Chapter 42: Palace Secrets (1)
"Princess, the lord of the country is invited." Ling An had already heard all the conversations between An Dai and Xuan Ye at the door, and while he was busy calling everyone to retreat, he stood up anxiously and interrupted the conversation between the two in time.
"Brother of the Lord... Summoned me for the sake of my repentance? An Dai looked at Ling An's eyes and helpless face, and what appeared in her mind was the iron-faced and selfless face that was full of the past.
I still remember when I was a child, An Dai changed into the clothes of a maid and sneaked out of the palace, her own plan was seamless, and she would not be discovered by her father and mother, all of which was only to blame for having an iron-faced and selfless second brother, the second brother was not as amused as the eldest brother, and he often put on that black face since he was a child.
"Princess... Please, the lord of the kingdom is waiting for you in the imperial study. Even if he is helpless, he is helpless.
"Xuan Ye, you're thinking about it carefully, waiting for me to come back, listening to your answer. Remember, no matter what Xuan Ye's answer is, An Dai has made up her mind, and she will live up to Xuan Ye, and An Dai will not live up to Xuan Ye..."
"Princess, please..."Ling An has seen the slow winding in the palace, this will not be as easy as An Dai said, coming here, Ling An also has a little compassion.
Xuan Ye watched An Dai disappear from his sight step by step, until An Dai left completely, and did not respond to her question. A few years later, Xuan Ye never forgot the smile of An Dai that day, if he knew, it would be the last time they met, he would definitely tell her his answer, but unfortunately, there will not be so many early knew, of course, these are all later words.
And at this moment, Yuan Ge, who had just sent away Ruan Kang's group, was about to eat fruit with Jin'an, when an uninvited guest came outside the door, disturbing the purity of the mother and daughter.
"Guifei Niangniang, the Queen Mother heard that Ruan Kang's family actually came to Zhaoyang Palace to make trouble, and sent an old slave to greet her, I wonder if Niangniang is okay?" After all, Mama Zhang is the old man next to the Queen Mother, and she has a set of rules for speaking and doing things, and she is thoughtful everywhere, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.
"The Queen Mother remembered that the concubines were fine. The old woman just loves her daughter, how can this palace not know, this palace also understands the difficulties of their orphans and widows, and sent her own little peach to take the woman to the queen's mother. Presumably the mother will call the shots for it. Yuan Ge could only pretend to be a good wife and mother when he saw the smiling tiger, and said slowly.
"The concubine Niangniang is a person who knows the general situation, and the Queen Mother naturally knows it in her heart, and she also understands the difficulties of the Niangniang in the harem. No, I also sent the old slave to invite the mother to Cining Palace to say something considerate, and there was no need to bring too many attendants, but if the mother needed someone to serve, take Zhao Hui with her. Mama Zhang said, but for some reason, when Mama Zhang mentioned Mama Zhao's name, Yuan Ge saw with her own eyes that there was a trace of resentment in Mama Zhao's eyes.
"Let Ah Yue take care of the affairs of the palace over there, Mama Zhao, you can go with me to Cining Palace to see the Queen Mother." Mama Zhang said a long list of words, and her words and rhetoric made Yuan Ge unable to think of any suitable words to refuse, so she could only listen to Mama Zhang's meaning and nodded.
"Zhao Hui, since your master values you, you should follow, after all, I think you also came out of Cining Palace back then, don't forget your background is excellent." Mama Zhang glanced at Mama Zhao, who was following Yuan Ge's side, and her eyes were full of disdain.
"Yes, the old slave is also an old man who follows the lord of the country, although he is now with the noble concubine, but as Mama Zhang said, he came out of Cining Palace, and it is time to see the queen mother, please be safe." What Yuan Ge didn't expect was that Mama Zhao was not to be outdone.
"Zhao Hui!! How dare you ?!!! Mama Zhang obviously didn't expect Mama Zhao to speak like this in front of Yuan Ge, and she suddenly became angry.
"Mama Zhang! In front of the noble concubine, have you lost your dignity and the dignity of Cining Palace? Mama Zhao, who successfully angered Mama Zhang, calmed down and said with a slight smile.
Yuan Ge has the taste of watching a big drama at this moment, and in this red wall and green tile, how many people have written stories with their lives.
"The concubine is atoning for her sins, it is the old slave who is rude." After Mama Zhang heard Cining Palace, she immediately calmed down and bowed her head to Yuan Ge.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's rude to let the Queen Mother wait for a long time, and please go to the Queen Mother first to return to the Queen Mother, and the palace will change clothes and makeup, and it will be there immediately." Yuan Ge smiled slightly, indicating that it was okay.
"Yes." Mama Zhang immediately bowed and retreated, leaving.
In the inner room of Zhaoyang Palace, there were only Yuan Ge and Mama Zhao in the room, and there was no word in the air, and Mama Zhao kept silent about what had just happened. Yuan Ge, who was dressed in clothes, slowly sat in front of the dresser with the support of Mama Zhao, Yuan Ge looked at himself in the mirror, and at the same time saw Mama Zhao's worried face in the mirror.
"Little master, you must be at a loss about the old slave and the old affairs of Cining Palace." Mama Zhao picked up the wooden comb, slowly combed it on top of Yuan Ge's black hair, her face was indifferent, and she asked slowly.
"If you want to say it, if you don't want to say it, I won't ask, I believe you." Yuan Ge turned his head and looked at Mama Zhao with a smile, holding Mama Zhao's wrinkled hands, and staring into her eyes. But what Yuan Ge didn't expect was that there were tears in Mama Zhao's eyes.
