This year passed as expected, and I went to incense Kangxi's coffin early in the morning of the first day of the new year, and then went to the palace of the current queen mother Wuya to kowtow to the New Year. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

When I first entered the palace, because of the death of Kangxi and Yinzhen's accession to the throne, the Queen Mother fell ill without being happy, and her illness also exempted us from the rule that we should go to see us as soon as we entered the palace. Until then, the rules must be followed. For others, it's just a formality, but I know in my heart that this mother-in-law probably won't like me too much, and embarrassment is inevitable.

Early in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, I got up before dawn every day to prepare, thinking that it was still in the national funeral, and naturally there could be no ornaments, so I wore a plain jacket according to the rules under Qinglan's waiting, and I wore plain clothes outside, and I didn't add any ornaments on my head except for the white flowers that must be worn on the bare big wings.

When I went out, I happened to meet the Qian family and walked out, and I smiled and said some auspicious words to congratulate the New Year, and then said: "The Li family has always been protected by the queen mother before in order to sit in the seat of today's concubine Qi after being disgusted by the emperor. Moreover, the Queen Mother has always liked the Fourteenth Master, and she also hopes that the Fourteenth Master can sit in that position, but now her hopes are disappointed, although she is still the Queen Mother, the anger in her heart is nowhere to vent, and when I see me today, I will inevitably have to come out of this breath. If the Queen Mother embarrasses me, you must not cry out to plead, otherwise I am afraid that even you will be dragged down. ”

Qian was still smiling and listening to me, but when he heard me say this, he frowned and said worriedly: "Since my sister knows that the Queen Mother will be embarrassed, why don't you just stop her illness?"

I asked rhetorically, "Do you think I can really avoid it if I don't come to the sick? Isn't it even more falling? On the contrary, I hope that the Queen Mother will be punished more severely. ”

"Why is that?" Qian was puzzled.

I smiled slightly, and said lightly: "The Queen Mother punished me because of Concubine Qi, but more because of the resentment against the emperor in my heart." In other words, I am actually being punished on behalf of the emperor. How can the emperor not know this, that is to say, the heavier I am punished, the deeper the emperor's guilt for me, and the better my life will be in the future. So when the time comes, no matter what the Queen Mother punishes me, you must not speak out, you know?"

Qian nodded silently, and his originally good mood became heavy.

When I came to Cining Palace, I happened to meet Nian's soft sedan chair. When I got out of the sedan chair, Nian walked past me and whispered a reminder to "be careful", and then walked forward with the help of the waiter.

I know the meaning of Nian's reminder, and she also thought of it, although she didn't know the relationship between the Queen Mother and Concubine Qi, but she must also understand that the anger in the Queen Mother's heart needs to be vented, and she will not encounter any good face as Nian Qianyao's sister today, but she can not forget to mention me, I silently remember this intention.

Entering the warm pavilion of the main hall in the front yard of Cining Palace, I saw the Queen Mother Wu Yashi sitting on the couch in plain clothes, with an undisguised haggard and sick appearance on her face, which was very different from the imagined demeanor, which showed that this blow to her was quite big.

On the chair next to her sat the Ulanala clan and the Li clan, who had arrived early, and the Ulanala clan drank tea with a blank face with his eyes closed, which was in stark contrast to the Li clan who was smiling and talking to the Queen Mother opposite.

The Song family didn't come over because of a trance, and the Qian family and I followed the Nian family in, and the personnel arrived.

Originally, the Queen Mother, who had not spoken to the Li family, saw the three of us, and the smile on her face immediately fell, and she said coldly to the Wulanala clan: " You are the one who wants to be the queen, let the mourning family say anything, the concubines in your house are bigger than you, and only the Li family who entered the mansion earlier is a good one, not to mention that the Li family often comes to serve the decoction these days to accompany the mourning family to talk and relieve boredom, just say that this is the New Year, you can come over early in the morning to say goodbye, but some people think that they are pampered and proud of the saint, but let us wait, it seems that you should also pay attention to the rules in this palace, don't let people bully the head. ”

Obviously, this is what Sang scolded Huai and said to the three of us. Naturally, the Wulanala clan didn't say much, so they could only say yes, Nian's was a tolerant person, and he didn't hear these words, and led the Qian clan and me to kneel down and ask for peace.

