Some weeds grew in the courtyard, competing for the nutrients of the jasmine.
A woman's hand dipped into the bushes, pulling out the weeds beside Jasmine one by one, her actions rudely, as if she had a deep hatred.
"Who provoked you to mess with you? I want to vent my anger on a pile of weeds." The man's voice suddenly sounded.
Wei Yingluo turned her head and saw Fu Heng standing behind her with a smile. She reached out with a hand, as if to tug off a leaf sticking to her temples, but she turned her head to avoid it.
"Don't talk to me." She muttered, "I get angry when I see a man now."
Fu Heng thought for a while: "But because of Concubine Hui?"
"...Ren Yu and Brother No. 5 almost lost their lives, so she got a little retribution." Wei Yingluo became angry when she heard the name, "I didn't expect that she would come back again after only two months! Hehe, That's right, what does one or two lives count in front of her gorgeous crowns?"
Fu Heng laughed: "She is indeed gorgeous..."
Seeing that he was still able to laugh, Wei Yingluo felt even more annoyed in her heart, and was still a little sad, she threw the weeds on him, and said coldly: "You know, the queen was waiting for the emperor in the night wind last night. Shi Chen, when the news comes that he has diverted to Chuxiu Palace, you are Niangniang's brother, how can you still laugh if you don't complain about her?"
"Before I answer this question, you have to answer me a question first." Fu Heng didn't care when he was thrown away, he just raised his hand and patted his chest, "That blood letter, did you put the blame on the imperial concubine? "
Wei Yingluo raised her eyebrows, he actually doubted her? Immediately sneered: "No!"
"It's not good, this thing is done too hastily, it's too deliberate, how smart the emperor is, he knew that someone would blame someone, but the imperial concubine acted too domineeringly, she should be taught a lesson! But..." Fu Heng said helplessly, "Their Father Gao Bin built dams on the river, managed the Yellow River, and benefited the people. The merit is in the future, even in his own eyes, the emperor must be tolerant of Concubine Hui, do you understand now?"
Wei Yingluo was silent.
"What's wrong?" Fu Heng felt that she was a little strange today, so he could not help but take a step closer, his voice showing concern.
Wei Yingluo took a step back and muttered, "Well, you are suspicious of me..."
When Fu Heng heard this, he couldn't help laughing and crying. It turned out that she was relieved of the emperor, but she was still worried about herself. She hurriedly held her hand and explained, "I don't doubt you. Like the emperor, I doubt others..."
Wei Yingluo didn't ask him who he was suspicious of. The matter was already a foregone conclusion, and it was useless to think about it. It was better to focus on the present and the future.
"Don't talk about it." Fu Heng squeezed her hand and said, "I have already heard what you asked me to inquire about for you—the night your sister had an accident, no clan left the Ganqing Palace night banquet!"
"Is this true?" Wei Yingluo asked.
"I confirmed this to the eunuch on duty at the Qianqing Palace." Fu Heng nodded, "It's true!"
Wei Yingluo stared at him for a long time before sighing in a low voice: "I believe you... Since the eunuch of Qianqing Palace can't ask, let's start with the emperor's cronies!"
However, how to approach the emperor, how to approach the cronies beside him
Wei Yingluo thought of many ways, but they were all overthrown by herself. Some of them were too deliberate, and it was inevitable that people would suspect that they had ulterior motives.
What should I do
The more thoughts are spent on this, the less thoughts are spent on other things, so Wei Yingluo is almost the last person in Changchun Palace to get news...
"The emperor is ill?" Wei Yingluo was stunned, "What's wrong?"
"How did you only know such a big news now?" Mingyu glared at her, "It's scabies!"
Wei Yingluo had heard a little about this disease, and knew that people with this disease were very itchy and uncomfortable, and most of the patients couldn't help scratching.
"The queen is worried about the emperor, and plans to take someone with her and move to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to take care of him." Mingyu said in a business-like tone, "She chose you, you should hurry back to pack up and salute."
Erqing originally watched with a cold eye, but she couldn't listen anymore, and said lightly: "Mingyu, the empress has already instructed me to stay in Changchun Palace, and let you pack up and move to the Mental Cultivation Hall, how can you push the work to Yingluo? "
Wei Yingluo glanced at Mingyu, what was in her heart, Wei Yingluo knew very well, mostly because she was afraid that the scabies on the emperor's body would spread to her, so she tried every means to pass the hardship on to others.
But in Wei Yingluo's view, this is not much hard work.
On the contrary, being able to take the opportunity to get close to the emperor, to be close to his confidant... is a rare and beautiful job.
"Okay." Wei Yingluo smiled, "I'll go back and pack up."
Mingyu and Erqing thought she knew the truth, and she would definitely not be able to shirk, but now they were all stunned, and when they left, Erqing turned her head with a complicated expression and said to Mingyu, "Are you satisfied now? ?"
