Rong Si was still lying quietly on the bed, showing no signs of waking up.
The sound of Rong Feizhou turning the pages gradually became quieter until there was no sound at all. It was as if he had completely disappeared. Rong Si could not hear what he was doing at all.
After a long time, she slowly heard the sound of the other person standing up, and then slowly approached her step by step, covering the candlelight on her side, sat down gently, and then raised his hand and stroked Rong Si's face again and again.
"Xiao Si..." The man's voice was somewhat suppressed and hoarse.
"Is it my brother's fault? Am I wrong? I am wrong, right? Forget it when I was a child. When I grew up, I knew clearly that my mother was ill at that time. I knew clearly that it was not your fault. I knew it clearly, but I still held on to my damn dignity and never looked for you. Do you blame me? Hmm? Xiao Si..."
As he spoke, Rong Feizhou grabbed Rong Si's slightly hot little hand and rubbed it against his cheek, "I didn't know you were so miserable and sad in private. I'm sorry, it's my fault. It's my fault, Xiao Si, Xiao Si... Will you blame me? Will you still care about me in the future? Will you give me a chance to make it up to you? Xiao Si..."
Unfortunately, Rong Si couldn't give him any response now. Instead, she fell into a deep sleep with satisfaction.
So she didn't know that Rong Feizhou had been busy taking care of her all night and only took a short nap when it was almost dawn.
When Rong Si woke up again, she felt a lot more comfortable all over, but her limbs were still a little weak and her body was a little sticky. The most important thing was that her arms seemed to be pressed down by something and she couldn't move at all.
She frowned and turned her head to look over, just in time to see Rong Feizhou's sharp profile in the morning light, his slanted eyebrows, slightly messy hair and straight nose.
The man's eyelashes were very thick, like a pair of small brushes, and his brows were slightly wrinkled at this moment. Because he was asleep, Rong Si turned sideways and looked at him for a long time without covering her eyes. Maybe she realized that he would not wake up for a while, or maybe she was moved when she saw her brother leaning against her bed after waking up. Rong Si actually reached out her hand from under the quilt secretly, touched Rong Feizhou's eyebrows tentatively, moved slowly along the lines, and finally touched his nose.
"Why... why do you hate me so much..."
Rong Si sighed as if she was talking in a dream, and at that moment someone suddenly knocked on the door.
She quickly withdrew her hand and pretended to sleep, not knowing that as soon as she closed her eyes, Rong Feizhou immediately opened his eyes, with a hint of smile in his clear eyes.
The voices of Xuchun and the others outside the door had been heard, "Master, can the servants come in and serve you?"
After a long while, Rong Feizhou slowly raised his head and said softly, "Come in."
It was this sound that made Rong Si's eyelashes tremble violently, but she still tried hard not to wake up.
Seeing her like this, Rong Feizhou raised the corner of his mouth slightly, stood up and walked out the door.
The conversation between the several people immediately reached Rong Si's ears, "Master, has the queen's fever subsided? The maids came here yesterday, but no one opened the door after we knocked, so we went back. Someone came to the palace today. I heard that the Queen Mother knew that our queen was sick, so she specially sent Judge Zhong to treat the queen. He is waiting outside now, saying that the illness cannot be delayed..."
"Where's the Emperor? Does the Emperor have anything to say?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Several little maids stammered and were speechless. In fact, they knew very well that the emperor and the empress were not as close as rumored. They were often so angry with the empress that they left. They did not stay in the empress's room that night, but the eunuch's records showed that he stayed in the empress's room. It was because of this that all the women in the palace thought that the emperor doted on the empress. And because the empress had no children, they said that she was jealous, relying on her birth and the support of the empress dowager to bully the emperor. She could not even have children herself. It was really despicable.
They had also argued outside, but they didn't say it twice. The emperor came to warn them, and even the queen restrained them indifferently, as if she didn't care at all. They didn't know what she was thinking? Isn't the most important thing in the harem the emperor's favor? Is there anything more important than this? Why didn't the queen care all the time
They all saw it and were anxious, but they had no idea that their own queen was actually content with love. With Mu Lianxuan often meeting with her in private, she looked down on Emperor Mu Yuanxiu. She always believed that as long as Mu Lianxuan could succeed, she would be able to become his queen.
Looking at these useless little girls, Rong Feizhou frowned. Could it be that Xiao Si has been unhappy in the palace? Before, he could still hold on to his resentment and force himself to ignore her, but now he knows that his sister has been secretly thinking about him for so many years, not only that, but she even thinks about him all the time, and has made so many efforts for their reconciliation. Even if he cares about his mother's last words, he can't turn a blind eye to her.
She is his sister, his only sister!
