Chapter 236: Deep Palace Scandal
Lead-Hua Palace.
Seeing the familiar scenery and plaques again, I was worried and worried.
At that time, she entered the Leadhua Palace with fantasies, and left from here to bid farewell to the imperial capital completely, when Wen Moqing took her hand and walked through the palace path, she did not expect that she would choose a road that had nothing to do with Wen Moshu.
Looking back now, it seems like a world away, but it is as close as yesterday.
"Words, words, doctors?!"
Just stepped into the courtyard, the little palace maid who was cleaning the courtyard shouted in surprise, her expression seemed to be a little panicked.
Recognizing that the little palace maid was the one who served Tang Jinyi before, Yan Li sighed and nodded: "I'm just here to get some things, don't alarm others." It turns out that my room can be cleaned up? β
"No one cleaned it up." The little palace maid shook her head, still a little flustered when she replied, "The second prince specially sent someone to order, and everything is as it is. If the doctor wants to take something, wait for the slave to go and tell the mother, the door key is in the mother's hand. β
The lead Hua Palace can only accommodate three masters, the room where Yan Li is worried is idle, Tang Jinyi was abolished out of the palace again, and only the concubine is left. In the past, when Yan Liwu was still entangled with Wen Moshu, Concubine Juan, who had been infatuated with Wen Moshu for many years, was hit hard, and what happened after that was more or less related to Concubine Juan, thinking that Concubine Silk did not help less when she lived in Leadhua Palace, and after hesitating, she decided to meet her.
The little palace maid opened the door of the main hall, and a smell of medicine came to her nose, and she sniffed out of her worries, and couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
If she was not mistaken, the medicine should be used by the woman for postpartum tonic.
"Niangniang, Doctor Yan is here." The little palace maid pushed open the bedroom door and timidly announced, and the low sobs faintly coming from the room stopped abruptly.
"What are you here to do? Do you have to see my jokes to be happy? My appearance is indeed not as glamorous as yours, but I also know what dignity and shame are......"
The small nagging that belongs to Concubine Juan, so that Yan Liwu doesn't know whether to cry or laugh. With a faint sigh, he motioned for the little palace maid to retreat first, and then gently lifted the curtain, and was shocked and regretful again.
The silk concubine has changed, no longer as delicate as before, the original sentimental eyes are abrupt because of thinness, the gray and white of the lips are the same color as the face, and she has the only sentimentality, but now it is mixed with too much resentment, and it has become more and more sharp.
Yan Liwu stretched out his hand and put his hand on the vein of Concubine Juan, Concubine Silk did not hide, but she frowned: "Niangniang's deficiency of qi and blood is already very serious, and it can't be made up by medicine alone, if you torture yourself like this again, sooner or later you will fold your life into it." β
"Dead ...... Isn't it good to be dead? You see me in such a situation, where do I look like a living person? It's not as good as you, follow the people you love all day long, why should I be so miserable? Speaking of which, life is thin in the end, and people can't afford to complain, so don't you have to endure how much suffering you have? As she spoke, tears welled up in the silk concubine's eyes again.
Concubine Juan's personality likes to make a big fuss and be pessimistic about things, and she used to cry for three or five days when she broke flowers and plants, but now she is even more out of control. Yan Liwu didn't like this negative attitude, seeing that the silk concubine was pitiful and couldn't bear to say deeply, he casually persuaded him to come to the door key after a few words, and still returned to the room where he had temporarily lived in the company of the little palace maid.
