Chapter 6: Hidden Crisis
As the saying goes, good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and the palace is no exception.
Su of Changchun Palace promised to stay up for three years before he could get a chance to enter the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, but in the end he was delayed by his old problems, which is really pitiful, and it is estimated that he will never be able to enter the emperor's eyes in the future
This is the bad news that everyone in the palace is spreading now, and ten of them are all taking this matter as a joke, and they have to be happy for a long time to stop after listening to it.
For these gossips, cuttlefish and Su promised not to care at all, there have always been many people in the palace, and there are all kinds of things to say, no matter what they do. The more miserable people are, the more they like to listen to the bad things of others, as if schadenfreude is the only pastime in their hard life, and it is pitiful to think about it.
It has been three days since the cuttlefish returned from the palace of nourishing the heart, and there has been no news from the emperor's side, and there has been no more living people in the Changchun Palace, and the cuttlefish feels a lot more leisurely, and the mood is much better than before.
At this time, she was most worried about Su Yu's condition, no matter what she ate these days, the master felt that she had no appetite, and her body was getting worse, which was really worrying. As the lowest concubine in the harem, Su promised that she was not qualified to take the initiative to summon the imperial doctor, and the cuttlefish could only be in a hurry, but he couldn't come up with a way.
Approaching noon, Su promised to still take a nap, and had already instructed not to prepare lunch for her. Knowing that the master had no appetite, the cuttlefish had no intention of eating, so he simply didn't do anything and accompanied Su to go hungry together.
The cuttlefish sat alone on a stone bench under the peach tree, thinking about his thoughts alone, and the air exuded a faint smell of flowers.
Suddenly, a small voice appeared in the silence, and a slightly fast and regular footsteps were coming towards Changchun Palace, from far and near.
The sound of this footstep was familiar to the cuttlefish, and she could guess at once who was coming, it must be Gu Xiaochuan.
Gu Xiaochuan, who is about the same age as cuttlefish, is a eunuch under Concubine Ning of Zhong Cui Palace.
In the deep palace, people's hearts are often indifferent, and there are few friends who can make friends. For cuttlefish, Gu Xiaochuan is not only the kindest person she has ever met, but also a rare best friend. Every time Gu Xiaochuan helped, the cuttlefish remembered it in his heart and never forgot it.
As the cuttlefish thought, after a while, a thin figure walked in, a little eunuch with a delicate face and smiling eyebrows, the thin body was dressed in meticulous eunuch clothes, the waist was naturally slightly bent, and there was a basket box in his hand.
Seeing Gu Xiaochuan's hurried appearance, the cuttlefish laughed and teased, "Rare guest, what kind of wind blew you here?" β
Where is a rare guest, Gu Xiaochuan often comes to see cuttlefish, but he has been extremely busy in the past few days, and he didn't find time to come to Changchun Palace, so he was jokingly called a rare guest.
"I don't have time to laugh with you, Zhong Cui Palace is not as quiet and leisurely as you here, there are so many things to do, I'm so busy that I hit the back of my head." Gu Xiaochuan said as he handed the basket box in his hand to the cuttlefish, "I came here to ask you something serious." β
The cuttlefish opened the basket box and saw that it contained several delicious side dishes, all of which were the best delicacies in the palace, and he was happy in his heart, thinking that such a delicious and fragrant food might make the master have a great appetite.
"Okay, okay, don't just watch the food." Gu Xiaochuan was a little anxious, and said anxiously, "Let me ask you, in the past two days, I have always heard someone talking about your name in Zhongcui Palace, it seems that Gu Chang is talking to her palace maid, do you know the reason, I don't know why I have a bad feeling." β
Hearing Gu Changzai's name, the cuttlefish's body stiffened, and the originally good mood also fell to the bottom.
What is Gu Chang doing when she is mentioning? Either way, it's never going to be a good thing anyway.
Cuttlefish looked at Gu Xiaochuan with an anxious face, sighed, and instructed, "Xiaochuanzi, after you return to Zhongcui Palace, don't talk about me to others, let alone let Gu Changzai know that you and I are old acquaintances." This time, I'm afraid I'm in big trouble. β
In the Zhongcui Palace, where Xiaochuan is located, there are a total of five harem concubines, in addition to the main concubine Ning, there are also Guo Guiren, who is pregnant with the dragon seed, Gu Changzai, who is being favored, and the other two agreed.
"Trouble? You don't even go out of the palace gate of Changchun Palace, how can you provoke Gu Changzai? Ogawa asked, puzzled.
Gu Xiaochuan and Su promised to be the two most trusted by the cuttlefish, and the cuttlefish never hid it from the two of them.
At this point, she had no choice but to tell SΓΉ Xiaochuan all the ins and outs of the matter, pretending to be Su at the He Chun banquet, and was testified by Gu Changzai and Caiyun, and then went to the Heart Cultivation Hall instead of the master, and was in the limelight in front of the emperor and the prince until she pretended to be sick and returned, and said it word for word.
After listening to the cuttlefish's story, Gu Xiaochuan's eyes widened, and he stood in place in a daze, speechless for a while. He couldn't believe that the cuttlefish could do such a ridiculous thing, it was simply a child's play with the palace rules.
The cuttlefish lowered its head, avoiding Ogawa's angry gaze.
Gu Xiaochuan's face turned pale, and he tried his best to lower his voice, "Cuttlefish, do you know where you are?" Do you know what a terrible thing you've done? β
Dare to play tricks in front of the saint, this is the crime of bullying the king, it is to kill the head, and those who have strict circumstances may also involve their families and die together.
"Even if the emperor doesn't investigate this matter, Gu Changzai won't give up lightly." Xiao Chuan knows Gu Changzai, and judging from her style of conduct, she must thoroughly investigate the identity of the cuttlefish.
In the entire Zhongcui Palace, Gu Changzai is the most difficult master to serve, and he scolds the minions at every turn, she is simply a market shrew, but if she is in front of the emperor, she is like a different person, how gentle and gentle she is. The palace maids and eunuchs in Zhong Cui Palace all knew that Gu Changzai's scheming was one of the best in this harem.
At this time, Gu Changzai was still thinking of some way to deal with the cuttlefish.
Xiao Chuan suddenly understood at this time, a few days ago, Caiyun was scolded by the cane for no reason, and afterwards he was sent back to Zhongcui Palace with a lot of scars, Gu Chang did not allow people to talk about it, so few people knew what Caiyun was punished for, and now that I think about it, it must be related to cuttlefish.
"Xiao Chuanzi, do you have any good ideas?"
Gu Xiaochuan's brows tightened, he looked at the cuttlefish with a worried expression, and shook his head, Gu Changzai was not a figure that the two of them could afford to provoke, and when they came to this point, they could only resign themselves to fate.
At this time, in the east hall, a pale woman was coughing softly, and the silk handkerchief in her hand was stained with blood.
Su promised to hear the conversation between the cuttlefish and Xiaochuan, and felt guilty, if it weren't for her crippled body, the cuttlefish wouldn't be in danger, it was all her fault.