The queen mother didn't expect us to reply, endured the displeasure and waited for us to kowtow, and didn't rush to let us get up, looked at Nian and said: "I heard that your brother is very valued by the emperor, and the mourning family remembers that the first emperor also said that Nian Qianyao was a general, and now the emperor has just ascended the throne and begged you to be a concubine, it seems that the world still depends on your brother to help guard together, in addition to the queen in this palace, that is, you have the highest position, and the queen's harem in the future also needs your assistance, you also have to be careful." ”

This may not sound reproachful, but it is intriguing when you taste it carefully. The emperor's world relies on a courtier to help guard it, and the queen's harem needs the assistance of the concubine, so obviously sowing discord and pulling hatred is really something that can only be said by a woman who has lived in the deep palace for a long time and is used to playing with scheming.

I couldn't see her face clearly behind Nian's, but I could still feel her body trembling slightly when she heard these words, but soon, she relaxed her body and bowed her head and said: "The queen mother's words are serious, my brother is the emperor's courtier, and he is also a sharp blade in the emperor's hand, and it is the duty of a courtier to be loyal to the emperor. Since the slave maid entered the palace, she has been taken care of by the queen's mother, and now she can be promoted to a concubine, which is already the emperor's grace. The queen mother has always been in charge of the inner palace properly, and now it is not difficult to take charge of the six palaces. The slave and maid are frail, and it is difficult to bear the responsibility of assisting, and it is really difficult to obey the slave and maid for prevarication. ”

How could the Wulanala clan not know the queen mother's thoughts, listen to the proper answer of the Nian family, comfort in his heart, and said: "The Nian family is weak, and when she is in the house, she never asks about the affairs of the house, and Fuhui needs to be taken care of when she is young, since she is unwilling to take care of the six palaces, let her take care of Fuhui with peace of mind." ”

As he spoke, the Wulanala clan glanced at the Li family, then looked at me and the Qian family, and then continued: "Concubine Xi has a quiet temperament, Hongli's child was raised by her, and the first emperor also praised her as a blessed person, and the daughter-in-law was also thinking of discussing with the Queen Mother to let her learn to assist in the affairs of the six palaces and help me share more." ”

Wulanala's words made the Queen Mother's brows frown slightly, and she glanced at the Qian family, but her eyes finally stayed on me, and she said coldly: "I'm afraid that the people around the Qian family are restless, and it won't be good to break the rules of the palace when the time comes, so it's better to let the Li family help you, speaking of which, she entered the house after you, and she also helped take care of the affairs of the house for ten years, and she will take care of it, you can also relax, and the mourning family can rest assured." ”

When the Wulanala clan heard the Queen Mother mention the name of the Li family, her face suddenly turned a little colder, and she said: "The Queen Mother is thinking about it, but in the end, this matter also depends on the emperor's meaning, and the daughter-in-law will talk to the emperor about it." ”

As soon as the Queen Mother saw that the Wulanala clan carried Yinzhen out, she couldn't say anything, and the anger in her heart couldn't help but add a little more, and said: "Don't keep kneeling for the New Year, it's rare to talk together, and they will be given tea." ”

After receiving the Queen Mother's words, the three of them felt a little relieved and kowtowed to thank them. Just as I was about to get up with Nian and Qian, I heard a sudden reprimand from the seat: "You don't have to get up, continue to kneel." ”

As soon as these words came out, the movements of the three of them froze, and they looked at the Queen Mother to judge who she was talking about, and saw her looking at me aggressively, obviously saying this to me.

I knew it wouldn't be so easy to get past it, and without arguing, I slowly lowered my legs, which had been raised to stand, and put my hands on my knees, bowing my head and waiting for her to continue talking.

Nian and Qian hesitated for a moment, knowing that it was useless to say anything, gritted their teeth and got up and walked to their respective positions and sat down. I was the only one kneeling in the great hall. The Queen Mother didn't say a word to me again, and laughed with the others as if it were air, during which Li Shi cast a defiant glance with a mocking smile from time to time.

