The plaque of Mingguang Palace has been taken off, but the plaque of Yinglu Palace, will be made by the master craftsman (1) It will take some time to make it, so Chuntuo is ingenious, and a piece of fine Nanmu carved with the phoenix dance for nine days stands at the palace gate of Yinglu Palace, and the silk satin with the auspicious dark pattern of the dragon and phoenix is embellished into three big characters "Yinglu Palace", hanging on the piece of Nanmu, and the right is regarded as the plaque of Yinglu Palace. This arrangement makes Yinglu Palace look more luxurious and more prominent.

However, Yun Ji was not happy at all.

Ever since the emperor left in the morning, Yun Ji had been sitting still, weeping silently. The chamberlain and palace maid who were sent to serve her, saw the emperor so fond of Yun Ji last night, and the two of them spent the whole night all night, everyone was originally full of joy, thinking that they had a good master, and they saw that wealth was in sight. But I didn't expect that as soon as I got up in the morning, after the emperor left, Yun Ji sat and wept. The attendants and ladies of Yinglu Palace were terrified. The emperor's favor for Yun Ji can be seen clearly by anyone, and that kind of favor is unique in the harem. But now, Yun Ji is inexplicably so depressed, if the emperor investigates it, these chamberlains and palace maids are likely to be in a catastrophe. Seeing that the wealth in his hand suddenly turned into nothing, and it was likely to turn into a disaster, the chamberlains and palace maids were really unwilling and decided to send a leader to comfort Yun Ji.

The head of the Yinglu Palace's chamberlain is called Haiwu, who has been appointed by Chuntuo as the "Yinglu Order". Hai Wu is a servant in his thirties, handsome as a woman, and his temperament is also very gentle and meticulous, and he understands the world very well. The chamberlain and the palace maid went to Haiwu to comfort Yun Ji, and Haiwu smiled and said, "You guys, you really have no knowledge." I guess it's going to be fine. After saying that, the sea maid began to drink tea slowly, not going to go on.

"You keep talking, why is it okay? Let the little ones understand it. This is the life of the little ones. You are always a big celebrity of Your Majesty and the Lord of the Middle Age, naturally well-informed, well-informed, and supported, where have you seen any battles in the small ones. Please, do a good job, and give the little ones a clear word, right? ”

The sea man made a fuss, and then said slowly: "I'm a rootless person, and I'm afraid it's not good to talk about things between men and women." Don't talk nonsense for no reason, and then be proven wrong when you look back, but you juniors laugh at it. Forget it, forget it. Look again and see. ”

This burned the hearts of all the people who were waiting for them to say, and they all said: "You should say it quickly." The little ones are so anxious that they even have the heart to die. You must have big ideas, please, just tell the little ones. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, it can be regarded as your enlightenment to the young. The little ones remember that you are good for the rest of your life. ”

The sea maid looked around the room with a proud glint on his face, and said, "Hi." I don't want to be embarrassed. Just talk nonsense. Right or wrong. Just listen to gossip. ”

"Please, tell me so."

Hai Wu said: "Last night, you all heard it, that movement, tsk, Your Majesty and Yun Ji tossed all night." I'm afraid it's because of this, right? ”

A young chamberlain said, "You don't always joke, do you?" In the palace, that concubine doesn't look forward to being able to 'toss' with Your Majesty like this? How could our mother cry because of this sadness. ”

Hai Wu smiled, although he didn't speak, the expression on his face clearly showed disdain.

