Chapter Twenty-Three: Xueru Reunion
Chu Xue panicked and immediately knelt down, "Emperor Jin'an." Cao Wei also knelt on the ground, bowed and greeted the Holy Cross.
"Hurry up and light." The emperor helped Chu Xue up and asked with a doting face, "Why are you crying?" ”
"It's nothing, it's just blinding." Chu Xue said in a hurry, and the emperor looked at Cao Wei who was kneeling on the ground, "Who are you?" What's going on here? ”
"Your Majesty, this is a guard selected by the Internal Affairs Office, who is here to protect me. The concubine explained some things to him, so as not to collide with the emperor in the future. ”
"It's still your sweetest. Alright, you go down. ”
"Yes!" Cao Wei lowered his head and pushed down, Chu Xue's eyes have been following Cao Wei's body, the former Xiao Ziru, now he has changed his name and identity, but I don't know if his mood is still the same as before.
The emperor saw Chu Xue's absent-minded look, "What's the matter?" Not feeling well? ”
"No, how did the emperor come to the concubine today?" Chu Xue came to his senses and poured a cup of tea for the emperor. Then he sat aside with a smile and beat his legs for the emperor.
"I don't have anything to do today, I thought about coming to see you, I wanted to give you the name Ru that day, but you had to use Confucianism as the name to give you Ziluo Palace, and you had to change the name to Seed Confucian Palace, did you ever think about telling me why today?"
Chu Xue smiled awkwardly, "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that the word Ru is slightly elegant, and the concubine is not worthy of the word elegant, after all, she is a slave and maid, and she is not too ostentatious, so I chose this homonym and different words." As for Ziluo Palace, it is the residence of the fairy, and the concubines did not dare to climb high, so they changed their name to the Seed Confucian Palace, one is commensurate with the title of the concubine, and the other is to commemorate the deceased brother in the family. The elder brother died of illness when the concubine was ten years old, and his name was Chu Zi, and the word seed is the origin of family affection. ”
"I didn't expect you to miss the old days so much, so much about your family."
Chu Xue didn't speak, just silently lowered her head and took a deep breath.
That night, Cao Wei stood outside the palace wall, looking at the plaque of the Seed Confucian Palace, and couldn't help sighing, the Seed Confucianism was his former name, and then Cao Wu came over, "Brother, you go and rest." I'll leave it to me here. ”
"Well, be smart."
Cao Wei returned to the room, leaned on the couch, looked out the window at the night, eight years ago, she was only twelve years old, at that time Chu Xue was still an eight-year-old girl, followed him all day long, when he was fourteen years old, the first family fell, Chu Xue no longer knew where to go, only the rough sword pendant was left with his side, Seed Ru never forgot his sister, when Seed Ru was sixteen years old, with his father on the expedition, almost died on the battlefield, in that nine deaths, he survived, when he returned home, Both parents have died, and the Xiao Mansion at this moment is no longer in the prosperous era of the past, Xiao Ziru lives by begging all day long like a beggar, and then was seen by the eldest lady of the Cao family, and he was kind-hearted for a while, and brought him back to the Cao Mansion and named him Cao Wei.
Unconsciously, the sky had slowly brightened, Cao Wu returned to the room, and Cao Wei got up violently, "Why did you come back?" ”
"It's morning, why haven't you slept all night?" Cao Wu looked at him with a look of surprise.
"It's already morning. Before I knew it, a night had passed, and this night, I was afraid that Confucianism had already turned into grace. Thinking of this, Cao Wei couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, in the Seed Confucian Palace, Chu Xue sat in the hall and took a sip of tea gently, all she could think about was her long-lost Seed Confucian brother.
At this moment, there was a sound outside the door: "Concubine Wan Niangniang has arrived." ”
Chu Xue immediately knelt in the hall and knocked her head heavily, "Niangniang Jin'an." ”
"Get up."
Concubine Wan sat in the main hall and looked coldly at Chu Xue who stood up, "Yesterday, the emperor actually came to the Seed Confucian Palace, and it seems that your position is about to change." ”
"The mother has been promoted, and the emperor is just looking at the freshness of the concubines."
Before Concubine Wan could speak, the eunuch went to the Seed Confucian Palace, "Fengtian carrier, the emperor Zhao said, the Seed Confucian Palace Confucianism is often gentle, gentle, respectful, and specially named a nobleman." Reward a hundred taels of gold, a jade screen, two pairs of east pearls, a pair of gold and jade Ruyi, and admire this. ”
"Emperor Xie!" Chu Xue got up after receiving the order, didn't speak for a long time, her legs trembled, and Concubine Wan slowly walked to her side, "The emperor made you a noble person so soon, and my concubine position is still due to you, and now you are really hot." ”
Chu Xue sighed secretly, and then laughed, "Niangniang, since you don't want me to be favored so much, why did you sacrifice me to the emperor that day?" Since you don't want to see me promoted, why did you talk about my benefits in front of the emperor that day? Chu Xue is a person who is a mother, and death is a ghost of a mother, but if the mother is unhappy, the concubine is willing to die to show her loyalty! With that, he picked up the scissors on the table and stabbed himself heavily in the left chest. Seeing this, Concubine Wan immediately stopped her, "Why is your temperament so strong?" This palace has never blamed you, why can't you think about it so much, your loyalty is clear in this palace. ”
After Murong Wantian left, Chu Xue sat down on the ground, and Sheng Qiu ran over, "Little master, little master!" After shouting a few times, I saw the first snow responding, "How is it?" ”
"Is Concubine Wan embarrassed?"
