Chapter Forty-Nine: A Faint Smoke
When Ansu woke up, she was lying on a large soft bed with a hot towel on her forehead. Obviously, this is by no means her residence in Changle Palace.
Ansu stood up, with obvious soreness in her body, and her mind was also groggy. She knew she must be sick, but her memories came to an abrupt end when she fainted in the rain, and she couldn't remember anything about what had happened next, and she didn't know who had brought her here. Perhaps, she should have figured out what this place was.
Slowly standing up against the edge of the bed, she took a closer look at the room. The furnishings in the room are simple, elegant and dignified, which is what she likes. This room is very large, and it will definitely not be the place where ordinary palace people live, maybe it is the bedroom of some master. But the furnishings of this room don't look like the style of her daughter's house, and if it weren't for the lady who saved her, Ansu really couldn't figure out who it was.
"You've finally woken up." A familiar voice came into his ears, and as soon as An Su turned around, he saw Gu Wenzhou walking in with a bowl of decoction. The fragrance that belongs to him is mixed with the medicinal fragrance, converging into another good smell.
"You saved me?" An Su looked at the surroundings and asked puzzled.
"yes, don't you remember?" Gu Wenzhou put the medicine bowl aside and said suspiciously, "You kept calling my name last night, I thought you were awake." ”
An Su was startled, and suddenly there was a nervousness that her mind was all detected, and she quickly waved her hand: "Maybe I was awake at that time, but I was still dizzy now, and I couldn't remember it for a while." ”
"This is your residence in the palace?" An Su saw that he was still a little confused, so he changed the topic and asked.
Gu Wenzhou nodded: "Yes, the emperor likes Huang Lao's learning and treats me very politely, so he allocated the Changting Hall for me to live in." This long pavilion hall is a little far away from where the concubines live, and it is suitable for me to live here. ”
"I see." An Su answered, and his eyes glanced outside. By this time it was already dawning, and there was still a little sedimentary rain dripping on the eaves outside, and it seemed that the heavy rain had already fallen.
"I didn't expect it to be soaked all over the ground after only a short while." An Su rubbed his temples that were still hurting, and suddenly remembered the conversation they had just now, Gu Wenzhou seemed to mention last night.
"Wen Zhou, when did you bring me here?"
"Yesterday afternoon." Gu Wenzhou pulled her back again, so as not to be invaded by the cool air outside.
"What?!" An Su was taken aback, stood up and was about to run out, "It's over, I still have an errand to do in Changle Palace!" ”
Gu Wenzhou pulled her back again: "Don't worry! I have already helped you take leave from the Queen Mother, you can rest well, and you will go back on an errand tomorrow. ”
"You helped me take leave to the Queen Mother? How do you take leave? The Queen Mother actually agreed? An Su was a little suspicious, and then thought about it, Gu Wenzhou is a man, and the most taboo thing in the palace is that the palace maid has private contact with a man, and he went to help him take leave from the Queen Mother, can this work?
"I have my own way, don't worry, just rest well." Gu Wenzhou seemed to see her doubts, and didn't explain much, just let her rest at ease.
An Su was still a little suspicious, and was about to continue to ask, but Gu Wenzhou actually put his hand on her forehead. An Su was taken aback, and subconsciously wanted to dodge, but it was a step too late, and his palm was already pasted. Originally, her forehead was not too hot, but this time it started to heat up, and her cheeks began to burn.
"It's been all night, why hasn't the fever gone away?" Gu Wenzhou seemed to be talking to himself, and his brows tightened.
An Su tilted his head to look at him, knowing that he was worried about himself at the moment, An Su was inexplicably happy in his heart. But although I was happy, I thought of what happened yesterday, those palace maids who died tragically, the closed palace door, and the unfathomable thoughts of the Queen Mother.
"Your face is so bad, isn't it uncomfortable again?" Gu Wenzhou looked at An Su with a depressed face, and he was always worried that he didn't take care of himself carefully enough yesterday.
An Su shook his head: "Wen Zhou, you say, in this palace, what is the right thing to do?" ”
This sentence was inexplicably wonderful, but Gu Wenzhou could understand what she meant. He knew that An Su was in a bad mood, and he didn't plan to comfort her indiscriminately, but said seriously: "Whether it is in the palace or outside the palace, there is no complete right or wrong in everything. Some people think it's right, some people think it's right, but as long as you follow your heart, no matter what you do, no matter what the result is, it's right. ”
An Su nodded as if he didn't understand, and then frowned again: "Then what if you can't follow your heart?" There are always times when people are powerless, but what should they do if they really can't help themselves? ”
"If that's the case, then save yourself first." Gu Wenzhou said with a smile, "It's difficult to travel in the palace, if you can't be happy all the time, it's good to be safe all the time." ”
An Su nodded in agreement, and suddenly became enlightened for a moment, she was haunted by the deaths of those palace maids, but it was just the good thoughts in her heart that were troubled. In fact, no matter what the Queen Mother said, after all, this matter has nothing to do with An Su, she sees these people more often, and thinks about her own situation and what she will be like in the future.
