26. Farewell
This night, Wei Huan and I were thinking about our own thoughts, neither of us fell asleep, and when it was hazy, Wei Huan got up gently, got dressed, and sat on the bed again. I wanted to call her, but when I heard someone talking softly at the door, I simply got up and asked someone outside to come in, but my mother sent someone to Penglai Hall to fetch my clothes and deliver them to the person at the door.
The clothes were sent to me a few days ago, because its waist was too fat and it didn't show its shape, I didn't like it, so I asked Xiaolang to put it away, and somehow it was brought to people again, I was a little unhappy, and asked them, "Who chose this clothes?"
The man said, "It's Song Niangzi of Penglai Palace." ”
I blinked and said, "Who do you say?"
The man reported again: "It's the Song lady of Penglai Palace." ”
This person can take my clothes, and I should be a closer maid, but I have no impression of this surname and name, so I can't help blinking again, and said, "Are you mistaken? My clothes are all managed by a palace person surnamed Zhang, and several nurses have no surname Song." ”
The man saluted quite respectfully, and said: "The people in the Penglai Palace are not serving the princess effectively, and the queen of heaven has issued an order, and all of them have been sent to the court. ”
The news shocked me even more than what my mother had told me yesterday, and I immediately stood up, rushed in front of her in a few steps, and shouted, "Say it again?"
She lowered her head and said softly: "Your Majesty said that these people should have served the princess closely, and the princess should have someone to follow wherever she is, but today she let the princess go out of the palace for several hours, neither followed nor presented to Her Majesty, ignoring the princess's safety, she should have been killed with a cane, remembering that they had served for many years, and sent them to serve in the court, and the cane was forty to set an example." ”
My hands trembled uncontrollably, and I immediately asked the door, "Where is the Queen of Heaven?"
Several palace people outside the door lowered their heads and said, "Your Majesty has been discussing matters since he got up early, and his will is not allowed to disturb." ”
Wei Huan tugged at my sleeve and asked the man, "I'm tired of asking the lady, when did this happen?"
The man touched his head on the ground and said, "When the princess returned to the palace yesterday, she issued an edict, and the edict was sent to the palace. ”
Wei Huan shook his head at me, I looked at her in a daze, and for a while I felt dizzy, I didn't know what I should do, Wei Huan pushed me on the side, and I said blankly: "I know, you go out." "I opened my hands, let someone put on clothes I didn't like for me, and after carefully grooming, when I was about to go to class in Penglai Palace, a palace person I didn't know came to invite me out, I followed them for a few steps, stopped at the door and asked them: "Your Majesty, can you say how to settle Wei Huan?"
The palace people all said, "Nothing", so I turned to Wei Huan and said, "I'll ask someone to send you home." ”
Wei Huan stiffened, pursed his lips and said, "Okay." ”
I was just about to call someone, but she suddenly said again: "Taiping, you... Can you send me back?"
I hesitated for a while, and the palace people next to me seemed to know what I was hesitating about, and said respectfully: "Xianggong Wei and Xianggong Xu are both discussing matters in the previous dynasty today, and the princess can study on her own." ”
I nodded, specially to the front hall and my mother's attendant said, Fang took the servant, from the Jianfu Gate out, but heard the sound of the horse's hooves in front of the dense and urgent, hurriedly came, from the window to see, but saw that the first person was Li Sheng in civilian clothes, hurriedly ordered the car to avoid the side, he also got out of the car, stood on the side, and waited for Li Sheng to pass by and bowed down, Li Sheng was in a hurry, saw me before a fierce horse. Li Sheng stopped on his horse, showed a slight smile on his face, called "Taiping", and asked, "This is... Out of the palace?"
I bowed again and said, "There are some things that I want to go out of the palace for, and I have already asked the will of the saints. ”
He nodded with a smile and said, "I haven't seen you for a few days, but you are much more sensible." He raised his horsewhip and said, "I'm in too much of a hurry to bring things, only some snacks from the Hu people, wait for you to come back, go to my place to taste it." ”
I quickly thanked him, nodded to me, and went into the palace in a hurry. I stood on the ground and waited until he was far away before pulling Wei Huan to get into the car, Wei Huan frowned and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came back in such a hurry, it must be a saint who is urgently summoned, you better go back to the palace first, don't delay the big thing for me." ”
I smiled and said, "It's a big event, it's also a big deal for Aya A-Niang and the prince's brother, more me and less me, what's the matter?"
