Chapter 198: Hurt on a Rainy Night
Qin'er's unfinished words before she died made Xue Yi suddenly feel confused, obviously, Qin'er must know something, Emperor Cheng must be hiding something, otherwise he wouldn't suddenly kill Qin'er!
Although Xue Yi was puzzled in her heart, she didn't make the decision in her body, and she couldn't move freely, in order to stabilize Emperor Cheng, she slowly shook her head with a pale face, and said that she was not afraid.
"Your Majesty, the concubines are retiring." Seeing this, Concubine Xiu got up and retired.
Emperor Cheng waved his hand and glared at her fiercely, and Concubine Xiu stumbled inadvertently and staggered away.
Emperor Cheng saw Xueyi in a cold sweat, and asked with concern: "Xue'er, how are you?" Do you want to pass on Imperial Physician Qin to take a look? ”
Xue Yi smiled and shook her head: "Emperor Xie cares, the concubines are fine, just take a rest." ”
Emperor Cheng seemed to be in a hurry to leave, nodded and personally covered the brocade quilt for Xue Yi, Xue Yi pretended to sleep, and clearly saw Emperor Cheng glaring at Xue Wu, and Xue Wu shrank behind Gong Mama.
A storm seems to have passed.
The mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, Xue Yi understands in her heart that the real turmoil has just begun, the jade hand falls on the lower abdomen that has been bulging, and two lines of clear tears fall on the pillow, and some fate is destined to not be able to stay together.
In the following days, Xue Yi still raised the baby in the Chenhui Courtyard as before, and Xue Wu only came to Xue Yi to chat a few words when someone was close, everything was as quiet as usual, it seemed that no one like Qin'er had ever come, and sometimes even Liu Nong and Gong Mama thought it was their hallucination.
However, Qin'er's unfinished words lingered in Xue Yi's ears from time to time, and Qin'er's round eyes and the trace of panic that flashed on Cheng Dijun's face shook in front of Xue Yi's eyes from time to time.
Xue Yi is waiting, waiting for a suitable time, waiting for Emperor Cheng's honesty and reciprocity.
But I didn't want to wait, but I was endlessly disappointed.
Emperor Cheng still came to visit from time to time as usual, caring for her, but Xue Yi could no longer tell whether he valued the fetus in her womb or her person, if Emperor Cheng cared about the son in her womb, Xue Yi was even more confused, because she knew very well that this child was Xiao Yichen, not Emperor Cheng's own child, and his concern was a little too abnormal.
Day after day, Xue Yi was finally able to walk on the ground.
"Your Majesty, the concubines want to go out for a break." Xue Yi looked at the bright sunlight outside the window and the green flowers and branches in the sun, her big eyes were full of longing, she hadn't left this room for a long time, and she hadn't gotten off this soft couch for a long time.
Emperor Cheng didn't seem to be very happy that Xue Yi could move freely, but there was a slight frown between his eyebrows, but he was a little worried, and Xue Yi didn't realize it.
Although Emperor Cheng had the heart to stop it, he looked at Xue Yi's eyes full of anticipation, and nodded involuntarily: "Okay, but your body has just recovered, just take a walk in the courtyard." ”
Xue Yi smiled happily, Liu Nong and Xiaohu supported Xue Yi left and right, she walked out of the house, saw Xue Wu holding a net for fluttering butterflies, leaning over and staring at the butterflies on the flower branches, and called Xue Wu with a smile: "Xue Wu, pity this butterfly flying alone in the spring breeze, you don't have to embarrass her anymore." ”
Xue Wu raised her head and smiled like a flower, after these days, the shadow in her heart seems to have dissipated, compared to the days when she first entered the palace, it was much better, she saw Xue Yi standing next to the lintel, threw away the net in her hand, and ran to Xue Yi happily: "Sister, why did you come out?" The wind was blowing carefully at the door. ”
Xue Wu suddenly stopped her steps and stood timidly in place, although Xue Yi didn't look back, she guessed that Emperor Cheng was standing behind her, and Xue Wu seemed to be very afraid of Emperor Cheng.
Emperor Cheng coughed and said with a smile: "I seem to be hindering your sisters' heart-to-heart talks here. ”
Xue Yi turned around and smiled coquettishly: "Who said it wasn't, the concubine, this younger sister who is not afraid of heaven and earth, seems to be very afraid of the emperor." ”
Emperor Cheng pinched Xue Yi's delicate nose, and whispered in Xue Yi's ear with a smile: "Why don't I take her by my side and let your sisters never be separated again?" ”
Xue Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and glanced at Xue Wu standing in the sun with a deep meaning, Xue Wu was dressed in a green dress, covered with a pale mink hair shoulder, the long skirt dragged the ground, the eyes on the face of the melon seeds were shining, and the red lips were gorgeous, which can be described as the national color and fragrance.
Emperor Cheng laughed and walked away.
When Emperor Cheng passed by Xue Wu, his footsteps paused slightly, and Xue Yi looked at Xue Wu's pink neck, as if she sensed something.
Liu Nong and Xiaohu glanced at Xue Wu contemptuously, and walked towards the moon gate without a trace, Liu Nong said with a smile: "Niangniang hasn't basked in the sun for a long time, can the slaves and maids accompany Niangniang to sit in the pavilion?" ”
Xue Yi was about to go to a high place, and when she saw Xue Wu standing aside, she suddenly changed her mind, shook her head and said, "Forget it, after standing for a long time, my body is also a little tired, let's go another day." ”
Xue Wu took the opportunity to retire, and Xue Yi did not force her to stay.
At dinner, Emperor Cheng brought Xue Yi her favorite clear water soup dumplings in May, and told Xue Yi that today was Concubine Rou's birthday, and Emperor Cheng would come later.
