Chapter 14: Eavesdropping is discovered
Qinliuyuan has been abandoned for many years, the windows inside are covered with cobwebs, and only some dilapidated furniture is left in the hall, which is also covered with dust.
The yard was overgrown with weeds and the big rocks were crawling with moss.
Song Jiu walked forward along the corner of the wall, a gust of cold wind blew behind her from time to time, she hugged her body with both hands, and felt a little weak in her heart.
Song Jiu remembered some rumors about Qinliu Garden, where the emperor's favorite concubine Liu Guifei once lived, when she was most favored, the first emperor in order to please her, the Qinliu Garden was arranged magnificently, the Qingxin Palace at that time was only the side hall of Qinliu Garden, what a scenery Liu Guifei was at that time.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, when the young and beautiful Concubine Xia entered the palace, the favor of the emperor was gradually put on Concubine Xia, and Concubine Liu's scenery was covered, and she was blinded by jealousy, and secretly performed ghost spells in the palace.
Legend has it that she wanted Concubine Xia to be haunted by evil ghosts and die, but because her skills were too evil, she was eaten by the little ghosts, and the whole person was torn to pieces, leaving only Sensen's white bones.
After the tragic death of Concubine Liu, the emperor ordered someone to seal the Qinliu Garden, after which the Qinliu Garden was abandoned, and later there were many rumors of haunting.
The emperor repeatedly proposed to let Concubine Xia, who lived next door, move to other palaces, but Concubine Xia refused, and the emperor simply invited the master and directly sealed the entire Qinliuyuan with spirit runes, and after that, even the palace maids and eunuchs did not dare to approach this palace again.
When Song Yan was a child, once she went to visit Concubine Xia, just in time for Concubine Xia to be in a bad mood, she directly closed the door of the dormitory and did not let her in, so she walked around the courtyard by herself, and turned into the small gate and turned to Qinliuyuan.
Song Yan played alone in the deserted Qinliuyuan for an afternoon, and when she was about to leave, she saw a woman wearing an emerald green dress under the willow tree, this woman had long hair that covered most of her face, Song Yan couldn't see her face clearly, Song Yan was frightened at that time, and hurriedly ran out, she only heard the woman humming a tune all the time.
After that, Song Yan went to Qinliuyuan a few more times, but she couldn't find the woman again, and when she grew up and heard a lot of rumors about the haunting of Qinliuyuan, she never dared to go again.
Song Jiu found the small door with her memory, there was a broken lock hanging on it, Song Jiu used her manual touch, and the lock fell directly to the ground, she directly pushed open the small door and walked into the courtyard of the Qingxin Palace.
The entire courtyard was empty, and Concubine Xia's bedroom was also closed.
Concubine Xia doesn't like to go out, in the past at this time she was copying Buddhist scriptures in the hall, and her two personal grandmothers were outside the door to take care of the flowers and plants in the yard for her.
The more Song Jiu thought about it, the more strange she felt, she walked to the door of the dormitory, and was hesitating whether to knock on the door, when she suddenly heard Concubine Xia in the hall talking, faintly mixed with a man's voice.
Song Jiu's heart was raised, she pricked up her ears to hear what the people inside were saying, but the voice of the two talking was very low, Song Jiu couldn't hear anything after listening for a long time, she thought about it and moved to the window, just as the window opened a crack, Song Jiu put her ear on it, the more she listened, the more she felt that something was wrong, because she found that the man's voice was so familiar.
It seems to be ...... Mrs. Gu!
Song Jiu's heart jumped, she couldn't help tiptoeing, propped up the window with her hand, and peeked inside, both of them were facing away from the window, Song Jiu couldn't see their faces clearly, she could only keep a fixed position and keep staring inside, the conversation between the two became more and more intense, seeing that the man was about to turn around, Song Jiu stared without blinking, for fear of missing the man's face.
Suddenly, Concubine Xia rushed over and hugged the man's waist tightly behind her, Song Jiu was instantly frightened, she unconsciously took a few steps back, but because her legs were too numb, she suddenly stood unsteadily, and the whole person fell forward, and her right leg directly knocked down a pot of flowers, clang, and made a loud noise.
"Who's out there!"
Concubine Xia walked quickly to the window, Song Jiu was so frightened that she got up and ran out, but her left leg had just been twisted, and she was limping and embarrassed.
Concubine Xia only saw a figure in the distance, but she still recognized it as Song Jiu at a glance.
"Why did the emperor suddenly appear outside my dormitory, could it be that she heard what we said just now?" Concubine Xia said to Gu Shengan on the side with a panicked expression.
Gu Shengan didn't hear what she said at all, his eyes kept looking into the distance, thoughtful.
Concubine Xia couldn't help but shake his hand, "Sheng An, you have something to say, should we arrest the emperor back." ”
"What are you doing with her?" Gu Shengan asked.
"Interrogation, of course, about how much she just eavesdropped! Our relationship must not be known to anyone, in case she gets the word out......"
"Interrogation?"
Gu Shengan sneered, she looked at Concubine Xia before continuing: "Concubine Xia, don't forget, Song Yan is your biological daughter, even if she hears it all, can you still get rid of her?" ”
A cold light flashed in Concubine Xia's eyes, and her face was cloudy.
Gu Shengan stared at her face and asked, "What are you thinking?" ”
"I didn't think about anything, but you, how do you plan to deal with the emperor's eavesdropping?" Concubine Xia asked.
Gu Shengan pondered for a long time before replying: "You don't have to worry about this matter, I'll deal with it." ”
Gu Shengan turned around and walked out, he was about to open the door when he suddenly thought of something, he said: "Concubine Xia, I must remind you, you are the emperor's biological mother, the concubine of the emperor, I hope you will pay attention to your words and deeds in the future, and don't make any more moves to hug me." ”
Concubine Xia's face became ugly, and she said with some collapse: "Sheng An, you know, I never wanted to be this concubine, I just want to be with you." ”
Gu Shengan's face sank instantly, "Do you know what you're talking about?" ”
"I know! I always knew that! Concubine Xia's tone was crying, she rushed over and held Gu Sheng'an's hand, her voice trembling a little, "Sheng'an, when you were in Gu Mansion, you obviously liked me too, didn't you?" ”
Gu Shengan's eyes darkened slightly, he slowly pushed away Concubine Xia's hand, and replied, "I have never liked you, I just treat you as my eldest sister!" ”
"How is that possible! At that time, my father-in-law wanted to send me to the palace, and you obviously opposed it to the death! ”
"Sister Yunxi, I was really reluctant to you at that time, but it was only because I was young and my biological mother died early, so I relied on your care and gentleness."
Concubine Xia's steps trembled, and she took a few steps back, "So you just thanked me for taking care of you?" So what is the purpose of your extra care for me and support for Song Yan for so many years? ”
Concubine Xia shouted: "Sheng An, your kindness to me has never been fake, I don't believe you haven't been moved by me." ”