Concubine Sun hid behind Gu Rujiu and shivered. She didn't respond to Concubine Qian's rebuke. Her eyes were wide open, as if she could stare them out the next moment.
"It's not me, it's not me," Taifei Sun suddenly pointed at Taifei Qian and screamed, "It's you, you must have done it back then."
bang.
After the thunder struck, the wind picked up, making the branches outside rustling. Gu Rujiu broke his wrist out of Taifei Sun's hand and turned to look at Taifei Qian.
Concubine Qian's clothes fluttered, her steps swayed slightly, and the corners of her mouth were taut, as if she was trying her best to suppress her emotions, but when Gu Rujiu looked over, the expression on her face had gradually calmed down.
"Queen Empress, Concubine Sun has had a nightmare, and her mind is a little confused." Concubine Qian walked up to Gu Rujiu and bowed to Gu Rujiu. Gu Rujiu returned a salute and said, "I see that Concubine Sun is in a bad state, come here, go. Doctor please."
"Empress Empress," Taifei Qian said solemnly looking at Gu Rujiu, "If Taifei Sun is talking nonsense at this time, if it spreads out, I'm afraid it will hinder the reputation of the royal family."
"Taifei Qian, don't worry, these words won't get out," Gu Rujiu's eyes swept across the faces of the people in the hall one by one, "If it gets out, all those who are related to this matter, go to the Secretary of Prudence and receive punishment."
The palace attendants did not dare to meet her gaze, and lowered their heads one after another.
"I passed the order of the palace, Sun Taifei was cold at night, and the evil wind entered the body. Let the people from the hospital come to check the pulse of Sun Taifei as soon as possible." After Gu Rujiu made arrangements, she turned her head and asked the palace maid to take good care of Sun Taifei, and then said to Qian Taifei, "Taifei Qian, why don't we talk to another place. I'm afraid that there are too many people in this place, which is not conducive to the rest of Sun Taifei."
Concubine Qian glanced at Concubine Sun, who was already a little out of order, and said without a smile, "What the Empress said is very true."
She followed behind Gu Rujiu and went to the side hall of Jing'an Palace. The candles were brightly lit in the hall, and the eunuchs and maids stood solemnly, but they were not as deserted as they used to be.
Thinking of this, she looked at Gu Rujiu, who was walking in front. With this queen, who was so favored by the emperor, how could there be less excitement. She laughed inwardly and sat down under Gu Rujiu.
"Tianfei Qian," Gu Rujiu smiled, "you haven't slept so late?"
Concubine Qian was stunned for a moment. Seeing Gu Rujiu with the blue silk scattered behind her, she touched the hairpin on her temples and smiled, "As I get older, I feel light, and I can't fall asleep if there is some noise."
"Bengong saw that Concubine Qian was so graceful, she was very young," Gu Rujiu chuckled, "Why are you talking about getting old now?"
"Women like us, even if they are not old, their hearts are also old," Qian Taifei was silent for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, "To be honest with the empress, I have been in the palace for more than ten years, and when I first entered the palace, I will be the same as you now. It's just that I'm not as lucky as you. I've never been very liked by the late emperor. Before the dead of night, I always dress up seriously, thinking that maybe I can't tell when the emperor will come to see me. "
Speaking of this, Concubine Qian shook her head, and seemed to think it was meaningless to mention those things in the past: "Telling these past events is just a joke. It's just that these habits have long been formed and can't be changed."
Gu Rujiu was silent for a moment, then looked down at the teacup in her hand, "The past is over, Empress Dowager, don't worry too much about the past."
Concubine Qian chuckled lightly, as if mocking herself, as if mocking Gu Rujiu's words.
Back then, she had a place in her heart, but the late emperor wanted to admit her to the palace just because she thought her horoscope was compatible with him, which would be beneficial to his children. For the sake of her brothers' future, her parents ignored her pleas and sent her to the palace just like that.
She had been favored for more than half a year, and there was no good news, so the late emperor gradually got tired of her and fell in love with other concubines instead. She hated the late emperor and her parents, but for the sake of her family, she had to use all means to consolidate her favor. She even allowed herself to speak her heart out to the late emperor in her dreams.
