On the day after hearing the funeral, all the civil and military officials were dressed in uniform and offered condolence gifts. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

I wore filial piety in white clothes, knelt in front of the mourning hall day and night, and did not enter a drop of water for a few days, and most of the whole person collapsed. Today is the last day of the vigil, and tomorrow my aunt and queen Zigong will be buried in the royal tomb, so I cherish the last bit of time to accompany her.

But somehow, I was dizzy, I just felt that my eyes were flickering and dark, as if I was being dragged by something, and the farther and farther I went, my body was about to leave here, and I fell into darkness in front of me.

When I woke up, I didn't know what time it was, but I found myself in my room. Beside him were Qianzhi, Su He, and several other palace people.

"Princess, princess, are you finally awake?" Chiori leaned over to the bed and called out to me softly.

"No, I can't be here, today is the last day, I'm going to wake up for my uncle and queen. "I struggled to get out of bed, but I felt limp, my mouth was dry, and I had a hard time trying to sit up.

According to the rules of the palace, the concubine will be buried at the funeral, except for the funeral companions, other female dependents will be avoided and shall not be buried, and those who have a son will be led by the son himself to the cemetery for burial, if not, the concubine's mother's brother or nephew will be replaced. I can't give my uncle and queen a funeral, if I don't keep my soul together, when the time for the burial comes, I'm afraid I won't even be able to see my uncle and queen for the last time.

When Chiori saw that I was about to get up, she sat me up with her arms, persuaded me not to get out of bed, and then ordered a palace lady to bring a soft mattress behind her.

Gong'e, who took the mattress, was called Zhongyun, who was still young, and when she saw that I was in a hurry to go to the vigil, she said quickly: "Princess, it is already the time of the day, and the day of the wake. The king has ordered the funeral palace to be closed temporarily, and the queen Zigong and the funeral procession will set off at the end of the day and send them to the royal tomb, and the princess will not be able to do anything even if she goes at this time. ”

The princess was now weak, and she had time to say these things to worry her, so she might as well go and see if the porridge was ready. Somehow, Qianzhi suddenly scolded the little Gong'e named Zhongyun, and Zhongyun had to lower his head and stop making a sound, and hurriedly turned around.

Chiori was probably afraid of making me sad again, so she turned around and said to me slowly, "Zhongyun is right, the king has ordered the funeral palace to be temporarily closed. The princess must not move again, and must rest for a good time. The princess has been keeping a wake for the queen for the past few days, sleepless day and night, and she has not entered a drop of water to come here. At the time of the third watch last night, the vigil suddenly fainted. The palace people moved you to the side hall to rest, and invited the imperial doctor to come and see, saying that you were overly sad, depressed in the body, and caused by hunger, fatigue and prostration. Since there is no serious problem, the king sent you back to the Maolan Palace, so that you must recuperate well, and when you wake up, it is advisable to eat porridge. ”

After listening to this, my heart settled a little, and I nodded slightly.

Then, the little palace lady brought the porridge, and I felt that I was hungry. Chiori took the porridge bowl and carefully fed me the porridge.

Halfway through the porridge, I seemed to have gained some strength, and suddenly remembered something, and looked at the palace people who were standing in a circle, but I didn't see Zang'er alone. Zang'er is my personal maid, no matter where I am on weekdays, she is always by my side, today I am sick, why is she missing.

I suddenly had an ominous premonition in my heart, and I refused to eat porridge again, only to ponder in a daze.

Seeing this, Chiori asked: "Why didn't the princess eat it, is this porridge too tasteless, but the doctor explained that it is not appropriate to eat too heavy and greasy food at this time, so you can only eat light liquid food......

I didn't care to listen to Chiori continue, and all of a sudden I thought of the edict that my uncle made on the day of my uncle's death, a thousand martyrs, a thousand martyrs, no, impossible, no.

I shook my head in fear, grabbed Chiori's arm, and forced her, "Where is Zang'er? Why didn't you see Zang'er, Zang'er?"

Chiori seemed to be stopped by me, and when I saw that she was silent, I shook her arm desperately and asked, "I asked you Zang'er!"

Chiori's eyes suddenly turned red, and the bowl she was holding in her hand had fallen to the ground, shattered.

When I saw her like this, I already had nine points in my heart, and suddenly it seemed that a thousand catties of boulders were pressed on my chest, and I was completely stunned.

I saw Qianzhi kneeling on the ground with a thud, and then Su He and the people of the palace all knelt down.

Qianori choked up and said, "The slave and maid really don't dare to hide it from each other! It's just that when Miss Zang'er was taken away, she personally asked that the princess was grief-stricken after the queen died, and she must not let her bother me anymore, and according to the princess's temperament, she will definitely work hard to save her." If the princess really knows about it, she must also stop the princess from causing trouble for Zang'er, the days in this palace will be long in the future, and as soon as the queen leaves, the princess will have less protection, and she will no longer grudge with others because of me. Miss Zang'er also said that the princess must take care of herself, as long as the princess is well, she will be satisfied, and said that she can only wait for the next life to continue this master-servant relationship. ”

I heard it pale, unable to cry, suddenly came back to my senses, hurriedly stepped on my shoes and got out of bed, and in a panic pulled the little Gong'e Zhongyun who had just spoken and asked, "When did the funeral procession you just say leave?"

