Chapter 51: Lovesickness to the Bone
I limped to Fengyi Palace with the support of Jiang Gonggong and Yujin, and the pain in my leg was unbearable, but I still gritted my teeth and held on. The queen said that I was ready to walk on foot, but I politely refused, and only insisted on walking to Fengyi Palace on foot. Li Xuan is already a prisoner of the stairs, the future is unknown, I can't recruit people anymore, and I feel so sad to think that this is all I can do for him.
Yujin took many clothes for me to choose, and I saw that they were all concubines' palace clothes, with complex styles and gorgeous patterns. But I am Li Xuan's wife, it is very inappropriate to wear these, I didn't move for a long time, she was shocked that something was wrong, and hurriedly admitted her mistake: "The slave and maid should die, but I didn't think it through." ”
She is the person next to the queen, I can't blame, I just said: "Aunt Yujin doesn't have to blame herself, time is pressing, it is impossible to let the palace people cut a new dress for me, I wonder if my aunt can take a palace maid's clothes for me?" ”
Yujin thought for a while and said, "The princess waits, but there is a newly made palace dress that the slave maid has not wore." ”
"Then thank you Auntie."
Although it is the clothes of the palace maid, Yujin is the highest regulation in the entire harem, and her palace clothes are very good-looking when she wears them. If Li Xuanruo asked me why I was wearing the clothes of a palace maid, I just had to tell him that he was the queen to help me enter the palace to see him.
After changing my clothes, I pulled the jade brocade to dress me, after a rainy night, my face was completely bloodless, there was a circle of black blue under my eyes, and the skin of my lips was wrinkled, I couldn't appear in front of Li Xuan with this look. Ugly is dead.
"Aunt Yujin, help me apply some rouge again, my face will look more ruddy, and Li Xuan won't be worried."
My head was swollen, but I still sat upright in front of the bronze mirror, and Yujin took the rouge for me and put it on my face, I admonished: "Use less, I usually face the sky, and if I wear heavy makeup all of a sudden, he will be suspicious." "Li Xuan has become a human spirit, and he often sees through my small abacus at a glance, and this time I have to work hard.
Yujin nodded yes, and smeared essential oil on my black hair, I have to say that her mind is far above Chu Lan.
When everything was in order, I jerked to my feet, but a violent vertigo hit me, and I grabbed the edge of the dresser, and it took me a moment to recover.
Yu Jin saw it in his eyes and hesitated: "Princess, forgive the slave and maid for being too talkative, the slave maid found that you seemed to have signs of high fever when she was dressing up just now." “
I pressed the back of my hand to my forehead, and it was very hot. I secretly annoyed that I was useless, and it burned like this after a little rain, but I was afraid that Yujin would report this to the queen, and I was afraid that the queen would change her mind because of my illness, so I hurriedly changed to a relaxed look: "Aunt Yujin is too worried, I know my body, and I won't fall down because of a rain." ”
Yujin saw that it was useless to persuade me, so he didn't want to say anything, so he just let Grandpa Jiang take me away. As soon as I heard that I would be able to see Li Xuan immediately, I was overjoyed, and the pain on my body was alleviated a lot.
On the way to the prison, I stopped and stopped, all because of my physical illness, I gasped a little, Jiang Gonggong saw that my face was flushed, very uncomfortable, reached out and probed my forehead, this move was overstepping, he said sorry to me, I shook my head, don't blame him.
He took out a white porcelain vial and said to me: "The princess might as well take a sip of the flower dew in this vial, you haven't rested all night, you look like you're about to collapse, and when you see the prince, you haven't said a word, and you fell down first." ”
I nodded uncomfortably, took the vial in his hand, raised my head and took a small sip, the flower dew was cool and moist, and it was really much more comfortable to flow through my throat.
I think he is careful and thoughtful, all the time silently helping me, in the Longteng Palace, he stuffed me with a handkerchief, and then gave me the flower dew that moistens the lungs, I asked softly: "People are seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, why does Gonggong Jiang help me?" If it's because of an agate bracelet, you don't have to. ”
I rarely talk around the bush, the last time I visited the queen, before leaving Fengyi Palace, Aunt Yun secretly gave him an agate bracelet, and I could see it clearly from the side.
Father-in-law Jiang's face was as usual, and he said honestly: "When the slave was a child, there was a disaster in his hometown, his father and brother died of illness and starvation, and the slave entered the palace at the age of eight in order to survive. Being a slave is a cheap life, and the princess treats the slave modestly and modestly, and this time it can be regarded as a slave to repay the princess. ”
Entering the palace at the age of eight, he struggled to live to this day, and the difficulties can be imagined, no wonder he is so calm and meticulous at a young age.