But only she herself knew how disgusting that man was in her heart. Whenever she dreamed back at midnight, she couldn't help crying and wet the pillow towel.
It is said that the noble ladies in the capital are good, but no matter how good these noble girls are, no matter how precious they are, they are still better than the sons of the family. Just like when she was a child, she could only be a sacrifice before the interests of her brothers.
"That's why I said that the Empress is a lucky person." Concubine Qian stared at Gu Rujiu with burning eyes, "The Empress is better than us."
This we, not only her, but also the Grand Concubine Sun, the Empress Dowager, and those women who were called into the palace without even seeing the appearance of the late emperor.
Gu Rujiu felt a little flustered in her heart. She took a sip of tea and changed the subject: "Miss Qian Taifei, do you know who she is who Taifei Sun mentioned?"
Concubine Qian lowered her eyelids, lowered her eyebrows and said, "The Empress forgive me, I don't know what dream Concubine Sun had, so I don't even know who he is."
"So that's the case, I thought Concubine Qian knew," Gu Rujiu smiled and said neither lightly nor serious, "I heard that Concubine Lin was so beautiful in the past, and she danced all over the world. I wonder if Concubine Lin is as beautiful as rumored?"
Hearing the word "Lin Fei", Qian Taifei's expression did not change, and Gu Rujiu noticed that her hand hidden under her sleeve seemed to move.
"Why do you need to mention this sinful concubine who murdered the prince? If it wasn't for her back then, how could the empress dowager bear the pain of losing her son?" Qian Taifei said in a cold tone, "The empress should not mention this person in the future."
"The past is over, what can't be mentioned?" Empress Dowager Zhou walked in from outside, looked at Concubine Qian and said, "When Aijia was immersed in the pain of losing her son, when she heard that Concubine Lin was the murderer, Concubine Lin has already been consecrated to death by the late emperor, and it is too late for Aijia to ask her a few words."
"The Empress Dowager." Seeing the Empress Dowager Zhou, Concubine Qian hurriedly stood up and bowed respectfully to the Empress Dowager.
Gu Rujiu stood up, helped the Queen Mother Zhou to sit down where she had just sat, and then sat down on the side of the Queen Mother, "Mother, it's raining so hard outside, why are you here?"
"When I heard that something happened to Mrs. Sun, Aijia came over to take a look." The Queen Mother Zhou sighed at her. "They are all old people in the palace. Even if I am in the palace, I can't sleep well."
"I was thinking wrong," Gu Rujiu smiled and brought a cup of tea to the Queen Mother Zhou, "I have already sent someone to ask for a doctor, don't worry."
"I always feel at ease when you do things," Empress Dowager Zhou smiled and turned to see Concubine Qian still standing, and said, "Ms. Qian, sit down too."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Concubine Qian glanced at the intimacy between the Empress Dowager and the Queen, and sat down according to the words.
"Now all the affairs in the palace have been handed over to the queen, and the Aijia no longer worry about it. As elders, you should help the queen well," Empress Dowager Zhou said with a smile. The family won't forgive you."
"Don't dare, don't dare." Concubine Qian laughed along, but she was secretly surprised. Is the Queen Mother warning them? Or is she implying that no matter what the queen does, the queen mother will not intervene
Thinking that the Queen had said before that she and Taifei Sun would be sent to the Lin'an Palace, Taifei Qian felt a chill in her heart.
The queen mother did not want to have a conflict with the emperor, and she felt bad for the queen, so she could only hand over all the power of the harem to the queen, and I was afraid that even the power in her hands would be handed over to the queen. The Queen Mother Zhou's methods over the years, she has seen long ago, if the Queen has the support of the Queen Mother, isn't this harem inside and outside her hands
"The Empress is smart and capable, and she manages the harem very well. It's hard for me, mediocre people to match." Concubine Qian got up and blessed the Empress Dowager and Gu Rujiu.
Hearing that Concubine Qian said something like "admit defeat", Gu Rujiu didn't show her face, she just nodded with a smile.
After a while, the imperial doctor gave Sun Taifei a pulse and came over to report the situation to the three.
