to let go of the opportunity to persuade her, and dragged her to sit on the couch together, telling her about the concubine's sufferings in detail.Talk about wealth and wealth are all deceptive words, but those who have been deceived will still deceive themselves and refuse to tell the truth, so that others will be deceived again. "Look, Concubine Li is a role model! You haven't seen Lord Xianfeng in Japan, what does she look like? I have." Yuzi shook her head and said, "Thinking about the past, looking at today, it is simply incomparable .” The words were good, but Guilian felt that she was aimless, "I don't have any wishful thinking." She said, "You can't tell me what you say." "It's best not to have these delusions." Yuzi was very relieved, "Since this is the case, what else can you not let go of?" There are many things that can't be let go, the first is the emperor, does he know about his own affairs?If so, what did he say?These are what Guilian wants to know, but he can't open his mouth to ask Yuzi. "Okay, the words are clear. You should know by now, it's not that you've been kicked out, it's just that you've passed away." Yuzi expressed her family's feelings again, "I dare say, your adults know the news, I like it so much that I shed tears. Besides, the two empress dowagers have repeatedly instructed that you must find a good family for you. This is a "marriage referral", which is different from the usual matchmaking. After you marry, your husband's family will never dare to wrong you. How nice do you think that is?" Gui Lian didn't answer, but his expression clearly showed that his mind was flying, and he was looking forward to the family reunion and happy family reunion. "I'm thinking," Yuzi said affectionately again, "I'm going out next year. From then on, I'm afraid I won't be able to enter the palace again. The sisters who stay together every day, unless we meet in dreams. Now there is finally one of you, and It's better for you to go out first. You will have a son-in-law in the future, but don't forget about your sister, and send me a message anyway." These words made Guilian blush.It was meant to be joking, and it was inconvenient to talk about it seriously, so I just asked in a complaining tone: "Where did I send you a message? Who knows where you are?" "I have a family!" Yuzi replied, "When you leave tomorrow, I will write to you." "Leave tomorrow?" Guilian asked in a voiceless voice. "That's right," Yuzi said tactfully, "Our empress dowager specially explained that you are a distinguished guest of the Minister of Internal Affairs Mr. Ming's family..." "Sister Yuzi!" Gui Lianyong said in a calm but stubborn voice, "You must tell me why you are in such a hurry?" Because Gui Lian has accepted the advice, and he is also making plans for the palace, and asking where to send her a letter is a clear proof, so Yu Zi decides to tell her the truth. "Then, let me tell you the truth! I want you to avoid the Lord Long Live, and move you out first when the Lord Long Live hurt his hand these two days." It was only at this time that Gui Lian really understood, and his expression changed drastically. It turned out that the emperor cared so much for him that he had to hide his leaving the palace from him!After thinking about it all night, I always feel that I am unwilling. Although I dare not dream about the honor of empress and noble concubine, I will definitely have the status of concubine in the future.But once you leave the palace, everything is over.如果皇帝知道了这件事，还可挽回，无奈如此迫促，不知道怎么才能见皇帝一面？ 一面想，一面掉眼泪，整整一夜不曾睡着。 她终于发现，这完全是枉费工夫的妄想。见不着面，只有想想别后的光景，等皇帝手伤好了，他自然会到长春宫，那时替她端茶的，也许是玉子，也许是别人，反正不会是自己。于是他会问：“桂连呢？”这话不知怎么回答他，想是编一套说词骗他。而他会不会相信，她就不知道了。 她所知道的，差不多可以断定的，皇帝会伤心！想起他那白皙的额头下，那双重重压着的，难得舒展的浓眉，桂连不由得心就酸了。皇帝难得有开朗的心情，只有她最清楚，要上书房、要“坐朝”、要到这里、那里去行礼、来回到两宫太后那里问安侍膳，象个木头人儿一样，为御前大臣和太监摆布来、摆布去，还有许多礼节束缚着，象个小老头儿似的，那些好几个大人做着都嫌累的事，压在他一个人肩上，仿佛把他的背都压得弯了。 到这时候她才明白，为什么皇帝跟她在一起的时候，才显得象个孩子？同时她也明白了每次皇帝拉着她的手时，她总愿意让他多看一会？这不是求荣希宠，只是可怜他而已。 What about in the future?桂连流着眼泪在想，巴望再能有个人让皇帝喜欢，可以象自己这样伺候他。然而，那个人可千万不要象自己这样，又被遣出宫去，让皇帝又伤一回心。 “桂连、桂连！” 这突如其来的声音，一时竟听不清楚是谁？她迷惘地朝外一望，才发觉已经大天白亮了。回想一下门外的声音，才辨出是玉子。急忙掀开帐子，趿着鞋去打开了门。 “睡到这会儿！”一句话未完，玉子的表情和声音都变了：“你的样儿好怕人！一定是一夜没有睡，你看你，眼睛都洼下去了。”