In the dormitory of Yixiang Palace, Concubine Shu was dressed in a white middle coat, with her hair scattered, and slowly walked to the dresser and sat down.

Concubine Shu tried to raise the corners of her mouth, wanting to smile, but there were already more laugh lines at the corners of her eyes.

Looking back, it turns out that she has been in this palace for more than twenty years, and her appearance seems to be no different from back then, but in the end, it is still different, and she can no longer smile as carefree as before.

Before, her eyes were clear, but now there was nothing but endless sorrow and sorrow in her eyes.

"Han Yaoqi, do you remember that your name is Han Yaoqi?" Concubine Shu reached out and touched the mirror.

That year, when she was about to enter the palace, what her mother said to her was still vivid:

"Yaoqi, after you enter the palace, you must support the king well, and don't disturb the emperor with your own private affairs."

"Yaoqi, a woman wants to live a stable life in this life, and when she enters the palace, she must not compete with others for any favor, and it is best to live her own life."

"Yaoqi, you must not have the heart to hurt others."

"Yaoqi, I didn't want you to enter the palace because of my mother, but since you were chosen, it was also a blessing for my Han family. Our Han family is an honest family, you must be gentle and obedient when you enter the palace, you must not lose virtue, you must follow the family motto of the Han family, and you must be single-minded to the emperor. ”

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Thinking back to those words, Concubine Shu pushed all the things on the table to the ground, and the rouge gouache and pearl hairpin treasures rolled to the ground.

Concubine Shu stood up and looked at herself in the mirror, tears rolling down her eyes.

Why do this to her?

For more than 20 years, she has been cautious in her words and deeds, has no quarrel with the world, and has never been disobedient to the emperor. As a daughter, she is right about the Han family; As a concubine, she is worthy of the emperor. She just wants to keep her children and live a good life, and no longer ask for anything else, why did she still invite trouble?

Today, she knelt in the heavy rain, looking at the closed door of the imperial study, she suddenly understood that in Wen Xize's heart, whether it was herself, Wen Yunxi or Wen Zhiyan, he didn't care at all.

More than 20 years of husband and wife relationship, more than ten years of father and son relationship, is it so worthless in Wen Xize's eyes?

Although she is a concubine, she also understands the morality of the country, she understands all Wen Xize's helplessness, but how can Wen Xize not even want to see her?

The door to the dormitory was pushed open, and Lianzhi walked in with a bowl of ginger soup.

"Didn't this palace say that no one is allowed to come in." Concubine Shu asked sharply, she turned around, and saw that it was Lianzhi, and her expression froze for a moment, "How can it be the crown princess?" ”

"Concubine Niangniang has been kneeling in the rain for a long time today, drink a bowl of ginger soup, so as not to get sick from the cold." Lianzhi placed the ginger soup on the table.

Concubine Shu said, "You go out." ”

Lianzhi looked at the mess all over the ground, and suddenly spoke: "I looked at Niangniang today, but it was much more vivid than before." ”

"What do you mean?" Concubine Shu was puzzled, "Are you laughing at the loss of honor in this palace?" ”

"Niangniang used to live too restrained, like a puppeteer, living the life that others should live in the eyes of others according to their expectations. The lady has never really been angry before, and she has lost her temper like this, right? ”

Concubine Shu listened to Lianzhi's words, and suddenly felt very sad, she sat on the chair a little depressed: "The Han family style is strict, and my words and deeds must be regulated, how can I be angry?" After entering the palace, I didn't dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi, because I wanted to be worthy of the word 'Shu', how could I lose my temper? ”

Concubine Shu no longer uses "Bengong" to call herself, at this time she cried like a wronged child: "I also want to live happily and comfortably like everyone else, but I can't." ”

"Mrs. Han and Mrs. Han will definitely be very sad when they know that Concubine Shu is like this."

"Will they?" Concubine Shu asked, "In their hearts, the emperor and the rules are more important than my daughter. ”

Lian Zhi put a letter on the table next to Concubine Shu: "This is a letter that I just received from Mrs. Han sent in, Yun Xi read it first if she was not at ease, and then let me read it, if there is anything offended, please forgive Concubine Shu." ”

"It's nothing, every time they send me a letter, it's all about it, it's nothing more than admonishing me to observe the rites and not to disobey the holy will."

"Concubine Shuniang, you are wrong, in the hearts of Mrs. Han and Mrs. Han, letting you observe the etiquette and not disobey the holy will is all for you to live safely in the palace. When the incident happened today, they handed me a letter asking if you need help? As long as you open your mouth, they are willing to help you, and ask the emperor to give justice to the Fifth Highness! ”

Concubine Shu raised her head in disbelief and looked at Lianzhi, Lianzhi motioned for her to read the letter, Concubine Shu took out the letter and read it, the more she looked at it, the more she cried, and finally hugged the letter in her arms.