An older chamberlain said, "What do you little hairy cub know?" You've only entered the palace today? By slipping through the ditch for Chuntuo for a few days, you will go to the sky? Lord Haifu must have the truth of Lord Haifu, how can you understand it? Lord Haifu, don't be angry, adults don't remember villains, don't be like this little cub, okay? ”

"Hey, we're all stirring spoons in a pot in Yinglu Palace, what's not to be angry about?" Haiwu pretended to be generous, and while taking the tea and snacks handed over by the other chamberlains and palace maids, he said more calmly: "What this kid said is not unreasonable. It stands to reason that this is a great thing, which of the ladies in the palace is not looking forward to the heavens and the earth, and they can't wait to be so 'tossed'. However, our mother has just entered the palace, where do you understand this, and where do you receive it? ”

A room full of people waited, no one dared to question, and no one dared to speak. Hai Wu was very satisfied, and said with a smile: "Who in the world doesn't know that His Majesty is a talented and great man today. But our mother is still a virgin, where can she stand the stormy gallop of His Majesty. I guess, hehe, nine times out of ten, Niangniang may be the first to bear the rain and dew, and the tender flowers are unbearable, hehe, some are hurt. ”

Except for the young chamberlain, who was an unemployed palace maid, no one in the room could fully understand, but no one dared to ask a word again. Seeing everyone's puzzled and frightened faces, Haiwu was a little unhappy.

Fortunately, the slightly older chamberlain continued: "Lord Haifu, you can do it all right. If the mother just sits and weeps like this, it is estimated that we will lose more than a dozen of our lives? ”

The sea maid decided to accept it when he saw it, and said, "I'll try it." But I need to say hello to you in advance. Well, it's really not a big deal. You don't see much, so naturally you are in a hurry. However, don't make a fuss, if you don't have a depth in your mouth, you accidentally say it, and be careful to let people from other palaces laugh at you for not knowing it. Besides, this is His Majesty's private matter, and it is absolutely unspeakable. Do you understand? ”

"You can rest assured. If you are old, in our Yinglu Palace, it is better than Niangniang's words. ”

Haiwu's excited face was about to be deformed, but he said: "Don't talk nonsense, in the palace, let's listen to Your Majesty and Niangniang." Do you want to die if you transgress like this? ”

"Your Excellency listens to Your Majesty and Niangniang, and we listen to your Majesty. That's the rule, isn't it? ”

The sea maid was very satisfied, and said "yes too", while laughing and entering the Yilan Hall nonchalantly.

This is deliberately done by Haiwu, on the one hand, to take the opportunity to establish authority, and on the other hand, to cover people's eyes. In fact, he could see clearly that Yun Ji could never sit and weep because of the rain and dew at the beginning and was unbearable, there must be something inside. However, he was worried that if those chamberlains and palace maids went out to chew the root of their tongues and were caught by other people, it was very likely to cause trouble, so they had to block everyone's mouths first.

But when he entered the Yilan Palace, he didn't have to do this. He immediately changed into a sad look, timidly walked up to Yun Ji, knelt down and said, "The slaves and maids are about to be executed, and when they are dying, come and see Niangniang." Although we only served Niangniang for one night, we really admired Niangniang's personality and saw Niangniang's face. The slaves and maids also opened their eyes, and when they came to the world, they saw fairy-like people. But we are blessed that we will soon be put to death. Here's to say goodbye to my mother. I wish the mother all the best and the early birth of the dragon. ”

Yun Ji glanced at Hai Wu without interest, she was extremely annoyed by the wrong step she had taken, and she didn't care about everything around her. Yun Ji thought to herself, she gave her body to the emperor, originally to save the Melting Cliff Prince, who would have thought that the Melting Cliff Princess, who would have escaped the danger before he dedicated himself. Now that she has entered the deep palace and has been favored by the emperor, she can't get out, even if she goes out, where does she still have the face to use this body to see Rongya, for this reason, Yun Ji has no interest in her heart. But the sea maid said that they were about to be executed, and it seemed that they were still executed as if they had something to do with themselves. This is to ask, although I don't want to live anymore, but I can't harm these dozen lives in vain because of myself.

"Why should you be put to death?"

"Your Majesty treats Niangniang as if she were a fairy, and before leaving Yinglu Palace today, she also specially instructed the slaves and maids to take care of Niangniang. But the mother is so depressed, Your Majesty will definitely kill our dog when he sees it. ”

Yun Ji was so annoyed in her heart: it turned out that this was because of this, this sea girl was too clever, so she said, "You are exaggerating. It won't be like this. ”

"Niangniang just entered the palace, I don't know how big the rules in the palace are. If His Majesty had not decreed it, then it would be easy to say anything. We just made the mother unhappy, and we were just punished. But if Your Majesty has issued an order, and we have not done a good job, and the mother has been wept, then it will be regarded as disobeying the decree, and we will definitely die. This sentence is half-true, but it is enough to coax Yun Ji, who has just entered the palace.

