In the Chengqian Palace, the red candles were burning high, but in the Chuxiu Palace, there were white candles burning one by one.
With the increasingly bleak atmosphere of Chuxiu Palace, when people walk in, it is like entering a mourning hall.
"Zhilan." Concubine Hui Gui was sitting on the bed, dressed in white, with long hair hanging down her body, her tone was surprisingly calm, "Fetching water, this palace wants to bathe and change."
"Niangniang..." Zhilan looked at her in shock and fear, for fear that she was going crazy, so she cautiously said, "Don't worry, everything will be fine."
"Since Ye Tianshi can't cure this palace, other people can't cure this palace even more. Even if they are cured, they will leave scars all over the body." Concubine Huigui slowly turned her head to look at her, and there was a faint hint in her eyes. Ku Ning is for Yusui, not for Wa Quan's ruthlessness, "Hurry up and prepare, I don't have much time in this palace."
It is not difficult to fetch water, but it is difficult to take a bath with an injury. Although Zhilan tried her best to avoid Concubine Huigui's wound, the wound on Concubine Huigui's back was so big that it would inevitably get wet with some water, which made her sweat on her forehead and her face was pale. Half-Life, like a dead man, lies in front of the bronze mirror.
Zhilan combed her hair while weeping and said, "Miss, let it go. Your health is important. It won't be too late to deal with that bitch, Concubine Xian, after you have taken care of yourself."
"No... I don't have much time in this palace, so I can't waste time on her." Concubine Huigui slowly raised her head and stared at her pale and haggard self in the mirror. Putting it on his lips, "Go... Go and invite the emperor."
With tears in her eyes, Zhilan trotted all the way to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but she was told that the emperor was staying in Chengqian Palace tonight, so she trotted all the way to Chengqian again, thinking about Concubine Huigui who had only one breath left in Chuxiu Palace, Looking at Concubine Xian who was deeply favored by the emperor, Zhilan's eyes were filled with resentment, and she almost exposed her true face on the spot.
The words came to his mouth, and he swallowed again.
Look at the hand wrapped around Concubine Xian's waist... Even if he said it, would he believe it
"Your Majesty." Zhilan knelt down to the owner of that hand and sobbed, "The imperial concubine wants to see you, she said it's the last time!"
Hongli was stunned: "Isn't the imperial concubine recuperating in Chuxiu Palace? What is the last time!"
Zhilan sobbed even more: "Your Majesty, Ye Tianshi said that the concubine's illness cannot be cured, the concubine she..."
Hongli's expression changed, and before she could finish speaking, he sat up from the bed and walked quickly to the door.
Concubine Xian opened her mouth behind her, but did not stop him, but watched him leave with a complicated expression.
Hongli hurried to Chuxiu Palace, the palace was quiet, and the palace maids and eunuchs who used to serve on the left and right had already been repelled by Concubine Huigui.
Pushing the door and entering, Concubine Huigui, dressed in snow white, sat under the candlelight, with heavy makeup on her face, slender eyebrows and red lips, like an actor on the stage, dressed up to be read by you, slowly raised her head and said: "Your Majesty, you are here."
Hongli stepped forward a few steps and reached out to help her: "Prince Concubine, if you don't have a good rest, what's the trouble now?"
Concubine Huigui gently pushed him away: "I know that time is running out, and I want to dance the last dance for the emperor. I hope that one day my concubine is gone, and the emperor can remember what I look like at the moment, and never forget it."
Hongli said: "The imperial concubine..."
Concubine Huigui raised her head to look at him, and suddenly smiled softly, inexhaustibly charming, and inexhaustibly pathetic: "Perhaps, the concubine has been immersed in her own drama and has never been awake, so the emperor will allow the concubine to be capricious again. Bar."
After speaking, Concubine Huigui Yingying got up and forced herself to dance for Hongli.
Like a mermaid landing on the shore, like a crane with its wings folded, blood dripping with every step, and a heart-wrenching pain every time I bend my waist, this dance of dying with all her strength surpasses all her past dances, its tragic beauty , so that Hongli never looked away from the beginning to the end, as if mortals were fascinated by mermaids, as if monks were fascinated by demon cranes.
It was not until the end of the dance that Hongli realized that the white clothes on her body had already been soaked with blood.
"Ning Xiner!" Hongli rushed over to hug her and said with emotion, "You take good care of your injury, I will treat you well in the future, let's forget the unpleasant things, okay?"
Concubine Huigui fell into his arms, panted for a moment, slowly raised her sweaty face, and reached out to stroke Hongli's face: "No, Your Majesty, it's too late, Ning Xiner can't wait. Death, her words are also good, Ning Xiner has one thing to ask you!"
Hongli felt extremely distressed: "I will definitely find the murderer for you!"
Concubine Huigui shook her head: "This pair of ministers and concubines is no longer important..."
