Under the faint sky light, she seemed to see the shadow of that man again.
The spring was as deep as the sea, and the pear blossoms were like snow. The young man was standing under the pear tree, wearing a royal blue robe and a purple jade belt, looking at her from afar, with a hearty laugh, and asked loudly: "Hey! Which palace are you from?" of?"
Suddenly, the light in front of her eyes shattered, and she saw Wen Yuan's eager face in the ignorant light. Wen Yuan opened and closed her mouth, but she couldn't hear what she was saying.
She knew that she might be sick again. There were people around, and someone was pulling her arm, shaking it eagerly, until she felt a little pain. She frowned, a little angry, and wanted to reprimand these servants who didn't care about their importance, but her voice seemed to be out of control. She tried her best to open her mouth, but like a fish on the bottom of the sea, she opened and closed silently without breathing.
Wen Yuan was in a hurry, and reprimanded the little eunuch at the side: "Why hasn't the emperor come yet? Have you reported it?"
The little eunuch's face was pale, and there was a cry in his voice, he knelt on the ground and replied: "The slave's leg is broken, and the news has already spread in, but Cheng Fei said that the emperor is taking a nap, what's the matter waiting for the emperor to wake up?" Let's talk."
"How unreasonable!" Wen Yuan said angrily, "Concubine Cheng is so bold, can she afford such a thing?"
Seeing her getting angry, all the servants knelt on the ground and dared not speak.
But Nalan Hongye thought, Wenyuan is getting more and more courageous, she dares to say such words, if it reaches Concubine Cheng's ears, there may be another disturbance.
Since she couldn't speak for the time being, she continued to close her eyes and meditate, letting the servants be as anxious as ants on a hot pot.
Concubine Cheng is indeed a bit outrageous, relying on her mother's family and the two princes, she acts more and more without scruples, but she doesn't know that blessings and misfortunes have always been in the way, today's reliance is the disaster of the Ming Dynasty. Such reckless behavior does not know the severity, it seems that when the body recovers, it needs to be beaten and beaten, otherwise the huge harem must be tossed into a mess by her.
Nalan sighed wearily and fell into a dark dream again.
Concubine Cheng's real name is Cheng Rongrong, she is the cousin of the great general Cheng Yuan. After the Great Yan established the capital of Zhenhuang, in order to enrich the harem and get close to the powerful officials, Concubine Cheng entered the palace together with several other ladies from the families of important officials in the court. Because of her elder brother's influence in the court and her own beauty and intelligence, she was promoted several times, and she was indeed very competitive. Soon she gave birth to a pair of Lin'er for Yan Xun, and became the first of the three concubines, second only to the queen.
She was originally a smart woman who knows how to advance and retreat, but it is a pity that the addition of honors in the past few years has made her lose her scruples in acting.
It was not until the evening when the sunset was red that Yan Xun woke up slowly.
Last night, Yan Xun stayed up all night for the rush at the frontier, and now he wakes up still a little dizzy.
Concubine Cheng half-kneeled on the footrest, wearing a goose-yellow tulle, offering Yan Xun a cup of scented tea in a charming way, and casually picked up some interesting stories from various palaces.
Yan Xun listened absent-mindedly, answering a few words from time to time. Suddenly, a broken word floated into his ears, he was slightly taken aback, then lowered his head and asked, "What did you say?"
Concubine Cheng was startled, she tried her best to calm down, and said with an undiminished smile: "At noon, Xiao Shunzi from the southeast hall said that the empress was not feeling well. The concubine saw that the emperor was sleeping soundly, so she didn't dare to wake him up. The concubine estimated that, The servant must be ignorant, the empress is virtuous and virtuous, and her health has not been well, if she knew, how would she punish that servant, and she would definitely not ask him to disturb the emperor."
Yan Xun sat on the couch and didn't speak for a moment, his eyes were deep and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Concubine Cheng was overjoyed, and she was busy washing and changing clothes for Yan Xun. Unexpectedly, Yan Xun was about to leave after putting on his clothes. Concubine Cheng hurriedly asked, "Will the emperor not stay for dinner?"
