Because Xu Yunhua is the queen, the burial place is also the place where the emperor will be buried in the future, so the selection is particularly cautious, she is only forty-six years old this year, not a long life, and died in a hurry, there was no selection of the cemetery mausoleum, Qin Tianjian and Guanglu Temple two divisions selected a lot of Yin Mansion treasures, all because Zhu Di was not satisfied and vetoed, and finally had to decide that her coffin would be parked in the Taimiao Temple and not buried, and then enter the earth in the future to choose a desirable feng shui treasure land.

The queen died, it is said that all the concubines have to go out with the funeral, the seven days of the vigil, I avoided it because I was unwell, and to the first seven, I really couldn't shirk it, so I had to go to the mourning hall placed in the Taimiao.

According to the grade, my sedan chair should be ranked first among Zhu Di's imperial chariots, but Lu Yunyi is now favored, and if he walks in front of me, it is nothing. So I didn't care, I didn't expect that when Li Xing arranged the sorting of the sedan chairs, he actually arranged me behind Zhu Di, so I was only two or three zhang away from Zhu Di.

I thought that after three years, I had stopped my heart, but I didn't expect to sit in the sedan chair at this time, and I would still be restless.

A gust of wind blew, like a gentle invisible hand, lifting the curtain on the side of the sedan chair, and my eyes somehow drifted outside. On the tall horse, he has not changed, and after a few years, not only has he not been rich, but he has become thinner than before. Maybe it's because at Xu Yunhua's funeral, he didn't wear a bright yellow robe, but a splendid black robe, and only embroidered a dragon with teeth and claws on the chest of the vest and the hem of his arms.

If Fang Cai is restless, then now I am heartbeating. The mourning outside did not arouse my sadness, but now, for some reason, I am sad. I lowered my head, took out a handkerchief and wiped it at the corner of my eye, and when I looked up again, I seemed to see Zhu Di also turning around and looking at me. I hurriedly lowered my head and the curtain was hooked.

On a July day, the sun was shining, and it was sweaty weather, but my whole body was cold, and the trembling of my right hand invaded unconsciously. I held my right hand with my left hand, and for a long, long time, the tremor was slightly better.

In the temple, the funeral music came to an abrupt end, replaced by the chanting of the monks. The solemn and deep Sanskrit sound makes people unconsciously feel ethereal and sad.

Zhu Di stood in front of the god case, raised three incense sticks, and respectfully went up to the incense burner, and I, like the concubines, all knelt on the ground in sackcloth, and behind us, there were Xu Yunhua's children, wearing linen and filial piety, whimpering, and crying.

Entering the funeral, carrying the coffin, nailing the coffin, Xu Yunhua's life of scenery ended in the thick Nanmu coffin.

It looks like a sad funeral. I thought to myself.

The monks and lay people chanted the Jizo Sutra and the mantra of the past until the funeral was completed after 7749 times. Because everyone rushed from the palace early in the morning, until noon, they had to finish their fasting in the side courtyard next to the temple before returning to the palace.

The men followed Zhu Di on the side, while the women followed me and Lu Yunyi on the side. Since kneeling, Lu Yunyi seemed to want to talk to me very much, when I have been facing each other coldly, she did not speak, at this time, we sat at a table, she sat next to me, I knew that I couldn't dodge, so I nodded lightly to her.

She blessed her body slightly, and said softly, "Concubine Niangniang, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

I exhaled and paused for a moment before saying, "I haven't seen you for three days, but I should be impressed." ”

Lu Yunyi didn't feel any embarrassment because of my words, her face remained unchanged, "I still serve the emperor, serve the queen, if the concubine doesn't dislike it, Yunyi can also serve the concubine." ”

The corners of my mouth raised slightly, "I heard that you took care of the queen in the last period of her life, and you are also handling this grand funeral behind her, so I think you still don't forget your roots." ”

Lu Yunyi nodded, his eyes drifted into the distance and became pale, "Yunyi is the personal palace maid next to the queen's mother, even if she wears the skin of a concubine, everyone will always remember it." Lu Yunyi leaned towards me, "Yunyi himself has always kept it in mind. ”

"You are too modest, you are now favored, the emperor loves you like life, if you say such things again, it will be vain."

