Zhu Yi returned to the place where she grew up, the Nine Palaces on the top of the mountains and rivers.
She sat in the soft sedan and looked out, endless Qiong Ying fell from the depths of the sky, and the continuous palace was covered with plain white. This should be the most beautiful time in the imperial city, with white snow and red walls, crystal eaves and jade branches, it seems that all the filth is gone. Covered with pure new snow. It was night again, and there were glimmers of ice and snow everywhere.
Zhu Yi was escorted back to the palace by Rong Xiao from Zhu Ning's princess mansion. The emperor announced that she went to Sangyang Dajue Temple to fulfill her vow. Xie Ying stayed outside the capital to wait for the soldiers who had not yet arrived in Beijing.
As soon as she stepped into the Liji Palace, a servant invited Zhu Yi to the Nuan Pavilion.
"Son, you are back! I really want to scare my concubine to death." Concubine Tong immediately led her to look up and down when she saw Zhu Yi: "It seems to be a little thinner, it seems that I have suffered." Then wipe away tears.
"Mother and concubine." Zhu Yi only called in a low voice.
Concubine Tong lowered her voice and asked: "Mother Concubine heard from your father that you were taken away by Yan Fengqin outside the Princess Mansion?"
With no expression on her face, Zhu Yi said slowly, "Mother, you must keep this matter a secret for me."
Concubine Tong nodded: "Mother Concubine naturally knows that it is about my son's boudoir's innocence, how could Mother Concubine reveal it to the outside world?"
She pulled Zhu Yi to sit down, trimmed his hair, and said: "Son, don't blame the concubine for thinking too much, tell the concubine the truth, how can Xie Ying or Yan Fengqin treat you..." Just to ask if she is still perfect.
Concubine Tong was stunned before she finished speaking, and saw two strings of tears gushing from the girl's eyes, and a painful and bewildered expression appeared on Zhu Yi's face. Concubine Tong tightened her heart and said: "What's wrong with you? Yiyi, huh? Tell Concubine Mu quickly."
Zhu Yi closed her eyes and said, "Mother Concubine... Both Xie Ying and Yan Fengqin are people without conscience."
"How did they treat you?"
Zhu Yi choked up and said: "I thought that Xie Ying was somewhat sincere to me, but in fact, I only found out this time when I was out of the palace that he and Yan Yuer were also having an affair in private... Yan Fengqin even tried his best to match Xie Ying and Yan Yuer."
"As for why Yan Fengqin despised my status as a princess and took me into captivity on purpose, I don't know. But Xie Ying's reaction to his captivity was flat. The two of them had a fight, and after the fight, they had many secret talks together , my daughter suspects that the two of them have some conspiracy."
Zhu Yi leaned on Concubine Tong's shoulder and asked quietly: "Concubine Mother, do you think Xie Ying is just greedy for my color and doesn't want to be responsible for me? Yan Yu'er is the one he wants to marry. And Yan Fengqin, he treats me... at all... Respect, but said that he would ask me to marry me to fulfill Xie Ying and Yan Yuer."
Concubine Tong didn't know what Xie Ying and Yan Fengqin were thinking, she was speechless for a while. Seeing Zhu Yi's state, he patted her on the back again and said, "Okay, my son, let's go back to rest first, let's talk about the rest of the matter later? Don't worry, huh?"
Zhu Yi stopped her tears and nodded. After she left, a figure walked out from behind the screen. Concubine Tong immediately stepped forward and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, look, Xie Ying and Yan Fengqin clearly just want to play with my Xizhen, so I said, how can we women be so easy to influence a man's decision..."
Concubine Tong only wants to be backed by the three palaces. What if Xie Ying doesn't want it, and Yan Fengqin doesn't want it... Then King Yongnan knows that Xizhen has been ruined by these two people, and he doesn't like it, so what should we do? Concubine Tong really wiped away tears now.
The emperor guessed that, Yan Fengqin didn't really fall in love with Zhu Yi, nor did he turn against Xie Ying, but played a play with Xie Ying to confuse him.
