Chapter 15: Out of the Palace
The palace maid's case was hastily closed, making Shen Ruojiao feel as if she had been doused with a basin of cold water.
Her father and brother taught her to be full of heart and light, but he never let her feel the helplessness of the world so really.
She thought she could do something.
This sense of powerlessness made her seem to return to the despair before dying in her previous life, and she was overwhelmed.
The Queen Mother soon issued a ban, publicized the so-called truth, and silenced a group of people, as if nothing had happened.
Qing Chu was given death on the spot, the death was extremely miserable, and several palace people disposed of the blood stains with their hands and feet, as if even the person with Qing Chu was completely erased.
The guard Luo Ji was dismissed and punished out of the palace after all, but before he left, he received a letter of recommendation from Shen Ruojiao.
She wanted Luo Ji to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to do things, which was a remedy.
This harem is really strange, Empress Chen is the queen, but she has to be pressed by Concubine Liu. Liu Guifei is Bai Zhen's concubine, but Bai Zhen can't convict her.
It seems absurd, but it makes sense.
Shen Ruojiao was depressed for a few days, and Bai Zhen saw it all in his eyes.
He couldn't be clearer about why there was such a result, and he believed that Shen Ruojiao could also detect it to some extent.
Now he has made outstanding political achievements, and there is praise inside and outside the court, but this is far from enough, the power of the royal family is not enough to shake the ministers.
There are still the great generals Liu Jian and the king of Jingyang, Bai Qi, in front of them, and there are also the generals and princes of the border headed by King Duan.
The forces of the Qi Dynasty are intertwined, and every step he takes must be cautious, because the slightest mistake may cause disputes in the world.
The cold plum has not been exhausted, in the Hancui Palace, the peerless beauty is lazily leaning on the rattan chair under the plum tree, although the face is covered with tulle, it is not difficult to see the snow skin and jade skin behind the tulle.
The moon delicately put down the hot tea, but it still alarmed the sleeping beauty.
Shen Ruojiao woke up faintly, turned his head along the sound, and the thin veil covering his face slipped to the ground, and his eyes were squinted by the sunlight for a moment.
"Lady, the wind is blowing. Yuyue whispered.
Shen Ruojiao gathered her fur, yawned, and said lazily: "It's spring, and it's still so cold." ”
Ji Yue responded: "Isn't it, it's almost the end of the year, I heard that it snowed on the Lubei Mountain last night." ”
Shen Ruojiao was stunned for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "Is it going to be Yuan Xi so soon?" ”
"Yes, I heard that there is a lantern festival outside the palace, but unfortunately we can't leave the palace. Jiyue said regretfully.
Shen Ruoyao's heart moved, and her eyes flashed slightly: "That's not necessarily. ”
In her previous life, she didn't leave the palace for three years, and she couldn't return to the prime minister's mansion until she died.
However, it is not easy to ask for the permission of the palace, otherwise there would not be so blushing and depressed since ancient times, turning into dry bones in the golden palace walls.
Shen Ruojiao prepared a whole set of rhetoric, but who knew that it didn't come in handy at all.
Bai Zhen was discussing in the Chongming Palace, and he didn't announce Shen Ruojiao at all, and after Deyong made Shen Ruojiao's intention clear, Bai Zhen waved his hand and directly agreed.
This was unexpected by Shen Ruojiao, she thought that it would take a lot of effort to convince Bai Zhen.
When Yuyue heard the news, she smiled: "I didn't expect the emperor to be so good to Niangniang." ”
Shen Ruojiao was silent for a moment and retorted: "He's just for his father's sake, and it's not a big deal to save relatives, that's why he is so easy to speak." ”
Jiyue tilted her head, as if she understood or not.
On the way to Chao'anmen, Shen Ruojiao actually met a good concubine.
Concubine Liang wore an emerald green lotus pattern curved robe, and a silver-white fox fur was draped over her shoulders, and she bowed: "Concubine Shen Guifei An." ”
Shen Ruojiao helped the person, thinking of what happened to the concubine, and hesitated: "The weather in spring is capricious, and the concubine should pay more attention to eating, don't eat your stomach." ”
She can only mention it like this, and she can't directly say to the concubine that someone wants to poison her.
After all, it hadn't happened yet, and she wasn't sure if the murderer's target was a good concubine.
Concubine Liang was a little confused, but she still thanked her softly: "I'm tired of Shen Guifei's thoughts, and the concubine should be careful." ”
After this little episode happened, Shen Ruojiao lost the joy of returning to her heart like an arrow along the way.