When Xue Yi heard this, she hurriedly ordered Liu Nong to find the best Shu brocade and a pair of phoenix hairpins, and went to Concubine Rou to congratulate her on her birthday.
The night is low, the spring night is cold and cold, Xue Yi hugging the book to read, Liu Nong and Xiaohu are playing with charcoal, looking out of the door from time to time, Gong Mama is sitting on the small pestle and dozing, Xue Yi stretched her sore waist, looked at the sleepy Gong Mama, and hurriedly said: "Close the door and sleep." ”
Xiaohu pursed his mouth, looked at the night sky of the black hole and asked, "Didn't the emperor say that he was going to come to the Chenhui Courtyard tonight?" Isn't the mother waiting? ”
Xue Yi smiled lightly: "Silly girl, today is Concubine Rou's birthday, the emperor should naturally accompany her, close the door and sleep." ”
Xiaohu and Liu Nong hesitated out of the courtyard, extinguished the lanterns in the courtyard, went to the door, and when they returned to the house, Xue Yi had already fallen asleep, and the two quietly blew out the red candles on both sides, and slept on the bed outside the warm pavilion with a sigh of relief.
The sound of even breathing sounded, and Xue Yi sat up and called in a low voice: "Liu Nong, Liu Nong....... Little lake, small lake ......."
The two of them were tired for a day, they had already fallen asleep, Xue Yi got out of bed barefoot, tiptoed to the outside, after making sure that Xiaohu and Liu Nong were asleep, Xue Yi turned around and put on her shoes, quietly opened the door and slipped out, turned around and disappeared into the vast night!
Xue Yi was dressed in Liu Nong's big hat, the hat covered most of her face, and she went straight to Concubine Xiu's palace through the moon gate, the spring breeze in the middle of the night was steep, and Xue Yi's big coat was blown from time to time, and the chill was cold to the heart, I don't know whether it was fear or nervousness or the cold wind invaded the body, Xue Yi stood outside the palace gate of Concubine Xiu and shivered.
The long lights in Concubine Xiu's yard had been extinguished, and only a little warm light was shining through the room, and occasionally a few low laughs of women were heard.
Xue Yi stopped and stood in place, raised her feet and landed in the same place, coming late at night just to understand the deep meaning of Qin'er's unfinished words, but she was really scared when she had to face it!
Bei Yan clenched her lower lip, Xue Yi quietly sneaked into the courtyard, and quickly crouched by the window, in recent days, she seemed to be at ease in the Chenhui courtyard to raise a baby, but secretly had already felt the distribution of the palace garden clearly, and even more inquired to understand, Concubine Xiu and Emperor Cheng were happy all night, never wanted anyone to wait at the palace gate, and did not allow idle people to wait.
"Baby, your charm has not diminished."
"The emperor's majesty is better than in the past."
The room laughed loudly and in a low voice.
Xue Yi eavesdropped hard, her face gradually turned pale, and she didn't even notice the rain falling on her face, until a rumbling thunder sounded, and the dazzling lightning lit up the night sky, shining on Xue Yi's pale iron face, Xue Yi's jade face was full of water, and she couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears, and a light smile on her lips was a little weird.
She stared at the window, her eyes as if she wanted to push it open, her hands clenched into fists, her fingers embedded in her flesh, blood oozing out but not the slightest pain.
In the middle of the night, the sound of erosion in the house was drowned in the thunderstorm, and Xue Yi straightened up, walked out of Concubine Xiu's palace with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and walked aimlessly forward.
Xue Yi only felt that her body was hollowed out, and her feet stepped on a ball of cotton, soft, as if walking in the clouds, the rain fell on Xue Yi's body like a pour, and she couldn't stand at all, she fell to the ground, looked up at the night sky, and screamed silently.
Xue Yi knelt in the heavy rain, knelt like this, raised her head to look at the vast rainy sky, and let tears fall in her mouth with the rain.
The two lanterns swayed and swayed in the rainy night like Xue Yi's direction, Liu Nong and Xiaohu saw Xue Yi at first glance, they couldn't believe their eyes, Liu Nong got up at night, occasionally saw the footprints on the ground, and found that Xue Yi was not in the warm pavilion, and was busy waking up Xiaohu, the two did not dare to alarm others, so they had to look all the way in the rain, and finally found Xue Yi in Yongdao.
The two threw away the lantern and threw themselves down beside Xueyi, Liu Nong took Xueyi in his arms, desperately wiped the rain on her face, crying and shouting: "Niangniang, Niangniang, why are you here?" How could it be here?! ”
Xiaohu held an umbrella for the two of them, and said anxiously: "Sister Liu, hurry up and help Niangniang back to the palace, the guards on duty at night will come later, if the emperor knows, I'm afraid it will be another trouble." ”
Liu Nong didn't care about wiping the tears and rain on his face, and dragged Xue Yi to stand up, how could she be a weaker woman, when she was about to pull Xue Yi up several times, she was dragged down by Xue Yi again, and the two fell down in the rain together, Liu Nong cried, shaking Xue Yi who was in a trance: "Niangniang, wake up quickly, don't be like this, you just don't think about yourself and think about the prince in the womb, Niangniang .......!" Let's go back to the palace......"
Seeing this, Xiaohu looked at a glimmer of light in the sky, threw away the umbrella and lantern in his hand, gritted his teeth and grabbed Xueyi's arm, and said to Liu Nong: "Liu Nong, the two of us will help Niangniang go together." ”
Liu Nong nodded, biting his lower lip, the two of them dragged Xue Yi hard, and the three of them staggered a few steps, and fainted in the rain as soon as their eyes were closed!