Chapter 35: Suspicion (1)

(Go to the net.)

"Niangniang, look, this is Zhengyang Palace, Emperor Taizu used this as his sleeping palace back then. Go to the net --.7-K--o-m. Ruyan stretched out her hand excitedly, and looked in the direction of her hand, and another palace came into view. Ruyan obviously has the talent to be a good tour guide, and she is familiar with almost every corner of this palace, and I didn't feel tired after listening to her chatter all the way.

"How long will it take to get familiar with such a big palace?" Looking back at the names of the many palaces I encountered along the way, my head swelled a lot, and they all became a pot of paste.

"Don't worry, Niangniang, in a few days, you will be familiar with it. Ruyan wasn't worried, she still looked smiling: "Besides, even if the mother doesn't know the way, it's okay." ”

"Why?" I looked at the little girl curiously.

"There are us slaves and maids!" Ruyan said with a smile: "Whoever the mother wants to see in the future, just tell the slave and maid, and the slave and maid will definitely lead the way for the mother." ”

I nodded trustingly, and couldn't help but praise Ruyan a few words: "Looking at your young age, I can't imagine that your memory is so good, it's really admirable." ”

"Where, when I first entered the palace, the slave maid was almost the same as the mother, I felt that this palace was too big, and the manager asked me to send something, I could send it to the wrong place. After a few meals, my knowledge can be regarded as growing. As she spoke, Ruyan's tone was quite relaxed, as if she was talking about someone who had nothing to do with her.

"That's... It must have hurt, right?" I asked, holding Ruyan's hand, with concern.

"What does it hurt, who let the slave do something wrong. Ruyan hurriedly withdrew her hand, her expression was a little unnatural, and she said with a forced smile: "When the slave was seven years old, my mother died of illness, the family was poor, and there was a younger brother below, and the two baby fathers really couldn't afford to raise them, and they were desperate, so they finally sent me to the palace to beg for a living." ”

After recalling the past, Ruyan seems to be quite satisfied with the current life: "Niangniang, I can live the current life, the slave and maid are already very content, at least they have food and clothing, and they can see the honor of the emperor and queen every day, if my father didn't send me to the palace, it is estimated that the slave and maid would have starved to death on the streets." ”

"Then don't you miss home?" As soon as I said this, I couldn't help but scold myself for being too stupid, how could I be homesick after being away for so long?

"Yes, of course I want to," Ruyan smiled reluctantly, and there was a little more sadness in her eyes: "I have dreamed that I haven't seen you for so many years, the year the slave maid entered the palace, the little brother was still so young, and now he should be able to grow so tall, right?"

"Then you go back and meet them, and I will let you out of the palace." "I couldn't help but feel hot in my heart, wanting to fulfill her wishes.

"No need," Ruyan shook her head lightly, and replied curtly: "The slave is worried, if you really go home... I definitely don't want to go back to the palace again. ”

I know Ruyan's good intentions very well, although she said it very tactfully, it was her father who "sent" her into the palace, in fact, she sold her daughter to the palace, and after signing the life and death certificate, Ruyan was completely clear from her previous life, and she had to stay in the palace for the rest of her life, and there was nowhere to escape. Seeing your loved ones can certainly alleviate the pain of lovesickness, but in the end, you still have to part, rather than increasing the pain, it is better to bury your thoughts deep in your heart.

This little episode passed in a flash, and Ruyan pointed forward casually: "Let's go, Niangniang, there are still a lot of fun places ahead." I was awakened by her words and hurried to follow her.

In a blink of an eye, Ruyan and I had been in the palace for most of the hour, and we came to a secluded corner behind the imperial garden, where the crazy weeds covered the winding path, and the tall rockery in front of us and a few big trees that blocked most of the sunlight, making the environment more gloomy and damp. The palace is not glamorous everywhere, and there are also "sanitary dead ends". I was very proud of this discovery, and what attracted me even more was that in the direction of the winding path, a palace courtyard loomed in the shadow of the trees.

"Niangniang, let's go somewhere else and have a look..."Seeing that I was about to take a step forward, for some reason, Ruyan's voice suddenly trembled a little, as if there was something terrifying ahead.

"Why, let's go over and have a look?" and I was so absorbed in the excitement of the discovery that I didn't notice anything strange about her, and insisted on going over to find out. Ruyan couldn't be stubborn, so she had to comply.

"Jing Tingxuan? "Through the grass, we came to the gate of this courtyard, which was obviously some year old, and from the dark and mottled door plaque, the vermilion paint had turned dark black, which showed the age.

The unique sense of historical obsolescence of this palace further inspired me to continue to explore, but the rusty lock on the door was really disappointing, and I walked back and forth restlessly to see, although the courtyard wall was still strong, but the middle-aged wind and sun had already faded its lead, and the green tiles on the roof were also lost, leaving a hole as black as a scar. The copper bells at the four corners of the eaves have also disappeared, leaving only a lone rope, fluttering in the breeze.