"I tell the Empress Dowager, Empress Empress, Concubine Concubine, Concubine Sun is an evil wind. In addition, she was frightened by thunder and hurt her spirit." At this moment, the imperial doctor only hated his bad luck, and it was his turn. This happened when I was on duty.
Grand Concubine Sun was talking about ghosts or she didn't do it. Since the Empress said that Grand Concubine Sun was evil, then Grand Concubine Sun could only be hurt by the cold, and he couldn't even say a word that shouldn't be said.
"There is an imperial physician," Gu Rujiu said, "come here, send the imperial physician out."
After the imperial physician bowed to the house again, he turned around and walked out.
"Eunuch Bai, stay here, stay here," the imperial physician cupped his hands towards Bai Xian, "It's good to go back as an official." He glanced at the heavy rain outside, but he didn't dare to let the emperor's valet get caught in the rain.
"Then walk slowly," Bai Xian said, bowing to the imperial physician, "Your Excellency is a wise man, he will surely be able to prosper in official affairs, prosperous and prosperous, and fortunate his descendants."
Hearing the word "children", the imperial doctor's back froze, and he bowed to Bai Xian again and again, "Thank you, Eunuch Bai, for the auspicious words, this palace will definitely keep it in mind."
"Yeah." Bai Xian nodded with satisfaction and watched the imperial doctor leave under the escort of the little eunuch before turning around and returning to the inner hall.
Stepping into Grand Concubine Sun's bedroom again, Gu Rujiu saw that Concubine Sun had already drank the medicine and fell asleep, but her face was still a little pale, and she seemed to be sleeping unsteadily. She instructed the people of Jing'an Palace to take good care of her before she walked out of the house.
"Since Concubine Sun is fine, Ai's family will go back." Empress Dowager Zhou patted Gu Rujiu's hand before she boarded the carriage to leave, "You should also go back and rest earlier, it's almost three watch now."
"Don't worry, Empress," Gu Rujiu leaned into her ear and whispered, "The big deal is to get up late tomorrow morning."
"You," Queen Mother Zhou reluctantly tapped her forehead with her index finger, "fortunately, you are the daughter-in-law of Ai's family. If you encounter an evil mother-in-law, you will suffer."
Gu Rujiu said with a smile: "That's why your mother-in-law is used to me like this."
"If it's just me, I can't get used to it," the queen mother smiled and boarded the carriage, turned her head and said to Gu Rujiu, "Go back quickly."
Don't let the king wait for a long time.
When the rich concubine was there, the Queen Mother Zhou did not say this, but she was sure that the emperor must not have fallen asleep when he was away for a long time.
"The relationship between the Empress and the Empress Dowager is really good." After the Empress Dowager left, Concubine Qian said with emotion, "The Empress is really lucky."
"According to the concubine's auspicious words," Gu Rujiu stood under the eaves, and seeing that the rain outside seemed to be a little lighter, he said, "It's time for this palace to go back."
"Congratulations to the Queen Mother." Concubine Qian politely blessed her.
Gu Rujiu bowed back and supported Qiuluo's hand into the carriage. When the carriage turned around, she reached out and raised the curtains, and saw Concubine Qian standing expressionlessly, like a puppet made of high-quality materials in the palace. , delicate and lifeless.
The Jing'an Palace returned to silence again. Concubine Sun, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes, stared at the top of the tent, turned over and continued to fall asleep.
"He Ming, is the queen back?" Jin Yang heard the movement outside, sat up from the bed, and asked He Ming who was guarding outside.
"Go back to Your Majesty, the Guards patrol just passed by, and the Empress has not yet returned." He Ming replied in a low voice.
Jin Yang lay back in the quilt, noticed that the quilt was not covered properly, pulled the quilt to his chin again, and stared at the gauze tent in a daze.
After another half an hour, there was another movement outside, he sat up again, and before he could call He Ming, he saw Gu Rujiu walk in from the door.
Jin Yang stared blankly, and suddenly a gust of wind picked up, her long loose hair moved with the wind, her sleeves entwined with blue silk, and there was an indescribable sense of charm.
"Chen Jun hasn't slept yet?" Gu Rujiu walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, pushed back the hair on Jin Yang's cheek, bent down and kissed him on the cheek, "Wait for me, I changed my clothes."