Yan Xun turned around slowly, the setting sun shone on his face with a faint golden light. He just looked at Concubine Cheng quietly, without showing any anger, but it made one's spine chill and his body icy cold.
Concubine Cheng immediately knelt down, and the fate of Yuan Shilan, the former emperor's favorite concubine, appeared before her eyes, which made her almost cry out of fear.
After an unknown amount of time, a maid whispered in her ear: "Your Majesty, the Emperor is gone."
She raised her head slowly, only feeling the cold sweat on her forehead, she stood up weakly, but almost fell down. The maid exclaimed and supported her, helping her to sit on the soft couch.
She covered her chest with her hands, her face was pale, and she didn't speak for a long time.
She knew that even though the emperor didn't say anything, at that moment just now, she was really close to death.
The sky was getting darker and darker, she thought silently, finally let out a deep breath, and said to the servants: "Slap the little Deng Zi who is guarding the gate today thirty times, and then prepare a generous gift, and go to the empress's palace gate tomorrow." To apologize, just say that the concierge was lazy and missed the communication."
The maid agreed, although she was afraid, she didn't dare to question her. After a while, Xiao Dengzi screamed loudly from outside.
After all, it is definitely not a simple and ignorant woman who can climb to this position today. She knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how to measure. Even if she gets carried away occasionally, once there is a disturbance, she will quickly wake up.
And today's alarm bell is enough for her to comprehend.
"Liu Xu, prepare incense candles and scriptures. Starting tomorrow, I will go to the Buddhist hall to transcribe scriptures every day and pray for my big swallow."
"yes."
This trial is enough.
Cheng Rongrong sighed, her fingers touched the brocade quilt that Yan Xun had just been lying on, and she felt icy cold.
When Yan Xun arrived at the southeast hall, the sky was completely dark.
The southeast hall was dimly lit, and the imperial physicians had already retreated. When the internal officer saw him, he knelt down and was about to pass on the message, but he stopped him. All the way he walked in, all the maids and servants were kneeling on the ground, their black heads winding all the way to the cold and silent palace gate.
She had already fallen asleep, lying in layers of brocade, her face was pale, her hair was disheveled, and she was emaciated.
Wen Yuan beamed with joy, and spread a cushion for him on the couch, but he pulled out a chair by himself, and sat there opposite Nalan Hongye.
All the servants retreated, leaving only him and her. He sat quietly while she fell asleep.
It seems that she has never seen her like this before. The Nalan Hongye in her memory is always dignified and luxurious, wearing noble clothes and elegant makeup. , full of royal air accumulated over the years.
It has never been like this, messy, haggard, and skinny.
She has really lost weight. Looking at her now, he can hardly connect her with the former Yinghui eldest princess.
Years make people old, in the blink of an eye, it has been so many years.
He didn't say anything, just sat for a while and then left, but this time was enough to make the servants of the Southeast Hall overjoyed. Wen Yuan happily ran back and forth outside the palace, arranging many pick-up matters, because the emperor said before leaving that he would come to visit tomorrow.
As soon as the gate of the southeast hall was locked, Nalan Hongye opened her eyes. She had lost weight and her eye sockets were sunken, but her gaze was still sharp and calm, possessing the wisdom and bearing gained from years of experience.
The chair was still placed next to her bed, empty, and the auspicious pattern of double dragons playing with pearls was carved on the nanmu, with clouds hovering round and round.
It's been so many years, Nalan Hongye, do you have any regrets
In the dim light, she was quietly asking herself.
Finally, he smiled lightly and closed his eyes.
In the palace, as always, the days passed day by day. The weather was getting colder, a brazier was set up in the room, but Nalan's health did not improve at all, half of the imperial hospital almost moved, and he lived in the southeast palace gate for a long time, going in and out all day long.
