Chapter 185: Blackening
The queen was standing in front of the white jade birdcage with the fine birds, and leaned over slightly to look at the birds inside.
Through the open window in front of her, there were several unknown flowers. Perhaps the flowering season has arrived, and the pink and white petals have begun to scatter, and there are only a few remnants of petals on the withered branches.
As soon as the wind blew in the setting sun, the remaining petals also swayed and fell.
Her face was reflected in the mirror-like lattice, and gradually turned pale as paper.
It wasn't a dazzling face, but now it looks even more faint and weak. Her clumsy appearance was even more revealed in this fragile moment.
The palace people kneeling behind her still didn't notice her strangeness, and called softly, "Queen Mother......"
The queen was silent, and rested her hand on the birdcage made of white jade. The jade under the palm of the hand is integrated, and the carved pattern is beautiful and delicate, exuding a slight coolness in the warm palm. However, this faint coolness has been cold to her heart at this time.
There had never been a moment when the young queen felt so cold, as if she were in an ice cellar, so cold that she had no strength to speak.
The palace people behind him saw that she shouldn't and didn't dare to call again. But he didn't get her orders, but he didn't dare to quit like this.
The scene in the dormitory was frozen for a while.
After a long time, when the orange-red sky outside the window was slowly enveloped by night, the queen said calmly: "You stand down." ”
Gong Ren was relieved, and slowly stood up in her calm tone. Because he had been kneeling for a long time, his knees and calves were wooden, and the palace people had no choice but to withdraw their eyes from the back standing by the window and bow their heads. Step after step, he retreated in an extremely slow stiff position.
In the dormitory, the queen was left alone.
She was accompanied only by the small birds in the birdcage.
And this is precisely the root of the anger that ignited the queen's heart.
She reached out and opened the cage.
The shallot-like nails are tinged with a healthy color, and they are not dyed with bright red impatiens juice.
She thought it was too old-fashioned, and she didn't like it very much.
But it wasn't until then that she realized that she was wrong, and she was very wrong. It's like her perception of Concubine Shu has always been wrong.
Since the news that Concubine Shu was sick, she rushed to see Concubine Shu as soon as possible, and the person lying there did have a sick face. I don't have energy, and I have to vomit from time to time. It's annoying to watch. But she has never disliked Concubine Shu. Thinking that Concubine Shu is good to herself, she also sincerely respects Concubine Shu as an adult.
However, later, the imperial doctor said that Concubine Shu's illness should be recuperated, and it was inconvenient to see many guests, so she did not go to Izumo Palace.
But how could she have thought that Concubine Shu would be lying to herself.
If it weren't for the imperial concubine's illness. She was afraid that she still wouldn't be able to find out this time.
As soon as the imperial concubine fell ill, most of the things that were originally in her charge inevitably fell on the queen.
Coincidentally, the people in the inner court caught a palace maid who stole things from the palace and sold them out of the palace. When she heard that she was from the Izumo Palace, she couldn't help but be annoyed by Concubine Shu's good temperament, and felt that she should be angry for Concubine Shu, so she went in person.
Who knows, this time I found a shocking secret.
In the Izumo Palace, there is no cousin of the Rong family at all, and Concubine Shu has never been sick!
She was so angry that she immediately asked people to kill the palace maid, and when she turned around, she asked people to quietly find out the truth in the Izumo Palace. But the Izumo Hall was unexpectedly well guarded, so she was nowhere to be found. As a result, her suspicion, which was originally only five points, couldn't help but turn into eight points. If it's all right, why be on guard?
She calmed down and began to reminisce.
From the very beginning, the fine bird was mentioned to her by Concubine Shu. She has a fine bird, but what is the use of Concubine Shu?
She had forgotten to think about such an important secret.
If Concubine Shu just wants to raise a few birds to relieve her boredom, wouldn't it be better and easier to find a starling, what do you want a fine bird for?
The more the queen thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong.
If Concubine Shu is not sick, then why should she pretend to be sick?
She couldn't figure it out, so she simply put away her anxiety and sent someone to Izumo Hall to condole, and specially asked someone to prepare a gift, saying that she was going to personally hand it over to the person who was sent to the palace by the Rong family.
Everyone said that the Rong girl was born very similar to Concubine Shu, but she wanted to see how similar it was!
Later, the palace maid she sent to give gifts came back, her hands were empty, and those gifts were naturally given out.
The look in the queen's eyes changed slightly.
The palace maid was instructed by her that if she didn't see the girl of the Rong family, she must not put the gift back at will. Now that he has returned empty-handed, the gift has of course been personally handed over to the person who should have given it.
She asked the palace maid softly, "Have you seen someone?" ”
The palace maid's face was not gone, and she said, "The slave maid saw it, and it was really exactly the same as Concubine Shu." ”
"Exactly the same?" When the queen heard this, she blurted out in surprise.
