Baolu never thought that she would die silently in the uninhabited mountains and fields. The moonlight was beautiful. She looked at the bright moon in the sky and thought in a trance, who wanted to kill her
Is it... the queen
No, it won't be her. If the queen wanted to kill her, she would not be able to leave the palace at all. She only needed to show a little bit of dissatisfaction with He Ming, and He Ming could kill her.
But besides the queen, who else would want her to die? She is just an insignificant palace maid, is it worth the effort to deal with her
Not far from her, the package was already stained with blood. She clutched her injured abdomen, crawled to the front of the package, and opened the huge package.
The package is full of valuable but inconspicuous jewelry, as well as silver and two copper coins and silver notes, which are enough to allow her to live a stable life.
Looking at these things, she laughed silently and burst into tears.
In a trance, I recalled that one day the queen asked the emperor, what if someone made her sad
What did the emperor say then
The emperor said, such a person, I will make him regret.
She should have thought, she should have thought.
Using the last ounce of strength on her body, she put a jade bracelet in the package on her wrist. She coughed up blood and lay on the cold soil.
The bright moon seemed to be gradually covered with a layer of white mist, and even had a double image. Baolu touched the jade bracelet on her wrist and slowly closed her eyes.
Where the moonlight can't shine, He Ming coldly watched Baolu gradually lose his anger, and said to the warrior in black behind him, "Bury it."
Turning over and getting on the horse's back, He Ming left without looking back. To let Baolu live is the Queen's intention, but to let Baolu die, it is His Majesty's intention.
Baolu, this maid, has been serving her by her side for several years. She knows all about her habits and hobbies. With the emperor's cautious and cautious personality, how could she really let her go
"Huh!" Gu Rujiu opened his eyes with sweat all over his head, because the movement was so loud that Jin Yang, who was lying beside her, also woke up, "Jiujiu, what's the matter with you?"
"I seem to have had a bad dream." Gu Rujiu rested her head on his chest, her voice a little hoarse.
In the darkness, Jin Yang patted her back gently: "What did you dream about?"
"Forget it," Gu Rujiu widened his eyes blankly, and then calmed down after Jin Yang's brief reassurance, "Let's sleep."
"Okay." After kissing the top of her hair, Jin Yang said, "Let the imperial doctor come to check your pulse tomorrow and have nightmares."
"Yeah." Gu Rujiu replied in a daze, and then fell asleep again.
Jin Yang looked at the moonlight that slipped into the house through the crack of the window, and slowly closed his eyes.
A few days later, when Gu Rujiu opened her rouge box, she glanced at the palace maid who was on her errand and sighed silently.
"Niangniang, but the servants are not serving you properly?" Seeing that the empress's face was wrong, the palace maid called Tsui Que retracted her hand nervously and looked at Gu Rujiu cautiously. She had just come to serve her, and she had long seen how much the emperor attached great importance to her, so she was extraordinarily trembling when serving.
"It has nothing to do with you," Gu Rujiu forced a smile, and then the people from the Shangyi Bureau came.
The aunt in charge of the Shangyi Bureau was a woman in her forties. She gave Gu Rujiu a big gift when she walked in the door.
Gu Rujiu asked her to get up, then glanced at the boxes that were carried up by the eunuch behind her, and asked, "Is the clothes ready?"
In a few days, it will be Jin Yang's birthday. As an empress, she has to dress a lot more than usual.
"Return to Niangniang, the Shangyi Bureau has prepared a total of six sets of clothes for you, please take a look." The aunt in charge turned around and asked the maid who came with her to open the box, and then opened the sets of clothes for Gu Rujiu to look at and match these clothes. There are also complete sets of jewelry, which shows how concerned the Shangyi Bureau is about this matter.
Gu Rujiu looked at them one by one, nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Qiuluo to give these people money. Before the aunt in charge left, she suddenly said, "Are your majesty's clothes ready?"
"Hui Niangniang, because the size of your majesty's clothes is smaller, the slaves have already taken them back and modified them." The aunt in charge hurriedly said, "It will be changed within two days at most."
