Chapter 60: The Meizu People
The smooth plum trees stand quietly outside the hall, and although they are not as lively as when the plum blossoms are in full bloom, they can also bring a touch of beauty. Scarlet Spring and Scarlet Summer thought that the yard was too boring, so they ordered someone to bring a few pots of snowflakes. This snowflake blue is a new variety of plum blossoms, because this plum blossom is white, and the center of the calyx is slightly green, which is very elegant and chic.
The imperial concubine looked at the plum blossom and touched it lightly with her fingertips, and the warm feeling flowed in her fingertips: "Who cultivated this flower, it is so beautiful." ”
Scarlet Chun said with a smile: "It's also our master's blessing, this flower was not originally cultivated, and then I don't know why it grew buds and bloomed, but I didn't expect it to be a beautiful thing." ”
Scarlet Qiu led the palace people to come, but it was an old woman with gorgeous hair, lying on the ground with her face covered, and her voice was hoarse: "The slave maid asks for peace to the imperial concubine." ”
The imperial concubine smiled and asked: "This snowflake blue was cultivated by you, why did you cover your face and look up carefully to let the palace take a look." ”
But the old woman said, "The slave is humble and afraid that she will defile her eyes, and the slave and maid are ugly and unbearable......"
The imperial concubine had a strange intuition, and took two steps back, and the servant actually tore off the face towel, raised his head, and a heavy scar on his head extended from his forehead to his chin, and his whole face was dark and terrifying, as if he had experienced something strange. The eyes were cloudy, and the left eye had no eye, which was a false eye.
Everyone exclaimed, but the old woman quickly covered her face: "The old slave is guilty of frightening the mother, and he should be punished severely." ”
The imperial concubine stroked her chest, shocked: "Why are you like this, what have you experienced?" ”
The old woman shook her head: "The slave maid is just a lowly slave maid in the flower room, this snowflake green is cultivated by the slave maid herself, although the slave's appearance is ugly, but this snowflake blue is unique in the world, the past past, the slave maid does not want to mention, and please forgive the imperial concubine." ”
The imperial concubine watched the old woman's every move, but she couldn't see anything, it turned out that this palace had given her so much misfortune, why did she stay in the palace.
"Go down, this palace will forgive you for your innocence." The imperial concubine waved the old woman away, and the old woman thanked her and left tremblingly.
Scarlet Chun glared at Scarlet Autumn with a little resentment: "Why do you have to let this slave come over?" It's really scary to look so ugly, but fortunately, our Princess Hexing is not here, and neither are the eldest prince and the second prince. ”
Scarlet Qiu said: "That snowflake blue is indeed cultivated by this old palace person, and I am also on the orders of the master, so you can't blame me." ”……
The two of them actually talked about it, and the imperial concubine thought deeply for a while, and when the old woman left, a tattoo of a flying eagle appeared on the back of her hand.
This kind of tattoo is probably unique only to Meizu people, could it be that old aunt is Meizu?
You know, the first emperor slaughtered the Meizu people in order to stabilize the rule of the Great Liang, and the Meizu people have been hidden, and this old woman has something to do with the coup?
It's all just speculation, maybe the old woman is just an ordinary slave, and the tattoos on her hands may have nothing to do with the Meizu people.
The imperial concubine breathed a sigh of relief when she thought about it, and really hoped that the emperor would return to Beijing as soon as possible.
This snowflake green is unreally beautiful, the imperial concubine ordered Scarlet Spring to take a few palace maids to send two pots to Jing Shuyi and Yao Concubine, Jing Shuyi was very happy, and gave back some things, nothing more than small clothes made by herself. The imperial concubine likes it very much, and even Concubine Yao also admires Jing Shuyi.
"I don't see the imperial concubine cultivating these flowers and grasses on weekdays, but I didn't expect to be so careful, that pot of snowflake blue has already bloomed, it's really a rare variety." Concubine Yao sat down, drinking hot tea, the scent of sandalwood on the tip of her nose was very long, "This sandalwood was given to my sister by my sister, why did my sister order it now." ”
The imperial concubine smiled: "Sandalwood is very precious, my sister's things are the most precious to my sister, the emperor and queen have gone to worship their ancestors, and they will return to Beijing in two days, and our beautiful days will come to an end." ”
Jing Shuyi chuckled in her heart, but Concubine Yao smiled brightly, and her eyes were full of joy: "The things are given by the emperor, and my sister also has a share." When the emperor returned to Beijing, my sister had been looking forward to it for a long time, and this was not my sister's wish. ”
This is said to the point and does not seem to be a fake, Jing Shuyi looked at the expression on Yao Concubine's face for fear of missing something, but Yao Concubine stared at Jing Shuyi and said slowly: "Sister's folding sleeve dance sister has learned, thank you sister for your advice." ”
The imperial concubine frowned, looked at Jing Shuyi, and said with a smile: "Sister Lianru has also worked hard. It's really gratifying that Sister Yao has learned this folded sleeve dance. ”
Jing Shuyi said with a smile: "Sister doesn't know, this folding sleeve dance Sister Yao has learned the same, but I must not let the emperor see someone who can dance like this again." ”
Jing Shuyi's smile added a hint of bitterness, and the imperial concubine looked at the panicked and stunned Yao Concubine, but did not ask why, only Yao Concubine said to herself: "Folding sleeves dance, isn't it very beautiful?" ”
Jing Shuyi remembered those past events that she couldn't extricate herself, remembered the entrustment of the Empress Dowager Xianling, and said: "The folding sleeve dance originated from the Meizu clan, and the emperor could only hate it when he saw the folding sleeve dance. So much so that the Empress Dowager Xianling was imprisoned in the West Palace. ”
Concubine Yao was stunned: "My sister is also from Meizu? ”
Jing Shuyi shook her head, slightly sentimental: "When the Empress Dowager Xianling danced that dance, she was accidentally seen by her sister, so my sister also learned that dance, and later the current queen mother learned that she became a pawn in the queen's struggle for power......"
The Empress Dowager Xianling is a Meizu person?
The imperial concubine refused to believe that this was the truth, but said: "The Empress Dowager Xianling actually helped the first emperor to destroy the Meizu, what a deep hatred this is. ”
Jing Shuyi shook her head: "There are very few people who know about the past now, and the last time the emperor saw his concubines dancing this dance, it was like falling into a magic ......."
Jing Shuyi's voice became lower and lower, but Concubine Yao gradually regained her consciousness: "In this way, why does my sister still teach my sister to fold her sleeves and dance?" ”
The imperial concubine muttered to herself, looking confused: "Perhaps, she just can't bear to brush your mind." ”
Concubine Yao picked up the cup of black jade, brought it to her lips and took a sip: "Sister understands." ”
The imperial concubine looked at the sadness between Jing Shuyi's eyebrows and said, "For so many years, you have carried so much, it is difficult for you." ”