I didn't doubt his meaning, so I could only thank him again: "No matter what, I still want to thank you, thank you for being willing to help me at such a juncture." ”
He picked me up again and said calmly: "It's not far from the prison, the princess will insist on it again." ”
After walking through this long road, I gradually regained some sensation in my legs, and although the pain was still very strong, it was much better than before. Gonggong Jiang showed the queen's token to the guards, and the guards nodded in agreement, Gonggong Jiang couldn't go in with me, so he said to me: "The slave will send you here, the princess will go in to see King Xuan, don't mention the incident of last night, the slave is here waiting for you to come out." ”
I replied, "Okay, thank you father-in-law for reminding me." "Actually, I don't want Li Xuan to know that the emperor is making things difficult for me, which is not beneficial to him.
At the end, he comforted me again: "Actually, the princess doesn't need to be bothered, in the eyes of the minions, King Xuan is not leaky, and he is not a master who is easy to overthrow." The emperor has not moved here yet, most likely because he is not sure how to sit on King Xuan's sin. The two of them, the monarch and the minister, come and go, and in the end, eighty percent of them are each other, and they all retreat and pass by one step. ”
I didn't expect that he would see the situation so thoroughly, my authorities were confused, panicked, and forgot that Li Xuan was a cunning fox, and it was no less difficult to catch him than it was to go to the Nine Heavens, and I felt a lot more comfortable in my heart: "Cheng Gonggong Jiyan, I hope so." ”
The guards led me in, the prison was unusually quiet, I couldn't hear a prisoner's scream, and with every step I took, my heart beat faster, wondering if they didn't have the strength to shout because of the heavy punishment, and if the jailer dared to attack Li Xuan, I wouldn't be able to spare them.
To my surprise, the cell where Li Xuan was held was exceptionally clean and spacious, almost the highest standard here.
The guard removed the chains and motioned for me to enter, and when I saw Li Xuan, who was sitting at the head of the bed with his waist straight and reading, I didn't know whether to cry or laugh. He, even when no one is watching, must sit up straight, refuse to relax, and have a burden that cannot be thrown away. Locked in prison and isolated from the outside world, he is still living a good life, and he is simply a stuffy gourd.
One moment I was blaming him for ordering someone to monitor my whereabouts, and the next moment I was forced to enter the palace to be sad that I couldn't see him, and he sat here with a leisurely attitude.
Hearing someone coming in, Li Xuan didn't raise his head, and turned over a page of the scroll with his finger, as if I was air and didn't exist at all.
I had no choice but to say, "Li Xuan-" The voice was choked, and it was not as clear as before.
His body shook suddenly, and he looked up at me in disbelief, and his dark eyes were obviously indissolvable, but he forced him to go back, and only said indifferently: "Xi'er, you shouldn't come." ”
I was a little disappointed, but it can be seen that he is safe and sound, and I feel that it is really as Jiang Gonggong said, and he is confident, so he calmed down: "I thought you were in trouble, so I asked the queen to help me dredge, what are you missing, I will let someone bring it to you after I go back." ”
If I don't say that, I don't know how to explain the dress of this palace costume, he is annoyed enough by the secret war between him and the emperor, and I don't want him to be sad about my affairs again. My forehead was hot, my whole body was groggy, and I was really afraid that he would see through it, so I only asked him, "Don't you have anything to say to me?" ”
I haven't seen him for a few days, and I'm happy to say a few more words. Lovesick to the bones, the ancients didn't lie to me, I miss him very much, I think of him from the bones.
Li Xuan stood up and walked to the table, took care of himself and got a cup of hot tea, smelling the fragrance of tea, it turned out to be the Longjing of Jiangnan tribute, it seems that he can't go out here, it is no different from the days outside.
He blew away a few tender tips floating on the tea surface, took a sip, but didn't even look at me: "The affairs of the court should not implicate you, you go back, don't come again, I will keep you safe." ”
I smiled miserably behind him, feeling that I was about to lose it, full of bitterness: "You just keep me, I still have to leave." ”
He gently stroked a red lacquer box on the table, and said nothing more to me. Half a month later, I found out that the red lacquer box contained the blood jade bracelet that Li Xuan ordered someone to find for me, he wanted to give it to me after the next court, but he was imprisoned, he wanted to go out and put it on for me with his own hands, but my life hung by a thread. Going around and around, we always seem to miss out.
We were silent for a long time, so long that the air was about to condense, and I finally reluctantly said, "Then I'll go." ”
The moment I stepped out of the prison door, Li Xuan's clear voice came from behind me, firm and powerful: "Xi'er, take care of yourself, wait for me." ”
I didn't look back, and suddenly tears rained down. I was caught off guard and only choked, "Okay." ”
His words of hush and warmth made me feel more at ease than the thousands of words of others.
I secretly wiped away my tears and took a deep breath, walking out of here, I still have to face many things alone, Li Xuan's words are a reassuring pill, giving me infinite strength. I want to wait for him to come back, when he comes back, I want to go to the Mid-Autumn Festival with him, under the thousands of lights, I will honestly tell him that Qin Xi will never let go of him in this life, and will rely on him for the rest of his life.