Chapter 10: Out of the Cold Palace
When the vermilion palace door was opened, the king dressed in the dragon robe of the Ming Emperor strode in. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 The momentum on info's body is as majestic as a rainbow, but it is invisible but overwhelming.
Silent tree, not a single dead leaf dancing with the wind, this old tree is like a person in the year of late admiration, and it can no longer sprout green leaves. The stone table under the tree is mottled and has gone through vicissitudes, and I don't know how many people's blood has been stained.
Mu Junli, the first king Yunyao to step into the cold palace since the founding of the country. Behind the glamorous and glamorous is always full of unknown loneliness, and the cold palace is nothing more than the bloodiest place in the entire palace.
"The people who died here have no graves, no tablets, not even ashes. Just in the darkness inch by inch corroded until it completely disappeared......" Many years ago, when she got lost and passed by the gate of the Frostfall Palace. An old woman with silver hair and a pothole-ridden face said to Mu Qinghan with a smile.
Her smile was so hideous and terrifying, and her eyes were more like a poisonous snake. Until now, as long as he thinks about those curse-like words, Mu Qinghan still can't help but be afraid.
"Son-in-law, see father." Relieved, Mu Xuanhua hurriedly saluted, what was going on? Mu Qinghan had already calmly bowed, and he should have come, but he still came after all.
"Slaves and maids see Your Majesty." For a while, the palace maids in the courtyard knelt down one after another, and their bodies couldn't help but tremble.
If Emperor Yun usually looks gentle and elegant, then if he is angry, he will definitely be more ruthless and resolute than Concubine Shu. Isn't Queen Zhaoyue back then and Mu Qinghan now the best example?
"My palace, are you raising these palace people who are causing trouble everywhere?" Emperor Yun's tone was very cold and cold, without a trace of temperature, without a moment's hesitation.
When he came into contact with Mu Qinghan's equally cold gaze, his heart couldn't help but chill slightly. Through those eyes as clear as water, he seemed to see another person, and saw everything she had silently experienced and endured in this cold palace for more than ten years.
It is hardship, bitterness, fear, despair, until the final numbness...... The daughter he loved the most at the beginning is now facing himself with such a posture. Indifferent, indifferent, not even the slightest bit of hatred, like a stranger.
In fact, Mu Junli would rather she hate him in her heart, after all, she was the one who pushed her into the cold palace with her own hands. Looking back, the decisions made in anger will one day be regretted.
"The slaves and maids dare not be presumptuous, but the fourth princess has given an order, and the slaves and maids can only ......" The leading palace maid glanced at Mu Xuanhua cautiously, and her trembling voice was only promised.
They don't want to die yet, even though they know that offending Mu Xuanhua will never end well. But if you don't say that at this time, you will only die a more ugly death.
"What do you dog minions say? If you hadn't gossiped in front of this palace, I wouldn't have ......."
"Bold Xuanhua, my father is here, you dare to make such nonsense." Before Mu Xuanhua could finish his words, he was interrupted by another voice.
"Second brother......" Mu Xuanhua looked at the person who spoke, it was her second half-brother.
Mu Qianyun's brows furrowed slightly, he didn't even have a good impression of this half-sister. Even, there is still hatred that cannot be dissolved......
Although that pretty little face, most people's first impression is beautiful and likable. But Mu Qianyun only felt disgusted, as long as he saw this arrogant expression, he would think of the woman covered in blood three years ago, who died in his arms......
His clothes were stained with red blood, and he held her like that, and stood in the rain for a whole day and a night. From that day on, he was no longer the Mu Qianyun who only wanted to be a free prince. The cold eyes moved away from Mu Xuanhua's face, everything that happened before, he would double down on getting it back from Concubine Shu's mother and son.
"Father, the son didn't mean it, it was the third sister who made the first move, and the son was just like that!" Mu Xuanhua lowered her eyebrows, her voice was soft and weak, and she still wanted to teach Mu Qinghan a lesson in her ruthless state.