Until the carriage stopped in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she was still wandering in the world.
Jiyue whispered to her: "Lady, it's here." ”
Shen Ruojiao came back to her senses and tidied up her appearance in a hurry.
She has always been cold and self-controlled, and she rarely has such a gaffe.
When a few family members saw their young lady's carriage and horses, they rubbed their eyes in disbelief, and several people hurriedly welcomed people in, and some people trotted to the front hall to report.
In a moment, the group came forward with excited faces.
Stepping into the front hall, a speeding figure jumped into view, and the person who came was dressed in snow-white clothes, graceful and magnificent.
This is her brother Shen Ruhao, who served as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple at a young age, and his future is limitless, and he is full of praise both inside and outside the court, and even jokes that he is Shen Xiang's successor.
Shen Shaoqing, who heard from the mouths of others, was iron-faced and selfless, indifferent and silent, it was Shen Shaoqing, who she was unfamiliar with.
And the one who always smiled gently in front of her, doted on her in a thousand ways, and followed her in every way, was her familiar brother Shen Ruhao.
"Brother......" Shen Ruojiao looked at the tall and straight back and shouted astringently.
Shen Ruhao, as he had done countless times before, grinned at her and called her name: "Chun'er." ”
Shen Ruojiao's eyes were inexplicably sour, tears slipped uncontrollably, she stood in the harem with an arrogant attitude, enduring the gossip and discussion behind her back from the outside world, she had seen too many pickles and filth, but she could still keep her heart, just because of her brother who had always been an ice gully jade pot.
With such a high-minded and clean person around her, how could she be in the same league with others again.
Shen Ruojiao's tears made Shen Ruhao anxious.
His sister-in-law, who has been spoiled since he was a child, is so distressed that he can't lose a strand of hair, but now his eyes are red in front of him.
He had more or less heard some rumors that his sister was not doing well in the palace.
Seeing his sister's wronged appearance, the legendary cold-faced and ruthless Shen Shaoqing's voice trembled a little: "Chun'er, if anyone dares to bully you, even if you tell me, even today, you have to give the Shen family a thin face, how can it be reasonable for you to suffer!"
Shen Ruojiao was really shocked by these words, if this reached Bai Zhen's ears, she was afraid that she would be determined that the Shen family was the master, so she quickly silenced Shen Ruhao: "Brother be cautious! I just saw that my brother was so happy." ”
She was grateful from the bottom of her heart to God for giving her a chance to do it all over again. The family she misses the most, now stands in front of her dignifiedly, God knows how desperate she was before she died, she didn't dare to think about what Bai Zhen would do with the Shen family, fortunately, now, everything is still salvageable.
She still remembered that a month before she was poisoned, Shen Ruhao and the daughter of Guanglu Siqing got married, and she wanted to go to Xuanjing Palace to ask for permission to leave the palace, and witnessed her brother get married, but she didn't even see Bai Zhen's face.
"Chun'er, everything is still with me and my father, you don't have to worry too much. If your mother sees you like this in a moment, she will definitely faint from crying. Shen Ruhao frowned, still not at ease, and instructed in a low voice.
Zhao is not in good health, and sentimental, when someone came to the palace, Zhao couldn't bear to part, did not come to see off, but the night before, Zhao talked with her in her room about dawn by candle, during which he cried so much that he almost lost his breath.
Shen Ruojiao stretched out her hand to wipe away her tears, her eyes were resolute, and she smiled softly: "Don't worry, brother, I won't let you worry this time." ”
She will definitely not repeat the mistakes of the past, and vow to find out all the people in the harem who have ghosts in their hearts, not only to restore the peace of the harem, but also to care about her family so much.
Shen Ruhao didn't pay attention to what his sister said, chuckled and curled his fingers, and scratched Shen Ruoyao's tall nose: "Little girl, laughing is more ugly than crying, it's ugly." ”
Shen Ruojiao made a grimace, which made Shen Ruhao laugh, and the atmosphere was finally not so dignified.
Although he was unforgiving, seeing Shen Ruojiao smiling from the bottom of his heart, Shen Ruhao finally put his mind at ease.
For him and his father, money, power, fame and fortune are not as good as Chun'er's smile.
All the efforts he and his father are making in the court now are so that Chun'er does not have to be controlled everywhere in the palace, if there are people with ill intentions who want to attack Chun'er, they also need to take a look at the Shen family standing like a mountain behind her.