Chapter 324: Terrible Well
"Where is the mother?"
"The Queen's Mother"
There was a eunuch's shrill voice outside, and a woman's voice came out, Yun Xiao poked her head out and saw Li Yuan standing at the door of the room and calling
"Li Yuan" called out, and Yun Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and came out of the shadows
"Niangniang"
Li Yuan saw Yun Xiao puff and knelt on the ground, and his voice was crying: "Niangniang suffered, the slave should die, the slave outside the palace did not follow Niangniang to protect Niangniang, the emperor was angry, punished the slave and drove the slave out of Fengyuan Palace, Niangniang was guilty, and the slave was guilty."
"Li Yuan, what are your crimes, it's not your fault, get up quickly"
Yun Xiao stretched out her hand to help Li Yuan, and when she saw Li Yuan, Yun Xiao was as frightened as if she had seen an old man, and calmed down: "Empress Dowager Li Yuan has issued an order that no one is allowed to visit me, how can you get in?"
"The slave bribed the doorkeeper and secretly came in to visit the mother......" Li Yuan said and introduced the woman behind him with respect, "Niangniang, this aunt is the slave in charge of Pu Feng in the Su Embroidery Academy, and after being demoted by the emperor, Aunt Feng was often bullied, and Aunt Feng once took the lead to protect the slave and saved the slave's life, and she is a trusted friend of the slave."
"The slave knocks to see the queen's mother," Aunt Feng stepped forward and knelt on the ground to salute
"Aunt Feng, don't be polite, the dust on the ground of the cold palace is too big, get up quickly"
Pu Feng got up, Yun Xiao raised her eyes and looked at Pu Feng, this woman is more than forty years old, and her expression is a woman with a restrained and stable personality
"Pu Feng is a talented woman who was selected by the emperor to enter the palace, and after entering the palace, she has never seen the emperor, and the first emperor was dismissed after his death, and the harem was dismissed, and Pu Feng was homeless, so she stayed in the palace and became a female official," Li Yuan introduced Aunt Pu Feng to Yun Xiao in a low voice
"No wonder Aunt Feng is elegant and delicate, and has a good temperament," Yun Xiao showed a faint smile
"Niangniang praises the slave maid," Aunt Feng replied modestly
"Aunt Feng can come to see me, I am grateful, Li Yuan can trust my aunt, and I can trust me," Yun Xiao smiled: "But I want to drive you away, leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible, and leave quickly, if you let the Queen Mother know that you go to the cold palace forbidden place to visit without authorization, you will be severely punished, and your life will not be guaranteed."
Pu Feng admired Yun Xiao very much, she was so depressed that she could still think about others, if other concubines were punished in this kind of place, she would already have a handful of snot and tears, and she was full of grief
"The slave is willing to stay and serve the mother, even if the queen mother finds out and dies at all", the queen mother is alone here, and she needs someone to accompany her, Pu Feng was born a righteous person, and plans to accompany the queen mother in the cold palace to tide over the difficulties
"Auntie, don't stay, because I hurt you, you and I can't bear it"
"The slave is not afraid of punishment, nor is she afraid of losing her life, and she can accompany her mother for a day," Aunt Feng pursed the corners of her stubborn lips slightly, and said firmly
"Aunt Feng touched me very much, you reminded me of a sister I trusted the most, she lost her life for me, and it still makes me feel guilty" From Pu Feng's eyes, it seemed that he could see Sanqi's caring expression
Yun Xiao looked at Aunt Feng, Aunt Feng also secretly stared at Yun Xiao, and exchanged a few words, and it was clear that people's hearts and friendships were not long-lasting
"Niangniang, let Aunt Feng come to accompany you at night, Aunt Feng has kung fu on her body, she can climb over the wall, be careful not to be seen," Li Yuan agreed, Aunt Feng stayed with the queen mother
"Okay, but be careful," Yun Xiao nodded when she heard this, and she couldn't ask for it, there was someone who could be her companion, and she would be scared to death at night when she was alone in this gloomy cold palace
"Mother, rest assured, slaves and maids will be careful"
Li Yuan interjected to catch the words of the two: "Niangniang, it's getting dark, presumably Niangniang hasn't eaten yet, I'm afraid that Niangniang can't eat the food in the cold palace, so I'm afraid that Niangniang can't eat it, so go and get some food for Niangniang, and by the way, bring two clean futons, Aunt Feng stays here to clean up, clean up this room, and let Niangniang rest early."
"Hmm," Pu Feng replied
"Li Yuan, you won't go over the wall and go out, be careful when you come in, don't get into trouble," Yunxiao didn't want anyone to suffer for herself
"Niangniang, rest assured, the slave has bought off the father-in-law who guards the door, and he can enter the cold palace at any time, the slave is very familiar with this road, and knows when there are people and when there is no one nearby, a few years ago, the slave often came here to find Princess Yilin, and ran to this road twice a day."
