Chapter Ninety-Three: The Sudden Death of the Prince
Afu subconsciously glanced at Huan Xian, and both of them were suspicious and shocked on their faces.
Qiao Guifei's little prince should be more than three years old, and the emperor attaches great importance to it, so he arranged a master early and sent him to the Taixue Hall for edification.
It is said that the doll that is more than three years old, and the people dare not slack off, and the chance of sudden death is probably not large, unless someone deliberately designs.
After a while, Afu hurriedly sorted out her clothes under Wanwan's urging and prepared to return to the hospital.
As she got up, Huan Xian's gaze involuntarily fell on the pair of figures on the Double Wild Goose Pagoda that were still side by side.
She sighed softly: "It's okay, now, that man'er can't enter the door of our Pei Mansion at all." ”
Afu's heart moved, but she didn't say anything, said goodbye, and hurried back to the hospital.
Go back to the courtyard to bathe in the bath and spices have been prepared, Afu while letting Wanwan help her clean, while reporting a matter of things that need to be prepared, Sakura Sakura took the book and guarded outside the screen, Afu said every time, she worked hard to write.
"Prepare new pure white clothes for each room, and order them to go to the house at once, and pay for the tailor to work overnight, and never be late; The servants of the servants are cotton cloth, and the masters still need silk. ”
"The headdress has also been changed to pearl and silver ornaments, hairpins are not allowed, chrysanthemums are removed from the house, and if there are flowers that are still blooming next to them, they will be twisted together."
"Everywhere must be notified, especially those who go out to procure, and they must not be provoked by others."
"Qingyan's specifications are according to the aunt's mother, and Xiangyuan's is according to the eldest son's son, high or low are not allowed, you must be especially careful..."
Afu thought about it, and probably mentioned it all.
She had just dressed up here, and the attendants in the palace who had delivered the decree had also arrived, waiting in the Hundred Lions Hall.
Afu deliberately brought Wanwan, and the two of them rushed to the Hundred Lions Hall to receive the edict.
"Second Madam Pei, our Concubine Qiao invites you to enter the palace for a while, the emperor has already been very gracious. Do you think it's convenient for us to leave now? ”
Afu said diligently: "This is a great grace, and the concubine body is naturally unwanted." It's just that it's not early at the moment, and it must have been curfew as soon as I entered the palace gate..."
The waiter said: "The second lady doesn't have to worry, since you are the honored guest of the mother, naturally there will be no reason for you to patrol the city." Maybe the mother is rising, and it is unknown to reward you for staying in the palace for one night. ”
Afu smiled a lot: "That's naturally overjoyed." ”
When she went out to the Hundred Lions Hall, Afu saw that the Manchu Mansion had been hung with white silk.
The chamberlain also noticed it, and saluted Ah Fu with a smile on his face: "Madame really has a good family, and the speed of Pei's Mansion is the fastest in the whole capital, and the emperor must think that Shangshu and Lord Shilang are attentive." ”
Afu was polite, but she knew in her heart that this was the white silk for the old lady's funeral, which had just been removed and had not yet been put into storage, and it would be unhappy to hang it up again.
The Nanchi Palace, where Qiao Guifei is located, has not changed much, she is not an extravagant and wasteful person, nor is she like Qian Duoer, who asks to be rebuilt and renovated every now and then.
It has been decades since the Nanchi Palace was built, and many places have faded and reappeared, and it looks a little decadent.
The attendants did not mean to accompany Afu into the hall, saying that Concubine Qiao did not allow her subordinates to enter the door.
Ah Fu had to cautiously walk to the closed door of the palace and knock gently: "Concubine Niangniang? The concubine is Xiang Fu, Pei Shuyu Shangshu..."
Before she could finish her timid self-introduction, a tired and fragmented voice sounded: "Come in." ”
The hall was the same as before, and there was no mess in the mess that Afu imagined.
Qiao Guifei was still holding the cat and leaning on the beauty couch, with a warm lamp lit next to her, if it weren't for her red and swollen eyes, Afu would never have thought that this was a mother who had lost her beloved son.
Qiao Guifei hooked the corners of her lips slightly: "You're here?" ”
Afu nodded in confusion. I thought that if I brought Wanwan, I could talk to each other when I was at a loss, but Concubine Qiao was not even allowed to enter her own maid, where could I accommodate Afu's maid on the side.
"Sit down."
