The Pharaoh’s Concubine

Chapter 22: love letter

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After a period of time, Shaluo gradually became familiar with everything here.

At noon that day, the weather was extremely sweltering. After Sha Luo came back from You Ji, he ran to the little chancellor's room to chat with her. After getting along these days, she and the young prime minister have become more and more acquainted, and usually the two of them will share gossip news in the palace together. From the mouth of the young prime minister, Sha Luo learned that the minister on the right was the dream lover of many women, even the young prime minister was one of them. But today it seems that it is not a coincidence that the young prime minister is not in the room.

Sha Luo looked around with some disappointment, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps coming here, accompanied by a woman's voice: "Master Right Minister, please come here to avoid the square corner!"

Avoid square corners? Sharo is not unfamiliar with this point. When people are outside, they should avoid the direction where the "Tianyishen" lives, so sometimes they need to take shelter in the "auspicious" place. By the way, what did that woman say? ——The right minister? The purple figure immediately appeared in Sha Luo's mind, and he felt a chill in his heart, it must be that person! And why did the sound of footsteps seem to be approaching here... Couldn't be so unlucky... Just as she was thinking wildly, the door was slowly moved away, almost at the same instant, Shaluo hid behind the curtain with great dexterity back. Now she has nothing to do, she can only be blocked by soldiers, and the water is flooded. I hope that the right minister will leave as soon as he avoids his position.

As the sliding door was opened, a breeze and slightly cool astringent fragrance suddenly penetrated into the room. Smelling this familiar and noble scent, Sha Luo cried out inwardly, it really was that person that day! Through the curtain, she vaguely saw him sitting down gracefully across from her, and lamented her bad luck again in her heart, how could this guy avoid his direction and avoid here! And it happened to be the time when she bumped in!

"I'm really sorry for disturbing you today." His voice was still gorgeous and sexy. To be honest, Sha Luo was a little curious about his true face in Lushan. A man with such a voice is admired by many women, regardless of his character, he should at least be a handsome man.

"Well... no..." Although he thought that the right minister should have forgotten her character for a long time, just in case, Sha Luo still answered with a choked voice.

Because the other party was just a small maid, the right minister didn't speak any more. After a while, he seemed to have noticed something, and suddenly said: "This fragrance..."

Sha Luo was taken aback, that's right! Her brother's special plum fragrance has always been used on her clothes, no way, does he still remember this kind of incense

"If I remember correctly, this fragrance is the incense commonly used by Lord Baoxian. Could it be that you are the confidante of Lord Baoxian..." There seemed to be a hint of excitement in his voice.

Sha Luo also had to admire him, his good sense of smell, his strong memory... Before she could answer, he got up suddenly, stretched out his hand to pull the curtain up, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry."

When Sha Luo looked up, he happened to meet his gaze.

If Qingming is the elegant Bailian, then the man in front of him is like the elegant and gorgeous Yae Sakura, with a coquettish posture, noble temperament, and peerless demeanor. There is a faint smile on his thin lips, It's as if the breeze blows over the blooming branches of cherry blossoms, instantly shaking off a dazzling snow of cherry blossoms.

She was slightly taken aback, she seemed to have seen this look somewhere before, and when she thought about it, a man's voice suddenly appeared in her mind: "What's the matter! I just don't want to help an ugly monster. You see that person's appearance I'm afraid I'm going to vomit if I walk too slowly..."

Eh? Sha Luo almost yelled out, isn't this the noble young man who wants to die! It turned out that he was the right minister, no wonder he looked familiar! But as he grows older, he seems to be a bit more mature and gorgeous.

Thinking of his bad behavior that day, Sha Luo immediately lowered his face, and said unceremoniously: "You are very rude."

"It really is you." He smiled even more intensely, staring at Sha Luo, and suddenly said slowly: "Whose daughter is like a new green, making my heart flustered. I have always missed you from the previous encounter, and asked around. , but there has been no news of you, I never thought that I would meet you here today, this must be fate destined by heaven."

"I think it's just a coincidence, not a predestined fate. The right minister seems to think too much." Sha Luo smiled and said. No way, the last time I saw him through the curtain, he was in a turmoil. This man must be too affectionate. If he knows that the person sitting in front of him is the ugly woman he once scolded, what kind of funny expression will he have

The right minister smiled disapprovingly: "Then today, should you tell me your name?"

"Shaluo." Shaluo answered simply, even if she didn't tell him, he would have found out.

"Sara? Shaluo of the Shaluo Shuangshu? It's a beautiful name." He smiled, and gently supported her chin with a bat fan dyed with morning glory juice. His slender and upward eyes were shining with sunlight She is as charming as the cherry blossoms under her lips, but the corners of her frivolous mouth are quite cunning.

"No, it's Sharo from the hungry Sharo ghost." Sharo quickly fended off his fan, clearly expressing his dissatisfaction.

His face changed slightly, his eyes became deeper, and the smile on his lips became more colorful.

"Since my lord wants to avoid the square corner here, then Sha Luo will not accompany you." Sha Luo simply got up while talking, and walked out the door. The right minister just smiled, but didn't speak any more.

A good night's sleep that night.