Reaching out and touching the place where he had been kissed, Jin Yang lay down inside, letting out the warm place where he slept and waiting for Gu Rujiu to lie in.
He took off his outer robe that was wet by the rain, and even changed his inner clothes, before walking to the dragon bed and laying down. The warm quilt made her breathe a sigh of relief.
"What happened to Concubine Sun?" Jin Yang took her into his arms, closed his eyes and yawned.
"What could be wrong, there is a ghost in my heart," Gu Rujiu said sleepily, leaning against Jin Yang's chest, "Or maybe he is pretending to be a ghost."
Hearing the tiredness in her words, Jin Yang patted her on the back: "Go to sleep, I'll talk about it tomorrow."
"Yeah." Gu Rujiu replied vaguely, and after a while, Jin Yang heard the sound of long breathing coming from his arms.
He stretched out his hand and carefully pressed the quilt on her back, Jin Yang also closed his eyes and fell asleep.
He Ming woke up as soon as the sky was white, and after washing up, he led the eunuch to the outside of the Zichen Palace, and when he heard a sound inside, he led someone in.
As soon as he entered the inner room, he saw that the emperor was bowing his waist and crawling off the bed with bare feet. Seeing them come in, the emperor did not care about his image, but put his finger to his mouth and made a movement to make them quieter.
He Ming hurriedly waved to the eunuchs behind him to keep quiet, and then he saw the emperor put down the bed tent and hid the queen's sleeping face behind the bed tent.
The dignified emperor, like a thief, washed his hands and feet, and finally put on socks, carrying his shoes out of the inner room before putting them on.
"Those who ask Zichen Hall to serve should be careful not to disturb the queen's rest," Jin Yang blinked his dry eyes and said to He Ming, "You stay and serve."
"Yes." He Ming bowed, and only slowly stood up after seeing the emperor riding on the imperial carriage.
His apprentice He Fu approached him and whispered, "Master, Your Majesty is so kind to the Empress. Even those couples in the folk are not as good as Your Majesty's treatment of the Empress."
"Shut up, who gave you the courage to talk about the private affairs between Your Majesty and the Empress?!" He Ming said with a sullen face, "Go down and get five boards by yourself, don't say that our master didn't teach you, in the palace The most important thing for the eunuch serving here is to be tight-lipped and loyal, and if you can't even do this, don't be our apprentice."
"The apprentice lost his mind for a while, master, don't be annoyed," He Fu was also frightened into a cold sweat, and without He Ming's urging, he went to Shenxing to lead the board.
He Ming glanced at the other palace servants who were serving him, and said in a low voice, "All of you should be careful. If you disturb the queen, you don't need to serve in the Zichen Palace."
The palace attendants saluted silently, not daring to make the slightest sound.
Seeing this, He Ming nodded with satisfaction, and then walked out of the outer hall. Standing on the jade steps, he watched the rising sun rise from the east, but he remembered what Qi Lian said in his private prison.
Is it true or false that the emperor treats the queen
If a person can do tricks to this point, even if it is false, it will become true, right
He Ming remembered the empress smiling and talking to the empress, and couldn't help shaking his head. Whether he was sincere or fake, this was not something he should consider as a eunuch.
In Yang Guogong's mansion, Mrs. Yang flipped through the list of the ladies in the capital, sighed at the end, and said to the sister-in-law beside her, "All the girls above are good, and I don't know which girl to marry."
Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "It's better for the child to take a look at this kind of thing. After all, it's someone who wants to spend a lifetime together. If he's not satisfied, won't he become a grudge in the end?"
"I know that's the truth, but..." Mrs. Yang sighed and forced a smile. "That boy Chuiwen has been in a bad mood recently, so how can he read these rosters."
She knew that her children liked the second girl of the Gu family, but marriage was about fate, how could she force it? What's more, now that the second girl of the Gu family has become a queen, and I heard that she is very much loved by His Majesty, the Yang family can not only mention the second girl of the Gu family, but also can't even think about it.
Mrs. Hu knew why Mrs. Yang was worried, but the matter involved the queen, so she could only pretend she didn't know: "Cuiwen is still young, it'll be fine when she has a girl she likes."