"The location of the Leadhua Palace is remote, and the sun is usually less sunny and humid, which is not good for Niangniang's health. When you have nothing to do, you should help your mother to walk around in the garden outside, and you can't always lie in bed after giving birth, which will only be harmful. β
The little palace maid heard the words that were not worried, and her face immediately turned as pale as paper: "How did Doctor Yan know about Niangniang's miscarriage?" This matter is not even allowed to be spread by adults, and if people know about it, the slave and maid will be punished! β
"Lady Lian? What does Niangniang's miscarriage have to do with Prime Minister Lian? Yan Li's heart moved, and he grabbed the trembling little palace maid and lowered her voice, "Shuangyue, tell me honestly, whose child is Niangniang's lost child?" Didn't the emperor never allow the emperor to touch her before? β
The little palace maid was not very old and very timid, and she was so frightened by such a question that she could hardly speak. Yan Liwu was extremely helpless, coaxing and persuading the little palace maid for a long time to calm down, and repeatedly asked several times before the little palace maid whispered the amazing secret that was hidden.
"Since beating Niangniang knew that the person she liked was His Royal Highness the Second Prince, she refused to accept the emperor's favor, and the emperor was furious and almost ordered Niangniang to die. After that, Concubine Yun Guifei came to chat with Niangniang from time to time, and often persuaded Niangniang to walk around outside, especially from Lord Lian, who finally owed a favor and needed to repay. Niangniang's temperament said that you know, not to mention leaving the inner palace to visit the prime minister, even if the mother of Fenghuan Palace is unwilling to go, if it weren't for the other concubines and concubines, you would not have accepted Concubine Yun's invitation to go to Fenghuan Palace to enjoy any flowers, and she would not ......"
The little palace maid suddenly paused at the key point when she said this, and she choked for a long time before she blushed and cried: "Niangniang has guarded the innocence of the second prince for half her life, who knows that she was ruined by Lord Lian!" β
"The child in the womb of Concubine Juanniang is Lian Song?!" Yan Liwu gasped and almost lost his voice, it took a long time to calm down, and the anger in his heart was still agitated, "Lian Song is just a courtier, he dares to use force against the emperor's concubines, this is a big crime to kill the head, right?" That being the case, why didn't Concubine Juanniang tell the emperor to seek justice? What's the point of living a life like this in the Leadhua Palace, where no one is human, no ghost is not a ghost? β
"The other party is Lord Lian, where does the mother dare to be angry? Later, I found out that I was pregnant with an adult's child, and even the adult's mother obediently drank the abortion pill. The little palace maid wiped her tears and cried more and more sadly, as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances for the silk concubine.
There was nothing to say.
At first, she thought that the child conceived by Concubine Juan was Wen Jingyuan's flesh and blood, and the miscarriage might be because she was weak and could not protect the fetus, etc., but she didn't expect that a casual question would involve so many amazing insiders. What is hateful and infuriating is that she knows that Lian Song has committed so many heinous beastly crimes, but she is helpless against the traitors who are in trouble, how much difference can this helplessness be from Concubine Juan?
Hates that he can't do anything, fears that Dayuan will be ruined, and thousands of bitter feelings have never been there.
The little palace maid cried for a moment, wiped her tears and sobbed softly: "After the doctor takes the things, let's leave quickly, the slave maid only begs the doctor not to tell the lady about the mother, otherwise the slave and maid will also be implicated." If Lord Lian knew that it was the slave and the maid who leaked the rumors, the slave and maid would no longer have the life to serve the mother. β
"You go and take care of Concubine Juan, I'll leave after I finish my things, I won't alarm others, you and I will never come."
Walking away the little palace maid, Yan Liwu stood in the dusty room for a long time, turned around and looked around, and the strangeness in the trance became stronger and stronger.
The palace, such a dark place full of scheming, such a dark place of confinement full of calculations, what kind of patience did she have to survive so many days? Those times when Wen Moshu closed her heart, is she really her?
After that separation, knowing that the previous edge would not be renewed, she seemed to suddenly see clearly, her eyes were kind, and she finally understood how naΓ―ve and immature her past infatuation was; At the same time, I also want to understand that there should not be a so-called affection between her and him.
The bed, which had been unused for a long time, was already full of dust, and Yan Liwu carefully removed the bedding, and the soft pillow pressed under the futon quietly broke into view, still so simple and clean; The red flowers on the blue background are like the person she placed in her heart, dazzling and dazzling.