This morning, it was the day when the little princes were giving lectures. Yushu brought Yong'er to visit Nalan Hongye, brought some bird's nest ginseng, sat in the warm bedroom, and talked with Nalan Hongye.
After chatting for a while, seeing that Nalan Hongye was getting tired and Yushu was about to say goodbye, she suddenly asked, "Isn't tomorrow the anniversary of King Xuan's death?"
Yushu was slightly taken aback, for some reason, a string in his heart was suddenly tense, and he replied in a low voice: "Yes."
Nalan Hongye nodded, and Wen Yuan smiled and presented a brocade box, she said calmly: "My lord has done a great service to the country, but I'm not in good health and it's not convenient to go to worship, so my princess will take it for me." Be considerate."
The warm dormitory suddenly felt cold, climbing up from Yushu's fingers, and climbing up along his arms. She took the brocade box in a stiff posture, bit her lower lip lightly, bowed her head respectfully and said: "On behalf of my deceased husband, I thank the queen for the reward."
Nalan Hongye shook her head and was about to speak when a maid suddenly ran in from outside and whispered something in Wenyuan's ear. Wen Yuan's expression froze for a moment, and she turned to look at Nalan Hongye.
Yushu got up and left immediately, but Nalan Hongye didn't want to stay when she saw her.
The sun was shining outside the temple, and Yushu's palms were covered with cold sweat. She clutched a corner of her clothes as hard as she could, as if she could strangle some thoughts to death alive.
Suddenly, I saw a group of eunuchs running to the west in a panic. Yushu diverted her attention and casually asked her personal maid: "What happened? What are those people doing?"
The little servant girl has been in and out of the palace for a long time, but she is very clever. After asking a few questions, she came back with a flustered face and said: "Princess, it was Yuan Meiren from Xileng Palace who committed suicide by hanging herself."
"Yuan Meiren?" Yushu was taken aback and asked in surprise.
The little servant girl licked her lower lip and said, "It's the former Concubine Chu."
"Yuan Shilan?" Now it was Yushu's turn to be shocked.
Concubine Chu, formerly known as Yuan Shilan, is the most legendary favorite concubine in the harem since the founding of Dayan.
She was originally a little maid in the harem. She made a mistake once and was thrown into a violent room to be tortured. But who would have thought that this little court lady would have some superficial martial arts skills, so she injured the guarding mother in the middle of the night and escaped. A violent room. When escaping, he panicked and ran into the emperor's car who had just returned to the palace from the upper study. She was hit by an arrow, she was desperate, and hit the palace gate of Chu Lan Palace with her head, she would rather die than capture her without a fight.
Fortunately, she was rescued later, and the emperor loved her integrity, so he canonized her as a fifth-rank nobleman from a small servant girl, and doted on her extremely. Within half a year, Yuan Shilan monopolized the emperor's favor, soared all the way, and was finally conferred the title of Concubine Chu Shu. Even though it aroused all kinds of dissatisfaction and criticism from the court, the emperor never wavered.
However, on a rainy night three months ago, there was a disturbance in Chu Lan Palace. A small seventh-rank beauty who lives alone in Xileng Palace.
No one knows what happened that night, but it was said that Concubine Chu had a quarrel with the emperor, and she destroyed her appearance in a fit of anger, making people look like ghosts, which naturally aroused Longyan's fury and was punished. denounce.
When the palace people talked about this matter, they were naturally ridiculed. Firstly, when Yuan Shilan was favored, he was very angry and ignored the other concubines in the palace. Second, since ancient times, women have always served the king with color, but she was so stupid that she destroyed her appearance, so naturally she won't get half a sympathy from others.
"Princess? Concubine?" The little maid was a little scared, and kept calling several times.
Yushu came back to his senses, and quickly said: "Leave the palace immediately."
After going out the second gate, the carriage rumbled along. A crow flew by far away, picking up the cold wind all over the place, and a few black feathers fell, fluttering, and gradually fell into this lonely palace.