"Lady Niangniang, every parent has a unique way to protect their children, but as long as they protect their children, they should not be resented." Lian Zhi comforted, "This time, Han Taifu gambled on everything in the Han family, and used his Taifu's reputation to force the emperor, even if the emperor is in the way of the eyes of the world, he will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly." But is this the result you'd like to see? ”

Concubine Shu pondered Lianzhi's words, and she understood what Lianzhi meant: "You want me to stop investigating this matter!" ”

"Concubine Shu, there is no turning back from this matter, we can only look forward."

"Then watch the Qi family get away with it? I can't! ”

"The emperor wants to use this matter to deal with the Qi family, and you also know in your heart that the Qi family is full of flowers at the moment, but how long can it last? What you really care about in your heart is what you think is love, which is not important at all in the eyes of the emperor. But if the emperor is more considerate of you, you will agree with the emperor's thoughts, right? ”

"That's right." Concubine Shu asked, "I am a useless person, and my father and mother must have discovered this a long time ago, so that I would use this method to live in the palace." As long as the emperor is not so ruthless, I am willing to follow his wishes. But he was so ruthless that I thought everything I had done before was a joke. ”

Concubine Shu and Wen Zhiyan's temperament is actually very similar, they both attach great importance to affection, and they can compromise for the sake of affection in their hearts, but when they see Wen Xize being so ruthless to them, it is tantamount to the collapse of the world.

"Lady Niangniang, the decision on this matter is yours, what kind of outcome do you want?" Lianzhi asked.

Concubine Shu spoke: "The assassination of Zhiqi will soon be treated as if nothing happened, and with my strength, I will not make the emperor change his mind at all, and my insistence on going my own way will make the emperor even more angry, thus implicating Zhiqian and Yunxi." If I ask the Han family to help me, even if the emperor investigates, he will only find a substitute for the dead ghost, but let the Han family be disgusted by the emperor, and my father's reputation will be ruined in my hands. And even if the emperor changes his mind and really investigates this matter, he can't kill anyone in the Qi family now. ”

"Concubine Niangniang actually understands everything, but understanding it doesn't mean that she has to do it." Lianzhi said, "I just hope that Niangniang can think clearly today, do you want to lose your children and family for a ruthless person?" ”

"It's not worth it." Concubine Shu laughed, her laughter was full of helplessness, "Since ancient times, kings have been ruthless, and from the beginning, I shouldn't have had any expectations. Actually, it's also that I can't make the king affectionate! ”

"Concubine Shuniang......" Concubine Lian stopped calling, and Concubine Shu looked at her: "Thank you for telling me this today, I seem to have almost entered the other extreme." ”

"The ginger soup is cold, I'll go change the bowl for you."

"Let Shuyi send it in, and the princess will go back and rest early. In the past few days, you and the prince have been worried about our mother and son, and I will never forget this kindness. ”

Lianzhi knew that Concubine Shu had figured it out: "Then I'll go back to the East Palace first, and Niangniang will rest early, don't hurt your spirits." ”

As soon as Lianzhi walked out of the dormitory, Wen Yunxi grabbed her and asked nervously, "How is the concubine?" ”

Shu Yi looked at the cold ginger soup in Lianzhi's hand, and asked in a low voice, "Is Niangniang unwilling to listen to persuasion?" ”

Lian Zhi put the cold ginger soup in Shuyi's hand: "You change a bowl of hot ginger soup for Shufei Niangniang, and bring a few more people in to clean up, it may be a little messy inside." ”

Wen Yunxi and Shu Yi's eyes both lit up, and they looked at Lianzhi with joy, and Lianzhi replied: "Today's things are not allowed to be mentioned in the future." You remember, Concubine Shu is all right, and her previous behavior was just worrying about the Fifth Highness. ”

"Yes!" Shu Yi replied, "The slave maid will go and change a bowl of hot ginger soup for the lady first." ”

Seeing Shuyi walking away, Lianzhi told Wen Yunxi with some unease: "Yunxi, you stay with Concubine Shuniang to talk, relieve boredom, and say something happy." Remember, only when relatives are together can they tide over difficulties together, and now the Five Highnesses in the Five Princes' Mansion must also care about you. Only if you are good, the Fifth Highness will be good. ”

Wen Yunxi nodded emphatically: "I understand, Wanyang, I really thank you this time." ”

Lianzhi looked at the current Wen Yunxi, and felt that she seemed to have faded away from her former innocence and innocence, and had grown a lot. It turns out that a person's growth can be so fast!