It's not that the Shangyi Bureau is unreliable, but because they didn't expect that after taking the measurements for His Majesty, His Majesty would still grow flesh on such a hot day.
But no matter how many reasons there were, as the aunt in charge of the Shangyi Bureau, she couldn't make excuses for herself, so after explaining the facts, she didn't say anything else.
After hearing these words, Gu Rujiu laughed instead. Jin Yang can grow flesh, she is too late to be happy, how can she blame the people in Shangyi Bureau because the clothes don't fit the size: "I can't blame you, these days, you have worked hard."
"Don't dare." Seeing that the Empress didn't want to pursue it, the aunt in charge breathed a sigh of relief, "It is a blessing for slaves and others to be able to do things for Your Majesty and the Empress."
Gu Rujiu had already become accustomed to hearing such words a lot, so she didn't take it seriously, but asked Delphinium to send the people from Shangyi Bureau out.
"Young lady stay, girl stay." The aunt in charge saw that the maids who sent them out were more elegant than the other maids, so she guessed that the other party must be the queen's personal maid, so she politely asked the other party to stay.
"Auntie walk slowly." Tsui Que also knew what she was thinking. After sending her out of the Zichen Palace, she stopped and gave her a slight blessing.
How could the aunt in charge really dare to accept this ceremony, she turned sideways to avoid it and then returned a half-salute before leaving with her subordinates.
"The people who are waiting for the Empress are different from others," a palace maid who was not too old said in a low voice, "But the Empress is really amiable and can talk better than those concubines."
"Shut up, who made you talk about the nobles?" Aunt in charge said with a sullen face, "If you talk like today again, you won't have to follow me in the future."
"Auntie, I don't dare." The little palace maid turned pale and begged her again and again.
The maid in charge didn't say a word, and after returning to the Shangyi Bureau, she said to everyone who followed her to the Zichen Palace: "I can let you go to the Zichen Palace to deliver clothes because you are the top people in our Shangyi Bureau. But don’t become complacent because of this, you must know that this is the palace, not the workshops in the capital, you can leave without paying if you are not satisfied.”
Everyone standing in the room fell silent, and the little palace maid who just spoke was flushed with shame.
The look of the maid in charge suddenly fell on her: "You are good looking, and you are popular in the Shangyi Bureau, but just because of these two points, you dare to talk nonsense. When you make mistakes in the future and offend the nobles, You'll know that neither of those things are of any use at all."
"In this place, there is only one useful thing, and that is to be cautious in words and deeds!"
The palace maid in front of the empress was so trusted, who has seen her now? Even her original errand was taken over by someone. After so many days, no one mentioned it, so it was a crime.
She was so nervous because she was afraid that the people in the Shangyi Bureau would make mistakes and affect the entire Shangyi Bureau. At that time, she really wanted to cry without tears.
How good the emperor is to the queen, everyone in the palace sees it, not to mention that the queen now has the power in the harem, and the queen mother has nothing to do with it. How dare they, who are palace attendants, dare to talk behind their backs
June in the capital has always been extraordinarily hot. Fortunately, the gods are beautiful. A few days before the Wanshou ceremony, there was a heavy rain in the capital, which reduced the heat in the capital a lot.
Congratulatory gifts for the emperor from all over the world have been sent to the capital, and King Rui, who was in the fief, also brought his son into the palace.
When she saw Rui Wang sitting in a wooden wheelchair, Gu Rujiu understood why Sun Taifei was so affectionate to a physically disabled man.
King Rui, who was in his forties, looked like he was in his thirties. Although he was born with disabilities and couldn't walk like a normal person, just sitting there made people feel like a spring breeze and pleasing to the eye.
Because this is a beautiful middle-aged man, so beautiful that she can't help but look at him a few more times. There is probably no one else in the capital that can match his appearance except Jin Yang.
King Rui did not expect to see the queen in the imperial study, but he did not show a trace of surprise on his face, but calmly bowed to the emperor and the queen.