Mingyu turned her face away: "She is willing, not forcing me!"
"Mingyu, you always blame the Empress for not loving you and alienating you, but you don't think about what you have done?" Er Qing stared at her with a very unfamiliar gaze, "The Empress is not in the Forbidden City, you are putting Yu Concubine away. And the fifth brother pushed out to stop the disaster! Now that you are asked to go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, you push back three and four! The master has a bright mind, can you not see it? Not to mention the empress, even the people of Changchun Palace, you can see who believes in you!"
Mingyu was dumbfounded, looking at Er Qing's back as she walked away, and for the first time asked herself, "Did I...do something wrong?"
Trust this kind of thing, like water, always accumulates bit by bit into a river, or leaks into a desert bit by bit. When I heard that Mingyu refused to go, the queen only said lightly, "Bengong knows." Not blaming the other party, but looking at the other party's eyes becoming more and more indifferent, the eyes are very similar to Er Qing's eyes that day, making Mingyu kick in the heart, vaguely feel that she has done something wrong, but there is no chance to go back...
The group quickly moved into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
When Hongli fell ill, his own queen comforted him, talked to him, relieved the pain, and in addition, there were some dirty and tiring tasks, which were all the affairs of Wei Yingluo and other palace servants.
"The emperor should use alum tea to clean his body before taking medicine." The imperial doctor put a box of ointment in Wei Yingluo's palm. "After the emperor has finished bathing, apply the sulfur ointment all over his body, and apply it twice more to the affected area."
"Yes." Wei Yingluo took the ointment with both hands.
She had never seen a man's body, let alone a naked man.
After taking a few deep breaths, Wei Yingluo gathered her somewhat flustered mind and walked into the dormitory of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The temperature in the bedroom was slightly higher, and the wooden barrel had just been removed, but the residual temperature remained in the air, with a faint smell of alum tea.
There was only one person sitting in the huge palace. From a distance, he was alone, really alone.
"...It's you?" Hongli slowly opened his eyes and said coldly, "Go out!"
Wei Yingluo was worried about how to serve a naked man. Hearing what he said, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, put the ointment on the table next to her, and replied, "Yes."
As soon as the door closed, it opened again quickly, and Li Yu came in.
"Your Majesty, let the servants come to serve you." Li Yu bit her head, and although she was careful, she still hurt the broken skin.
Hongli took a breath, then kicked him angrily: "Go away, call someone else!"
Wei Yingluo's voice came from the door: "Your Majesty, most of the Hall of Mental Cultivation has been withdrawn, and most of the rest are eunuchs. The Queen Mother was worried that they would be clumsy and hurt the dragon's body, so she ordered the servants to come. Now you want to come again. Calling someone else won't be much better than Director Li."
Hearing this in Hong Li's ears, it was no different from Mao Sui's recommendation. Taking the opportunity to approach, Hong Li couldn't tell what the strange feeling was in his heart.
Wei Yingluo didn't want to approach this bad-tempered man, but when she thought about it carefully, she came to approach his confidant, and one of the most important people was Li Yu, the eunuch next to him, even if she couldn't beg him. I like it, but I can't make him hate it, so I must not do anything that belongs to him. Otherwise, Li Yu doesn't say anything now, but the seeds of complaining are planted in his heart, who knows when it will germinate and bear fruit.
"The servant used to be the maid of the embroidery workshop, and the embroidery was made of high-quality silk and satin. In order to prevent scratches, I developed the habit of caring for my hands every day." So Wei Yingluo explained patiently, "Your Majesty, if you don't want Director Li , and don’t let the servants come, the Empress will come to apply the medicine in person.”
Hongli was silent for a moment, and finally couldn't bear to let the queen come to his side. It's okay to talk. When applying medicine, it is inevitable that he will touch his wound. What if it spreads to her
"Come in!" Hongli said with a little annoyance, "Give me medicine!"
"Yes." With a squeak, Wei Yingluo pushed the door open again, took the ointment from Li Yu's hand, dipped a little on her clean fingers, and gently landed on Hongli's sore spot.
Hongli only felt that the wound was cold, and he couldn't tell whether it was the temperature of the ointment or the temperature of her fingers.
As the emperor, there will never be a woman beside him. Hongli thought he was used to the touch of a woman, but somehow, he was not used to her touch.
Hongli has never felt this way before, she felt ashamed and annoyed for a while, she couldn't help but want to get angry again, but when her eyes touched her calm eyebrows, it was like a prairie fire meets a downpour, and a white snow meets a wisp of rain. The spring breeze, the fire extinguishes the grass, and the ice and snow melt.
As soon as Wei Yingluo raised her head, she caught the other party's dazed gaze.