Chapter 3: The First Encounter in the Deep Palace

Seeing that I was not moving, the man removed the hand covering my mouth, and a cold object against his neck, so cold that it made people shiver, it was a dagger! The cold wind blew, and I finally came to my senses, "Why are you so nervous, I'm just a weak woman, I can't make any climate, what's moreβ€”" I turned around and looked him in the eye: "With your injuries, I'm afraid it's better to save yourself first." ”

His face was covered with an iron mask, without any patterns, heavy and terrifying, and under the reflection of the moonlight, there was a cold light everywhere.

After saying this, the dagger in his hand did not appear to be slackening in the slightest, but clung to it even closer, leaving a shallow blood mark on my neck.

"I said, no, yes, move." His voice also accentuated the warning.

I secretly screamed that it was not good, I am afraid that my own words angered him.

Take a deep breath, take out the Baihua Brew in your sleeve, and say with a smile: "Although the sword wound on your left arm is deep, it is also non-toxic, this Baihua Brew is blended with apricot wine, wiping the wound can reduce swelling, and then wash and bandage it with hot water, and the pain can be removed in five days." ”

He slowly put down the dagger, and the cuffs of his ink-black robe were embroidered with silver-white totems, with a strange shape, like a dragon. "What, you're not afraid?"

"How not to be afraid, but panic is the most useless, now the sky is dark, if you have the best time to leave the palace at this time, I can't see your face if you wear a mask, this can be assured, from now on, the two will not owe each other."

I pretended to be calm and left, but he suddenly pulled me back, his slender fingers pinching my chin fiercely. I frowned in pain, but I didn't dare to say anything, I could only sigh that I was not good for the years.

"Little girl, it's funny." He was very close, and the smell of medicine grew stronger.

"For a little woman like me, saving your life is the most important thing, if you have a lot of money, let me go, if you have to kill me, I just ask you to come here every year to burn some paper money to mourn."

He was stunned, then suddenly laughed softly, and I could clearly feel the mood soften.

"What's your name?" He asked.

"The little woman's cheap name is afraid of dirt and respect, and it is not worth mentioning." I replied lightly, the beads of sweat in my palms were getting more and more sticky.

He glanced at me, took the herbaceous brew, and quickly disappeared in front of me.

I breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, there was no danger, I reached out and touched the blood on my neck, and a thin tingling sensation came. Since there are already so many scars on the face, why be afraid of this?

It was late at night when I returned to the bedroom, I made a basin of hot water, wiped the wound with a silk cloth, and the pain awakened the sensitive sense, when I was a child, this was the feeling when my wife used the whip, numb and painful, suppressed in the bottom of my heart, from that time I knew, don't shout out your pain, no one will really feel sorry for you, they have not experienced the injury you have experienced, so only patience, wait for the right time to fight back.

"Su Jin, Su Jin, something happened!" A panicked knock on the door interrupted all thoughts. When I opened the door, I was greeted by a panicked Midori.

"Beauty her, beauty her, it's almost gone......"

The silk cloth in my hand fell to the ground, and I closed my eyes for a while, "I know, you go and inform the queen and the palace mothers, and it is enough for me here." ”

Walking into the bedroom, the veils were layered, and there were bloody handkerchiefs piled up on the ground, Liu Shu lay quietly and murmured: "I'm unwilling, I'm unwilling." After a while, he seemed to know that it was me who came, and smiled sadly: "Su Jin, I'm not reconciled." ”

"Sister." I shook her hand and called her for the first time in many years, "There is a big change in the palace tonight, you can rest assured." ”

Liu Shuxin quieted down, coughed violently again, and after a long time, he shivered and took out an object wrapped in a silk handkerchief from under the pillow and handed it to me. When I opened it, it was an air-dried plant, similar to a mandarin duck vine, and the flowers were orange.

"Sister can't stand you...... This is the last thing my sister can do for you. She paused, tears streaming down her cheeks, "Actually, the fire...... Yes, yes......" she couldn't go on, choking.

I heard that those who are about to die are good in their words. I didn't show a hint of anger, just brushed her long hair gently. Looking at her face carefully, like a decadent flower, a constricted brow, and loose skin, it is not like the rumored reincarnation of the flower fairy, but ugly and terrifying. It smells of medicine, sour and astringent. The Ninety-Five Honor of the Pride of the Heavens, how could she be blessed again?