Yun Ji felt that what Hai Wu said made some sense, and she couldn't bear it in her heart, and said, "It's no wonder that you guys, it's me who is not happy in my heart." Your Majesty, he won't blame you. ”

"My good mother. How do you know the rules of this house? Your Majesty came, and when you see that Niangniang is unhappy, you don't need Your Majesty to make an order yourself. Seeing His Majesty's dissatisfied eyes, the Lord Zhongchang gave an order, and in the blink of an eye, the Nangong guards would take our lives. Niangniang is kind enough to excuse us, but Niangniang can't see this. In short, we just can't escape death. So come to meet the next mother, first, to see the face of the fairy mother, and secondly, our master and servant are also fate, to say goodbye to the mother. As he spoke, he burst into tears.

Yun Ji completely believed his words, forgot her troubles for a moment, and asked, "How is that good?" ”

That's the way to get a living word. Haiwu wiped away her tears and said, "As long as the mother is happy, she will save the life of the slave and maid." ”

However, how could Yun Ji be happy.

Yun Ji smiled bitterly and said, "This is the most difficult thing at the moment. ”

"It's not difficult, mother. What does the mother like, silk and satin, jewelry and jade, even if you say it, the slave maid will go to the Shaofu. Your Majesty said that as long as the mother likes it, it is the moon in the sky, and Your Majesty will also take it down for the mother. ”

Yun Ji is very bitter in her heart, she wants to be with Rongya, she wants to return to that clean body, can she do all this? She shook her head and said, "I don't want anything." ”

This is something that Haifu didn't expect. Yun Ji is a Liuchuan dancing girl after all, a woman with a very humble status, how can anyone with such a humble background not love jewelry and jade. Before the sea maid came in, he felt that he must be able to persuade Kaiyun Ji, but he didn't expect Yun Ji to not love these. All of a sudden, things were hard to do.

"Well, then, how's that good?" The sea girl was a little flustered, and said casually: "Does that lady have anyone you want to see?" And the slave and maid begged for a decree and called them in. ”

The only person Yun Ji wants to see is Rongya, and there is no one else. Yun Ji shook her head again.

In a panic, Hai Wu thought of the girl Ling Ji who went to the next door to settle in the gradual platform, and said, "Niangniang, otherwise, Niangniang should go to the next door to see Miss Ling Ji." His Majesty took Ling Ji into the palace as well. Yesterday, it was still the slave girl who went to settle the Ling Ji girl. ”

Yun Ji didn't want to see Ling Ji in her heart. The idea of dedicating himself to His Majesty to save Rongya was Ling Ji's idea. Although Ling Ji's original intention was to rescue the Melting Cliff, after all, her judgment was very wrong, causing Yun Ji to make an irreparable mistake. Yun Ji didn't want to blame Ling Ji, but she really couldn't let go of this knot in her heart. Yun Ji just wants to die, her own defiled body has no face to see Rongya again. Originally, he was also alone, but when he died, he was clean. Yun Ji made up her mind and ended herself today. She didn't want to see Ling Ji again, but after Hai Wei mentioned this, Yun Ji's heart softened a little, after all, with Ling Ji's sisters, it was also appropriate to say goodbye before dying. So, Yun Ji nodded and said, "It's okay." Then I'll go see Sister Ling Ji. ”

For the sea squirt, this is a treasure. Hai Wu bounced up from the ground and shouted outside the door: "Hurry up and wait, Niang Niang is going to visit Miss Ling Ji in the gradual stage." Several chamberlains and palace maids had been waiting outside the door for a long time, and when they heard the call, they immediately pushed the door in, ready to freshen up and serve.