"Has anyone lived here, and why is it so dilapidated that it doesn't necessarily need to be renovated?" I couldn't help but mumble a few words as I looked around.

"Niangniang, this is the cold palace. Ruyan, who had been silent before, suddenly spoke, and I was scared to tremble, I don't know if it was because of Ruyan's surprise or because of the "cold palace" she said.

"The slaves and maids also listened to what the old ladies in the palace said," Ruyan stepped forward, stared at the tattered plaque with a pair of eyes, and said slowly: "If the imperial concubines and maids do something serious wrong and provoke the emperor's anger, they will be punished and come here to think about it behind closed doors." The slaves and maids were young and had never seen them, as I heard that in the past, this was a common thing. ”

I secretly admired Zhize's ancestors in my heart, it seems that being an emperor also requires some skills, such as doing this very smartly, driving a weak woman to such a dark and cold place, and she will be suffocated if she is not scared to death.

"So... How long do they usually have to reflect in it?" At this point, I had a faint fear in my heart, but I still asked calmly.

"I heard that it won't be too long," Ruyan's expression was quite calm, and just when I was a little relieved, her words suddenly changed: "However, I heard from the grandmothers, none of the ladies who came in here came out alive." ”

It was like a thunderbolt exploding from the top of his head, and the muscles of his whole body were tensed, as if the hair on his whole body was standing on end in shock, and his back was already covered with cold sweat.

"Mother, let's go back first. Ruyan also seemed to be frightened by my current appearance, and hurriedly stepped forward to support me, lest I fall. Suddenly came back to his senses, and found that the black gate was as terrifying as a hideous mouth, and quickly fled with the support of Ruyan and left this strange place.

Bathed in the sun again, the mood gradually calmed down, but the doubts in my heart have not been solved, what does Ruyan mean by the last sentence?

"Oh, Niangniang, don't ask anymore, these are all Chen Guzi's rotten pockmarks, maybe they all made it up..."Ruyan wanted to prevaricate in the past, but when she saw that I was in a posture of breaking the sand pot and asking to the end, she finally relented, and said in a low voice: "Listen to them, it may be because the ladies who were beaten into the cold palace know that if they come in, they will never be favored by the emperor again, rather than die here for a lifetime, it is better ... However, some people also said that I don't know which dynasty the emperor hung a white silk on the beam of the house, and the ladies had no choice but to ..."After speaking, he glanced at me anxiously.

Then Ruyan kept talking all the way, trying her best to help me forget what had just happened, but how easy was it to talk about it? I walked mechanically, but my mind was still in the dilapidated Jing Ting Xuan. It is said that most of the women who can make the emperor angry should be those who like to compete for wind and jealousy, and lose in the struggle for favor. Thinking about it this way, it makes sense, women like this, most of them are people who are unwilling to accept the status quo and have ambitions, once they lose power, they will definitely not survive, as for whether there is the legendary white silk, it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

Thinking of those seniors who are still resolutely on the road of no return, at the moment before they die, their hearts must be unwilling and resentful,,, and then they naturally think of Zhize in their minds, and they speculate anxiously, I shouldn't fall into that step, right?

"Niangniang, there is Yonghe Palace in front. ”

"Oh. I replied casually, ignoring Ruyan's words. Ruyan saw that I was wandering, and then repeated what she had just said in an accentuated tone.

I was startled, and then I suddenly woke up, Jing Tingxuan was no longer out of sight, and now we were once again in the magnificence of the palace.

"Ahh We've arrived at Yonghe Palace, right?" I vaguely remembered that Ruyan seemed to be talking about Yonghe Palace.

"Yes, Niangniang, this Yonghe Palace is different from other places. Ruyan pretended to be mysterious.

"What, how is it different?" I hurriedly looked at the palace in front of me, and didn't find anything different, could it be another cold palace, I admit that I was a little noisy.

"Because, there are people living here!" Ruyan said with a smile: "After the first emperor's concubines were dismissed, the palace has been very deserted. ”

It turned out that this was the residence of Chunyu, and I thought that she had been living in seclusion since she was canonized as a concubine, and I always wanted to see her when I thought of the friendship of the past, but when I thought of the scene at the enthronement ceremony, I hesitated and couldn't move my feet, and I always felt that when facing her, I would feel a little uncomfortable.

Ruyan didn't notice the change in my expression, and said to herself: "If you want to say that this Mrs. Chun is also a character, helping the emperor seize the country, there is no one in the world who does not praise her, but she is closed all day long, why is she so mysterious?"

"You little girl, do you want to meet this legendary female military master?" I asked as I knocked on Ruyan's head and pretended to be relaxed.

"Mmmm, Niangniang, the slave worships Mrs. Dead Spring!" Ruyan looked at me eagerly, her head nodding like a rattle. Seeing her expectant appearance, a faint jealousy arose in her heart for no reason.

"Let's go, this palace will take you to see and see. I smiled faintly, and finally made up my mind to meet Chunyu, no matter how I shirked it, I still have to meet in the future, so it's better to choose today.

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