If he is not disabled, he must be a perfect man. After getting closer to the other party, Gu Rujiu realized that Jin Yang's eyes were very similar to King Rui's, and the two had a pair of peach blossom eyes.
"Uncle doesn't need to be more polite," Jin Yang raised his head with a smile, indicating that King Rui didn't need to bow, and then asked with a gentle smile, "Uncle has worked hard all the way."
"It's also a good thing to be able to watch the beautiful scenery of my Dafeng along the way," King Rui smiled gently, looked up at Jin Yang, and the smile on his face became a little gentler, "Now that I can see Your Majesty, it's even better. It is without regret.”
Gu Rujiu felt that this King Rui had a somewhat literary temperament, and he was always very emotional when he spoke.
"I'm also very happy to see my uncle. My uncle has been away from Beijing for many years, can he still adapt to the climate in Beijing?" Jin Yang glanced sideways at Wen Wan and sat beside him without speaking, but he had already looked at King Rui several times. Gu Rujiu looked at her, reached out and grabbed her wrist and said, "If there is anything you are not used to, you must tell me."
"Your Majesty's residence for this minister is very appropriate, and there is nothing wrong with it," said King Rui, although he had seen Jin Yang's actions, but he looked astonished, "I didn't expect it, more than ten years have passed since I was dazzling. "
Because King Rui was born disabled and his mother went early, he was not taken seriously by the old emperor. King Cheng, who was less than two years older than him, married a girl from the Sima family as his concubine in the capital. He was still a bald prince. Later, when the old emperor wanted to give King Cheng a title and a title, he sealed him by the way. His marriage with the princess was also completed in the fief, not in the capital.
The prince, who was born with disabilities, chose to use the word "Rui" as his title. I really don't know whether the old emperor was heartless or satirical.
"Yeah," Jin Yang's face also showed an expression of recalling the past, "My biological mother left early, so I didn't have a chance to hear her talk about the past in the capital." Speaking of this, he paused, "Perhaps she said It's just that I was young at the time, so I can't remember it anymore."
"Your Majesty doesn't know that the past events in the early years are normal, but I remember some," Prince Rui showed a kind smile on his face, and the whole person became warm, "In those days, Princess Cheng was pregnant with you in the capital, and later the emperor Once the crown prince has been granted, the second brother and the ministers will go to the fief. I think that when Princess Laicheng is pregnant with His Majesty, she has to travel all the time, which should be very hard."
Gu Rujiu was a little sensitive to notice that there was an imperceptible pause in Prince Rui's tone before he mentioned the title of Princess Cheng.
For some reason, she somehow felt that there was something between Princess Cheng and Prince Rui back then, or that Prince Rui unilaterally had any thoughts on Princess Cheng. This feeling was inexplicable and baseless, but Gu Rujiu had this suspicion.
But if King Rui had thoughts on Princess Cheng, what happened between him and Taifei Sun? Is it a complicated love affair
With doubts in his heart, it was inevitable that he was a little suspicious. Gu Rujiu even felt that King Rui's eyes when looking at Jin Yang seemed to be extraordinarily gentle.
There seems to be something wrong with this style of painting. Logically speaking, shouldn't it be King Rui's ulterior motives, trying to steal the country for his son, so he secretly raised troops, formed a party in the court, and tried to overthrow the young emperor Jin Yang
Or... Rui Wang's cover-up method has been perfected, so that people can't see the slightest flaw? If so, then this person is horrible. People who can freely switch their emotions are not only cruel to others, but also useless to themselves.
Having such an opponent is a very bad thing.
While Gu Rujiu was in a daze, Jin Yang and King Rui had almost talked about it, and then King Rui proposed to meet the Queen Mother.
Jin Yang did not refuse, and walked with Gu Rujiu to Kangquan Palace of the Rui Dynasty.
The bluestone floor in the palace is very flat, and King Rui's wooden wheelchair is neither strenuous nor wobbly when pushed on such a road, so the uncle and nephew walked all the way and were very interested in chatting.
