Back in Chengqian Palace, Scarlet Chun is beckoning a few little palace maids to clean up the residual snow on the plum tree, and the palace maids are wearing green palace clothes, shuttling between the few falling snow, but they are very busy.

"The master is back?" Scarlet Chun looked behind the imperial concubine with puzzlement, "Why didn't the master come back with Scarlet, didn't Scarlet just go out with you?" ”

The imperial concubine was slightly stunned: "Oh, the emperor and the queen went to the Taimiao Temple to worship their ancestors, and the palace asked her to send the Buddhist scripture to the emperor, and she must be back soon." ”

Scarlet Chun nodded: "Oh, the master hurry up and go into the hall to drink some hot tea to warm up your body." ”

The imperial concubine entered the house, and the room was burning with a faint sandalwood, but it was quiet and far-reaching, and there was no other context.

"There is no incense burning in the mother's house all day long, these incense are all sent by Yao Concubine Niangniang in the past, and it is really good to smell this sandalwood today." Scarlet Chun said, "The slave remembers that when she first entered the palace, Niangniang liked this taste, and now she has been thinking about it for more than ten years. ”

The imperial concubine closed her eyes, thinking back to herself more than ten years ago, and never thought that she had survived more than ten years in this gorgeous shackle: "This palace remembers that the virtuous Empress Dowager doesn't seem to like Concubine Mei, and Concubine Mei Shufei has been bedridden, is it really related to the Empress Dowager Xianhui, if this kind of palace secret is said in the palace, I am afraid that the emperor will also hate the palace, but Concubine Mei Shufei is obviously poisoned." ”

Seeing that the imperial concubine didn't say a word, Scarlet Chun cleaned up and blessed herself: "The slave and maid are retired." ”

The imperial concubine was awakened by this voice, and remembered Jing Shuyi and asked, "Go and see, has Jing Shuyi come back, the palace will go to her later." ”

Scarlet Spring promised.

After a while, Scarlet Qiu came in and said, "Back to Niangniang, the Buddhist scriptures have been handed over to Father-in-law Lu." ”

The imperial concubine waved her hand and ordered Scarlet to go down.

When Jing Shuyi entered the hall, the imperial concubine was removing her makeup, her high bun and hairpin were taken down, and she looked much more relaxed, seeing Jing Shuyi appearing in the mirror, the imperial concubine showed a light smile on her lips: "My sister is here." ”

Jing Shuyi said with a smile: "Sister is good, I came back alone, you don't know that the emperor's face is going to be blue, what are you doing, the queen thought you had fallen out of favor, and arranged for two beautiful palace maids to marry, and she looked very handsome." ”

The imperial concubine frowned: "My sister is joking again, you don't know that it scared me for a while just now, Concubine Mei of Qingning Palace is not lightly ill, the queen is gone, the servants of her bedroom are bullying, Qingning Palace does not even have a charcoal fire, although it is spring after the New Year, but Concubine Mei's illness is important." ”

Jing Shuyi looked around, and many maids walked out one after another and closed the door.

"Sister, what's wrong?" The imperial concubine asked, "Although it is said that Concubine Mei Shu is sick, in the end, she is a master, and it is true that the palace is full of praise and lowness, but after all, the love with the emperor is there."

Jing Shuyi's face was solemn: "Although I said so, it wouldn't be like this, but my sister heard that Concubine Mei's illness was very strange, and I am afraid that I will not tell the truth if I ask the imperial doctor." ”

The imperial concubine sighed, remembering the quiet woman before, and opened her lips with a little unwillingness: "The palace knows, but the emperor may not know." ”

Jing Shuyi shook her head: "The emperor is afraid that he knows best, but Concubine Mei's illness will not be cured in a while, she is a heart disease, or should she just not know?" ”

Jing Shuyi's words shocked the imperial concubine's heart: "What do you mean by not knowing?" How could the emperor know best? Sister Runting is a person close to the Empress Dowager Xianling, and I am afraid that she is the most intimate with the emperor. ”

Looking at the two people in the bronze mirror, Jing Shuyi smiled slightly: "Our emperor, where can this matter be made public, the Empress Dowager Xianhui hates the most bewitching and beautiful women, Concubine Lian, Ye Shuyi and even many sisters, all of whom died in childbirth, and my sister's Ning Yue has eyebrows like the Empress Dowager Xianling because of the words of the Yuan Emperor Guifei."

The deep scar was revealed, and it was a shocking fact and a strange pain. The imperial concubine thought of Ning Yue, the daughter who was thin and thin like a little monkey, her heart ached, and the fear in her heart was like a flame burning herself, she thought that Ning Yue left her because she had a high fever, but she didn't expect that it was the virtuous queen mother, and the emperor didn't tell her these truths

Jing Shuyi saw the imperial concubine's jade hands tightly holding the handkerchief in her hand, and her eyes were red: "Sister, don't be sad, these are all in the past, and now the emperor will never allow the reputation of the virtuous queen mother to be lost, after all, it is his biological concubine." ”

The imperial concubine wiped her tears with her hands, and Jing Shuyi carefully wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "After all, Concubine Mei is the person of the Empress Dowager Xianling, the emperor thinks that the Empress Dowager Xianling is good, and she will definitely not let Concubine Mei have anything to do, sister, don't act rashly, lest you get the queen's tricks, and the queen must know about Concubine Mei." ”

Seeing that the imperial concubine still looked confused, Jing Shuyi said: "Now my sister is the imperial concubine, and she has to hold on for the sake of the Ling family." ”

Thinking of this, the imperial concubine was not so sad, but when she thought of Ning Yue, the pain in her heart was like a thorn: "Sister, what should my sister do now, my mother let the girl from Ningfu enter the palace for the draft, and asked my sister to take care of her, Xiang must have regarded my sister as a dead chess, you know my sister, my sister is really unwilling to really become a dead chess." ”

Jing Shuyi held the imperial concubine's hand: "What is my sister going to do, do you want to leave?" ”

The imperial concubine bit her lip and nodded: "Actually, my sister doesn't know, when I enter this glazed tile red wall, I always feel that the sky I look up at is too narrow, I traveled with my father when I was young, those mountains, rivers and seas are far more interesting than these, and the fight is really not suitable for my sister, although my father is old and no longer in office, but the interests of the family are originally heavier than this daughter, if I leave, I am reluctant to Zhongwen Zhongde." ”

Jing Shuyi saw that the imperial concubine was sad, and she was also distressed: "Sister, don't worry too much, Shuoyue will be out of school in a while, my sister will go and see if she has come back." ”

The imperial concubine said, "Go back." ”

Jing Shuyi said goodbye and left, looking at the figure of Jing Shuyi leaving, the imperial concubine frowned and muttered: "Jing Shuyi is cautious, it seems that she should know something about Ning Yue back then, why didn't she tell her at that time." ”

At this moment, Scarlet Chun walked in: "Niangniang, Doctor Zhang from the Tai Hospital came to check Niangniang's pulse." ”

Imperial Doctor Zhang is the old gentleman who the emperor sent to check his pulse since he was sick last time. The imperial concubine exhaled: "Xuan." ”