"Sister, do you know why your body is getting worse day by day?" I approached her and said with a smile, "Because, I have added something to the medicine that will allow you to ascend to heaven as soon as possible to become a flower fairy." ”

Her eyes suddenly widened and she looked at me at a loss, and suddenly a mouthful of dirty blood splattered on my clothes. She grabbed my neck with both hands and said with difficulty: "Are you from Concubine Li?" ”

I gently pushed, and she fell on the bed, "Su Jin is just Su Jin, and she has always served herself."

After that, she smiled and watched her convulsive body slowly not move, her eyes were still wide, and it seemed that she was dead.

I suddenly felt a little cruel, but the most chilling of the heart, compared to what I had suffered, it was far from enough. No matter where you are, you can only survive if you are ruthless.

When the medical officers and workers came, I stayed next to Liu Shuxin, with tears on my face, and Concubine De, who assisted the queen in taking care of the harem, sighed, and only said one sentence, so that I would be buried in peace.

As I said, there have been great changes in the palace, one of which is that Concubine Li has a miscarriage and cannot conceive for life. Second, the deacon girl next to Concubine Li was fortunate to be honored by the emperor. Third, Liu Meiren died of illness.

After three days of guarding Liu Shuxin's soul, I was transferred to Huanyan Pavilion to serve Mu Meiren, and the newcomers in the palace came in batches, and those who were not favored could only slowly decay in the moldy corners.

Concubine Li gradually became haggard because of the pain of losing her child, and the hospital couldn't find out. I used the powder made from the ten spices to take it as a medicine, and if the Liu family knew about it, they would definitely call me a madman.

The toxicity of the Ten Spices is extremely great, and in just a few days, I felt shortness of breath and chest tightness and colic, but in the Liu family, it is estimated that only the old man Liu knows that in addition to being fatal, the Ten Spices Essence can also regenerate muscles and bones, but it has to be used in different ways. It's just that this toxicity does exist after all, and even if I try my best to suppress it, it will only prolong its onset.

This time may be five years, it may be seven years, and the final outcome is indeed certainβ€”no good ending.

Recently, the weather was fine, I packed my clothes and prepared to go to Huanyan Pavilion to report, passing by a pavilion, this octagonal pavilion was nothing special, but it seemed to be a person with a big background, the so-called big background, just from his unhurried tea drinking action and the white jade wrench on his thumb to judge.

He wore a light blue brocade robe, with a piece of jade around his waist, and from his back, his bones were strange and straight.

I moved my feet, thinking about whether I should go over and ask for peace, lest he disagree with me with the palace rules.

When I made up my mind to sneak away and take a long detour, a small guard slouched in my way.

"Our lord invited Miss Sujin over." Then he glanced at the pavilion with his eyes, the people in the pavilion were still drinking tea lightly, not affected by the surrounding environment at all, the hand holding the porcelain cup was slender and powerful, and the slightly fair complexion knew at a glance that it was the lord who was pampered.

I tugged at the corners of my mouth and walked over with interest, although I don't know how this big man knew the name of my little palace maid, but the principle of indifference and composure was in my heart.

When I walked into the pavilion, I didn't dare to look up, but I could smell the fragrance of tea. He saluted according to the palace rules and stood silently, only seeing the pattern on the upper of his shoes.

"Do you know what kind of tea this is?" He asked, his tone uplifting, light and clear.

Only then did I look up at him, and what caught my eyes was a warm and elegant face like white jade on my fingers, clear ink-colored eyes with a faint smile on the corners of my lips, and light ink hair. is obviously the son Wen Ruyu, but the cool breath around him is full of sharp anger.

After a long time, I took the porcelain cup in his hand, and the clear smell of tea permeated.

"It's the immortal dwelling green." I put down my cup and thought about what to call him, "Childe, is what the slave said right?" ”

He didn't answer, and slowly spoke: "Listen to Concubine Li, you are proficient in tea ceremony and good at dancing?" ”

I was shocked, I heard him talk about Li Concubine, I can probably estimate the identity of this person, Liu Shuxin once mentioned that Li Concubine is the righteous sister of Prince Xuan, and was introduced to the palace by Prince Xuan last year. "Back to the prince's words, the slave and maid only know a little bit about it."

He didn't seem surprised that I was only looking for his identity, but took the conversation on his own: "Can Miss Sujin sell this king a face and do this king a small favor." ”

It was obviously a questioning tone, but what he said was extremely affirmative and could not be refused. What's more, he is the master, I am a slave, and I have no chance to shirk it at all. "The prince laughed, the slave and maid are naturally doing their best."

His clear eyes were filled with an indifferent smile, which seemed to be the last ray of light in the thin clouds, dazzling and dazzling.