Yun Ji frowned and said, "No need to wait. I'll just go like this. You don't have to follow. ”

Haiwu came up with a smile on her face and said, "Niangniang feels sorry for us, but where are we willing to let Niangniang leave the palace alone." That's not the rule. Don't worry, we sent Niangniang to the stage, just waiting at the door, what do you need, call us. This is also the scene of our Yinglu Palace, isn't it? ”

Yun Ji nodded indispensably, didn't make up at all, and went out without makeup.

Out of the door of Yinglu Palace to the east, less than ten zhang apart, is the gradual platform. There are no Nangong guards in the platform, only a few sporadic chamberlains and palace maids. It was a small side hall with only a small row of very low houses, and there was nothing in the courtyard except a well. Yun Ji walked into the room of the gradual platform. Ling Ji was there and the two palace maids carefully packing up the new things that had been sent in.

Yun Ji glanced at the group of people and said, "You all go to the palace gate and wait." Then he pointed to Ling Ji's palace maids and said, "Sister Ling, let them and the people in the courtyard go out too." ”

Ling Ji said, "You all go out, wait outside the palace gate." ”

"Yes." Haifu went out with the people of Yinglu Palace and the people of Yantai.

Ling Ji smiled and said, "Look at you, Niangniang's posture has been put on the table. With that, he grabbed Yun Ji's hand and sat down. Glancing outside again, he confirmed that there was no one left, and asked in a low voice, "You didn't intercede with Your Majesty for the Melting Cliff Prince last night, did you?" ”

Yun Ji lowered her eyes and shook her head slightly.

Ling Ji patted his heart with his right hand, exhaled, and said, "Thank God." I was worried all night last night, and I was worried that you would rush to your majesty to intercede in a hurry. It's okay, it's okay. There is no urgency in this matter, and we have about 10 days or 20 days to go. ”

Yun Ji said coldly: "There is no need to plead. ”

"Why?"

"Before Your Majesty favored me, the Prince of Rongya had been exonerated of the capital crime and his sentence was commuted to exile."

"Huh?!" Ling Ji's eyes widened in shock, stared at Yun Ji for a while, and then sobbed and hugged Yun Ji, saying, "It's all my sister, it's all my sister, my sister hurt you." It's my sister who hurt you. Woo......"

Yun Ji also cried, but still said calmly: "This is all about people's lives. I have no fate with the Melting Cliff Prince. After a few days of getting along, I was satisfied. My body is not clean now, and I have nothing to worry about. Today is to say goodbye to my sister, our sisters, coming, we must see each other. My sister is my only relative in this world, and I will say goodbye today and see you in the next life. If my sister can see Rongya Gongzi again and say hello to him for me, she will say that Yun Ji is blessed, and she can't serve Rongya Gongzi in this life, and she will repay Rongya Gongzi's kindness in the next life. Yun Ji said very calmly, and the tears stopped.

Ling Ji knew that Yun Ji had made up her mind to commit suicide this time.

Ling Ji was very confused in her heart, but she didn't know how to unravel Yun Ji. Yun Ji has dedicated herself to the emperor, which there is no way to undo in any way. The matter is a foregone conclusion, and there is no room for accommodation this time. Ling Ji panicked, just kept rubbing her hands, stood up, sat down again, stood up, sat down again.

Yun Ji stood up and knelt down. No matter how Ling Ji pulled, Yun Ji would never get up, Yun Ji didn't say a word, and kowtowed thirteen times upright. Because she didn't sleep all night, after kowtowing these thirteen heads, Yun Ji's face turned white. Yun Ji panted and said, "Sister, we have been sisters for thirteen years, and my sister is fortunate to be taken care of by my sister. My sister has nothing, these thirteen heads, even if my sister is grateful to my sister for her thirteen years of nurturing and care. Sister, let's say goodbye! ”

After Yun Ji finished speaking, she stood up abruptly, turned around and was about to walk out. Probably standing too fast, and her body was too weak, Yun Ji actually fainted to the ground.