Xuanyuan Rui hurriedly returned to Ningshou Palace
After the diagnosis of the imperial doctor, the queen mother was angry and suffered from the wind and cold, and the fever did not go away, and the drowsy did not open her eyes, the imperial doctors were critically ill, Xuanyuan Rui was worried that the queen mother was ill, and the nervous assigned the imperial doctor to treat her wholeheartedly, and stayed by the bedside for a day and a night, and the queen mother finally opened her eyes
"The queen mother's body is better"
The Queen Mother saw the haggard face of the third emperor at first sight, and reached out to caress his cheek in distress, "The emperor is tired and thin, go and rest, the mourning family is much better"
"Queen Mother, you get better early, don't want your son's heart to ache," Xuanyuan Rui grabbed the queen mother's hand with tears in his eyes and put it on his face
"The mourning family is fine," the Queen Mother said weakly
In order to suppress the queen mother, she had to pretend to be sick and lie motionless for a day and a night, which was really uncomfortable, and her body was stiff
"The queen mother takes medicine first, and the child feeds the mother"
Xuanyuan Rui took the medicine bowl in the palace maid's hand, scooped a spoonful of medicinal juice and sent it to the queen mother's lips, and the queen mother stared at him without opening her mouth
"The queen mother is still giving birth to a son, and the minister should not contradict the queen mother, ask the queen mother for forgiveness," Xuanyuan Rui's eyes were full of remorse, and he was worried about the pain in the cold palace
"The emperor knows that he is wrong, and he is sorry for the family, and he treats the queen ruthlessly, and it is also for your country," the queen mother sighed and said weakly
"Erchen understands the mother's thoughts, take the medicine, drink the medicine well, and heal as soon as possible."
The Queen Mother opened her mouth and drank the spoonful of medicine, and then pushed him away: "There are people here to serve, you don't need to do it yourself, it's time to go to the early dynasty, go to the early dynasty."
"Okay, I'll go to the early dynasty and come back to see the queen mother," Xuanyuan Rui wanted to accompany the queen mother, and he didn't want to open the court today, but the queen mother spoke, so he had to do it, handed the medicine bowl to the palace maid, stood up, bowed and saluted, turned around and went out, the queen mother whispered to stop him, "Three emperors"
"What Does the Queen Mother Command?"
"The mourning family does not allow you to go to the cold palace to accompany the queen and the king of a country to live in the cold palace."
"Erchen wrote down that the queen mother was critically ill, and the son has been guarding the queen mother and never left," Xuanyuan Rui blamed himself very much, if he persuaded the queen mother calmly, the queen mother would not be too angry, fainted, and lay down at this time before waking up, the queen mother was getting older, and her body was sick, and she couldn't stand excessive stimulation
"If you insist on going your own way, don't blame the mourning family for being ruthless," Empress Dowager Duan's words were full of coercion
"The son will not make the queen mother angry again" Xuanyuan Rui was entangled in his heart, the queen mother's strength to suppress the queen was so resolute, and if it went on like this, Yun Xiao was bound to suffer hardships, and she wanted to eliminate the queen mother's scruples about the Yun family as soon as possible
"After all, you and the queen are husband and wife, and they are distressed for a while, and they are reluctant to forget it after a while," the third emperor looked dull, worried, and the queen mother couldn't help but sigh, and her heart was very worried
"How can the queen go to that kind of place," Xuanyuan Rui looked away, remembering that Xiao'er was punished in the cold palace, he must have been looking forward to seeing it for a long time, but he didn't see the figure of her husband, maybe she was extremely resentful of him
"The mourning family was also punished by the first emperor into the cold palace, that place is not a place where people live, and the mourning family can't bear to demote the queen there, but the momentum of the Yun family is too strong, the queen is in charge of the harem, the mother of the world, Yun Fengjin, Zhiyong, both hold the military power, Jiuyun Mansion is rich, the country's wealth is thicker than my royal treasury, the power of the Yun family is stronger than the royal family, and it has threatened the Jiangshan Society."
"Yun Fengjin has always followed the rules and bowed down to the ministers, Yun Xiao has a good character, never wants to participate in politics, the country is mine, the Yun family is my courtier, the Yun family is strong and prosperous, but it can protect the country and govern the country, why not" Xuanyuan Rui does not reject the prosperity of the Yun family, if there is no Yun Clan's strength, there is no Yun Fengjin to stop the enemy army that is coming, how can there be Xuanyuan Clan's country
"Have you ever thought that one day the Yun clan will no longer bow down and be subordinate, turn your hands over for the clouds, and change the sky and the earth for the rain, that is an easy thing," the Queen Mother was far-sighted, she was thinking about the future
"I firmly believe in the Yun family's loyal mother, and I can't help but worry too much," Xuanyuan Rui vouched for the Yun family
"As the king of a country, you can't be rash, don't interfere in this matter, tomorrow mourning the family, send someone to the cold palace to see the queen"
"The queen mother's illness has not healed, there is no need to think about a lot of worries, and take care of your body," Xuanyuan Rui was very unhappy with the queen mother's paranoid participation in court politics
During the day, Yun Xiao was the only one in the cold palace
Four years ago, on the day the queen left the palace, the emperor said angrily, and Li Yuan was demoted to the lowest level of eunuchs, Li Yuan had to work until dark to stop, Pu Feng couldn't get rid of it during the day, and everyone closed the door to rest after dinner, so she could quietly come to the cold palace
Yun Xiao lived in the cold palace on the third day, a little bolder than when she first entered, dared to wander around the yard, looked everywhere, there were a few old trees in the yard, under the old tree was the terrible well, Yun Xiao walked over curiously, frightened lying on the side of the well and looking down
This well is so deep and terrifying to look at, this is the well that devoured Princess Irene's young life
Yun Xiao was looking at the ghostly light at the bottom of the well, and when she was creepy, someone suddenly hugged her from behind
"Ah," Yun Xiao raised her hair in horror and struggled subconsciously, "Let go of me, let go of me"
Xuanyuan Rui saw her struggling in horror, and his arm immediately loosened a little stronger, "Xiao'er, don't be afraid, it's me"
Yun Xiao was so frightened that she only cared about the crisis behind her, forgetting the cannibalistic well in front of her, and broke free from the force, she planted herself too hard into the well, and burst into an exclamation, "Ah"
"Xiao'er" Xuanyuan Rui was startled, grabbed Yun Xiao's sliding body, but only grabbed the clothes on her waist