Chapter 18: Hehuan Garden
Probably because I had been thinking about it and went in the wrong direction, I walked for a long time to get back to the dormitory. Looking around, I realized that it was a little familiar, could it not be that I had walked last night? I can't help but remember the fire last night, I never thought that this Lady Raindrop was the biological mother of King Zuoxian. I don't know what happened to her at this time, why she has been placed under house arrest and will be calculated here. Who was going to do this to her......? No. If the queen did it, she would definitely do it silently. If the Queen Mother did it, she would have done it cleanly and neatly, leaving no room for it, how could it just burn the railing of the porch? Besides, the Queen Mother loved King Zuo Xian so much. Listening to the conversation of the two palace maids last night, Mrs. Raindrop should be a gentle and generous master, and she must not have easily made enemies with others before.
But why do you want me to live in this and Ming Palace? I was full of doubts, I just felt that my head was about to hurt, and I always felt that all this seemed to have something to do with me.
Before I knew it, I had reached the courtyard where Mrs. Raindrop lived. It was dark last night, and I couldn't see the appearance of this place clearly, so I saw that this courtyard was also famous, and above the arched door, there were three words vaguely visible with vines bypassing - "Hehuan Garden". Hehuan Garden, but there is no acacia tree. In the whole courtyard, only the hundred-year-old banyan tree still looks alive, and the courtyard is full of weeds and decorations after being burned by the fire, which is only more dilapidated and desolate. Such a bleak place, but such a tender and sweet name.
At this hour, no one has come to repair it, nor has I seen the palace people on errands. It's just that, the palace people have always worshiped the high and stepped on the low, and there is no more powerful place than this palace.
I looked around, and in the southwest corner of the courtyard wall, I saw a cherry tree, and when I got closer, I saw that it was an acacia tree. In last night's fire, probably only this acacia tree survived. Along the steps to step on the long corridor in front of the hall, the eaves of the corridor are full of dust, the residue is mottled, only to hear the sound of "dingding", as if it is kicked under the feet of something, can not help but bend down, squatting on the ground, take a closer look, it is actually a rusty pepper string copper bell hairpin. I picked it up with my sleeves, wiped off the floating ash on the head, the workmanship was exquisite, with peppercorns as bell-shaped, a string of peppercorns 8 bells, each peppercorn seemed to be engraved with words, but it was no longer recognizable. Sichuan pepper symbolizes many sons, ordinary concubines in the palace can not use such hairpins, is it the queen? But how could it be left here? I held this hairpin to my ear and shook it gently, the sound was as crisp as a clear spring, very pleasant.
"Who's, who's, who's out there?"
Suddenly, a hoarse, soft woman's voice came from the locked door, and I sat down on the ground with some startles.
"Who? Who is outside? Is it Xian'er? Is it Xian'er who has come to see her mother?"
Xian'er? Is it Dongfang Fuxian? It must be him, then the person who is locked in it and talking to me at this moment must be Mrs. Raindrop.
"No, I'm not Dongfang Fuxian, I am, I'm ......" I was hesitant, and I didn't know how to introduce myself for a while, and continued: "I am the concubine who entered the palace yesterday, my name is Situ Huxi, and Huxi asks the concubine for peace." Yesterday, I heard that there was a fire in the concubine's courtyard, and it happened that Huxi passed by here, came to visit the concubine, disturbed the concubine, and asked the concubine to forgive his sins. "It's really embarrassing to think that I broke into this place privately, and I feel a little panicked in my heart. I said, I didn't hear a response for a long time, and said softly: "The concubine is fine, the fox seal will be at ease, and please take care of the concubine, and the fox seal will step down, so as not to disturb the concubine." ”
Turned around to leave, suddenly heard a long laugh, a little crying in the laughter, must have been grounded here for many years, my heart was very miserable, I can't think of how to comfort her, as if it was a little faint to go like this, and then said softly: "The concubine must take care of her body, the fox seal also lives in this Heming Palace, and will always accompany the concubine in the future, if the concubine has any needs, the fox seal will try his best to take care of it." ”
"Situ Huxi, are you the princess from Xiqiu?" the voice was faint and deep.
"Yes, Huxi is the daughter of Situ Tuer, the king of Xiqiujing, and Situ Geji is my uncle. ”
"It turned out to be the daughter of King Jing and Shangguan Guiya. ”
I was astonished that I had only given my name, and the Lady of Raindrop knew where I had come from, as if she had known my father and queen mother.
"Back to the concubine, it is the fox seal. Dare to ask if the concubine has ever known my father and queen mother?"
Hearing only a soft sigh, Mrs. Raindrop said coldly: "I have forgotten the past. You go, don't come here again. ”
I had more and more doubts in my heart, and when I saw this scene today, I felt that Mrs. Raindrop's situation was really bleak, and when I was sad, I continued: "But I have promised King Zuo Xian that I will take care of the concubine, and I ask the concubine for permission." ”
"No need, you can go. The voice was still cold, very resolute.
I thought about it and said, "Doesn't the concubine want to see King Zuoxian?"
After a moment of silence, I took advantage of the situation and continued: "Just now the concubine mistook me for King Zuoxian, which is enough to show that the concubine is always thinking about King Zuoxian, and the concubine is thinking about her heart, but she can't see each other, and her heart must be in great pain. If the concubine is willing to believe in the fox seal, the fox seal will do her best to let the concubine get her wish. I didn't know why I boasted about Haikou like this, and my heart was moved, perhaps because I remembered the pain of not seeing my parents again, or maybe I had a strong curiosity and compassion for this Raindrop Lady.
There was still silence, and I still refused to give up, as if I felt her hesitation and heartache at the moment, and continued: "Just ask the concubine to believe in the fox seal." Just now, when the concubine mentioned the father and mother of the fox seal, there must be some origins. When Fox Xi was 7 years old, his father and queen mother passed away one after another, knowing the pain of separation from his loved ones, Fox Xi had no other intentions, just as if it was his long-cherished wish, so, and asked the concubine to fulfill it. ”
After a moment, I finally heard the hoarse and gentle voice: "I will never believe that you have no intentions. It's just that I want to remind you that as a daughter's family, you must not live for the people of the world, but for yourself, otherwise you will regret your ambitions one day. However, seeing that you are so sincere, I will believe you once, and if I can meet Xian'er, I will allow you to do it. ”
"Thank you for the concubine's teachings, Fox Xi wrote it down, Fox Xi promised that the concubine would do everything he could, please take care of the concubine, and Fox Xi will retire first. I knelt respectfully in front of the locked door and bowed, and then left.
Lady Raindrop's words are still in my ears, but why did she say that I was ambitious? I just wanted revenge, and from the moment I decided to marry the Ghost King, I never thought I would regret it. Could it be that the concubine has already guessed my intentions, and isn't this very dangerous? If the queen mother and the concubine have already guessed my intentions, then I should be more than lucky at this time.