Wei Huan said: "The saint only punished you yesterday, but today you don't grow up! The prince comes back, you are both a subordinate and a sister, don't you go out to see it? In case the saint sets up a family banquet on a whim and summons you for a long time, what does the saint think in his heart? I asked you to send me, because I was afraid that my parents would blame me, so I asked you to support me, but in fact, it is not a big deal. You have a big deal here, so you'd better go back first. ”
When I heard her say, I was somehow a little disappointed, and said to her: "I thought you were reluctant to me, but who knew that you just wanted to borrow my identity to support you." ”
Wei Huan said with a smile: "Since the Queen of Heaven has allowed you to leave the palace, you can often come to look for me in the future, what is there to be reluctant to?"
I naturally know this truth, but after all, there is something wrong in my heart -- my companions range from the famous ladies of the family to the deep ladies of the newly promoted nobles, and the attendants of nurses, eunuchs, and palace people are also tens or hundreds. Between the movements, the front and back hugs, words and deeds, the attention of everyone, but among these people, who really dare to treat me as an ordinary peer, easily call me "Taiping", generously admit that she has plans for me, what she wants, and frankly talk to me about these calculations, but Wei Huan is the only one. Although I have been with her for a short time, I have long regarded her as a friend in my heart, even if I am separated for a short time, and I am quite reluctant.
I was unhappy in my heart, and I couldn't help but bring it out on my face, and said sullenly, "In this case, I will go back." After speaking, he didn't wait for her, he got into the car by himself, and when he sat back, he patted the cushion with hatred, but when he saw the car door open, Wei Huan bent down and came in, stuffed a thing in my hand, and said: "Yesterday you gave me a jade pendant, and today I will also give you a thing, lest you think I am greedy for your benefits." ”
I looked down and saw that it was a jade cicada with a hook, although this texture carving is not as good as my piece, but it is also a high-quality color, knowing that she must be hard-won, I don't feel happy, and I don't want to show it on my face, but I said: "My piece is made in Hetian Qingyu, you don't know what the color is, so you use it to perfunctory me." ”
Wei Huan snorted: "This hook is the only thing my father has ever rewarded me, I have always cherished it, if you hadn't saved me, I wouldn't have taken it out - you don't want it, return me!"
I hurriedly put the things in my arms, and said with a smile: "My jade pendant, to say the least, is worth seven or eight jade belt hooks for you, I have always been kind-hearted, even if you are six." I'll take this first, and the remaining five, you pay it back slowly. ”
Wei Huan rolled his eyes and muttered, "Whatever you want." When he was about to get out of the car, he remembered something and said, "You can't send me, so send a eunuch to accompany me back." ”
I was in a good mood, so I said, "How can a mere eunuch show my might? I told them to bring the forbidden army to send you." Push the car window, and order the entourage to be divided into two teams, one team with flags and other ceremonial things, escort Wei Huan home, the rest of the palace people, Fang followed me back to the palace, the order was given, and suddenly came up with an idea, I took off a set of jewelry on my body, asked someone to take the box, half to Wei Xin, half to Wei Huan, and untied his own veil and put it on Wei Huan: "If you dare to beat you again at home, you will wear this, this is a gift from the Queen of Heaven, I see who dares to destroy it." ”
Wei Huan heard the tone of my voice, burst into a smile, and said, "Looking at your posture, I don't know, I thought I was going somewhere, but I didn't know that I was just going home." ”
I scolded her: "If you haven't seen the world, don't talk nonsense, what is this honor guard? My mother once sent me to see my grandmother on her behalf, and there were many more palace attendants, and my parents told me, especially to follow. Because she felt that her longing was revealed, she couldn't help but lose her reserve, so she urged: "I have to go back, don't be sluggish." ”
Wei Huan stuck out his tongue, jumped out of the car, borrowed a horse from the forbidden army, jumped up, swaggered, and walked away.