Half an hour later, Yan Li's sorrowful deeds hurriedly appeared outside the palace, and the eye-catching soft pillow in his arms made the warmth and ink that he had been waiting for a long time playful.
"I'm used to sleeping on a pillow, but I'm not used to anything else." Before Wen Moqing asked, Yan Liwu answered wisely. However, this answer obviously did not meet Wen Moqing's requirements, and after being stared at for a long time, he completely surrendered, his face was slightly red, and his voice was much quieter: "The first thing you gave me, can't I keep it?" β
Wen Moqing's answer this time made Wen Moqing quite satisfied, and a gentle smile flashed, stingily refusing to give passers-by a chance to marvel.
"If you like it, you can get a pillow bunk."
ββ¦β¦ Your generosity is as big as a pillow. β
During the time when Yan Liwu and Wen Moqing went to the palace to pick up things, Chu Ci quickly packed up a large number of things that were ready to be handed over to Wen Moshu by the two, and Yan Liwu informed Chu Ci of all the things about Concubine Silk after discussing with Wen Moqing. Chu Ci didn't care much about Concubine Juan's performance, maybe because he was not in a good mood, and a few simple words were so convenient for the two to separate, one to the north and the other to the west.
"Where else is Gongzi Chu going at this time? Even the prince who assists him is left alone, how important is it to deal with it? "For Chu Ci, who was unable to go with him, he was very puzzled.
"I should be going to the Fox Hill Country." Wen Moqing did not squint, and studied the large and small boxes in the carriage intently, "Once the Fox Hill Kingdom cooperates with Hostu to launch an attack on Dayuan, Dayuan will be attacked in the southwest, and the emperor will have to mobilize two garrison forces in the east and north to replenish it. In this way, the north where the second prince is located will be lacking in combat power, and if there is an emergency, it will be difficult to deal with it, and it is not impossible to make any mistakes in the chaos, so Chu Ci must try his best to prevent the Fox Hill Kingdom from stirring into this troubled water. β
Yan Liwu listened to a half-understanding, but the key point was still not understood: "The Foxhill Kingdom and the Hosdu Empire have formed an alliance, and they will naturally be consistent in action, what is the use of Chu resigning from the Foxhill Country, can he persuade the Foxqiu Kingdom to stay still or even break away from the alliance?" Or is it ...... Chu Ci's true identity has a close relationship with the Fox Hill State? β
"I'm finally willing to use your clever mind to get down to business." Wen Moqing lifted her eyelids and glanced at it. Without waiting for Yan Liwu to fight back, Wen Moqing took out the note delivered by Chu Ci before and shook it in front of Yan Liwu's eyes: "It is clearly written that Chu Ci has been living in the Fox Hill Country before he arrived in Dayuan. His mother used to be the eldest princess of the Foxhill Kingdom, and was demoted to a commoner because of a secret scandal, but he has kept in touch with the Rong King of the Foxhill Country all these years, and it is not impossible to influence the decision of the lord of the Foxhill Kingdom. β
As the most trusted advisor of the first emperor of the Yuan Kingdom, Chu Ci was actually a native of the Fox Hill Country, which surprised Yan Liwu, but the doubts in his heart were not reduced by Wen Moqing's explanation, but even more dazed: "Since he is a native of the Fox Hill Country, why should he help Dayuan instead of the Fox Hill Country?" Isn't that his hometown? Could it be related to the fact that his mother was demoted to a commoner, and Chu Ci was to take revenge on the Fox Hill Kingdom? β
"How do I answer so many questions?"
Wen Moqing wanted to continue to explain this matter in a relaxed tone, but helplessly, when he came to what he knew, the heaviness could not be erased no matter what.
"When the first emperor was young, he traveled around the world, and because he liked the culture of the Fox Hill country, he lived there for more than a year, which was something that everyone in the court knew. However, there were also little-known events during this yearβfor example, in addition to the sons of the first emperor, there was also a son with no name or book, and this illegitimate son was now doing his best to assist his half-brother. β