Chapter 306: Out of the Palace
cpa300_4(); Once a person wants to leave an environment for long-term survival, even if the environment is harsh, there will be a trace of uneasiness in the heart, this is the nature of human beings, there is a dependence on the environment that they are already familiar with, and there is a fear of the unknown future.
So this last day was spent in a mixture of trepidation and joy.
When Yu'er watched me eat breakfast, even the hand holding the chopsticks was trembling, and she smiled and said that such a hand could not hold the fish, and the two of them laughed again.
On the last day, the chief steward of the palace did not arrange anything for us, so many familiar sisters came to say goodbye to us, and also gave a lot of exquisite needlework and gadgets accumulated in peacetime, after all, I have been sisters for five years, so there are not many opportunities to meet in this way, and everyone is very reluctant. β
I looked at them, happy for us, but also with indescribable envy in my eyes.
Yu'er was also really happy, so she simply took out her own pocket and took two roast chickens from her aunt in the imperial dining room, who knew that when the little girl who delivered the food box brought it over, she found that there was an extra pot of wine in it, a bowl of steamed duck and a bowl of osmanthus fish, saying that it was my aunt who practiced it for us.
Everyone was happy, and everyone drank two glasses of the dishes, and for a while, the small room in the courtyard was also very lively.
But looking at everyone's laughter, I couldn't help but think of another person.
In the cold palace, Lone still looked at Pei Yuanhao's condensation.
Early this morning, I took a few dollars to the cold palace, but I didn't go in, but asked a familiar grandmother to bring it to her.
Actually, it's not that I don't want to see her, I'm just afraid of seeing her, when I think of her, I still miss Pei Yuanhao's favor, and I also clearly remember that Yao Yingxue died tragically, Pei Yuanhao didn't even look at her more, Ning Yan's dream was only afraid that it would come to an end, and when we met again, let her know that I was leaving, but it only added to her troubles.
I only hope that she can figure it out and forget about that man.
I was still stunned, a glass of wine had been handed to my eyes, and when I looked up, it was the little palace maid Shui Xiu who toasted me, and said with a smile: "Sister Qingying, don't forget us when you leave the palace." If we can see my sister outside the palace in the future, we will still be good sisters!"
"Yes, it's still a good sister!"
Everyone raised their glasses, and I smiled and raised my glass to drink with them.
I told them to go back carefully, not to be discovered by the housekeeper, and took care of Yu'er, who had been drunk and didn't know how to go to bed, and when I finished bathing and washed off the wine, as soon as I got into bed, Yu'er moved over and hugged my waist.
I smiled and looked at her blushing cheeks and misty eyes: "The wine hasn't woken up yet?"
"Qingying, are we really going to leave the palace? β
"Yes, definitely. What's wrong?"
"I felt like I was in a dream. β
I smiled, patted her cheek, hugged her in my arms, and said, "It's not a dream, it's true, Yu'er, we can leave the palace tomorrow, we can leave here......"
Yu'er didn't speak, just drilled into my shoulder socket, and after a while, I felt a burst of wetness there, and when I looked down, tears slipped from the corners of Yu'er's eyes, wetting her long eyelashes, and she muttered, as if she had fallen asleep, but there was some uncertainty and uneasiness.
Really, you can leave, it's not a dream, it's real......
I muttered, I don't know whether to tell her or myself, the candle flame slowly dimmed, and I spent the last night in the court holding her in such a dark night......
The next day, it was a bright sunny day.
If it weren't for the wine we drank last night, I was afraid that Yu'er and I would have been excited and couldn't sleep all night, but even after drinking so much, we still got up early in the morning, packed all our luggage, and waited for the orders from above.
After a while, the words of the inner chamberlain came, and all the palace maids who were on the amnesty list this time were waiting at the side gate of the Nangong Gate.
The two of us went out with their respective luggage, and along the way we also saw other palace maids who had been granted amnesty, all of them were red-eyed, and they looked impatient, and several of them couldn't even stop their tears from flowing out, and we went to Nangong Gate together.
When I came to the side door of the Nangong Gate, I saw at a glance that on the high stone platform, Father-in-law Yu was holding a booklet in his hand, and he was looking at it slowly, and several little eunuchs next to him stood with their heads bowed, and the table in front of them was covered with red silk, brocade, and some hanging money, and there were a few grandmothers standing under the stone platform, all of whom had taught everyone when they first entered the palace.
Under the stone platform is a spacious avenue, and at the end of the avenue, is the open palace gate, the door is also full of people, all of them are relatives who came to pick up the palace maids who have been amnesty out of the palace this time, one by one eagerly, and several elderly mothers hold the door, wiping their tears with their sleeves.
At the right time, the amnesty began.