"Not bad." An Su took a deep breath, "Wen Zhou, your words can always make people feel like a spring breeze." ”
Gu Wenzhou smiled at An Su, this smile was so beautiful, she thought of the first time they met in front of the Huiyue Teahouse. At that time, I only felt that this person was fairy, as if he was unattainable, and I never thought that there would be a day when I would sit with him and talk and laugh. An Su also gave him a smile back, and the two of them looked at each other, as if they could see far, far away in each other's eyes.
It wasn't until his eyes lingered for a long time that An Su felt a little cold on his body, and when he looked down after realizing it, he was only wearing a thin layer of underwear, which was not the one he was yesterday. In this way, isn't it that someone helped me change my clothes in my sleep? There is only one person around him, Gu Wenzhou, could it be him? An Su bit her lip and pinched the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands, which was too embarrassing.
"Are you cold?" Gu Wenzhou looked at her tangled expression and helped her wrap the quilt around her body.
"I ...... The clothes on my body ......" Ansounu pursed his mouth and opened his mouth intermittently.
Gu Wenzhou glanced down and understood what she wanted to ask, so he quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong, after I brought you back yesterday, you were already drenched, so I asked the maid in the palace to change her clothes for you." Although it is not the costume of Changle Palace, at least you don't have to wear wet clothes. ”
An Su was relieved at this time, but he felt guilty for his suspicion just now, and lowered his head slightly and did not dare to look at him directly.
Because An Su suffered from the cold, Gu Wenzhou didn't worry about leaving her alone, so he put aside the day's affairs for the time being, and stayed in the Changting Hall to accompany her. He sat on the edge of the bed and kept watch all night, An Su slept peacefully, and only changed into the palace maid clothes of Changle Palace early the next morning to go back on an errand. It's just that An Su has never understood what method he used to sue for his leave, not only did the Queen Mother readily agree, but she was not questioned or punished after she went back.
After this incident, she was not troubled by Mama Hu for several days, and An Su was a little more relaxed for a few days. Changle Palace is also very calm, the Queen Mother stays in the inner hall all day, most of the time is resting, and she doesn't like to go out. After the emperor and the queen went through that incident, they didn't come here for a while.
An Su got up early in the morning today and swept the fallen leaves in the yard again, which was not the arrangement of Mama Hu. When I got up early in the morning in the Changting Palace, I felt that the air was very fresh, and Gu Wenzhou also said that I got up earlier in the morning, and there would be more time in the day.
As soon as An Su finished sweeping the fallen leaves, there was a sound at the gate of Changle Palace, it was the voice of the eunuch guarding the door, as if he was talking to someone. After a while, the eunuch went to the Queen Mother to report, and An Su was idle, so he simply put down his broom and went to listen to the corner.
She didn't like this before, but when she was on an errand in Changle Palace, she always had to keep an eye on it, so as not to be assassinated one day. After a long time, I also felt that there was nothing in the corner, and even whenever someone came to see the Queen Mother, I always had to listen to it. It would be great if you could get some useful information.
"My nephew has seen the Queen Mother's aunt, and the Queen Mother's aunt is extremely happy." It was the voice of a man who had been led in by a eunuch.
"Lu Lu, why do you have time to come to my aunt today? You've been dumped by the emperor in the court lately, right? The Queen Mother was always happy to see her nephew, and even her voice was a little happier.
An Su remembered the Lingzhi last time, she didn't know much about Lu Lu, she only knew that he was the queen mother's favorite nephew, and he was also very filial to the queen mother on weekdays.
"The emperor is young, and his nephew naturally won't take some angry words to heart." Lu Lu kowtowed to the Queen Mother, "Auntie, my nephew came to my aunt today because I wanted to ask for my aunt's permission. ”
"Happy event?" The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and seemed to fall into a memory, "There has been no happy event in this palace for a long time. Tell me, what do you ask your aunt to do? ”
"My nephew's eldest daughter, Lu Xi, has reached the age of marriage." Lu Lu tentatively mentioned it first.
The Queen Mother really laughed: "Do you want to get a good marriage for Xi'er?" ”
"That's right, I hope my aunt can do it."
"Xi'er's marriage naturally has to be handled well, and now the good man who can match her, let the mourning family think about it." The Queen Mother was about to think about it, but Lu Lu interrupted her with a happy face.
"Auntie, in fact, my nephew already has a good candidate in his heart, and Xi'er is also very satisfied with this person." Lu Lu said slowly.
The Queen Mother smiled and nodded: "There are already candidates?" Tell me, who is so blessed to win the favor of your father and daughter? ”
Lu Lu raised his head and glanced up: "Zhu Xuhou Liu Zhang." ”