Chapter 144: Prayer for Blessing (4)
When he entered the chamber, He Xi sat down again, continued to copy the scriptures in his hand, Ruyi closed the door carefully, Chou'er went to the box on the side to get the paper, Ruyi looked at the thick porridge on the table that was already cold and sighed: "What is going on with this Miss Xiao?" It's not that they don't know usβ"
She wanted to speak and stopped, her tone was full of dissatisfaction, but He Xi sneered disapprovingly: "It is precisely because of this that she dares to treat me like this, she knows that I will definitely take care of the overall situation." β
Ruzhi He Xi's expression was calm, so he sighed lightly and persuaded: "Little master, why don't you eat something first, this Diamond Sutra is full of thousands of words, there are still a few hours before the time, and it has to be transcribed more than a dozen times, so the little master should eat something." β
He Xi didn't raise his head, but said lightly: "The queen and Concubine Hui can't wait to catch me at this time, and now they are adding a Miss Xiao-" He Xi smiled bitterly, stopped talking, and concentrated on copying the scriptures.
Chou'er walked over with a stack of papers, shook his head at Ruyi, Ruyi was helpless, the two stood by He Xi's side left and right, helping He Xi grind and record, and for a while only a subtle grinding sound could be heard in the room.
In the opposite room, Liu Ru was sitting happily at the table, flipping the brand-new skirt sent by the queen of Fangcai's mother.
Although the color is a little cleaner, but the material is excellent snow satin, the feel is smooth, just touching it like this, I feel very cool, it is really a very good thing, she is proud in her heart, so she said to the palace woman next to her: "Su Xin, you see, the things that the queen mother personally rewarded are good, and I don't know how many times better than the things sent to us by the Ministry of Internal Affairs." β
The name is Su Xin, it is the woman who rode the sedan chair with her before, she has a flattering smile on her face, she got closer, and she also looked envious, reached out and touched two handfuls, and also echoed: "Sister, this is a blessing in disguise." β
It's just that having said that, the smile in his eyes is only a thin layer, like a layer of paper, and when he it lightly, it leaks.
Liu Ru didn't care, she didn't notice it, she held her cheeks, thinking about her thoughts, and suddenly said: "Su Xin, do you think this Xicai person will hate me because of this matter?" β
Su Xin smiled: "What did my sister say?" Her current identity, even if she holds a grudge, what can she do if she doesn't hold a grudge, not to mention that her sister is more favored today, and she is the same abandoned concubine, so my sister should not worry about the sky. β
Su Xin held Liu Ru high one by one, Liu Ru was happy in her heart, but she couldn't help but be a little worried: "My sister said this too early, if it was really the identity of an abandoned concubine, she should not have been on this trip, since there is, it means that this matter is not as simple as we imagined." β
Su Xin's long eyelashes drooped, and she didn't know what she was thinking, so she said after a while: "Sister, don't worry, Miss Xiao just said a few words, and the queen mother exempted half of her sister's punishment and gave her a big facelessness, what else is my sister worried about?" β
Speaking of punishment, the original joy on Liu Ru's face, in an instant, seemed to be an early morning mist, and suddenly dispersed, she sighed lightly, and the clothes in her hand also hung limply on the table, Su Xin got up and said when she saw this: "Then my sister won't bother my sister, sister still don't miss the queen's arrangement." β
With that, she leaned over and left.
Her yard is not far from the courtyard of the two, just turn a small road, she thought about her thoughts all the way, walked towards the front, but she didn't want to, turned around and almost hit a person, she looked up a little panicked, and saw a pretty face, it was Xiao Nai, Su Xin hurriedly leaned over and said, "Miss Xiaoββ"
Xiao Nai originally wanted to go to He Xi's room to sneer, but she met Su Xin here, she glanced at Su Xin, and found that Su Xin's appearance was mediocre and inconspicuous, but since she could call her name, she must have seen herself, but she didn't have this person in her impression, Xiao Nai coughed and said: "Shu Naer is clumsy, and I don't know which palace the noble person is." β
Although he was talking about a nobleman, Xiao Nai's look and tone were very similar to that of an ordinary palace maid talking, Su Xin didn't care, but said lightly: "It's normal for Miss Xiao Nai not to remember the concubine, the concubine's name is Su Xin, and she is a talented person." Concubine Fang Cai was in the crowd and saw Miss Xiao speaking up. β
When Xiao Nai heard Su Xin's words, she couldn't help but look proud, she held her head high and said: "Miss Ben is most unaccustomed to these unpopular methods, so she said it in front of the queen's mother, fortunately, the mother is reasonable, so that the people who have a heart can escape." β
Su Xin asked tentatively, "Does Miss Xiao not like talented people?" Xiao Nai looked at Su Xin with a frown, Su Xin didn't dodge, just raised his head and looked at Xiao Nai fixedly, Xiao Nai turned his face away, and said unintentionally: "I'm not familiar with Xi Cairen, why don't you like it?" β