She always thought that Emperor Yun loved herself the most among the many imperial heirs, but after Mu Qinghan was expelled from the cold palace, she indirectly became the most noble princess of Yunyao.
Mu Xuanhua's food and clothing are always higher than those of other princesses, and even no less than the prince. Relying on the favor of her parents, she has done many things out of line, even if Mu Junli knows, she has never blamed her.
In her eyes, the palace people with humble status are always just a wisp of ants under their feet. Who knows, it is the most ruthless emperor's family. Mu Junli's treatment of her is not so much a father's tolerance for his children, but a trade-off of interests between the monarch and his courtiers.
"Oh! Is it? If you want to stay in the cold palace, I can make an order immediately, and your mother should not have any opinions. ”
Mu Qinghan squatted down and picked up the guqin, held it in his arms, and stood aside quietly watching this good show. The corners of his mouth inexplicably hooked a shallow smile, if it weren't for the fact that this guqin was made of thousands of years of water, it should have been broken by Mu Xuanhua a long time ago, right?
"Erchen doesn't dare anymore! Don't dare to mess around like this again! begged his father not to throw his sons in the cold palace...... "One by one, she remembers her identity as a princess very firmly."
After a long while, Emperor Yun slowly spoke: "Okay! It's time for your petty temperament to converge and converge. Today's incident is indeed Xuanhua's disrespect for her sister-in-law, and she caused trouble first. and punished her to think about it for ten days in this frost palace. ”
Thinking about it for ten days? Mu Qinghan really wanted to sneer at this, but she understood, it turned out that this was the difference between Mu Xuanhua and her, it was really surprising!
I have never made a mistake, but because I am the daughter of the Xiao family, I have been innocently beaten into the cold palace for decades. With no clothes to cover her body, no food to cover her belly, who will pity her in the slightest? As for Mu Xuanhua, even if she makes a lot of mistakes, she can still be forgiven.
After finishing speaking, Emperor Yun added another sentence at the end, "No one else is allowed to intercede for him, otherwise he will be dealt with according to law." Although this may sound like a clear distinction between public and private, the implication is diametrically opposite. It's just that Mu Qinghan didn't understand at all at the moment and ignored it.
Instead, the king finally looked at Mu Qinghan, "There is still Qinghan, from now on, move back to the Qingliang Palace to live." As for these palace maids, they will be punished with thirty boards, and if they dare to disobey the yang and the yin in the future, and do not respect the lord, they will definitely be severely punished. ”
"Thank you, Father." Mu Qinghan bowed gracefully, she had expected such a result. The king's heart is really changeable, and he has not done anything.
Seeing the backs of the group of people wandering away, this drama really ended. Mu Xuanhua sat slumped on the ground, his eyes were not arrogant and arrogant, and some were just incredulous. His father, who has always loved him, actually punished her for thinking about it in the cold palace, and also let Mu Qinghan out......
It's no wonder that Emperor Yun, others just dug a pit, she was good, and she jumped down by herself.
"Second brother." Walking to the man's side, Mu Qinghan's lips moved. Peng Ming is a brother and sister with the same blood in their bodies, but they can only calculate each other.
"Congratulations to the third sister Luan Feng for returning to the nest, it seems that my father has already looked at you differently. With the talent of the third sister, she will definitely be able to rise to the top, and I hope to mention more foolish brothers in the future. Mu Qianyun smiled gently, "That's right! The Qingliang Hall has been cleaned up, and the third sister can move over to live immediately. ”
"Thank you, in fact, isn't all this the credit of the second brother?" Mu Qinghan's words were a little ethereal, if she couldn't get out of the palace, then she would rather spend her life in the cold palace.
For more than ten years, her memory of this Mu Qianyun is still fixed on the little brother who was really straight and cared about her very much that day. I can't imagine seeing you again, the little brother of the year has already changed. is still smiling like that, but behind the smile is a conspiracy that catches people off guard.