Father-in-law Yu unfolded the booklet and said loudly: "Shang Xiulan." β
A palace maid immediately stood up from the crowd and looked eagerly at Father-in-law Yu, and several grandmothers under the stone platform stepped forward to check her body and luggage, and then nodded to Father-in-law Yu, who said fairly: "Shang Xiulan, verify the body, reward, one piece of satin, and five hangings of money." β
Shang Xiulan hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to him, accepted the reward handed over by the little eunuch, and turned around and walked towards the palace gate.
I watched her step by step, and finally walked to the door, and her father and mother pounced on her, and the family hugged their heads and cried.
The palace maids who were still waiting couldn't help but shed tears when they saw this scene.
I clutched the burden in my hand so tightly that I felt my whole body tremble.
"Li Wenfang, verify the right body, reward the ......"
"Liu Yue, verify the right body, reward the ......"
"Zheng Chunhong, verify the body, reward the ......"
β¦β¦
The palace maids standing beside us were read their names one by one, and they stood out one by one, and after verifying their bodies, they ran to the Nangong Gate, and there were fewer and fewer people around, and the sun was shining, and the spring breeze in March sent warmth at this time, and even made people feel a little scorching.
I waited until my palms were covered in cold sweat, and even soaked through the cloth bag in my hand.
In the end, only me and Yu'er were left here, she grabbed my hand unconsciously and forced, almost about to pinch my wrist, at this moment, I heard Yu Gonggong call her name-
"Song Yu'er. β
When Yu'er heard this, the whole person trembled, she glanced at me, I nodded at her, she walked forward, and it was still those grandmothers who came forward to check her body and baggage, and confirmed that there was no problem, Yu Gonggong said loudly: "Song Yu'er, verify the body, reward, two satin horses, ten hangings!"
Yu'er glanced at me happily, I smiled at her, took the things sent by the little eunuch, she said a word to me with her mouth - "wait for you", and turned around and walked towards the palace gate.
Every step she took seemed to walk on my heart, heavier and heavier, heavier and heavier.
I looked up at the roster in the hand of Father-in-law Yu, and I felt that my heart seemed to be unable to bear the ecstasy of this moment, and it was difficult to breathe, so in the end I could only hold my breath and wait for my name to be read out of his mouth.
"Yue Qingying. β
Finally, these three words came out of the mouth of the Jade Gonggong, and he himself seemed to pause, looked down at me, I was the only one waiting for amnesty here, slowly walked to the stone platform, and looked up at him.
Father-in-law Yu looked at me and furrowed his gray eyebrows slightly.
Those grandmothers had already walked up, they were used to doing this, and they checked my body indifferently, and one of them opened my baggage, which was nothing more than some personal belongings, as well as a bag of broken silver that had been accumulated over the years, which couldn't be simpler.
After they checked it, they nodded at Grandpa Yu.
Father-in-law Yu's face still seemed to be a little uncertain, but there was nothing else to do at this time, he finally pinched the booklet and said loudly: "Yue Qingying, verify your body, reward-"
Before he finished speaking, a voice behind him suddenly said loudly: "Your Highness has arrived!"
What the?
I was taken aback and hurriedly turned back, only to see the familiar figure slowly approaching from the other side of the palace wall.
Although he has not officially ascended the throne now, he is already in full swing, and he looks imposing, and when they saw it, they hurriedly walked down and knelt on the ground, and I also knelt down with them and saluted him.
The sunlight jumped over the palace wall and sprinkled a brilliant gold on the ground, and a pair of bright yellow boots stepped on the golden light and walked into my sight, walking towards me step by step, and finally stopped in front of me, and a somewhat low voice sounded above my head: "It's time for you to leave the palace?"
"Back to Your Highness, yes. β
He turned around, looked at my burden in my mother's hand, and smiled: "It's very well prepared." β
"......" At this time, I didn't dare to say anything, I could only kneel at his feet with my head down, although I tried my best to control myself, I couldn't control the trembling of my fingertips, as if it was about to be broken.
But Pei Yuanhao was still faint, as if there was no fluctuation in love, and said: "You have also helped Bengong a lot, today, Bengong will accompany you on this journey." β
"Slaves don't dareβ"
"Let's go. β
I glanced up at him, but saw that there was no expression on his calm face, even if he was facing the sun, there was no warmth, as if the whole person was wearing a mask, I didn't know what the situation was now, but I didn't want anything to happen at this last moment.
So, he slowly stood up, took the burden, and turned around and walked towards the palace gate.
This is not a long road.
But it seems that I have exhausted the strength of my life.
Every step is like stepping on my heart, and when I step down, my heartbeat can continue, but it also hurts terribly, because this person behind me, every breath he takes affects my heartbeat.
I don't know if my heartbeat has increased, or if my steps have become heavier, and even his breathing seems to be heavier than ever.
Finally, the road came to an end, and the open gate was in front of me.
It was as if a person who had been walking in the dark for a long time had finally seen the light, and the prostration after the urgency, my whole body was a little uncontrollable, and my steps were extremely difficult, as if I had to use all my strength.
Just as I was about to take this step, a voice as cold as ice came from behind me.
"Yue-Qing-Baby!"