Concubine Tong asked: "Your Majesty, Xie Ying has been in Beijing for so long, and he is disliked by King Wei Ning. Is it not enough for Xie Shao to take him out of the pot?"
The emperor shook his head, thinking that Xie Ying had his own ability to buy people's hearts. Besides, although Xie Ying did not have the support of King Wei Ning, he had the support of his two teachers. That old thing Sheng Xiao is more precious to Xie Ying than to his own grandson. Gu Taiyan has no children, so he has long regarded Xie Ying as his son. These two people, one army and one government, control Weizhou for Xie Ying, and they are not so easily shaken.
The emperor was about to leave, Concubine Tong said, "Your Majesty won't stay today?"
The emperor said: "No, I will come to see my concubine another day." After saying that, he left.
Concubine Tong didn't know that the emperor was going to Zhen Xi's place, she gritted her teeth with hatred, but she could only say: "The concubine sends the emperor respectfully!"
Zhu Yi returned to his Yonglian Hall and ordered Chang Lin to send a message to Zhu Chuo, saying that he had returned to the palace. After she finished taking a comfortable bath, Zhu Chuo actually followed Chang Lin over.
"You are finally back, third child, I miss you so much!"
Seeing that Zhu Yi was only wearing a quilted lake silk jacket, Zhu Chuo first took off his scarlet cloak embroidered with dark gold and peacock grass, and then threw himself at her, fearing that the frosty snow and cold air on it would infiltrate her.
"A Chuo, I miss you too." Zhu Yi caught her, and the two little girls hugged each other and didn't want to let go.
After all, Zhu Ning was seven years older than the two of them. And Zhu Yi and Zhu Chuo are about the same age, they have been playmates since they were babbling, and they have grown up year by year.
The two have too many memories in common. They went to Dishui Academy together to learn their first poem and dance, and went to the school field together to learn how to ride. Sharing the same piece of snacks during the day, and sleeping under the same bed at night, even sharing the ignorant thoughts of a girl for the first time with each other...
Although they were not real sisters, they loved each other more than many real sisters.
"Third son, I'll stay with you tonight. I'll ask Alu to go back and tell my concubine mother." Zhu Chuo was reluctant to leave so soon.
Thinking that Xie Ying was still outside the capital and would not come to her window, Zhu Yi agreed. He took a set of his own middle coat and put it on for Zhu Chuo.
The two lay down on the bed and started chatting. Zhu Chuo asked, "Third brother, what wish did you make in the temple in Sangyang? Do you want to go so far to fulfill your wish?"
Zhu Yi pinched the tip of Zhu Chuo's nose: "It won't work if you say it."
Zhu Chuo snorted, and suddenly said: "By the way, let me tell you, the palace is haunted by ghosts recently, especially Kunyi Palace. There is even blood in the well water of Kunyi Palace, and the garden next to it can be heard from time to time. When women cry at night, the maids in the Queen's Palace ran out to look, and saw a woman covered in blood, but the imperial guards surrounded them, and no one found it!"
"Moreover, there are always shadows floating outside the Queen's window! Afterwards, she left long hair, still snow-white hair, but no one in the palace has snow-white hair, isn't it scary? The Queen was scared and fell ill! Zhu Dai will soon Scared to death."
Zhu Chuo suddenly asked, "Are you scared, Yiyi? You're shaking so much."
Zhu Yi was also scared to death, she was the most afraid of ghosts, but she wanted to hear it, after all, it had something to do with the queen, so she hugged Zhu Chuo and asked, "The commotion is so fierce, did you not call the mage into the palace to suppress it?"
"Of course I called. A few days ago, the Kunyi Palace was full of monks and priests, chanting scriptures and performing rituals. It was very lively. But I can't stop it. The group of monks and priests were there before, and those ghosts would not come out. Once they left, the ghosts would come out." Came out again. Another group of Taoist priests entered the palace today."
Zhu Yi frowned, saying that these evil monsters are most afraid of the emperor's dragon energy, and even the dragon energy can't be restrained? Can't you drive it away? What the hell is so powerful
She pondered, and was about to ask again, when she suddenly heard a strange voice—"Du, Du, Du."
