The twilight was thick and the cool breeze was blowing, Xia Ruoqing stood in the open space in front of the hall, looking up at the magnificent sunset in the sky, but the sadness in her eyes was as thick as ink, and it did not reflect the red color in the distance.

Only now did Xia Ruoqing understand what it meant to sit in a troubled city. Every news coming from outside the palace is terrifying, and the officials who are good friends with my father are being detained and questioned one by one, which is like a net, the more the net is tighter, and my father is like a prey on the net, and sooner or later he will be involved in it.

Even if she understood, Xia Ruoqing had nothing to do, so she could only wait anxiously, looking forward to the illusory eventuality.

"Your concubine! Noble concubine! ”

The personal maid stumbled from the door, Xia Ruoqing's heart sank, but she still maintained a calm and calm face, and said in a deep voice: "What's wrong?" There is no rule at all, so that others can see what kind of system it is! ”

Bang Rong was reprimanded, his steps stagnated, but the two tears in his eyes couldn't help but roll down: "Your concubine, my lord...... Your Excellency has been escorted to the Yifu Division! ”

"What...... What?! Xia Ruoqing's brain burst out, her pupils shrank suddenly, and after being stunned for a moment, she immediately said sharply: "When did it happen?" Who's coming in? Have you confirmed the authenticity?! ”

"Yes...... It's true, the news was brought into the palace by Steward Fu! The lord had been taken away by the people of the Yifu Division four days ago, and the official robe and hat were taken off on the spot in the mansion, and the lady was afraid that the concubine would not let the news spread to the palace before worrying, but it was ...... yesterday."

"What happened yesterday!"

"Madame was frightened and worried these days, and the adults were taken away again, Madame couldn't hold on to fainting yesterday, and not only did she not wake up for a day and a night, but she also had a high fever. The young master and young lady are still young, and Steward Fu is afraid that something will happen, so he sent someone to bring the news to the palace. ”

Every word that Bang Rong said was a thin needle in Xia Ruoqing's ears. Xia Ruoqing's eyes were black for a while, her hands and feet were weak, and her body shook and then slid straight down.

Seeing this, Bang Rong and another maid hurriedly rushed forward to help, Xia Ruoqing paused and then relieved her breath, and said in a low voice: "Bang Rong, you go and ask Imperial Doctor Zheng to show your mother." ”

"Your concubine, this ...... The lord has been stripped of his official robe, and according to the rules of the palace, the imperial doctor cannot visit the lady......"

“…… Pull your face, change your clothes and make up for me, I'm going to see Your Majesty! ”

The glow faded, the moon rose on the willows, and the dew of the late night condensed on the scattered hair, crossing a layer of water mist visible to the naked eye. Xia Ruoqing knelt in front of the main hall of Zihuan Palace, staring at the dragon-patterned jade plate less than a foot in front of her, her lowered eyes were full of bitter hatred and despair.

"Concubine Jing, it's cold at night, you better go back." Huang Men, the head of the Zihuan Palace, looked helplessly and pitifully at the woman kneeling on the ground, sighed and shook his head, saying the same consolation for the fourth time.

"Concubine, it's been three hours, let's go back......" Bang Rong also whispered.

Xia Ruoqing didn't say or move, and still maintained the same posture. Kneeling on the cold and hard stone slab for a long time, her knees were already sore like a knife, and her waist was so sore that she could barely stand up, but she knew that this was the only hope.

Once the father is convicted, the general trend is gone, and nothing can be undone!

"Noble Concubine ......"

"Stand down." Two words that are almost inaudible, but they are cold and resolute.

Every minute and every second became so difficult, Xia Ruoqing knelt on the ground, but her mind went through the past scenes of entering the palace like a marquee.

Selected to enter the palace, the first time to come, the emperor's grace, the royal gift full of house.

Now, what did she get? Even a short side, it's stingy to see!

Recalling her father's gray hair, her strict but loving face, her mother's gentle embrace and reluctant tears, Xia Ruoqing's lips tasted a burst of fishy sweetness.

Her parents raised her great kindness, but now the Xia family is in danger, but she is a daughter in vain, on the side of the emperor, but she can't do anything!

She's going to save them! Whether it's right or wrong, right or wrong, just because she's a child!

After the moon passed in the middle of the sky, and the sky was extremely dark, it began to bloom in the east. Xia Ruoqing shuddered and looked up at the sky.

Unexpectedly...... It's been a night......

"Jing Gui Concubine."

A gentle and clear voice came from behind him, Xia Ruoqing turned her stiff neck sideways, and what she saw was Su Lingyu who was wearing a light blue silk skirt and holding a gorgeous food box in her hand.

Su Lingyu was surprised to bow to Xia Ruoqing, who was kneeling on the ground, according to the rules, looked at the sky, and guessed that she knelt in front of the hall all night.

The affairs of the Xia family are not a secret in the palace, and Su Lingyu also knows a thing or two. For Xia Ruoqing, she couldn't say what she felt, but more pity and sympathy, after all, she was inexplicably involved in the previous incident because Xia Ruoqing asked for a hairpin, but she and Xia Ruoqing were both victims.

But it can only be limited to sympathy, with the help of this face similar to that of the former queen, she finally regained her favor, and she was clear about herself, and she did not dare to give advice to Emperor Nanzhao.

