I heard that Tao Guifei was crazy and sang in the cold palace all day long, and the palace people often heard her crying and complaining in the middle of the night, sad and desolate, very mad. The reason is that he can't stand the death of Tao Shuchen and Tao Han, as well as the blow of Yanchen's travel and relatives.

In fact, in my positioning, Tao Guifei is not a bad person. Maybe she didn't hurt me, and she also rewarded me with many precious things, which bought me into the heart of a money-addict. After she was deposed and confined to Zaoyan Palace, this is the first time I have entered the palace to see her, even if it is to repay her for her kindness to me. A few months ago, I had visited her once, but unfortunately, I could not enter the inner courtyard without the permission of the Southern Emperor, and could only see her from a distance through the gap in the maroon iron gate, where she sat in the sun and was quiet and comfortable.

Duobu and I carried the food box, followed the housekeeper and Mama Step, bypassed Funing Palace, passed through the Yichang corridor, and walked for half an hour before arriving in front of Zaoyan Palace. Duobu didn't want to come, I asked her why, she was hesitant, only said that she didn't want to see the arrogant people in the past, but now the crazy woman. But he couldn't stand my soft grinding and hard bubbles, so he had to follow me and follow me to Zaoyan Palace. For half a day, she always stood behind me, with a cold face and a serious expression, and she didn't even say a word to me.

I didn't ask her why, I just thought about how she would react when she saw Concubine Tao again, and I didn't know if she recognized me. Today's weather is obviously very good, the sun is shining, and there are no clouds, but Zaoyan Palace is like a place forgotten by the sun, the light can't go in, it looks particularly dark and gloomy, and the ground is bleak and dusty, and it is full of dead leaves. From the Yichang cloister to the Zaoyan Palace, you have to walk a long road, and the bluestone slabs paved on the road are slightly dilapidated, and a thin layer of moss is also applied.

Before the door opened, through the gap in the door, Tao Guifei sat on a stone bench in the court, and Cao Gongling stood beside her. She sat sideways, so that no one could see the whole makeup on her face, but she could see that her dress was still as bright and swaggering as usual, with a golden brocade robe embroidered with a skirt and a floor-to-floor skirt. It seems that the life of the cold palace is not as miserable as I imagined, at least her outfit has not changed much.

She was holding a pipa in her arms, playing and stopping, and finally it was not a chapter, and she had words in her mouth, and she didn't know what she was talking about, she should be lamenting the unsatisfactory life.

My heart was sour, and I couldn't help but call: "Tao Niangniang", she was stunned for a moment, thinking it was an auditory hallucination and didn't pay attention to it, I raised my voice to call her, she heard clearly, and suddenly turned around and asked, "Who is over there?"

"I'm—"

She was pleasantly surprised: "Is it a banquet minister?"

Without waiting for me to answer, she put down the pipa, got up and walked towards me, and Cao Gongling, who was beside her, hurriedly followed to help her, for fear that she would fall.

The door of the palace opened with a clatter, and I watched as she approached me slowly, with a warm smile on her face, and she was afraid that she had mistaken my voice for her daughter. When she hurriedly approached the door, and saw that I was not a banquet minister, her expression changed, and she couldn't hide her loneliness.

She stared at me, stunned, and almost in tears.

I walked over to her slowly, whispered hello to her, as respectful as usual, or called her Tao Guifei, she laughed miserably, corrected my title, and said, "I like you to call me Tao Niangniang, lacking."

It seems that she is not completely insane and can still recognize me.

I hesitated slightly, but still called her sweetly.

She seemed to be very happy, a bright color flashed in her dull eyes, she nodded frequently, and was busy taking off the jade bracelet from her hand to give it to me.

I was stunned, and said with a smile: "Tao Niangniang, this lack is not here to ask you for a reward."

When I went to the palace, I could get a lot of treasures from her every time, such as pearl hairpins, brocade silk cloth, pearl coral, and all kinds of small ornaments, and as long as I sweetly praised her, she would reward me with a large number of things, and never be stingy.

In that respect alone, she was really nice to me.

Although she is down, her habit of giving me things has not changed.

I looked at the bracelet in her hand, and my heart was mixed.

She was a little anxious, and hurriedly said: "This is given to you by Tao Niangniang, you can continue."

"Tao Niangniang, I can't ask for it, this bracelet still looks good on you."

Seeing that I didn't answer, she straightened up her face and was very angry.

Cao Gongling approached me and earnestly persuaded me to accept the bracelet, his eyes were sad, and his tone was extremely sincere, I hesitated for a moment, but still took it.

When I put this bracelet on my hand, Tao Guifei turned her anger into joy, touched my head and smiled: "It looks good to wear this bracelet without a defect."

She laughed and laughed, and suddenly burst into tears, and said to me in a choked voice: "It's a no-brainer, it's rare that you can still come to see me." Those who have received my favor in the past remember only how cruel I was to them, but they never remember how good I was to them. I've been locked up in this dark Zaoyan Palace for so long, and no one has come to see me, and they all wish I could die, wish I died. ”

I was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say to comfort her, so I bit my lip and listened to her in silence. She held on to the door, stretched out her hand to hold my hand, and said to me softly: "No, Tao Niangniang actually really likes you, and really wants to be good to you, do you believe what Tao Niangniang said?"