"Okay, I got it. Nianxia, you and Xuchun go out and ask Zhong Yuanpan to wait for a moment. Lianqiu and Fudong, you come in and help your mother wash up first..."
After saying that, Rong Feizhou took the two little girls into the house. As soon as he entered, he saw Rong Si lying on the bed, looking at him with her round eyes without blinking.
After a long while, he wrinkled his nose and said, "Lian Qiu, why is such a nasty guy here? Tell him to get out, tell him to get out, I am so upset just looking at him..."
"My Lady, the Young Master is..."
"Okay, I'll go out." Rong Feizhou smiled and compromised, then turned to look in the direction of Lian Qiu, "Remember to dress her warmly before you can open the windows and doors, okay?"
"Yes." Lian Qiu responded with a smile.
Rong Si looked at Rong Feizhou strangely, as if she had seen a ghost. Her cheeks instantly turned red, and she brushed the curtain hard with her hand, "I... I don't want you to care! Get out, get out, get out!"
Seeing Rong Si's red cheeks, Rong Feizhou smiled and turned to walk out.
The conversation of the people behind it went straight into its ears.
"My Lady, My Lady, the Young Master really cares about you. He took care of you all night long. He was even more attentive than us..."
"Yes, yes, I see that your fever is almost gone, it must be because the young master took good care of you!"
"Shut up! Are you my people or the young master's? Why are you all speaking for him? Huh? Huh? If you like the young master so much, why don't you just keep all of you here and give all of you to him?"
"My Lady..."
"Hmph, if you don't want to think about that, don't say anything. If I hear you say he's good, I'll cut off your tongues..."
Rong Si threatened viciously.
Rong Feizhou, who had just walked out of the room, smiled and shook his head. She still hasn't grown up yet. She still has a childish temper. Can such a little Si really live well in the palace? Why did she enter the palace in the first place? It seemed that the emperor had spoken, and his father was about to refuse. Who knew that the little Si actually nodded and agreed, entered the palace and was named a concubine, and later a noble concubine, until now.
It can be said that no matter whether it is the current Rong Feizhou or the Rong Feizhou in the past, they can’t figure out why Rong Si entered the palace. Is it really because she wanted to become the most noble woman in the Wei Dynasty
If this is true, he must quickly take over his father's military power. His father is already old, and he is the only one who can protect Xiao Si in the future. As long as he is always in the Rong family, no matter how much Mu Yuanxiu dislikes Xiao Si, he must pamper her and spoil him.
Thinking of this, Rong Feizhou's heart tightened. It seemed that the military camp would have to work harder.
Meanwhile, Rong Si was helped by several little maids to change her clothes. After the gauze curtain was lowered, the old judge named Zhong was invited in. He felt her pulse and said that she had caught a cold. He prescribed some medicine and told her to rest more and eat a lighter diet. She should be well soon and they didn't need to worry too much.
After prescribing the medicine, the old judge who had arrived early in the morning hurried back to report. The little girls stayed beside Rong Si and chatted with her. After a while, Rong Feizhou came in with the boiled medicine.
As soon as she saw him, Rong Si's smile immediately disappeared. She fell onto the bed and pulled the quilt over her head, looking like she didn't want to see him.
Seeing Rong Si's look, several little girls became at a loss. However, Rong Feizhou smiled tolerantly, walked over and raised his hand to pull Rong Si's quilt. However, she was wrapped tightly in it and he couldn't pull it down because of his lack of strength.
"Stop it, take your medicine..."
Rong Si did not respond.
"I bought you preserves from Baiweizhai. Do you remember which one you liked to eat when you were a kid?"
Rong Si, hiding under the quilt, rolled her eyes but still did not respond.
Outside, Rong Feizhou motioned the girls around him to go out first, and reached out to pull Rong Si's quilt. When it didn't move, he sighed, "I know that brother has always been bad, and has always been bad to Xiao Si. I hope Xiao Si you can give brother a chance, so that I can make it up to you and make up for the grievances you have suffered over the years. We are brother and sister, and this cannot be changed. I will be your brother for the rest of my life. When we were young, until now, I was wrong, it was all my fault, it was all my fault, it was all my fault, I can apologize to you, Xiao Si, we..."
Before Rong Feizhou could finish his words, Rong Si suddenly pulled back her quilt, and then casually overturned the bowl of medicine beside the bed to the ground. With a crisp sound, Rong Feizhou's words came to an abrupt end.
Then he saw Rong Si with her back to him, "No, it's fine like this now, you don't need to apologize, you did nothing wrong, it's always me who's wrong, I have no grievances, and I don't need to make amends, I think it's fine like this now, you go out..."
"Xiao Si!"
"Get out of here!"