"I hope so." Mrs. Yang smiled bitterly. If she had known this would happen earlier, she really shouldn't have asked her sister-in-law to help their family to propose marriage.
While my sister-in-law was talking, she saw Yang Chuiwen walk in. Mrs. Hu saw that her nephew seemed to have lost some weight, but she was in good spirits.
"I have seen my mother, aunt," Yang Chuiwen saluted to the two of them after entering the door.
"Chuiwen is here, sit down." Mrs. Yang let Yang Chuiwen sit down with a smile on her face, and then said, "I was talking to your aunt about your marriage..."
"Mother, my son is going to participate in the imperial examinations at the imperial court next spring, so I have no intention of thinking about it." Yang Chuiwen bowed to Mrs. Yang, "I hope my mother can forgive my son."
"Chuiwen, it's not whether I understand or not, but whether the royal family can forgive us," Mrs. Yang said helplessly, "If you don't get married for a day, the matter we asked the Gu family for marriage will become a thorn in the heart of the emperor. You are talented. Unlimited, full of ambition, don't affect your future for this matter."
Mrs. Yang knew in her heart that the royal family must know that their Yang family had asked the Gu family for marriage, otherwise how could the emperor let the aunt be the matchmaker.
After Yang Chuiwen listened to Mrs. Yang's words, he sat silently without saying a word.
Seeing him like this, Mrs. Yang was anxious and angry, and turned to look at Mrs. Hu, hoping that she could enlighten her.
"Chuiwen, Auntie, let me tell you a few words, don't think that Aunt is too busy," Mrs. Hu also felt very distressed for this nephew. Seeing him like this, how could she sit with nothing to do with herself, seeing Madam Yang wink, she would He opened his mouth and said, "I'm not afraid that others will hear you when you close the door today. You've only met that person a few times, so why did you forget about it?"
"Auntie," Yang Chuiwen said with a wry smile, "how could it be just a few faces? In the past, I could see her at many gatherings in the capital."
"You!" Mrs. Hu looked at him in surprise, and said after a while, "How could this be?"
"When she smiles, she is very beautiful. As long as I see her two shallow dimples, I have nothing to worry about." Yang Chuiwen lowered his head and smiled bitterly, "Since she was thirteen years old, I have I'm thinking about how to marry her home, how to be nice to her, how to get along with her, and let her live a comfortable life."
"But why didn't you say it earlier," Mrs. Hu looked at her nephew distressedly, "If you had spoken earlier, maybe... maybe... "
Maybe something, Mrs. Hu couldn't go on.
"At that time, the Gu family loved their daughter so much that they even rejected the Li family's request for marriage, so how could I open my mouth?" Yang Chuiwen's expression became even more bitter, "I thought at that time, maybe when the girl is older, the Gu family will be willing to do so. Let her get married."
It's a pity that he has no fate with her. I'm afraid that by now, she can't even remember her own name.
He was a little regretful. If the convoy came out of the Taihe Palace after the Queen Mother Qianqiu ceremony, and he could always accompany Miss Gu's carriage, maybe his delusions could come true.
But where did the world know it earlier
Now that she is the queen, and he is about to enter the court as a minister, no matter how much he thinks, he can only bury it in his heart.
Seeing the worry and anxiety in his mother's eyes, Yang Chuiwen got up and said to Mrs. Yang, "Don't worry, mother, my son knows what to do."
His eyes fell on the roster in Mrs. Yang's hand, and after a moment of silence, he said, "My son's marriage, I also ask my mother to pay more attention."
Seeing that he finally figured it out, Mrs. Yang smiled and nodded again and again.
Yang Chuiwen smiled with the corners of his mouth hooked, sat quietly on the chair, raised his teacup and looked at the flowers and plants outside the yard in a trance.
Summer is here, and even the early morning sun is extraordinarily brilliant.
Mrs. Hu looked at her sister-in-law, then at her calm nephew, opened her mouth, and finally turned into a sigh.
No matter if Trivin really figured it out or just to reassure his parents, this is the only thing that can happen.
The past cannot be traced, and that is enough.