Chapter Twenty-Five: Entering Changyang Palace
Following Nanxu all the way, Zhang Junyu finally stopped in a dilapidated place, and saw that the cracks in the wall were overgrown with weeds, and there was a plaque hanging on the palace gate, with the words 'Changyang Palace' written on it, Changyang Palace, wasn't it what Zuo Yu told her about that night.
Up close, the rust on the Zhu door is mottled, the patent leather has fallen off, and the three characters on the plaque have also been dimmed. The palace gate is closed, as if there has really been no one living here for a long time, but Aunt Nanxu has no reason, why did she come here?
Suddenly, I saw an old man in a maroon skirt come out of it and say a few words to Nan Su, the old man didn't look at it, and it seemed to be a little familiar to Zhang Junyu.
'Your mother, she, how well she treats you?' Mother-in-law is really strange, how can there be a mother in the world who doesn't love her children', Zhang Junyu stared at the old man, bits and pieces suddenly remembered, she remembered, ten years ago, when dozens of people in her Zhang family were still living and working in Qingxu County, Shanxi, there was an old woman who asked her what her name was, asked her which room she was, and asked her how her mother was.
And that day was the day before my sister died.
came back to his senses in an instant, but saw that Nan Su had pushed open the heavy palace door and entered, and then put his head out of the door and looked around, Zhang Junfang hurriedly hid behind the wall. Nan Xu has always been cautious, from the beginning he felt that someone was following behind him, and now he saw the handkerchief that fell in the corner of the wall, only to know that the original person really came here, don't you know that this is a forbidden place!
So she deliberately closed the door, and then picked up the food box and walked to the side unhurriedly, she wanted to see which one was not afraid of death, and dared to enter and exit the cold palace at will like her.
When Zhang Junfang entered, she also covered the door like Nanxu, she thought that the palace had always been a golden and brilliant, majestic, and mysterious place, and there was gold everywhere. And in the deep palace, how can there be such a decadent place, it is really as unsightly as a broken temple, full of weeds, barren and cold, and lifeless.
"Lady Zhang?"
Zhang Junyu was shocked when he heard this, and turned sideways to see Nan Su holding a food box standing under the corridor staring at himself in surprise, and asked Aunt Nan Su to see herself, so it doesn't lead people to speculate.
"This is the cold palace", Nan Xu put down the food box, and said in a deep voice while distributing vegetables: "It's also the queen. In the forbidden place of the palace, Lady Zhang will have nothing to do in the future, so it is better not to come over, so as not to let others see it. ”
"Cold Palace?" Zhang Junyu also arranged vegetables with Nan Xu, and said in a low voice: "Then my aunt came in like this, aren't you afraid that I will come to the palace Zhengsi?" ”
"I'm afraid," Nan Su suddenly smiled calmly, "But you won't." ”
Zhang Junfang also smiled back, it was cold in winter, even in the side hall, it was inevitable that he was shivering from the cold, Zhang Junfang subconsciously looked around, "There is no red charcoal here?" ”
"Charcoal?" Nan Su couldn't help but laugh sarcastically when he heard this, "The people in the Salary Division only recognize the powerful, and those who live here are abandoned by the emperor, and they will never have a chance to turn over in the future. ”
"Nanxu", there was a soft call in her ear, it was from the mouth of an old woman who was nearly half a hundred years old, but this old woman was dressed in old clothes, and the clothes looked very rough, presumably she was the mother who lived in this Changyang Palace.
Nan Su looked at the old woman in response, and then walked quickly to help, and called softly: "Niangniang." ”
The old woman raised her eyes and smiled at Nan Xu, "I haven't seen you come over for a few days", and then looked in the direction of Zhang Junyu, touching her hands randomly, "Eh, you brought someone else over today?"
Although this person's voice is extremely small, it can also be distinguished, Nan Xu looked at Zhang Junfang with a smile, and said: "She is the lady who entered the palace to be selected as the crown princess", Zhang Junyu also walked to help her when he saw the situation, and saw that this old woman was already full of ravines, and she was also weathered when she thought about it.
"Prince?" The old woman's brows furrowed slightly, "Is it Zhu Jianshen?" ”
Zhang Junyu was stunned when he heard this, staring at the old woman's sunken eyes, "Yes... His son. ”
Nan Su secretly lowered her head, and the old woman was slightly excited when she heard this, and held Zhang Junyu's arms, "How many years has it been Tianshun now?" ”
After hearing this, Zhang Junyu was even more surprised, looked at Nan Xu's face, and saw that Nan Xu looked very helpless, so he said: "It is now the twenty-second year of Chenghua, Tianshun, and it is the name of the first emperor." ”
"The First Emperor? Zhu Qizhen is dead? When the old woman heard that Zhu Qizhen was dead, she was overjoyed, and laughed: "Good death, good death, such a ruthless person, you deserve to die!" There is also Zhu Jianshen, Zhu Jianshen is not worthy of being the emperor, the throne is Qi Yu's, and the throne is Qi Yu's! The old woman's breath was very weak, but Fang Cai's words were said with all her might.