Zhu Chuo asked, "What's the sound?"
Zhu Yi thought for a while, looked at the window beside him and said, "The sound of knocking on the window."
Yes, it was indeed the sound of someone knocking on the swastika wooden lattice on the window from the outside. But is it human
Zhu Yi and Zhu Chuo looked at each other and screamed at the same time: "Ah—"
The windows in this cold winter are thickly pasted and tightly closed, and it is snowing outside, who will knock on the windows.
Mianfeng and others rushed in quickly: "What's the matter? Princess." The sound of knocking on the window had long since disappeared.
Zhu Yi and Zhu Chuo were still panting in fright, Zhu Yi suddenly rolled his eyes and looked at the window twice. Could it be... Xie Ying came to the palace to see her? That's not going to work, Ah Chuo is here tonight.
After a while, the knock on the window never sounded again. Only then did Zhu Yi feel relieved, it should be Xie Ying...
Zhu Chuo's heart was even bigger, and seeing nothing unusual, he called Mian Feng out and continued, "Yiyi, I've got good news for you, Han Yunrong has retired. I'm so happy."
Of course Zhu Yi knew that Han Yunrong had retired, and she had met him after returning to Beijing. When Han Yunrong learned that she was going south, he also rode south alone to find her, but Xie Ying sent someone to persuade him to go back. After all, before the cause of her father's death is found out, it's best not to let others know about the relationship between their brother and sister.
Zhu Yi stroked Zhu Chuo's head, but did not respond or comment.
The two sisters chattered about other things. Zhu Chuo had always been sleepy, and Zhu Yi was tired from the journey, so they hugged each other and fell asleep.
It was snowing and there was no class in the dripping courtyard, so Zhu Yi and Zhu Chuo wanted to sleep in. In the early morning of the second day, unexpected news came. It was the emperor who sent someone to pass the decree: "The emperor violated the peace today by ordering Princess Xizhen to attend to the sick, in order to demonstrate benevolence and filial piety."
Zhu Chuo frowned and asked: "Why did the emperor violate the peace? Also, why did Princess Xizhen serve the sick?"
The eunuch said: "Princess Rongyu, the emperor has a headache. It is His Majesty's will to ask Princess Xizhen to serve the sickness. The younger one is only responsible for delivering the decree. I don't know the reason."
Concubine Tong also said: "The emperor was fine yesterday, why suddenly..." When she thought about it, it must be that little bitch Zhen Xi! How noble the emperor's dragon body is, how can it withstand her obsession and wear and tear!
Zhu Yi lowered her eyes for a moment, the queen was sick... and the emperor was also sick? She said slowly: "Mother and concubine, then I'm going to father's place. Ah Chuo, you should go back quickly."
"Yi." Zhu Chuo pulled Zhu Yi's hand. Zhu Yi patted the back of her hand: "Go back."
Zhu Yi knew that Zhu Chuo wanted to accompany her, but the imperial decree was the imperial decree, and she was the only one called, and if Zhu Chuo followed, it would be against the decree.
The soft sedan chair that Zhu Yi was sitting in stopped in front of the Hall of Yanghe, and she got off the sedan chair. Today seems to be colder than yesterday, the wind cuts people like a knife, the snow is whirling in the air, the copper bells are banging under the brackets, and the snow-covered branches are trembling heavily.
Zhu Yi was holding a small bun in a bun, and her upper body was a green sable-chin short jacket, and her lower body was a dark green plain satin skirt. On the outside is a silver fox fur cloak with gold embroidered double luan on a dark green ground.
The fluffy silver fox fur on the cloak and hat made Zhu Yi's face look smaller, the cold wind did not damage the snow-white skin that would break at any blow, and the bright red of the cheeks was like the most touching color of the tip of a peach blossom .
Zhu Yi raised her eyes and saw the prince standing in front of her looking straight at her. She was startled, and said with a blessing, "Brother Huang."
The prince sneered, Zhu Yi just looked pure and clear, I don't know how many times she has been happy under Xie Ying's body, she is no longer flawless.
The prince said: "Xizhen is here, come in with me, father has been waiting for you for a while."