I don't know how long I knelt for a long time, until my legs felt sore, and then I heard the person above say: "This bird's nest is good, give everyone a bowl to taste." As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at me and said to the old palace maid who was serving behind him, "Give her a bowl too." ”

The palace people brought bird's nests up and delivered them to the hands of a few people present. When I reached out to pick up the bowl of bird's nest, my hand just touched the edge of the bowl, and I saw that the old palace maid's hand was slightly oblique without a trace, and the hot bird's nest soup just fell on my hand that touched the bowl, and my hand instinctively shrank under the stimulation of burning pain, and the thin porcelain bowl had fallen on the head and face, and the hot bird's nest soup was also poured on my body, fortunately, I reflexively blocked the bowl and most of the hot soup that fell on my face, but it was still a hot soup that was splashed. The porcelain bowl was very thin, and it didn't break the fate of broken bones when it landed.

Everyone present stood up in shock by the sudden change, and only the Queen Mother, who was sitting upright at the top, watched everything that happened coldly. Looking at the embarrassed me and the messy ground. She accused me of being angry and scolded: "The mourning family heard that you were so domineering in the house, so I thought that I would just punish you for kneeling for half an hour to kill your temperament. Now the punishment is also punished, there is a heart to give you a bowl of bird's nest soup, and when you run out of food, let you go back, how can you dare to make the temperament drop the bowl, do you know that the set of bowls you are using now is a gift from the emperor, and a complete set is not complete. Damn it, damn it!"

At this point in the play, where is there still a reason for not knowing the plot. I raised my head and smiled coldly, and replied lightly: "Since it is a gift from the first emperor, the queen mother should treasure it, why take it out and practice it, it's really a pity." The slave and maid are guilty, and the queen mother is asked to punish her. ”

didn't cry in fear, didn't kneel and beg for mercy, just met her gaze with a cold and indifferent smile, and then lowered his head and kowtowed to beg for punishment. This was obviously different from Wu Ya's original assumption, she looked at me in silence, as if she had calmed down from her anger in an instant, and said in a cold voice: "Someone, drag her out and scold her for twenty to make an example." ”

When the words fell, a eunuch entered the door, I bowed to Wu Yashi, and said: "Xie Empress Dowager Niangniang punished", and then without waiting for them to pull, I stood up and dusted off the scraps on my body with a handkerchief, turned around and walked out of the door.

When she walked to the door, she heard the eager plea of the Wulanala clan behind her, and she said to the queen mother: "Geng's has followed the emperor for almost 20 years, and the emperor has always treated her differently. ”

I know that the Wulanala clan is really anxious and wants to intercede for me before she says this, but she has done bad things with good intentions, so I am afraid that the fire in the queen mother's heart will burn even more. Sure enough, after the Wulanala clan finished thinking twice, he heard the Queen Mother reprimand: "A different person, it is because of different others that such an arrogant character with no one in his eyes will be raised, and now she is still like this to the mourning family, how will she treat you in the future, you are a virtuous person, but too virtuous will only make people bully to the head, needless to say, this cane punishment is inevitable." Lee, you go to prison. ”

Hearing about Li's sentence, my heart was also half cold. If you were to be a bystander, you might still be merciful about the sentence "The emperor treats her differently from others", but the Li family is a person who wishes I would die, and he will definitely not let people be half soft.

That's it, life and death are fate, I knew that this disaster could not be avoided, and I accepted it.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, it was very cold, and it was snowing outside the house for a few days, and only white underwear was left on the robe and clothes, lying on the cold torture bench. In fact, death is sometimes a relief, especially for me who has lived two lifetimes, there is nothing too regrettable. If I die, I believe that the Qian family will be able to help me take care of Hongday, I believe that Xiao Shunzi will definitely save Yinzhen according to what I have already instructed, I believe that Yinzhen will always remember me in my heart because of guilt, and I will not be lucky to cross again.

The last thought actually made me want to laugh, and at this time I could still tell such a joke to myself, and it seemed that I had really taken life and death lightly.

The rod fell, the pain came, and I tried not to scream or beg for mercy. Although tears flowed uncontrollably, he kept telling himself that he couldn't admit defeat and couldn't let Li see his vulnerability. This time she won, and she had better pray that I would die, or I'll let her know that she never won against me as long as I survived.