Rong Si turned around and pushed him, then she reached out her hand to wipe her tears with her back behind her back.
Behind her, Rong Feizhou picked up the broken bowl on the ground and walked out silently. Then, no one knew where he got his stubbornness from, but after a while, he came back with a bowl of medicine as if nothing had happened.
Rong Si's tears were still on her face. She looked at him in surprise, watched him smile and put the medicine on her bedside, watched him take out the candied fruit from his chest and place it aside.
"Xiao Si, take your medicine."
When she heard him say this, Rong Si paused, her eyes turned cold, and she raised her hand and threw the medicine to the ground again.
After turning over Rong Feizhou, they went to boil the medicine again. One of them boiled the medicine while the other one boiled the medicine. In the end, both sides became numb.
Rong Feizhou was afraid that Rong Si would be bad for her health if she didn't take the medicine, so he asked Nian Xia to bring in the last bowl. He stood under the eaves alone, staring at the thrush hanging there in a daze. After returning to his room, he couldn't help but take the booklet he got from Rong Si and began to read it page by page.
The next day, the brother and sister continued.
It can be said that Rong Feizhou has now reached the point where he allows himself to be beaten and scolded at will. He makes medicine for her, buys her all kinds of gadgets she liked when she was a child, and tells her jokes, which makes Rong Si often look at him with suspicion, but his men show no mercy.
This went on for seven days, and the palace began to urge her to return. Rong Si felt that she had been too hypocritical and should give the other party a good face. But who knew that Rong Feizhou didn't come.
The one who brought her medicine was Nian Xia, and the one who brought her food was Xu Chun. When they brought them, Rong Si looked at them with a frown, wanting to say something but finding it difficult to start. The little girls seemed fine on the surface, but began to laugh secretly when they turned their backs to her.
It can only be said that these little girls who can't act, one small expression can make Rong Si see the trick. At first she was anxious for a moment, but after that it can be said that she was basically acting.
It can be said that at this moment Rong Si played the role of a spoiled sister who cared about her brother but was too shy to ask, yet extremely impatient in her heart, to the fullest. Even the little girls said behind Rong Si's back that they felt a little bit sorry for the empress when she was like that.
They waited until almost evening, but even Nian Xia and the others didn't show up. Rong Si knew that these people must have made preparations secretly, so she put on her clothes and went out, muttering to herself as she walked.
"You said you wanted to compensate me, you said you wanted to give him a chance, but it's only been seven days, and you immediately ignored me. Humph, it's exactly the same as when we were kids. You ignored me when you said you would. Obviously... obviously..."
As she said this, Rong Si's eyes turned red again. She raised the back of her hand and wiped her eyes, looking extremely aggrieved, which made the servants who were watching her in the dark feel sorry for her.
It can be said that the original owner suffered because she kept everything in her heart too much, because she was the eldest daughter of the general's mansion, and then the imperial concubine in the palace, she was always high and mighty, and was always proud. No matter what grievances she suffered, she would never cry in front of others, and would even stab others to feel relieved. If you say that she really has any bad intentions, she really doesn't. Basically, she has the temper of an eldest daughter, and is willful and capricious. She has the capital, so why can't she do that? It's just that she is unlucky and meets scum.
And now Rong Si is simply bringing to the surface some of the original owner's secret grievances. Every time she cries and every time she feels wronged, she needs others to see it with their own eyes. She also needs others to feel sorry for her resentment and pain in her heart!
As she was crying, she suddenly saw the wall in front of her light up, and the surrounding lights also lit up one by one.
Then she saw two small figures suddenly appear behind the wall covered with white cloth, a little girl with a pair of pigtails and a little boy wearing a small hat.
As the two figures stood up, a familiar and deep voice also sounded, "A long time ago..."
A not too long story that tells the story of Rong Si and Rong Feizhou's childhood, and how they drifted apart as they grew up. As the brother, he now feels regret and pain, and begs for her forgiveness.
This kind of trick similar to shadow play to amuse her was also something they often played when they were young. At that time, Rong Si liked these little shadows that could move and dance. Every time before going to bed, she would pester Rong Feizhou to move and sing for her. If she was angry, she could immediately smile by using this to amuse her.
As she watched and listened, Rong Si's eyes filled with tears. Then she saw a white kitten rushing towards her, and she quickly squatted down and picked it up.
Before they had a quarrel at the age of seven, Rong Feizhou had promised Rong Si that he would bring her a kitten the next day, a white one with a pink nose.
"… I'm sorry, sister. I broke my promise when we were kids. I wonder if it still counts if I make it up to you now?"
Rong Feizhou walked out from behind the white cloth, still holding the wooden sticks with the little paper figures tied to them.
