Chapter 19: Chinese New Year's Eve
In the morning, after worshipping the ancestors, the emperor really didn't blame, and my hanging heart finally fell to the ground. When I came out of the Hall of Merit, Ziqing whispered behind me who left the line, "If something goes wrong today, no one will be able to help you, be smart." When I heard this, I nodded quickly, and took a step forward to catch up. And that guy Qi Hao glanced at me twice and walked away without looking back. It was as if he wasn't helping me just now, and it almost made me think that I had done something sorry for him.
After worshipping the ancestors, the emperor accompanied the queen back to the Shuyi Palace. He sent everyone back to rest, and in the afternoon, he went to the Temple of Virtue to have a reunion dinner together for Chinese New Year's Eve.
I thought that the palace was just worshipping the ancestors, at most I watched a song and dance at night and set off a fireworks or something, I didn't expect the royal family to have a reunion dinner, this life in the emperor's house, where is not a rivalry, intrigues, where to come to the family and everything is prosperous, and where to come to the reunion. I only hope that Qi Hao and Ziqing will not become enemies in the future.
Since the emperor has already said so, everyone naturally dispersed, and I also let Sang Ma help me get into the Luan car, ready to leave for the palace, and it happened that I heard the weak female voice that almost trapped me in danger in the morning, "Yo, Concubine An, do you mind going forward with your concubine?" ”
I turned around and saw the person coming, and the anger in my heart suddenly rose. Who should I be, it turned out to be Charlene Spring and Summer Concubine Niangniang.
I'll just say, which one is so bold and dares to be jealous in front of so many people, it turned out to be her, no wonder, typical pampering and arrogance without a long brain, relying on her father is the second-class minister of the court, no one looks down on her in this harem, and only the queen can suppress her, coincidentally I am the same concubine as her, just because I am the princess, naturally press her, I used to be under one person, and now I am ranked below my little girl, and I am naturally full of resentment towards me.
"It turned out to be Concubine Xia's mother, so go with it, this princess has always been happy." A sentence of princess and joy and quietness not only shows my status as more noble than her, but also satirizes her noise.
I looked at her smiling face and suddenly became a little embarrassed, and immediately thought it was funny, and gave me a stump, really when I was an eight-year-old.
"Hmph, don't be complacent too early, you milky and dry child, what are you proud of and rob me." With that, she glared at me, turned and boarded her own luan chariot and drove away, leaving me dumbfounded. When did I grab something? I have always kept in mind the six-character golden words that Mama said. It makes people feel funny, seeing that everyone was almost scattered when he spoke just now, he hurried to get in the car and go back to the palace, tired all morning, it is estimated that there will be more work in the afternoon, and he will go back to make up for sleep.
I slept soundly and was served by Sang Ma to get up, saying that the time was coming, and another bath and change of clothes made me wake up instantly after the last bit of sleep, looking at myself dressed up in the mirror, I was a little stunned.
Is this still the same Xie Jiuyi as before? In the half year since I came here, I have been imperceptibly changed by the people and things here, and I have gradually lost myself, and those harsh words in the morning actually came out of my mouth? When did I care so much about other people's opinions again?
Sang Ma and Bai Zhi were busy around me, for fear that something would go wrong and I would be punished, if I could be a little more favored, wouldn't they have to worry about me so much.
I was late in the morning, so I didn't dare to be late anymore, so I went to the temple of virtue early, but fortunately there were not many people in the future, and the emperor and queen had not yet arrived, so the maid of the palace took me to my seat and stood next to me. Those concubines and beauties have arrived, and they are also sitting below. The order of the seats is step-like, and it is a differentiation of three, six, nine, and so on.
I saw Chu Mo coming with Chu Lige, I felt a little happy, I hadn't seen Chu Mo for a long time, and I didn't even have anyone to talk to, but they didn't come towards me, after all, it was in front of people, Chu Mo raised his head and signaled to me, and then walked to his seat and sat down, and didn't look at me again, but Chu Lige always looked at me and made a face, which made me cry and laugh when I was sitting on the high platform.
Baidao palace banquet, tasteless food, light Roman dance, but I turned a blind eye, watching everyone laugh, but my heart was cold. Singing and laughing, happy and happy, I am a person who has nothing to do with this world, I can only watch coldly, I can't fit in, the fireworks are dazzling, and I have no time to pay attention.
Seeing that the emperor and the queen were in love, I guess I didn't have time to take care of me, so I excused myself from the apse and spared out, standing alone in this empty palace gate, looking at the fireworks blooming in the distance, I almost thought that I had returned to modern times, thinking that I was just standing in my own yard, but the burdensome service on my body kept reminding me that I was here, in this strange time and space.
Thinking that the banquet would disperse after a while, and I didn't plan to go back, I followed the sheep intestine path for a long time, as if I had walked to the imperial garden, and it was like no, and I didn't know where it was, so I sat on the ground when I was tired, a little cold, curled up and looked at the sky, there were stars, twinkling stars in the sky, and tears flowed out when I looked at it, maybe my eyes were sore, or something else.
When I come here, I often cry, just like the faucet that can't be pulled on the gate, and I burst into tears at every turn, like sighing for my future life, and like I pity myself now, just like when I went to the temple to see the golden Buddha.
The wind blew, I tightened the neckline of my cloak, stood up, patted the dust on my body, stood up and saw the red plum blossoming in the moonlight, the trembling flower bones stood in the wind, and the snow suddenly fell in the sky, like goose feathers, sticking to the face and instantly turning into water, afraid that the clothes would be wet, I hurried back, and saw a person carrying the palace lamp from a distance, so I walked towards him.
"Ziqing, why did you come out?" Seeing the faces of the people who came, my heart was warm again.
He held the palace lamp in one hand and pulled me with the other, half a head taller than me, "Seeing that you have not returned for a long time, I came out to look for it, and it happened to be snowing, and I was afraid that you would catch a cold." ”
I used my frozen hands to draw a little warmth from his palms, and clung to him tightly, just as I was afraid that the drowning man would grab a piece of driftwood, and if he did not appear, I was afraid that I would drown in the sea of longing.
Back at the Temple of Virtue, everyone didn't seem to be disturbed by the heavy snowfall at all. Some people also said that when snow falls from the sky, the emperor must make his wish come true. As soon as the emperor was happy, he rewarded him, as long as everyone was present, everyone was rewarded. Jade Ruyi, gold, night pearls, silk and satin abound, everyone is happy to receive the reward, just my turn, someone presented foreign envoys sent foreign things, the emperor rewarded me casually, take a look at the hand, only to know that it is just a quill.