When Shaluo got up in the morning and pushed open the lattice window, a bright cherry blossom outside the window with morning dew and the fragrance of flowers rushed to the face, and even the blood became extremely comfortable. She stood up and put on her clothes. As soon as she opened the sliding door, a girl presented something.

The cute yellow Koryo paper was elegantly tied to a light green willow branch. Sha Luo opened the letter paper and saw a waka written on it.

"Snow in the wild in spring, grass grows when it disappears. You are like green grass in spring, and you fall in love at first sight."

This... Could this be the legendary love letter between nobles? Who wrote it to her? Sha Luo stayed for a while, then moved his gaze down to the signature, only to see a simple name: Yuan Gaoming.

Yuan Gaoming? She stared at the piece of paper, and suddenly remembered what Baoxian said, isn't Yuan Gaoming the name of the right minister

What does the letter mean—is he interested in her

Naturally, Sha Luo didn't reply to the love letter, and she didn't know how to reply. She was very self-aware of her waka level, but this Master Yuan Gaoming seemed to be quite patient, and every day a love letter was nothing but romance. , Each letter was also tied with different flower branches in a nasty way. Soon, the news spread in the Guangyuan Corridor where the women's houses lived. A woman's room was pursued by such a noble right minister. In everyone's eyes, it was a blessing that had been cultivated for several lifetimes. What's more, this right minister Still so young and elegant, handsome and unparalleled.

Not only the women in the room were surprised by this, but even You Ji couldn't help asking about it.

"Your Majesty, don't make fun of me. Sha Luo doesn't dare to climb up to the right minister." Sha Luo immediately explained that she didn't want to have anything to do with that right minister. Although he was extremely handsome, he was not the type she liked at all. What's more, she is a very vengeful person.

You Ji smiled and said: "Actually, the right minister..." She stopped suddenly in the middle of her words, and just looked forward.

Following her gaze, Shaluo saw seven or eight women in twelve singles walking towards her in the corridor. One of the women was so charming that she stood out in the crowd. She was wearing a lavender skirtless gown, and the cuffs faintly revealed the luster of autumn fragrance and red plum color. She was graceful and natural, like a spring cherry blossom.

"This is Concubine Barnacle." The young prime minister whispered in Sha Luo's ear.

Seeing You Ji, the barnacle concubine saluted and said with a faint smile, "Your Majesty, are you coming to enjoy the flowers too?"

Yuuki nodded with a smile.

"You are pregnant now, you must take care of yourself." Concubine Barnacle smiled lightly.

"Thank you for your concern." You Ji continued to speak politely.

"Then, I'll take my leave." The barnacle concubine quickly glanced at Yu Ji's abdomen, saluted, turned around and left slowly with the maids.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Lord often spends the night at Feixiangshe recently. Concubine Barnacle, taking advantage of your pregnancy, Empress, just..."

"Little Prime Minister." You Ji stopped her in a timely manner, and said calmly, "People and things in the world are like flowers of various colors. Colors and flowers are easy to change, but hearts change as much as hemp. Remember, the most fickle thing in this world is the human heart."

She touched her abdomen lightly, and said, "Now, I just want this child to be born safely."

Listening to their words, Sha Luo also felt a little melancholy for no reason. Is the human heart the most fickle thing in this world

After a few days, a strange thing suddenly happened in the palace. In the Xuanyao Hall, a woman died inexplicably, and her death was horrific. On the day the female body was discovered, the young prime minister happened to be on duty at night, which frightened her so much that she came to Sha Luo early in the morning to complain.

"Really, Shaluo, I heard from the women who found the corpse that the skin of the corpse seemed to be peeling off so horribly, it's really scary." The more the little prime minister said, the more flustered he became.

"Maybe it's just a rumor." Sha Luo said dubiously.

"Whether it's rumors or not, it's my turn tonight. What should I do? I'm so scared, Sha Luo, what should I do?" The little prime minister began to cry as he spoke.

"Don't cry, I'll take turns for you tonight." Sha Luo comforted, although he was agitated in his heart, he was also a little curious about what was going on. How to put it, I was also born in the family of Onmyoji, so I don't think these ghosts and gods are too scary.

The frightening news spread quickly, and the people in the palace panicked. Before it was dark, everyone hurriedly hid in the room.

Night fell quickly, Shaluo put on unlined clothes, carried a peony lantern, and walked into the courtyard. After walking a few steps, she suddenly saw a white shadow flying towards the south. She was startled, that direction was different. Is it the Xuanyao Palace where the accident happened yesterday? The Xuanyao Hall is relatively remote, and usually the concubines live there who are not favored.

Sha Luo didn't think much about it, and immediately carried the lantern and walked in that direction. Just as he reached the corridor of Xuanyao Hall, he heard a muffled groan from a woman in the next room, and then saw a white figure floating away. She went out and disappeared in front of her eyes. She didn't care about chasing her, and rushed into the house. She lifted the lantern and saw a young woman lying sideways on the tatami.

Sha Luo stabilized his heartbeat, stretched out a slightly trembling hand, and turned to the woman's face. When he saw it, he was shocked, and the lantern in his hand almost fell to the ground! Sure enough, it was a face without skin! Only trembling eyes and teeth could be faintly seen on that bloody face, she immediately turned her face away, and couldn't help retching.

Just as she was vomiting twice, suddenly a cold hand rested on her shoulder at some point.