The palace maid nodded again and again, and said: "What the slave and maid saw with their own eyes is true, except that the height is not the same, and the voice is not the same, the next one is simply the same." ”
The queen quietly lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, and then asked, "Can you see that Miss Rong's hand?" Is there a scar on the back of her left hand? ”
The palace maid didn't expect her to suddenly ask about this, and she was stunned before hesitating to answer: "The little knuckle is about half an inch back, and there seems to be a small pink scar." ”
Although her tone was hesitant when she spoke, her words were clear.
The queen reached out and made a quick gesture on the back of her left hand, then suddenly smiled.
She doesn't know if there are any scars here, but there is one in the place of Concubine Shu. And this scar was originally made by her mistake on the back of Concubine Shu's hand with Concubine Shu once with Concubine Shu. Her nails are so sharp that one mistake can leave marks on a person's skin.
Because she was careless and hurt Concubine Shu, she was secretly annoyed for a long time, and specially asked people to round their nails again after returning to the palace.
The wound is not big, and in time, it will be completely wiped out, but now there is still a trace of powder.
The Truth -
It was so unexpected.
The sky outside the window finally got dark, and all parts of Jingtai Palace were lit up, and the light became transparent.
The Queen's hands are stained with the fragrance of the fragrance. I have also pinched a thin bird between my fingers.
A small bird, with only a slight force, was crushed by thin white fingers...... The crimson blood seemed to be the finest rouge ointment, and it fell to the ground dripping along the fingers...... Concubine Shu told her that she had to raise the bird first, and when the day came, she would find an auspicious day for the zodiac and then burn incense and bathe in the skin of the bird, so that she could get a new life.
But at this time, the queen felt that she could no longer believe the words of Concubine Shu.
From the beginning to the end, this woman never treated herself sincerely!
She shook her hand in hatred. Blood splattered onto the fine clothes she was wearing, giving off a faint fragrance.
The aroma lingered, and she slapped the white jade birdcage in front of her with her backhand, and the birdcage fell with a "bang", and the fine white jade shattered with a "pop".
Because she is the queen. Therefore, the person she sent to give the gift had to personally hand over the things to the Rong girl, and the Rong girl had to come forward.
The outside world knows that the Rong family's lesbian concubine was born alike. So the one who came out. Nature can only be like. If not, how can Concubine Shu's strategy be carried out in the future?
The queen suddenly made such a fuss, and Concubine Shu couldn't help but be cautious.
is so dignified, how could the queen suddenly think of giving a gift to the "Rong Girl"?
It's not like the queen's temperament.
But Concubine Shu felt that there was no omission, and thought about it for a while. I didn't continue to think about it. When she went to receive the gift, she specially changed her high-soled shoes, raised herself by more than an inch, and changed her crisp tone when she spoke. The hairstyle and clothes have also been changed.
She thought in her heart that it was impossible for the queen's brain to detect that something was wrong, and if it was the imperial concubine's person, she would be afraid.
She didn't know that Emperor Su Fang had told the imperial concubine about this.
And the imperial concubine who was born in the Bai family in Yanling, how could she bear such anger.
The pain in the heart of man is like a rotting wound, and it must be stabbed with a fierce knife to let the pus and blood go away before it can be healed.
Xie Shuning understood this truth a long time ago, and the imperial concubine has now figured it out and figured it out.
As Xie Shuning expected, the imperial concubine, as a woman who has come all the way in Emperor Sufang's heart, will not abandon this. Therefore, she will not destroy her appearance in Emperor Sufang's heart, she can be weak and sad in front of him, but she can't let him see her evil.
The young queen, at this time, became the best gun in her hand.
In the quiet night, Xie Shuning took a sip of hot tea in her cup and stared at the shining stars in the sky.
Ji Tongying rushed to her with the fragrance of bathing, and said, "The complexion of the mother concubine today is much better, what have you done with the mother concubine?" ”
Xie Shuning smiled, "I played a game of chess and told some stories." ”
"Playing chess?" Ji Tongying has never had the patience to play chess, and she couldn't help but be a little excited when she heard this, "In this way, it seems that I am not willing to accompany my mother to play chess and learn calligraphy on weekdays, so I don't see my mother smile?" ”
Xie Shuning put down the teacup, with a strange look in her eyes, and said slowly after a long time: "In the future, you can accompany the mother more." ”
Otherwise, there really won't be a few years to accompany.
Xie Shuning didn't say this, and it was inconvenient to say it.
"Those aunts are so strict that they don't speak, how high their arms are, how big their steps are, and they have to learn them all over again, do they think that the road that this princess has walked over the years has been in vain?" Ji Tongying sat down beside her, leaned back heavily, covered her mouth and yawned, "I don't even have the strength to speak......"
Xie Shuning looked at her appearance and couldn't help laughing.
However, smiling and laughing, the smile froze on his face.
She finally remembered, remembering who Kirisa had married in the previous century. (To be continued......)
PS: Tomorrow is the 3rd, currently 14 pink ~~ another one, tomorrow is really five more O (∩_∩) O haha ~ good night dear ~ ~ see you tomorrow ~~