Chapter 2: The Past
In the Forbidden City Yongshou Palace, several moon trees are full of blooming flowers, the air is filled with a faint fragrance, and occasionally a few butterflies are shuttling and flying among the flowers, a quiet and elegant scene.
In the room, there was a woman lying on the bed covered with brocade quilts, with long hair scattered between the pillows, melon seed face, curved willow eyebrows, long eyelashes, closed eyes, straight nose, and lips so pale that there was no trace of blood, even so, she was still beautiful!
She hummed softly, slowly opened her eyes, and looked around blankly.
It took a while to come back to her senses, this was her own Eternal Life Palace, she clearly remembered that she was tortured in the criminal department and then fainted.
"Mother, you're awake." A pretty palace maid dressed in red hurriedly walked to the bed.
"Xiaoyun, why did I come back?" Meng Guqing asked suspiciously.
"Fortunately, Prince Yu sent someone to inform the Empress Dowager in time and rescued you, and you have been in a coma for eight days." The palace maid named Xiaoyun replied.
A trace of tenderness flashed in Meng Guqing's eyes, the Prince Yu in Xiaoyun's mouth was Dorgon's younger brother Duoduo, and he was also the only person in this deep palace besides the Empress Dowager who treated her sincerely.
She likes Duoduo, but he is the fifteenth emperor uncle of Shunzhi, Duoduo since the death of his brother Dorgon, in order to protect his life, rarely interfered in political affairs, and the outside world rumored that he had already died.
But he didn't expect that he would not hesitate to open up this troubled water for himself and offend Shunzhi, and I am afraid that it will be difficult in the future.
"Xiaoyun, help me up."
Xiaoyun walked over and helped her up, and then put a pillow on her back to make her more comfortable, but she didn't want to move, and the wound on her body was pulled open, and she cracked her teeth in pain.
"it." She scolded, this is the mantra she likes to say in the 21st century, Xiaoyun has long been strange, and often hears some strange words and phrases from her mouth.
There was an oiled paper bag on the table, and the oil dipped out of the paper, exuding a familiar smell.
"It's a butter cake." Meng Guqing exclaimed in surprise.
This is one of her favorite foods after coming to the Qing Dynasty.
Since leaving Horqin, I have rarely eaten.
Xiao Yun looked around and lowered his voice: "It was sent by Prince Yu." ”
Duoduo, Duoduo again, her heart was warm, and the pain in her body was also relieved a lot.
"Bring it to me." Meng Guqing shouted.
Xiaoyun took the oiled paper bag from his hand, picked up a butter cake, and took a hard bite.
The butter cake is sweet and fragrant, from the tip of the tongue to the heart.
"Mother, I have good news for you." Xiaoyun said.
"Say it."
"Concubine Dong E has passed away!"
"What, you say it again?" Meng Guqing's face was full of shock, and he asked in disbelief, so much so that he didn't notice that the butter cake fell on the quilt.
"I heard that I died of a sudden illness last night, and now the people in the palace are afraid, afraid that if someone accidentally offends the emperor, his head will fall to the ground."
Hearing this, Meng Guqing was in a happy mood and hummed a small tune.
Eggs, it's not that you don't report it, it's not time yet, you think about harming people all day long, and God can't see it, so it's better to be kind.
"Niangniang, you keep quiet, if you let outsiders listen to it, you will have to chew the root of your mouth, and then you will have to be beaten again!"
Xiao Yun pouted and said.
With an expression of hatred on her face, her own mother is much more beautiful than Concubine Dong E, but her mouth never says good things, and she has collided with the emperor a few times, and missed the opportunity to regain the back position.
The concubine in the palace saw that the emperor was not supple and lovely, and she was the only one who saw the emperor's cold words.
"Go, go, go... Who can take care of us, our Yongshou Palace usually birds fly over the ground without, go cook porridge for me, I haven't eaten for a few days, I'm starving to death! ”
Meng Guqing waved her hand to let Xiaoyun cook porridge, lest she have to nag in her ear for a long time.
Xiaoyun reluctantly answered yes and walked out of the door, the entire Yongshou Palace was only a master and servant, and she had to take care of all the affairs in the palace alone.
Meng Guqing was relieved to see Xiaoyun walk away, for so many years, the master and servant have relied on each other for their lives, and they are like sisters, she is afraid that Xiaoyun will talk about her, just like her mother in the 21st century.
Mom knows that she will be sad if she dies, she has no attachment to her previous life, except for her mother, thinking of the man who broke her heart, and now thinking about dying for him, what a big fool.
She raised her hand and brushed her hair, and the jade bracelet on her hand flashed a colorful soft light in the refraction of light.
This is a bracelet carved from Hetian jade, the color is light green jade, and it is warm and comfortable to use.
She remembered that when she was in the 21st century, she also had such an identical jade bracelet in her hand, which was a family heirloom.
When she traveled to the Qing Dynasty, she happened to be born, and on the third day of her birth, a magpie took such a jade bracelet in her mouth, and she was not afraid at all, and flew into the room to put the jade bracelet on her body and flew away.
Since then, she has been regarded as an auspicious omen by the Horqin Ministry, and in order to consolidate the relationship between Manchu and Mongolia, she married Shunzhi and became a victim of politics.
Since then, she has spent all day in this deep palace cage, she has long been tired of it, and her only hope is that Shunzhi will become a monk as soon as possible, and she can regain her free body.
In the 21st century, she remembers that when she was studying, it was mentioned in the history books that Shunzhi would become a monk when he was young.
I just hate myself, I don't study hard when I study, I am basically ignorant of the history of the Qing Dynasty, and I don't know when I will be able to leave this ghost place.