The one who can come up with and guide this drama is naturally Mu Qianyun. Any rare gift you want to come up with, but it can't be worth the great favor that makes her come out of the cold palace again, right?
But Mu Qianyun was wrong, Mu Qinghan's intelligence was beyond his expectations, and she would not be grateful to him or even Concubine Shu. Is it worth being grateful for a chess piece that is suddenly placed in an important position and becomes a visible thorn in the eye?
At the end of the day, the used pieces can only be thrown away! Who knows, as long as she wants to, the mold can also jump out.
As she passed by the Imperial Garden, she saw the man in the snow suit again. He sat in the gazebo in front of him, staring at the gardenias that were blooming brilliantly, like a person who had come out of a painting.
"This garden is full of gardenias! Can the third princess sit with me for a while? Ye Weiyang also saw her and said very calmly.
"Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has said it, Qinghan should accompany him." Mu Qinghan stepped forward, sat opposite Ye Weiyang, and instructed the palace people on the side, "You all go down."
"You're out of the cold so soon?" After tasting the fragrant tea, Ye Weiyang asked leisurely. The petals as white as snow dance and fall, and the more they bloom, the sooner they wither, which is an unchanging law for thousands of years.
"Some people want to trap me in forever, and some people try to pull me out. And if I wanted to stay there quietly, it would be impossible. Mu Qinghan stretched out her hand, and a white petal fell on her palm, with a little bit of warmth.
"Listen to what you mean, it doesn't seem to make much difference if you can't get out of the cold palace." Looking at the gardenias on the tree, he looked at the woman in front of him again, and sure enough, she was more delicate than flowers.
"Maybe for others, that's at least something to be happy about. But for me......" Mu Qinghan smiled and shook his head, if a person's edge is too strong, it will not be a good thing. "Whether it's a cold palace or a harem, as long as you're in the palace, it's just a cage for me."
"And what if I can get you out of this cage?" Ye Weiyang raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes that were as cold as frost gradually became a little tender.
"You said that. And I've already said no. Mu Qinghan naturally guessed the true purpose of this Prince Sheng Yuan's visit to Yunyao this time. It's just that if she wants to spend her whole life gambling, she doesn't dare to bet lightly.
"You don't think about it." Ye Weiyang sighed, why was she always so stubborn? There are better options, but there is still a way to go.
"What I decide, I never change." Smelling the fragrance of gardenias, Mu Qinghan's heart became more and more comfortable. I don't know why, when she is with Ye Weiyang, she can always forget a lot of troubles.
"It's not too early, I'll go first." Glancing at the sky that was already setting in the west, Mu Qinghan got up and walked out.
"What about the fourth princess?" His voice sounded behind her, and there was an illusion of a world away.
"Now that I'm out, she's going to have to stay. It's only ten days, and her mother must be in a hurry. The fluttering afterglow shone on Mu Qinghan's body, and the gardenia accompanied her all the way.
"This kind of scene is really picturesque..."Ye Weiyang read with some emotion, but unfortunately she didn't hear it.
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"What?" When the news reached Concubine Yi's ears, she was so shocked that she almost jumped up from Concubine Yang's couch.
"Yes, Niangniang, princess, she was punished for thinking about the cold palace for ten days, and ......," the palace maid who delivered the message said in a low voice.
"And what?!" The left hand slapped on the sunken wooden table, and the two steps next to the bun swayed violently as her head swayed violently.
"And... And the emperor also decreed... Let Mu Qinghan get out of the cold palace again... Moved back to Qingliang Hall to live. Gritting her teeth, the palace maid said the final result.
"How can such a thing happen? Don't let Ye'er come to the palace to see me. Concubine Yi was immediately confused, so she had to find her son first and discuss countermeasures together.
"Yes." After receiving the order, the messenger palace maid hurriedly trotted out of the main hall.
"This Xuanhua, this palace is really going to be by her! How many times did she say that she should not provoke Mu Qinghan first, but what was the result? Rubbing her temples that were a little painful, Concubine Yi couldn't think of a way for a while, how could this be good?