Hongli: "Then what do you want?"
At this moment, I am afraid that if Concubine Huigui wants to sit in the queen's seat, Hongli will think about it for a moment, instead of vetoing it like in the past, scolding her not to be delusional.
Concubine Hui Gui said sadly: "The concubine knows that although the emperor is the master of the world, he cannot interfere in the affairs of the courtiers at will, so he never asked for anything... At that time, the concubine was still dreaming, dreaming that one day when she became a queen, she would be able to I want the entire Gao clan to honor my mother and kowtow to her to admit their mistakes! But a dream is always just a dream! Now, the ministers and concubines can only be shameless and beg the emperor to agree to give it to my mother A funeral will not let her soul wander around and have nowhere to stay!"
Hongli was silent for a moment, then firmly: "Okay, I promise you!"
With a teardrop hanging from the corner of Concubine Huigui's eyes, she sighed as she got what she wanted: "My father is thousands of miles away, I want to meet my two younger sisters, please be kind to the emperor and allow them to enter the palace!"
Hongli: "I immediately decreed to call the Gao family into the palace!"
The imperial decree went down to Gao's house, and before dawn, the carriage drove outside the palace gate. When the palace gate opened, Ma led two daughters who looked like flowers and jade from the carriage, and was led by the eunuch to Chuxiu Palace. .
"Mother." Gao Ningxiu, the eldest lady of the Gao family, quietly asked her mother, "I heard that the eldest brother also wanted to come, but was rejected by the eldest sister, why?"
Gao Heng and Concubine Hui Gui are brothers and sisters from the same mother. They grew up with each other and their relationship is not comparable to their half-sisters. Hearing that Concubine Hui Gui was seriously ill, Gao Heng almost came to the palace overnight, but was called by the eunuch. He refused, saying that the imperial concubine only wanted to see two younger sisters.
"What else could be the reason?" Ma Shi laughed, "The favor of the Gao family can't be broken. If your elder sister wants to find someone to replace her, she can't find a man like him..."
Chuxiu Palace arrived soon, and Zhilan was already waiting outside the door. Seeing the three of them coming, she immediately stepped aside and said, "Second miss, the concubine is waiting for you to enter."
Ma also wanted to go in with him, but was stopped by Zhilan calmly, so he had no choice but to tell the two daughters a few words, and then watched them go in.
The carved wooden door opened to both sides, revealing a square table, a table of delicious food and wine, and a beautiful lady.
"You're here." Concubine Huigui said lightly, with the peony on her head and the big wings, the eastern bead on her ear, the jade beads on her arm, and the five-color brocade on her body. What's wrong with her body is that her aura is too sharp, and her now slightly pale face adds a touch of tenderness and tenderness to her, so she is perfect and peerless.
Even the two women were stunned by her beauty, and it took a long time for them to recover.
Gao Ningxiang was curious: "Eldest sister, aren't you seriously ill? Why can't you see it at all?"
Gao Ningxiu pulled her hard: "Don't be rude, you have to be called the imperial concubine."
"Emperor Concubine." Gao Ningxiang immediately changed her words, "The whole Forbidden City is rumored that you are seriously injured and cannot afford to be ill, but my sister sees that you are still as beautiful as before."
Concubine Huigui smiled slightly, motioned her to sit down, and poured her a glass of wine herself.
"Second sisters, this palace is really hurt very badly." Concubine Hui Gui poured another glass of wine for Gao Ningxiu, "Even putting on this dress, it took a whole hour, just sitting for a while, already Sweaty and heavy, trembling all over."
Gao Ningxiang was horrified: "Niangniang, does it really hurt that much?"
Concubine Hui Gui smiled: "Every time Ben Gong takes a breath, it's like a steel needle piercing the bone.
Gao Ningxiu said worriedly, "We're all a family, and Niangniang doesn't have to worry about the banquet. I'll talk about it later."
Concubine Huigui: "I don't have much time in this palace, so I can't waste it. The two sisters must be wondering why I want to invite you into the palace."
Gao Ningxiang: "Mother said you are..."
Gao Ningxiu grabbed her: "Shut up!"
Gao Ningxiang said bluntly: "It was originally, my mother said that the favor of the Gao family cannot be broken. Since my sister is not strong now, she has to choose a new person to replace her!"
Gao Ningxiu glared at her, hating in her heart that iron cannot be made of steel, even if the sedan chair needs to be carried by someone, even if it is really the case, she shouldn't say that. Could it be...
Quietly stepping on her unsatisfactory sister, Gao Ningxiu looked at Concubine Huigui with a little uneasiness, and was thinking about how to make amends, but she heard Concubine Huigui sigh: "Mother said yes. Of course, from the two younger sisters, choose the most suitable one to serve the emperor in place of this palace and continue the glory of the Gao family!"