Su Xin saw that she denied it, but she didn't care, and said lightly: "I thought that Miss Xiao Nai didn't like Xi Cairen, after all, Xi Cairen also offended a lot of people in the palace, and the concubine thought that she could think of a way to make Xi Cairen suffer some hardships, but in this way, the concubine thought about it a lot, and looking at Miss Xiao's appearance, she should still have something to do, so the concubine didn't bother and retired first." After speaking, she got up softly, planning to leave, but she didn't expect that after taking two steps, she heard Xiao Nai behind her say: "Please also ask Ruicai to stay." β
It's night, the full moon hangs high, the stars are bright, and there is a rare sense of coolness in the air, He Xi has a red candle that is about to burn out, the wind blows in through the window lattice, the red candle shakes a few times, the candle flame stretches He Xi's shadow, reflected on the wall on the side, the corner of the case, has fallen thick pages, it is the Diamond Sutra that has been copied, she bowed her head and copied for a moment, before she raised her head, like an opinion, hurriedly walked up, took the pen in her hand, and said distressedly: "The little master has worked hard." β
He Xi rubbed his sore wrist and asked softly, "What time is it?" β
Chou'er looked at the sky and said, "There is still a moment before the child." He Xi nodded slowly and said, "It's too late, ugly child, you can send these scriptures to the Daxiong Treasure Hall quickly." β
Chou'er hurriedly stepped forward and sorted out the transcribed scriptures, and before he could walk out, He Xi suddenly stopped Chou'er and said, "Liu Cairen has already sent the scriptures over?" β
Liu Ru's house was on the opposite side of their house, Ruyi had been paying attention, and she was busy saying: "Not yet, little master, in Liu Cairen's house, except for Ruicairen, no one has ever gone out." β
He Xi moved his wrist and said softly: "It's strange, I've copied it fifteen times, why didn't she send it over?" β
He Xi's eyes moved slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he called Chou'er back, and simply ordered something, and let Chou'er leave. In Liu Ru's room opposite, the maidservant girl kept paying attention to the movement on the other side, and when she saw the ugly girl pushing the door out, she hurriedly ran back and reported to the two people in the house: "Little master, there is movement on the other side." β
Liu Ru rubbed the corners of her swollen eyes, and said lazily: "She's really slow enough, okay, you can go too, be careful when doing things, don't let others find out." β
After the maid bowed and saluted, she walked out quickly, Su Xin breathed a sigh of relief, and Liu Ru said nonchalantly: "My sister is really, is my sister still not at ease when I do things?" β
Su Xin heard her say this, and hurriedly defended: "What is my sister talking about, my sister also wants to be angry for my sister, and I feel that I can't bear to let my sister wait alone for so long, so I came over to be a companion, my sister actually thinks about my sister like this, and my sister is really wronged." β
Su Xin was coquettish, Liu Ru said affectionately: "Okay, I know that my sister is the most appropriate, so my sister has to thank my sister." β
The two of you chatted with me word by word, until the maidservant who went to deliver the scriptures came back from the Daxiong Treasure Hall and recovered her life.
Su Xin's heart was completely put down, Su Xin said: "Sister, the hour is not early, tomorrow I have to get up to pray for blessings and chanting, my sister is still settled earlier, and my sister will go back first." β
Liu Ru was already a little tired, and when she heard Su Xin say this, she just said a few polite words, and then asked the maid to send Su Xin away. When Chou'er came back, he saw that Ruyi had already served He Xi and settled down, but he didn't sleep, but leaned on the bed, holding a book in his hand and reading. The ugly child simply saluted, stepped forward and said, "Little master, the matter has been done." β
The book in He Xi's hand turned over a page, a shallow smile appeared on his lips, and he said, "Then we will watch a good show tomorrow." It's getting late, so let's rest. There will be no vigil tonight. β
Seeing that there were only a few hours left before dawn, and that there must be nothing to serve in the evening, the two of them retreated. He Xi lay on the bed, only feeling a trace of sleepiness, his mind was chaotic, and he couldn't be quiet for a moment.
She closed her eyes tightly and listened to the sound of Ruyi and Chou'er in the side room at first, but it was only for a while, and there was no sound. Presumably it was also settled.
He Xi was in a daze and didn't know what time she slept in, she only felt as if someone had entered the room, she thought it was her nightmare, but she didn't want to, when she saw it clearly, the blood of the whole person almost poured to the top of her head, and there was a person standing in the room, dressed in black, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, tall, holding a long sword, obviously a man, but with a black veil, it couldn't be seen really, He Xi flashed countless possibilities in his mind, this person came to assassinate himself?
But Fang Cai is the best opportunity, he didn't do it, if he didn't come to assassinate himself, what was the purpose of this person?