As soon as she saw him, Rong Si walked towards him quickly, holding the kitten, and her forehead hit Rong Feizhou's shoulder, "It's all your fault, wuwu, it's all your fault. Why did you suddenly ignore me when I was a child? Mom died, Dad was busy with affairs, and even your brother ignored Xiao Si, wuwu, Xiao Si was left alone, eating alone, sleeping alone, playing alone, and later I... I begged you, but you still ignored me, ignored me, how could I go against you, you didn't even look at me, it was me who entered the palace and would not be at home anymore, and you didn't care, why? Why?"
Rong Si cried as she spoke, and the little white cat in her arms looked at her innocently and meowed occasionally.
Hearing her say this, Rong Feizhou frowned and gently patted his sister on the back to comfort her.
"Yeah, yeah, it's all my fault. It was my fault that I left Xiao Si alone. It was my fault that I ignored Xiao Si. I won't do that again. I will never do that again..."
After crying for a long time, Rong Si slowly raised her head, wiped her tears with her hand, and raised her red and swollen eyes, "Really?"
"More real than pearls."
Rong Si finally burst into laughter and lowered her head to rub the kitten in her arms, "You must keep your word. From now on, you are not allowed to ignore me."
"Yeah." Rong Feizhou smiled and rubbed Rong Si's little head, "I won't do that again in the future."
After that, Rong Si didn't care about the order from the palace urging her to enter the palace. She finally reconciled with Rong Feizhou and kept being close to him.
Anyway, in each other's eyes, they are siblings, and she doesn't seem to have grown up much, so the intimate actions don't matter much at all.
When eating, she would pick food for him and even force Rong Feizhou to eat her own leftovers. She asked him to swing with her, pulled her sleeves from time to time, leaned on her shoulders, and even asked Rong Feizhou to teach her sword skills.
It took almost three days before Rong Si finally returned to the palace at the urging of Mu Yuanxiu's personal eunuch. On the way back, Rong Feizhou accompanied her to the palace gate.
"Brother, brother, I will come out to see you next time, you can't not see me..."
Rong Si ignored the green-clad eunuch who was smiling beside her and spoke solemnly.
Rong Feizhou smiled and nodded, then watched Rong Si's sedan chair enter the palace. He shook his head and smiled and returned to the general's mansion. However, when he arrived at the door of the general's mansion, he saw a ragged man looking around furtively.
"who?"
Rong Feizhou suddenly shouted loudly, almost scaring the man to his knees.
"Xiaomin, Xiaomin came to find my wife..." he said tremblingly.
Rong Feizhou frowned, then saw the man raise his head. When both of them saw each other's appearance clearly, they opened their eyes wide almost at the same time.
"you… "
"you!"
Anyone who sees himself when he was 20 years younger, or himself 20 years later, would probably be very surprised.
There was no need to pay attention to the turmoil in Rong Feizhou's heart for the time being. After Rong Si returned to the palace, she found that there seemed to be no news of the concubine being pregnant with the dragon fetus, nor any news about Shao Qingwei. The situation in the palace was exactly the same as before she left the palace.
This made Rong Si sigh that Shao Qingwei was very resourceful and could hide the news of her pregnancy at this critical moment.
When she returned to the palace, the Empress Dowager's palace immediately sent someone to call her over.
The Queen Mother
Rong Si thought about it and remembered that this woman who had caused bloodshed in the early years seemed to like her very much. Was it because of her father, or because of her eyes and eyebrows that were quite similar to hers when she was young, or was it just because she was too simple and stupid to be harmless? However, the women who had the last laugh in the harem were never kind people.
But when Rong Si went to Empress Dowager Ci'an Palace, she found that Mu Lianxuan, Mu Yuanxiu, and even Concubine Yu were there, except Shao Qingwei.
Rong Si stood at the door for a moment, then walked in.
What does this mean? A three-judge trial
After hearing what the Queen Mother said, she realized that they were going to choose concubines for Mu Lianxuan, one principal concubine and two concubines. So after the palace examination, the harem would also hold a Hundred Flowers Banquet together with the Qionglin Banquet. The focus was on choosing a concubine for Mu Lianxuan, and the secondary focus was on arranging marriages for the number one scholar and the grandsons and sons of other ministers.
When people get old, they like to do some of the work of a matchmaker, both in ancient and modern times.
I remember that there seemed to be such a plot in the original story, but at that time Rong Si was so strongly opposed that even the Queen Mother began to doubt her motives. Mu Lianxuan hadn't seen her for many days. Finally, Rong Si was confined by Mu Yuanxiu when he got the chance, and the Hundred Flowers Banquet became a performance by Shao Qingwei alone!