Lu Yunyi looked at me, not only was there no arrogance in his eyes, but infinite sadness and melancholy, "Favored? The concubine was the favorite back then. Lu Yunyi suddenly laughed at herself, "Needless to say, back then, even now, as long as you smile at the emperor, the emperor will still be favored by you." ”

I looked directly into her eyes, and I only felt that these eyes were still the same as before, submissive, full of caution about the world. On the funeral, her clothes and accessories are very simple, but the delicacy is in the details, the Shu embroidered robe, the jade earrings, are all impossible for her to have in Xu Yunhua's Kunning Palace in the past.

I am a little puzzled, her identity, status, food and clothing have completely changed, why is she still controlled by others and has no freedom? Her eyes were filled with endless loneliness and despair, and that loveless attitude was the same as mine.

It is impossible for a favored concubine to be like this. No way.

I had no appetite, sat for a while, and then asked the palace people to accompany me in advance and went to the sedan chair. Walking out of the door not far away, I don't know it's good, because there are more than a dozen people on the opposite side surrounded by a black shadow just coming over, that figure has been deeply engraved in my heart, not looking at the face, I also know who it is.

There was no way back, so I had to order someone to stand sideways with me. Immediately, Zhu Di came to my side. I bent down, kept my head down, and didn't speak. Zhu Di's feet paused slightly in front of my eyes, I could see the embroidery on the clothes covering the upper of his boots, and suddenly I felt an urge to reach out and touch it, but this urge was quickly dispelled with the movement of Zhu Di's footsteps.

He didn't say anything, and just passed me by.

I endured it for a long time, and finally resisted the urge to look back and keep walking. Somehow, my eyes slowly warmed up.

The days in the palace were long and boring, and I could have treated them calmly, but since Xu Yunhua's funeral, I couldn't be quiet anymore, and the tremor of my hands was accompanied by a stuffy pain in my chest, which made my life more and more sad.

Bao'er looked at the decoction I put aside, and couldn't help but be anxious, "Niangniang, you have been off the medicine for more than ten days, isn't this your own life?" ”

I glanced at Bao'er, and said a little sadly, "Bao'er, I may not have a long life, I have been bored in the past few years, I have read a lot of medical books, and they all say that peace of mind can last long, but these days, I always can't calm down, and there is always a big stone falling in my heart." ”

Bao'er sighed, "Niangniang, your heart is too heavy, it's been three years, and the queen mother is also dead, maybe I shouldn't say that, but I really can't bear to see you depressed like this again." Some hatred, it's better to let go. The emperor is a person who values love and righteousness, and as long as you are willing to turn around, the emperor will still treat you the same as before. ”

I was silent for a long time, then waved my hand, "You go down." ”

Bao'er saw that my heart was as hard as a stone, and it was difficult to persuade me again, so I had to retreat.

I reached out and folded the bowl of soup into the spittoon, leaned back on the bed and closed my eyes.

Three months after Xu Yunhua's funeral, Lu Yunyi was canonized as a concubine by Zhu Di. Everyone was surprised, the middle palace was vacant, and Lu Yunyi was constantly rising with such a strong momentum, and there were great signs of being sealed.

When I heard the news, I didn't feel anything but numbness.

Unexpectedly, only a few days after Lu Yunyi was sealed, she came to Lianyi Palace in simple disguise, I was very conflicted and curious about her, she was too strange, her ascension did not match her performance, therefore, I also met her.

When she came to me, she wanted to salute as before, but I grabbed her, "You and I are the same, why bother?" ”

Lu Yunyi listened to my words, I didn't know if it was okay, and there was no expression, so she straightened up, "My sister is a concubine in one fell swoop by relying on her real favor, I ......"

"You are also a pet, you are more beautiful than I was back then." I smiled faintly and learned.