Ling Ji didn't dare to call for the people outside the palace gate to come in, and helped Yun Ji to lie down on his couch. Applying a hot towel to her face and pouring a few more mouthfuls of soup, Yun Ji was still only unconscious. Ling Ji is the leader of the Liuchuan Maiji, she has a lot of skills in daily emergency response, and she also knows a lot about medical science. Ling Ji picked up Yun Ji's arm and called Yun Ji's vein. Yun Ji had no other symptoms other than physical weakness, but her pulse was ......

Slowly, Yun Ji opened her eyes.

Ling Ji couldn't wait to ask, "Yun'er, what are the days of your monthly letter?" ”

Yun Ji was asked inexplicably, blinking her eyes and not speaking.

Ling Ji said in a panic: "Say it quickly!" ”

Yun Ji said weakly: "Around the third day of the second month. ”

"Have you ever sent a monthly letter since last month?"

"Nope."

"Is the right day for each of your monthly letters? Is there a big change? ”

"Never make a mistake."

Ling Ji opened her eyes wide, stared at Yun Ji, and said word by word: "Yun'er, according to the pulse, you ...... Should be...... Pregnant! ”

Yun Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, you don't have to coax me. I know that our sisters are the most intimate and the best, and you are reluctant to let me die. I understood that my sister was trying to persuade me not to commit suicide, so she made up such words to coax me. This is the kindness of my sister. ”

Ling Ji said, "Oh, what a fool, my Yun'er. What shall I coax you to do? The joy pulse is an easily recognizable pulse and you can't go wrong. Besides, even if I can coax you for a while, can I coax you for a lifetime? ”

Yun Ji still didn't believe it, and said, "Sister, don't forget. We are the Ryukawa Maihime, and the Ryukawa Maihime can't be born. ”

Ling Ji shook her head disapprovingly, and said steadily, "Actually, that's not the case. Everything in this world, where is there anything completely absolute?! There are exceptions. Not to mention us women of the right age to give birth and raise, even those shriveled old women who have been broken for decades at the age of seventy or eighty, some of them can still give birth, let alone us? It's just that our Ryukawa Maihime has been practicing secret techniques all year round, and it is extremely difficult to conceive. You and Rongya are in love, and they are both in their right years, and it is entirely possible to conceive. ”

"But the world says that Ryukawa Maihime can't give birth. Even those predecessors in the past, I haven't heard of anyone who has given birth to them? ”

"The rumors about the fact that Ryukawa Maihime can't give birth were originally nonsense that Ryukawa Rakufu deliberately exaggerated and spread. These nonsense are to coax the families of those dignitaries and nobles, so that they will not be too hostile to Ryukawa Maihime and not let them enter the door. Do you think, with the well-known bed secrets of the Ryukawa Maihime, which family's family would dare to let their husband accept the Ryukawa Maihime into the house? ”

Yun Ji was skeptical and said, "This is the child of the Melting Cliff Child?" ”

"Silly Yun'er, who else could it be? You have had two men in total, a Melting Cliff Son and a Majesty. Your Majesty was fortunate to have come to you yesterday, so it is impossible for this child to be Your Majesty's. This kid can only be the son of the Melting Cliff. ”

"Then, I'm ......" Yun Ji's heart was like a stone pressed, she didn't know what to say, and she didn't know how to spit out this breath, and she was about to suffocate.

"Yun'er. I can't be wrong about your pulse. This is a matter of two lives, and my sister will never believe it. Yun'er, listen to me, you have to remember that you are not yourself now, you are now two lives, and the other is the blood of the Melting Cliff Prince. For the sake of this, how can you commit suicide at will? Are you willing? ”

"I ...... I...... Ah......h

After a while, Yun Ji cried profusely before Ling Ji helped her to sit up. She still couldn't believe it, and was always worried about whether Ling Ji had diagnosed the wrong pulse. But she really eagerly hopes that this is true, if she is pregnant with the blood of Rongya, then her friendship with Rongya at least has a result, although she and Rongya can not stay together, but if she can have a child, it is also a great comfort to her fate with Rongya. Yun Ji suddenly felt that there was hope in life, she gave up the idea of suicide for the time being, and decided to wait a little longer, if she was really pregnant as Ling Ji said, then she would do her best to keep this bit of blood for Rongya and for herself.