I nodded and smiled, "I believe I can feel your kindness to me." Although others say that you are very bad, and it is retribution to end up like this, I haven't seen the bad things you have done, and I don't know how bad you are, but you have not hurt me, and you are very good to me. ”

She was stunned at first when she heard this, and immediately smiled. This smile made the peach and plum lose color.

"You little girl, you still can't speak. I remember when you came to Nanzhan, you didn't know how to speak. At that time, you were very afraid of being born, every time you entered the palace, you had to hide behind An Ping, open your eyes, look at everything around you timidly, and whoever talked to you, you nodded and shook your head, never saying a word. At that time, I thought you were a little withdrawn, afraid of contact with people. Later, I found out that you are so withdrawn, obviously you are not good at Yayan, and you are afraid that you will be laughed at if you say something wrong. ”

I smiled and touched my nose in embarrassment.

She calmly recalled the past, and then spoke: "When you learn Nanzhan Yayan, you will start to talk." When you enter the palace again, you seem to be a different person, talking all day long, like a lark that loves to sing. Somehow, I don't like to hear you call me a concubine, I like you to call me Tao Niangniang, and I like you to call me Sister Tao, every time you call me like this, it makes me happy just like a banquet minister calling my mother. I really love you like a daughter. ”

She paused, and suddenly laughed softly: "Missing, you can call me Sister Tao again to listen."

Tao Guifei is about the same age as Anping, and even a year or two older than Anping, but she is naturally beautiful, her skin is fairer and softer than Anping, and she looks smaller than Anping. If I don't talk about age, no one will believe me even if I call her a sister.

Sure enough, no matter when, normal or crazy, women like to listen to good things.

"Sister Tao......"

I called her sweetly, and the tip of my nose was sour, and my heart was so soft.

She didn't say a word, she just patted my hand gently, and the tears that fell down smashed on the back of my hand, as if they were burning hot red candle tears, which made me unconsciously shrink my hand.

I looked up at her, slowly reached out to hold her hand back, and raised my hand to wipe her tears.

After thinking about it, he asked her, "Why do you like me so much?"

I wonder why she is so good to me, she has a banquet, and it is not that she has no children to hurt, how can she regard me as a daughter of an alien race.

Probably because I asked too abruptly, it made her a little confused.

"yes, why do I like you so much-"

She withdrew her hand, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, a self-deprecating smile, and turned her back to me, I stared at her back at a loss.

After a moment of silence, she turned to look at me again, her eyes already wet.

She shook her teeth and said, "Probably because you are from Beiqiu."

I asked confusedly, "What does this have to do with the fact that I am from Beiqiu?"

She suddenly asked me, "Have you ever heard of the former deposed prince Bailifu?"

I was more and more confused, but I nodded honestly and said I knew.

But she no longer paid any attention to me, but walked to the courtyard, picked up her lute again, tried the strings, and played it again.

I handed the food box I was carrying to Cao Gongling, and walked towards Tao Guifei.

I sat opposite her and asked her in a whisper, "Tao Niangniang, why didn't you speak, did you want to say anything to me just now?"

She still ignored me.

Cao Gongling sighed, bowed to me and said, "Princess Jing, don't be surprised, Niangniang's illness is sometimes good and sometimes bad, sometimes sober, sometimes confused. There are many times when I am awake, and it is normal to talk to people, but if I am confused, I don't cry or make trouble, I just don't speak, I just play the pipa and sing the opera vigorously. Now, I'm afraid that I'm sick again, the princess shouldn't be careful, Niangniang didn't mean to ignore you. ”

"If it's out of the way, just let her do what she wants. I came today to see if Tao Niangniang is doing here. When I heard about her condition, I thought it was serious. But now it seems that it is the people outside who are exaggerating. ”

Duobu covered his mouth and coughed, signaling me not to say more.

I think I can't talk around the corner, I speak bluntly, and I said something wrong. Fortunately, the current Tao Guifei won't think about it much, let alone go to her heart.

I smiled at Cao Gongling in embarrassment, as a way to cover up the nonsense just now.

Cao Gongling is also a straightforward person, and said calmly: "It's rare that the princess still has this heart, not only did she not follow others to fall into the well for our mother, but also came to visit her when she was avoiding suspicion." You have this heart, not to mention that the mother can feel it, even the maid also sees it in her eyes. ”

I was silent and looked at Tao Guifei again.

She plucked the strings and sang a minor key, carefully identifying it as if it was still singing in the Beiqiu dialect.

"Ah Lang rode back on horseback and stepped over the hills and springs. The long arm waved, and the grass and cattle and sheep were all broken. Ah Lang collected the rod and returned, summoned the children around the knee, handed the felt clothes away, and made hot tea. ”