Afu lowered her head to find a stool, but there were not many people in this hall who could sit and lie down, so she couldn't help hesitating.
Qiao Guifei patted the other half of the empty beauty couch: "Come and sit here." ”
Afu was about to excuse herself and say "don't dare", but Qiao Guifei had already intercepted her words: "I have no relatives and no reason, you should accompany your sister, okay?" ”
At this point, Afu had nothing else to say, and her heart was still a little sour, so she leaned over obediently.
"Don't think so, isn't your aunt still alive, she must be thinking about you all the time."
General Qiao Feng's own sister, named Qiao Mochou, married Prime Minister Li Cheng, who had not yet made his mark, in the early years, and now his son Li Wei has married a wife, which can be regarded as a leisurely day.
Qiao Yuemei sighed lightly and didn't speak, but her chest began to rise and fall violently.
After a while, I still couldn't hold back, and tears fell in strings.
Afu was a little more relaxed when she saw her like this, for fear that she would be like her sister-in-law, and she would not be able to think about it and end up going crazy.
She hesitated, but she still had the courage to move to Qiao Guifei's side, and carefully stretched out an arm to stop Guifei's shoulder.
Qiao Guifei is a big skeleton, much taller than Afu, and Afu is still a little difficult to hold her.
But Qiao Guifei tilted her head and leaned on her shoulder with great suppleness, crying silently, Afu's heart was sour, and she couldn't move.
The two sat quietly until midnight, and neither of them spoke.
One wept, the other accompanied by tears, plus handkerchiefs.
I heard that the emperor's sedan chair outside had come several times, as if it was because Afu was inside, and left quietly.
Ah Fu finally couldn't help but ask, "Niangniang, don't you invite the emperor in?" ”
Qiao Guifei cried in a muffled voice, and tried her best to hide her choked throat with one mouth: "Don't be, heal your wounds." Didn't want to cry in front of him. ”
Ah Fu thought to herself, how can you feel sorry for you if you don't let the emperor see it?
"Mother, have you found out who did it?"
"The emperor went up to check, but he just said that it looked like sudden death, but he didn't know..."
I was pregnant with a child of ten months, and I was raised alive until I was more than three years old, and I can't tell you how many nights I looked at his quiet sleeping face and was reluctant to look away, so it disappeared suddenly.
Rao is Qiao Guifei has been separated from the world for a long time, and she can't bear such pain.
The palace lady and the inner attendant outside were not at ease in the end, although they were not allowed to approach, they were still surrounded outside the hall.
Hearing Qiao Guifei's pain, someone said anxiously: "Niangniang, are you okay?" ”
As soon as Afu wanted to reply, "It's okay", Qiao Guifei stood up abruptly from her shoulder, put the cat on the case, picked up the jade Ruyi on the side of the beauty couch, and walked towards the door.
Before Afu could react, she had already opened the door with a "bang", and the white moonlight was scattered on the ground.
"Get out of here for Hongu!" Yu Ruyi was smashed by her at the bottom of the steps, and the small half even rebounded and landed on the cornerstone in front of the temple gate.
was so frightened that the chamberlains and Gong'e forgot to even retire, and rushed to the door in a panic.
When the tide receded, only a frightened bird remained, standing by the window with great trepidation.
Qiao Guifei glanced at her, didn't say anything, turned around indifferently, and closed the palace door again.
Where can Afu still sit still, standing there uneasily, and smiling: "The concubine doesn't have to worry about the slaves, they are all worried about you..."
Qiao Guifei sneered: "It's not that all minions are as loyal as your little servant." ”
She glanced at Afu, who was sincerely afraid and didn't know what to say, and was full of exhaustion, and walked straight inside, plunging into the layers of brocade quilts.
Afu stood there motionless and didn't dare to move, and after a long time, she felt that Qiao Guifei was probably asleep, so she tiptoed inside, wanting to cover her slightly, so as not to catch a cold, who knew that just pinched the corner of the thin brocade quilt, Qiao Guifei's muffled voice sounded: "You go back, you can't rest well here." ”
Afu quietly looked over, and saw that there was still a layer of tears on her face, reflecting the candlelight slightly, and she felt sorry for her: "The concubine will accompany the mother." If Niangniang doesn't dislike it, she will treat Afu as Niangniang's sister and talk to her sister about her heart, it's okay..."
Concubine Qiao frowned and said tiredly: "You go back..."
Afu didn't dare to say any more, so she had to bow and leave.