Ling Ji said, "Yun Ji. We are now going to keep this child and give birth to it. Yun Ji, you are a blessed person. Fortunately, you have received the blessing of Your Majesty, otherwise, this child is not clear, and Le Fang will never allow you to give birth. ”

Yun Ji's mind was confused and she didn't think about it, so after Ling Ji said, she realized the key to the matter, and said, "Sister is saying that we want to pretend that this child is His Majesty's?" ”

"If you don't pretend to be Your Majesty's, how can you ......?"

"This? ……”

"Don't forget, you have received His Majesty's extraordinary grace, and it is likely that you will be crowned a concubine after the great funeral, and it is absolutely impossible for you to get out of this harem for half a step. If you don't think of your child as Your Majesty's, who else can you think of? If not, there is only one way for this child to die, and you only have one way to die. I know you don't want this kid to recognize someone else as a father, sister, how do I want that. But there's only one way we can go. ”

Yun Ji completely understood. In this life, if you want this child to live, not only Yun Ji herself, but even this child can only be His Majesty's.

Yun Ji is a girl who is soft on the outside and tough on the inside, and once she has made up her mind, she will move forward. After Ling Ji's nudge, Yun Ji already knew how to do it. She now feels that it is a very sacred mission for her to live well. Yun Ji said calmly, "Sister, what should we do?" Please sister save this child. ”

Ling Ji said, "Yun'er, don't say stupid things. This child will be my child from now on. What we have to do now is, of course, to find ways to keep yourself and your children alive. So, there are a few things you need to pay special attention to. First, don't call a doctor within half a month, otherwise you will be diagnosed with a happy pulse, which is impossible to say no matter what. In the past six months, I will do the pulse diagnosis. Second, try not to let the emperor see anything unusual, so you have to sleep normally. However, don't push too hard when you go to bed, and don't use the secret technique anymore. A month later, we asked the imperial doctor to diagnose the pulse, and the imperial doctor determined the happy pulse, and the emperor would not be happy with you again. The first level is over. Thirdly, the most crucial and the most difficult, in order to let the child live and live well, you must let His Majesty pamper you at all costs. I heard that today's Queen Yu is a jealous woman and is extremely vicious to the harem concubines. If you don't have the emperor's favor and protection, you and this child won't be able to live well in this harem. Fourth, you and I must never talk to anyone about this matter, including the eight sisters of the Ryukawa Maihime, otherwise, not to mention you and this child, even the son of Rongya will definitely not be able to save his life. Do you understand what I'm talking about, Yun'er? ”

"I see, sister." Yun Ji said firmly, Yun Ji thought of Fang Cai seeking death one by one, and said, "Sister, is Yun'er too selfish?" ”

"Huh?"

"If Yun'er really died for the martyrdom of the Melting Cliff Prince, then my sister and the other eight sisters would definitely be implicated and executed. Yun'er knew she was wrong. Ask my sister to forgive my sister. I also beg my sister to mention more of my sister in the future. ”

Ling Ji helped Yun Ji get up, and said with a slight smile: "If you find a short-term view, I won't live myself." I have nothing to worry about in this world, only you are a relative. If you are gone, I will not live alone. ”

Ling Ji's voice was very slight, but her tone was very resolute, which moved Yun Ji very much, the two of them supported each other, their hands clasped together, Yun Ji said, "Sister, we have to live well." ”

Ling Ji said: "Yes, live well." ”

Yun Ji packed up and walked out of Ling Ji's gradual stage. The sea maid carefully accompanied, looking at Yun Ji with his eyes, wondering if Yun Ji's depressed mood had dissolved. Yun Ji didn't look at Haifu, looked at the eaves of the towering palace in front of her, and said, "Haifu, you don't have to look at it secretly, and you don't have to worry. You are so good that I will not treat you badly. Our Yinglu Palace, from now on, will live well in this harem and ......"

Concentrate:

1. Will be a master craftsman: in charge of the palace room.