"It turns out that this rockery is still there. When I was young, I used to play around here. When my father was on his longevity, he had a feast for all the ministers. I also met you here... Princess Cheng," when passing by the rockery in the imperial garden, King Rui sighed, "The years are not forgiving, and your Majesty has grown into a good emperor who is admired by all people."
Jin Yang's eyes swept across the rockery, his face was calm, and there was no emotion in his eyes.
Gu Rujiu also followed his line of sight to look at the rockery, and then frowned slightly.
After entering Kangquan Palace, Gu Rujiu found that not only the Queen Mother was there, but also several concubines of higher rank in the palace. They all dressed according to their grades, and it seemed that they had long expected that King Rui would enter the palace today to greet them, the concubines of the late emperor.
After receiving the ceremony, King Rui presented the souvenirs brought from the fief, sat on a chair, and expressed his loyalty to the Empress Dowager and Jin Yang in a veiled manner.
Gu Rujiu sat next to the queen mother, she noticed that although Taifei Sun tried her best to make her expression seem calm, she squeezed the handkerchief tightly, still revealing her true feelings.
Compared with Taifei Sun's excitement, King Rui was much calmer. After he entered the hall, he didn't look at Taifei Sun more from beginning to end except when he saluted, as if there was no difference between Taifei Sun and Taifei Qian, Taifei Wei and others.
Looking at the delicate jewelry on Concubine Sun's body and her neatly combed hair, Gu Rujiu suddenly felt boring. Two men and women who haven't seen much in more than ten years, after such a long time to destroy, how many feelings are left
It is not so much how much Sun Taifei likes King Rui, it is better to say that she is very dissatisfied with the life in the palace, so she regards a love before entering the palace as a life-saving straw, beautifies her feelings over and over again, and beautifies this relationship over and over again. The male protagonist Rui Wang.
Maybe Sun Taifei loved herself in the past, and what she couldn't relieve was the unwillingness in her heart. If the two had a close relationship in private, how could Sun Taifei not know the news of King Rui's entry into Beijing
Concubine Sun's status as a concubine may be a little worse for Princess Rui, but if King Rui has enough affection for her, even if she is no longer valued by the old emperor, she can show her heart to the old emperor. But in fact, King Rui didn't mention it from beginning to end, and he didn't even respond when the late emperor brought Taifei Sun into the harem.
If a man truly loves a woman, how can he be willing to treat her like this
Wanting to understand this, Gu Rujiu glanced at Taifei Sun with a complicated mood, and sighed softly.
"Aijia likes this daughter-in-law, and with her there, I can't be more satisfied," the queen mother told King Rui about the children, and brought the topic to Gu Rujiu, "This is Aijia's daughter-in-law, this is Aijia's daughter-in-law. Dear daughter."
Gu Rujiu turned her head and smiled shyly at the Queen Mother. Seeing that King Rui was looking at herself, she also showed a dignified smile at him.
King Rui quickly retracted his gaze, and then said, "The Queen Mother is so dignified and excellent, no wonder the Queen Mother loves her so much."
"You're right, who wouldn't want to dislike such a good girl," Queen Mother Zhou responded with a smile, and then said to the concubines who were sitting with her, "It's almost noon, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, you should go back first. Palace."
"Yes." Concubine Wei was the first to stand up and agree with the Queen Mother. When she saluted, she also glanced at Concubine Sun, who was sitting on the top left of her, with a hint of ridicule in her eyes.
Concubine Sun's salute was half a beat slower than Concubine Wei and Concubine Qian. When she got up and walked out, she glanced at King Rui, but until she retracted her gaze, King Rui didn't even look up at her.
Empress Dowager Zhou kept King Rui for lunch, and Jin Yang and Gu Rujiu were also seated. After lunch, the Queen Mother insisted that the imperial doctor come to see King Rui's feet. After King Rui refused several times, he agreed.
But Gu Rujiu felt that the queen mother didn't really care about King Rui's legs, but wanted to make sure that his legs were really unable to stand up for the rest of his life.
