twenty-one
In the next few days, the sedan chair of the Heart Cultivation Hall did not come, and it was inevitable that I would be a little disappointed in my dream. Yuzhi inquired, and probably knew that the queen mother called the palace maid in her palace to serve tea, and on the surface she just sent a palace maid over, but in fact she wanted to look at the emperor and let him take care of the government well.
Since it was the queen mother's meaning, not the emperor's intention, the dream was not so boring in my heart.
"It's okay to be in the palace, and the little noble son has nothing to say these days, so it's better to go for a walk and meet Concubine Zhao." The dream knew that Yuzhi had the death of Concubine Yi in mind, so he said so. She knew that Concubine Zhao would not see her for no reason, but she still had to do this to make Yuzhi understand, so that she would know that she would not forget it. Yuzhi was very excited to prepare when she heard this.
The two arrived at Xianfu Palace, the palace was very quiet, it stands to reason that Concubine Zhao is a concubine, and there should be no only people in the palace. Yuzhi finally caught a little palace maid and called her to report, the little palace maid glanced at them, looked around again, and then entered the door, but when she came back, she followed another concubine. It's about the same size as a dream, this person has willow eyebrows, peach blossom eyes, and a blue Suluo skirt, looking pure and desireless. She saw that the dream realm looked her up and down, and said, "You are Zheng Mengjing, I know you, what's the matter." ”
The dream fixed on her, and only then did he have a vague impression. She and herself are show girls who came in the draft together, which is about too inconspicuous.
"Are you...... Zhou ...... "Dream thought about her name in his mind.
"Zhou Nianqiao." She replied lightly, as if she had long known that she didn't remember her in the dream, "Concubine Zhao Niangniang has been in poor health recently, she has been sick for many days, and it is not suitable to see you, if you have something to say, I can convey it on your behalf." ”
Dream shook his head: "No, I came to say hello." Sure enough, as she expected, but Yuzhi was anxious, and she didn't believe in Nian Qiao this week, so her face was not good-looking. When Zhou Nianqiao saw her like this, she seemed to open her mouth, stopped talking, and turned back.
The two of them ate the closed-door soup inexplicably, which made Yuzhi feel a lot of fire in her heart: "Why did she say that the mother is gone, is it possible that she is the master in the Xianfu Palace?" ”
"You calm down, you can't talk nonsense like this, you have no rules when people listen to you." Dream tugged at her sleeve and reminded, "Did you see what she had in her hand when she came?" ”
"The slave didn't look closely...... What's there? ”
She was holding a white chess piece in her hand, and there was a faint smell of tea on her body. It must have been interrupted by the little palace maid when he was playing chess with the same person. ”
Yuzhi understood: "Is it Concubine Zhao?" Well...... It doesn't necessarily have to be Concubine Zhao. ”
"I served tea in front of the emperor a few days ago, and I happened to smell this tea fragrance. This is the best Gu Zhu purple bamboo shoots, just entered the palace and is not favored, can't get such a good tea, only Concubine Zhao Niangniang, it is possible to ......"
"But why didn't Concubine Zhao see us? She and Concubine Yi have a deep sisterhood, and the slave maid was implicated at that time, and Concubine Zhao kept the slave maid. If she hadn't been suspicious, she would have hated the slave for not taking care of Concubine Yi. Now the slave and maid have asked to see her many times but refused, and today the master has come and refused to see her, and the slave and maid really don't know what to do. ”
"It's just the wrong time, don't worry. Actually, I guessed early on that this might be the result. The two walked back, and the dream was still thinking about the chess piece between Zhou Nianqiao's fingers, and she showed her hand, more like she deliberately let the dream see it.
Yuzhi looked at the dream suspiciously, and the dream continued: "You have been in the palace longer than me, you say, after the death of Concubine Yi, can Concubine Zhao be favored by the emperor?" ”
When Concubine Yi was alive, the two often accompanied the emperor, Concubine Yi played the kite, and Concubine Zhao sang songs. But since the death of Concubine Yi, Concubine Zhao has never been visited by the emperor, and she is not willing to see anyone unless necessary. Yuzhi remembered Concubine Yi's gentle appearance, and her words were choked up a lot. Concubine Zhao has lived in a simple house since the death of Concubine Yi, and the emperor has always loved the queen, so he snubbed Concubine Zhao, which is a well-known thing in the palace.
"When Concubine Yi died, how was she?"
"The slave maid only learned later that on the first day of Concubine Yi's death, Concubine Zhao fainted from crying, and it was her palace maid Qiuyue who went to report to the emperor and sent the imperial doctor."
"You say that she is suspicious, and she cries so sadly, but she doesn't dare to check anything, you say, why is that?"
Yuzhi shook her head as if she didn't understand.
"I'm afraid that I've caught the clues, but I don't dare to say it, so I have to bury the matter in my heart, doing this, I am afraid of something, and I am protecting myself."
"She is the emperor's concubine, and she is the eldest in the harem except for the queen, who else can make her dare not ......speak" Yuzhi didn't finish speaking, her eyes widened in disbelief, and the dream nodded to confirm her thoughts: "Yes, so, the time has not come." ”
It was already past noon, and the sun was scorching on the two of them, and no one wanted to come out if there was no important thing on this day. On the way back to Yixue Pavilion, Dream asked Yuzhi carefully: "You just said that Concubine Yi can play the kite?" ”
"Yes, although the slave doesn't know the rhythm, she also knows how to play very well."
"Do you know which tune she plays the most?"
"I don't know...... If the slave or maid hears it, she will recognize it. ”
"Sister Li can also play the kite, let's go to Zhongcui Palace, maybe we can find it."
"Does the master think that this may be a way to break through Concubine Zhao?" Yuzhi slapped her head, "But, how can we find an opportunity for her to see us......
The dream didn't speak, only the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, and his heart said that I had a way.