That Zhongyun was probably frightened by my appearance, and said in a panic, "It's today...... Today is not the time. ”

"What time is it?"

"It's a little more than a little bit now. ”

"When the time comes, when it is not time. No, I can't let Zang'er go to the funeral, I'm going to see my uncle Wang, I'm going to save Zang'er. ”

I trembled and muttered to myself, not caring about my messy hair and disheveled clothes, I was about to run out, Qianori and Su He got up and grabbed me, crying and said: "Princess, the slaves and maids know that the princess is benevolent and kind, and she is like a sister with the name of the master and servant of Miss Zang'er, but what Miss Zang'er said is not unreasonable. The slave maid heard that the funeral of the queen, although the king decided, but most of them were handed over to Mrs. Dai, and the palace people who were buried were designated by Mrs. Dai to accompany Miss Zang'er to accompany the funeral, which clearly came to the princess, and Mrs. Dai was not easy to provoke. The princess came out for Miss Zang'er this time, if she could save it, it would be fine, if she couldn't save it, I was afraid that she would get into trouble again. Think twice!"

I shook my head, bit my lower lip, cried so much that I almost broke my bowels, and while shaking off the arms of Qianori and Suhe, I ran out of the Maolan Palace.

Where can they understand my pain at this time, where can they understand why I risked death to save a Zang'er.

I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid of living, I'm afraid of such a person to live.

Zang'er is the only person left with me who is closest to her, and I must save Zang'er.

I ran in the direction of Xihe Hall with tears in my eyes, and when I was about to reach Xihe Palace, I met Prince Chengjin head-on, and I didn't care about talking to him, so I was anxious to go to Xihe Palace.

He probably guessed that I was going to find my uncle Wang, and when he saw that I was so embarrassed and sad, he stopped me and asked with concern: "I heard that you fainted during the wake of the spirit, but you are not in the house to recuperate, what are you doing in Xihe Temple?"

I didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, originally he pleaded for me in front of my uncle and king that day, I was still a little moved in my heart, but I think that the reason why Mrs. Dai treated me like this was because of him, otherwise Zang Er would not have been dragged to the funeral, I felt disgusted when I saw him at the moment.

When he saw that I was silent, he said, "Are you going to find your father?"

I glanced at him with tears in my eyes, and then walked past him, and after a few steps, I heard him call me from behind: "You don't have to go, my father is not in Xihe Palace, he is at my mother's concubine, and I am going to Yunfu Palace at this moment." Are you doing it for your personal palace girl?"

When I heard the word Zang'er, I immediately stopped, turned around and looked at him blankly. I suddenly realized that even if I pleaded bitterly, if Mrs. Dai insisted, my uncle would not fight with Mrs. Dai for a slave beside me.

Maybe the only one who can save Zang'er now is the prince.

Thinking of this, I hurriedly knelt down and said sadly: "Brother Chengjin, Huxi begs you to save Zang'er for the sake of you and I who have been both brothers and sisters and classmates for many years! ”

When I said this, my heart suddenly tightened, but at this time, I only wanted to rescue Zang'er, and I couldn't care about it much. If he can really rescue Zang'er, even if he is a concubine, I am willing.

Situ Chengjin seemed a little surprised when he heard me say this, paused, helped me up with both hands, there seemed to be a trace of sadness in his eyes, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said abruptly: "I didn't expect you to agree to marry me in order to save that mere palace." I've tried my best, but I can't get you a little bit of affection. Why are you so affectionate to a palace maid, but you are ...... to me? Forget it, you don't have to compromise on this, I'm afraid I won't have this blessing either. ”

As he spoke, the corners of his mouth tugged at the corner of his mouth with a desolate smile.

When I saw him so lost, I didn't know how to answer, but I bowed my head and said nothing, and a bitterness welled up in my heart.

When he saw that I was silent, he continued, "Don't worry, I have my own way to save her." I came to Xihe Hall to find my father, just to save Zang'er in your palace. ”

I looked at him suspiciously, a little puzzled in my heart, he glanced at me, and then the desolate smile, and said: "I heard early in the morning that the mother concubine sent someone to the Maolan Hall to take away your personal maid Zang'er, I know that Zang'er has been in the palace to serve you since she was a child, and has a deep friendship with you, and you have always attached great importance to love. You don't have to figure it out, everything I do is for you. You just go back to the Maolan Hall and rest, but don't hurt yourself again. I will go to Yunfu Palace to see my father and mother immediately, and you will wait for my news in Maolan Palace, and Zang'er will be fine. Don't focus on others and not think about yourself. ”

I listened to what he said with understanding, and my heart couldn't help but move. I looked at his back as he turned away, and felt strange as I had never felt before, as if this was not the Situ Chengjin I saw on weekdays.

My uncle had many children under his knees, but he rarely walked around with me, and most of the princesses in the palaces were jealous of me and hated me because of the preferential treatment I received everywhere, and Princess Shen Yuan, the only one who had been kind to me, married Yan Guo far away.

Except for the crown prince Situ Chengjin, no one among the brothers and sisters of the same sect will treat me like this, but even if I am sincere, I will think about it.

Zang'er can't leave me anymore, or I've been forced to accept this sudden parting again and again, so I hate and hate parting.

Seven years ago, my father and mother left me one after another, seven years later, my uncle and mother have also left me, and now Zang'er's life and death are undecided.