Lu Yunyi seemed to want to say something, but finally didn't say anything, as if she diverted the topic, "Sister, don't make fun of me, the emperor is just grateful for serving the queen for many days before the sickbed." ”

My heart was shocked, "What did the emperor say himself?" ”

Lu Yunyi revealed two small pear vortices, "It is clearly written on the canonization decree, Lu Yunyi, because of his meritorious service in taking care of the seriously ill Empress Renxiao, so he was canonized as a concubine......"

I nodded, "Good." ”

Lu Yunyi was stunned, as if he didn't understand why I would say such a sentence.

I pointed to a chair, "I'm now in a cold palace, you can sit wherever you want, there are no constraints." ”

Lu Yunyi looked around, "When Yunyi walked into the Lotus Palace for the first time, he didn't even dare to look around, and he couldn't help but want to look around, he had never seen such a prosperous place, and he was envious and admired for his sister in his heart......"

"Now, don't you have all of them?" I asked rhetorically.

Lu Yunyi seemed to shake his head and nodded, "It seems to have it, but it seems to have nothing." But...... I, like my sister, don't care about any of this. ”

If others say this, I'm afraid I won't believe it, but Lu Yunyi said this, I absolutely believe it, she doesn't just don't care about these, she is afraid that she doesn't care about Zhu Di either. This person is cautious and cautious in everything she does, but she doesn't reveal an inexplicable negativity all the time, as if she does everything because others told her to do it, not what she wants to do, it was Xu Yunhua in the past, and now it is Zhu Di. It's just that she does it very carefully, so that people can't find mistakes. It's like a plate of extremely grand dishes, but there is no salt in that dish. Just like her, she is faint at all times.

I always have a deeper rejection for people who can't see through, and I don't want to entangle with her anymore, so I said, "I think you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and you must not have come here today just to chat with me." ”

Lu Yunyi smiled faintly, "Since the queen died, I always wanted to come and talk to my sister, but I couldn't find the time, and it has been delayed until now, and I ask my sister not to be surprised." ”

"Before the queen died, there were three years, and you didn't take any time." I smiled mockingly.

Lu Yunyi didn't care, "Some words seem to be able to come only after the queen dies." ”

My heart tightened slightly, "If you have anything to say, you know I don't like to beat around the bush." ”

"Yunyi knows that after Princess Jing'an died, even the emperor was estranged, in fact, you are hating the emperor, right?"

Looking at Lu Yunyi's eyes that suddenly changed from cautious to bold, I didn't understand the woman in front of me more and more, "You can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense, I think you know this rule very well." You've done really well before. ”

Lu Yunyi lowered his eyes, "Yunyi knows." However, Yunyi knows better that Niangniang is also a rule-abiding person. ”

I sneered, "Looks like you have something important to say today." ”

Lu Yunyi smiled faintly, "It's not important, Yunyi just wants to ask Niangniang, do you still hate the emperor now?" ”

"It's not a good thing to be too bold." I reminded her.

Lu Yunyi stood up and suddenly changed her appearance, "Princess Jing'an didn't die of illness, she only fell ill after the queen mother ordered Zhang Zhitai to cover the princess's mouth and nose with a cloth bag with plague, do you know?" ”

Although I had known for a long time that the crescent moon's illness was related to Xu Yunhua, when Lu Yunyi said it word by word, I still stiffened, and my right hand shook unnaturally, "You...... What did you say? ”

"Sister doesn't need to be so surprised, with my sister's intelligence, I don't think my sister can't guess it." Lu Yunyi raised her eyebrows and looked at me, "Isn't it because after the emperor returned to the palace, he did not punish the queen mother, so she was like a dead heart to the emperor, and since then she has closed herself up and closed herself up as an abandoned concubine?" ”

I shuddered, "You...... What else do you know? ”

"I know everything, at that time, I was just a little palace maid next to the queen's mother, in her eyes, I was just a small chess piece, if I was powerful, I would use it well, if I was not strong, I would continue to be by her side, she also calculated me, and I could never get out of her palm, so I would not avoid me in anything."

"You...... You know that the queen wants to kill the princess, but you didn't say anything, maybe you helped her, and now you come to talk to me about this, do you think I will be grateful to you? ”<