Sighing silently, Su Lingyu stood up and continued to move forward with the food box, and the head of Huangmen hurriedly greeted him, and said with a smile: "Su Liangyuan, why are you here so early?" ”

"I heard that His Majesty approved the excerpts last night until late at night, and this morning I am afraid that I will be sleepy again and skip breakfast. I made it early and sent it over, so that I could eat some of it, so as not to hurt my stomach. ”

"Liangyuan is really attentive to His Majesty, His Majesty has just gotten up, and this breakfast is still hot in his mouth, but I'm afraid that even that heart will be warm! Liangyuan is here, please! ”

Su Lingyu responded with a smile, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Xia Ruoqing, who was still kneeling on the ground, shook his head invisibly, and walked into the hall with the Yellow Gate in charge.

She didn't dare, and she didn't want to gamble for an irrelevant day with Jun Yihuang in the palace. If you want to live in peace in this palace, you can only sweep the snow in front of the door alone, and don't care about the frost on the tiles of others.

Seeing the light blue skirt disappear on the other side of the threshold, Xia Ruoqing's eyes were heavy and angry, and she stared ahead for a long time before she said softly: "Save your face, help me up." ”

The maid who had been standing with her all night heard the sound and hurriedly stepped forward to pick up Xia Ruoqing, kneeling all night and her two calves were already swollen, her knees were also broken and flesh and blood were grinded, and two clear dark red marks fell on the white jade-like ground, Xia Ruoqing leaned on the maid with the weight of her whole body, closed her eyes and waited for the initial most unbearable pain to pass, before turning around and walking towards the gate of Zihuan Palace step by step.

Xia Ruoqing gritted her teeth, lowered her head and walked away by herself, until Zihuan Palace became a small point in the distance, Xia Ruoqing said in a dumb voice: "After you go back, you send a post out of the palace and invite the eldest lady of Helan Mansion to enter the palace for a while." ”

The hard work was mixed with Xia Ruoqing's face and was stunned: "Nobleman, Miss Helan's identity ...... It's quite embarrassing, and now the adults are ...... When you meet Miss Helan in the palace, I'm afraid you'll fall into the wrong place. ”

"Needless to say, you just send the post out, the sooner the better."

“…… Be. ”

Xia Ruoqing's drooping face flashed with a bitter smile, and now, I am afraid that only with the help of that person can there be a chance to save the overall situation.

It's a pity that the man will be dragged into this quagmire after all......

"Sister, I haven't seen you for a long time."

The woman sitting opposite was wearing a plain embroidered jacket, a pink and purple horse-faced skirt dragged to the ground, her long hair was casually pulled into a bun with clouds, and she was simply decorated with three pearls and a beaded flower. But even such a simple outfit still can't hide the gorgeous appearance with deep lines and clear outlines, and the coldness that surrounds the body for thousands of years does not melt into ice, and it teaches the woman to exude a beautiful temperament that is as arrogant and noble as a snow lotus but rejects people thousands of miles away.

It's just that now the woman's coldness seems to have been melted by the charcoal fire in the room, and the perfect eyebrow shape is slightly wrinkled to the center, and the coldness fades, but it is replaced by a faint layer of evil energy.

"Is my sister okay outside? My sister always remembers her sister and often dreams about what happened when we were young. ”

"You...... Cleared. ”

After waiting for a long time, the woman with a cold face finally opened her mouth, but her tone was full of regret and reluctance.

“…… At that time, the days were so good, carefree, at most worried that the female red girl would not be able to finish her homework and be reprimanded by her father, but she could run around the yard. The swing in your yard is probably gone, right? Similar scenes and dialogues have been rehearsed countless times in his chest, and the dialogues seem to be irrelevant, but Xia Ruoqing knows how to impress the cold and indifferent person opposite.

"Uncle Xia's business...... I heard. ”

"Hmm. Uncle Helan and Brother Helan, are they okay? ”

"My father and brother are fine. Seeing Uncle Xia's accident, my father wanted to help but couldn't intervene, and he always woke up in the middle of the night and sat until dawn these days. What are you going to do about your uncle? ”

"I don't know." Xia Ruoqing barely squeezed out a smile, but her soft face was covered with a thick sadness, which was even more pitiful: "I've been annoyed lately, and there is no one in the palace to say a word from my heart, and I can't get out of the palace, so I have to ask my sister to run." ”

"Are you having a good time in the palace?"

"That's it, why don't you feel comfortable. People in this palace are vying for power and profit, and no one wants to be on the throne, no one can believe it, and no one dares to believe it. This life...... That's it. “

"You're still young, why do you say that! Everything can always be solved by thought, and this was not your previous nature! ”

"Sister, you don't understand." Xia Ruoqing's smile became more and more bitter: "Every day, I wake up and watch the people in the palace come and go, but I always feel that I am no different from being alone in a room. Every sentence must be considered, everyone's mind must be measured, I can't see my father and mother and brothers and sisters in the palace, and I can only choke on everything by myself. I...... I'd rather die than live like this sometimes! ”

"Qingqing!"

"Sister Helan, I'm so tired......" A crystal clear teardrop slipped down the corner of Xia Ruoqing's beautiful eyes, Xia Ruoqing closed her eyes and trembled her lips, as if she couldn't even breathe: "The Xia family is my last sustenance, if my parents and siblings are gone, what am I doing in this palace alone!" ”

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