"If you want to say it, if you don't want to say it, don't ask, I believe you... Little master, you can know that your short words, for me, are the words I dreamed of in the first half of my life..."Mama Zhao's emotions were a little out of control, I saw her take out the silver hairpin from the cuffs, pick up the hair hanging on the left side of the face for the first time, and tie it in the bun, at that moment, the tone with obvious crying, and the obvious scar on the left side of the face, instantly touched Yuan Ge's heart.
It was the summer of the eighth year of Taifeng, and Emperor Zhai Ling officially ordered the abolition of the harem, and the queen was a couple for life. This regulation has never been seen for a long time, the holy decree has been issued, and there are many discussions inside and outside the court, but no matter how the ministers of the court and the central government oppose it, Emperor Zhai Ling insists on doing so, and the ministers have nothing to say. But the people in the emperor's harem are more than 100 people, the holy order, suddenly the sound of crying, the sound of pleading everywhere, all the famous concubines and maids, and the national women who have no name to delay their youth are all hiding their faces and crying, for a while, the harem has become a cold palace, wailing all over the ground.
"Ah Hui, I heard that we will be able to leave the palace tomorrow after receiving the pension." The woman who spoke was Mama Zhang when she was young, her name was Simo, and the Ah Hui in her mouth was Mama Zhao, Zhao Hui.
"Yes, yes, I also listened to the housekeeper. It's been two years since I entered the palace, and I don't know if Brother Niu is still waiting for me..."The girl's cheeks were red, and she looked down at her toes, looking so shy. But she didn't see the hostility and hatred in the eyes of the girl next to her when she heard her speak.
"Yes, Ah Hui, Brother Ah Niu looks so good, even if you enter the palace and are still waiting for you, you will meet again tomorrow, I am really happy for you." When he spoke again, the hatred in Zhang Simo's eyes had been concealed at all, and it was replaced by that simple appearance.
"Simo, this matter can't be said much, although the lord of the country ordered the abolition of the harem, but after all, we are still the body of the country's daughters, and we have not left the palace for a day, after all, we are not free bodies, this is still not to be said, for fear that someone with a heart will listen to it, and it will harm the names of you and me." Listening to Zhang Simo's words, Zhao Hui's face turned pale with fright, and she hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand, leaned against her ear, and said.
"It's still thoughtful, I forgot this..."Then, Zhang Simo looked at Zhao Hui with a grateful face, Zhao Hui saw this, and immediately put his mind at ease, walked into the cabinet, and packed up his bags for leaving the palace tomorrow. However, Zhang Simo behind Zhao Hui quietly came to her bed, took the jade pendant under Zhao Hui's pillow and sneaked out of the door, walking in one direction.
On the second day, with the announcement of the imperial envoy, Zhao Hui and Zhang Simo stepped into their early packing and planned to leave the palace where they had lived for several years, the palace door slowly opened, the two finally saw the outside world, the eyes of the two were full of longing and hope, outside the palace gate, a man saw the two, his face immediately showed the excitement, Zhao Hui also saw the man's face, the cheeks immediately welled up with infinite thoughts, the cheeks were blushing, and the eyes were moist, Zhao Hui walked step by step towards the man who had been thinking about him for a long time, The man's cheeks gradually approached, but just as the two were about to get together, an accident happened.
Groups of guards actually surrounded the two, and Zhao Hui was stunned in place, thinking about many things in her heart, but she really couldn't think of a reason.
"I don't know, what advice does the Dou guard have." Zhao Hui quickly recognized the person in the lead, this person was the imperial guard Dou Ting, who was highly valued by the lord of the country, but at this moment, he brought troops here, why? A little panic swelled in Zhao Hui's heart.
"The lord of the country has an order, the daughter of the country Zhao Hui, the palace is disrespectful, the queen mother found out, the evidence is conclusive, and the daughter of the country Zhao Hui entered the Kunning Palace for questioning. As for this man, he pressed into the Zongren Mansion and waited for his arrival! Dou Ting's face was serious and cold, without warmth, and one sentence knocked Zhao Hui from the clouds to hell, she didn't even quibble with everyone, she was only stunned and escorted back to the palace by the guards.
On the way to be escorted by the guards, Zhao Hui clearly heard the sound of the palace gate closing heavily, she struggled to look back, the palace door was closed, closed heavily, and a tear fell immediately, Zhao Hui already knew in her heart that she would never have a chance to escape from this high wall in her life.
is worthy of being the queen mother of the harem for whom the lord of the country abolished, and her complexion is really beautiful. The mouth is not dotted but contains Dan, the eyebrows are not painted and the swing is crossed, the slender hands are neatly straightened, the flowers are thin, and the sweat is light and the clothes are transparent. The embroidered curtain Hibiscus smiled, leaned over the duck's cheeks, and the eye waves were guessed, and the waist was slender. What a stunning beauty.
"Bold! Dare to look directly at the queen mother! Zhao Hui looked at it, her eyes were full of surprise, who was the woman next to the queen?! Isn't it the woman who was still kissing and holding her hand last night - Zhang Simo?!! Why was she standing beside the queen?
"The queen mother has thousands of phoenixes, and the slaves and maids are happy and convinced." Zhao Hui endured the resentment and displeasure in her heart, and said with low eyebrows.
"Oh? Unexpectedly, this girl's mouth is quite sweet..."Xiangjiaoyu is tender and delicate and more beautiful than flowers, and her fingers are like peeling onion roots, such as containing Zhu Dan, and her smile touches people's souls."