"Niangniang", Nan Xu immediately interrupted her.
How did you know that the old woman let go of Zhang Junzhen's arm, and turned around and grabbed Nan Xu's sleeve, "The throne belongs to Qi Yu, the throne should belong to Qi Yu, he Zhu Qizhen is insidious and cunning, ruthless and unjust, how can he be the emperor!" ”
"Yes, yes, yes", Nan Xu had to echo when he saw the situation, "The throne belongs to King Yu, and it is still Jingtainian." ”
"Yes", the old woman suddenly froze, "Yes, it's still the seventh year of Jingtai, the emperor is still Qi Yu, Zhu Qizhen is dead, the throne is still Qi Yu's, or Qi Yu's", suddenly as if crazy, shook her head and said: "No, no, Zhu Qizhen, it's Zhu Qizhen, he restored, Zhu Qizhen restored, he killed Qi Yu, he killed Qi Yu!" ”
Seeing that she was about to get sick, Nan Su hurriedly motioned for Zhang Junfang to leave, Zhang Junyu frowned, and was about to go out, but was grabbed by the old woman.
"Who are you, are you from Zhu Qizhen! Did Zhu Qizhen send you! As he spoke, he grabbed Zhang Junyu's neck, "You say, who are you!" Are you from Zhu Qizhen! Isn't it! ”
"Li Niangniang", Nan Su hurriedly pulled the old woman when she saw this, but she couldn't pull it away.
Zhang Junyu was angry, "I... I'm not... The people of the first emperor, I... I'm Zhang... Zhang Junfang. ”
"Zhang Junfang?" Li Niangniang suddenly let go of her hand after hearing this, her cloudy eyes revealed a trace of surprise and guilt, she held Zhang Jun's cheeks with both hands, and said softly: "Zhu'er, you are ...... Zhu'er"
While speaking, Li Niangniang's eyes were filled with tears, "You are a fang'er, are you really a fang'er?"
When Zhang Junfang was puzzled, Nan Xu took advantage of the situation to grab her hand and pull her away from Changyang Palace, leaving Li Niangniang's old tears in vain.
"Are you alright?" Nan Xu's face was slightly apologetic.
"I'm fine", Zhang Junfang was uncertain, "Auntie, that Li Niangniang, why do you call me Zhu'er?"
"Zhu'er", Nan Xu didn't know why, so she replied indiscriminately: "Li Niangniang once had a niece who had the same name as the girl."
"I see, it seems that this name saved me."
Nan Xu looked ahead and smiled indifferently, "Lady Zhang, do you know, who is that Li Niangniang?" ”
"She hated the first emperor because of the change of seizing the door that year, and she opened her mouth and closed her mouth to be the king of Yu, and her aunt called her Li Niangniang, presumably she was the most favored Li Ji during the reign of King Yu."
Hearing this, Nan Su stopped, stared at Zhang Junyu in a daze, and then showed a faint smile and continued to move forward, "Lady Zhang is really smart. ”
Zhang Junfang followed closely, "It's just that who would have thought that Li Jiniang, who lost her trace due to the change of seizing the door, has been hiding in the cold palace." ”
"She loves the king so much, how can she abandon the king and leave."
"Then why is she hiding in the cold palace?"
Nan Xu sneered: "Because of disobedience to the emperor's will, I was grounded in the cold palace. ”
"It's just a grounding, Li Niangniang still has room to turn over."
"Lady Zhang probably doesn't know, if you are grounded once, it will be no different from deposed, not to mention that Cao Shi and the two conspired to welcome the restoration of the first emperor that night, causing a change in seizing the door, King Yu was abolished, relegated to the West Garden, and soon returned to the West Heaven, Li Niangniang may have been forgotten by him altogether", Nan Xu smiled sadly, "There are many resentful women in the palace, Li Niangniang was favored for more than three years, and the king of Yu ignored the accusations of the courtiers to include her in the after. The palace even made an exception to give her the supreme glory of the Li family, but the prosperity was bound to decline, and she still became an abandoned concubine after all. After this. In the palace, no woman can be favored for life, even Wan Guifei, who is now in power, was snubbed by the emperor because of old age and decay. All men in the world are lucky, and if Lady Zhang is the crown princess in the future, she will understand these truths. ”
"King Yu is not a merciless person, my aunt has ever thought that perhaps, King Yu will be grounded in the cold palace is also a last resort, but he knew that his life was short, Li Niangniang has no heirs, if King Yu died, she must be buried with her, so it is inevitable that he hid Li Niangniang in the cold palace."
Nan Xu smiled faintly, "These are just what I heard from Mr. Li, the slave maid was not born at that time, so naturally I don't know the situation at that time, maybe King Yu is really as affectionate and righteous as the girl said, then it is worthy of Li Niangniang's deep affection for him", Li Ji is just a little woman with no chest, how can she understand King Yu's mind, pity her for a lifetime of love for King Yu, and hate for a lifetime.