A King Rui who has no ability to move and King Rui who walks as usual are two different things.
In fact, the disabled equipment in the small talk book does not exist at all, because as a person in the palace, there are people who come to ask for help every few days, but it is not the same person, even if you want to buy people's hearts, you can't do it.
"The Empress Dowager, Prince Rui's foot injury was caused by the womb, and Wei Chen is really helpless." Three consecutive imperial physicians said this. The Queen Mother Zhou was anxious and angry, and finally said to Prince Rui helplessly and apologetically, "Yes. Aijia didn't think carefully, but it made you sad."
"The queen mother is a kind heart, how can this minister be sad?" The expression on King Rui's face was very calm, even with a hint of a smile, as if the words of the imperial doctor had no effect on him, and were extremely free and easy.
"My uncle doesn't care, but my mother and I feel uncomfortable," Jin Yang sighed and said with a wistful expression, "It's better that I start today and call for a wide range of famous doctors.
"How can I trouble Your Majesty so much?"
"I also ask my uncle to live in the capital with peace of mind," Jin Yang smiled at him. "There is a glimmer of hope if you do it, but if you don't do it, there is no hope at all."
King Rui raised his head and glanced at Jin Yang, and then said slowly: "That minister has His Majesty Lao."
Gu Rujiu knew that these were Jin Yang's excuses for keeping King Rui in the capital. King Rui wanted to treat his leg, so the son he brought to the capital could only filially stay in the capital to serve, otherwise it would be unfilial.
It was so simple to leave Prince Rui and his son in the capital. Gu Rujiu felt that it was a little strange that things went so well, and Prince Rui was too cooperative.
Didn't King Rui see that Jin Yang intended to keep him in Beijing
With King Rui's IQ, it shouldn't be so simple.
At this time, outside the city gate of the capital, a luxury motorcade stopped at the gate of the city. These vehicles are all exquisite and extravagant, and the word "loyalty" is faintly engraved on them. After checking, they let them into the city gate.
King Zhong rode on a high-headed horse, looked at the bustling scene of the capital, wiped the fine sweat on his face, and then said to the long follower behind him, "Go and inquire, what kind of gifts the officials from various places have offered to His Majesty, this king is also in his heart. A lot."
Chang Sui was busy.
"It's really hot today." King Zhong pulled the front of his clothes, "Give the prepared gift to the Gu family as well." I heard that I love the empress today, and apart from the empress, there is no other concubine in the harem, so The matter of pleasing the family cannot be sloppy.
As for whether the Gu family might not accept him to please him, it is completely out of His Royal Highness's consideration. He looked back at the carriage behind him. There were his son and daughter sitting in it. He took the daughter with him in order to allow the queen to give her grace and let her marry into the capital.
People in the capital have long been accustomed to all kinds of bigwigs, so when they saw the frame of Zhongwangfu approaching, they were not nervous. After they stepped aside in an orderly manner, they continued to sell.
"Hey, people in the capital are more courageous than others," King Zhong played with the horsewhip in his hand. Seeing the calm expressions of the people on both sides of the street, it was a little uncomfortable.
In Rongzhou, when the common people saw him, they saluted tremblingly and did not dare to slack off. When the scenery reaches the capital, it will be gone.
Although he was not very comfortable, he also knew that this was the capital, and he could not be allowed to do whatever he wanted, so no matter how much dissatisfaction there was, he could only endure it abruptly.
After thinking about this, he also had the mind to look at other things. When he saw some beautiful women passing by, he couldn't help but his eyes glowed. This woman in the capital is really delicious.
In Jing'an Palace, Tai Concubine Sun was sitting on the imperial concubine's chair in despair, and her whole person lost her vitality.
After not seeing her for so many years, he didn't even want to look at himself. Could it be because she was so old that he couldn't recognize her
However, he hasn't changed much, and he is still as gentle as jade and personable as always.
"I advise you not to be delusional. You are all the concubine of the late emperor. Who will you show this kind of sadness?"