Chu Xue slowly stood up, sneered a few times, and then let out a long sigh, using all her strength to restrain her emotions, and opened her mouth slightly, "Embarrassed?" She has ever felt sorry for me, and I am of some use to her. How could she embarrass me. If you are embarrassed, then you are not embarrassed to go yourself. ”
"Little master, I'm afraid it will be more difficult in the future, Concubine Wan is afraid that she has already been wary of you, if one day she really wants to attack the little master, how can it be good."
"I've long been a piece of meat on her board, to be slaughtered. She wants to dispose of me, where do I need to find any reason to go? I am now deeply favored by the emperor, but who can guarantee that he will not fall out of favor in this palace, some people enter the palace and some people enter the cold palace. Since Concubine Wan has murderous intentions towards me, then I don't have to show my loyalty in front of her anymore, maybe I really have to find a way out now. ”
Sheng Qiu sighed and then said, "The little lord saved Sheng Qiu from fire and water, and now only the little lord's order is obeyed." ”
The next day, Murong Jiuyu and Zhanhong Aya entered the palace with the king of Changping, after Jiuyu went to see Jing Concubine, and she gossiped and wandered in the imperial garden, it was early autumn, the imperial garden was orange and red, dazzling, and the phoenix flowers were blooming.
Facing the first snow, he came over with Shengqiu, and saluted and greeted, "Jing Concubine Niangniang Jin'an." Jin An, Princess of Changping. ”
"It's too late to congratulate the nobleman." Jiuyu laughed. The first snow and mid-autumn slowly raised their heads.
"What about congratulations, we are slaves, and whatever the master says, there is no need to congratulate."
As soon as Chu Xuede's words fell, the father-in-law next to the Queen Mother came here and called away Concubine Jing, and there were only a few of them left in the Imperial Garden. At this moment, Sheng Qiu's eyes widened and looked at the princess in front of her, Jiu Yu saw that Sheng Qiu was a little familiar, so she asked, "Have you and I seen it?" ”
Chu Xue turned around in confusion, "What's the matter?" Does the princess know me, a servant? ”
After hearing Chu Xue's words, Jiuyu shook her head, and then said, "I just feel a little familiar." I'm afraid that I've been in the palace too many times, and how many times have I seen it? ”
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then left separately, and when Jiuyu walked to the rockery, she heard a woman's voice behind her, "Princess!" Princess! ”
Jiuyu turned around violently, looking at the anxious Shengqiu.
"What? Is it your little master who has something to say? ”
"It's not! It's the slave who has something to say. ”
"What do you want to say to me?"
"Do you remember the princess, on the court that day, the woman who recognized you-Mo Yi?" Sheng Qiu's eyes were very sincere, as if he had been waiting for Jiuyu to say the answer, and Jiuyu came back to his senses, "You all retreat." ”
"Yes!"
After the servant girl next to him retreated, Mo Yi knelt on the ground with a plop, "Please, princess, save my little master!" ”
"What do you mean by that?"
"The little lord suddenly got the emperor's favor, and now he is the enemy of everyone in the harem, and now Concubine Wan has regarded my little lord as a thorn in the flesh! The little lord is in a difficult situation now, and I hope to be able to reappear in September! Awesome little master. Sheng Qiu's words were sincere, she really wanted to help Chu Xue. Jiu Yu sighed slightly, "Don't say, whether your little master is really as you said, this is the only one, he only killed corrupt officials in September, but he never asked about the harem, you are afraid that you are looking for the wrong person." ”
As soon as Jiuyu wanted to leave, Sheng Qiu grabbed the corner of her clothes, "But you are Concubine Wan's own sister, if my little master has your help, there is no need to be afraid of her anymore!" ”
Sheng Qiu kowtowed heavily, Jiuyu closed her eyes, and then said, "Let go!" ”
These two words are full of anger, Sheng Qiu timidly put down his hands, Jiu Yu brushed his sleeves away, Sheng Qiu was still kneeling on the stone road in the imperial garden, tears in the corners of his eyes, for some reason, Sheng Qiu was so loyal to Chu Xue. No matter how Shengqiu pleaded, Jiu Yu never relented, that day in the house, although it was Murong Wan who was the mastermind, but Chu Xue's various bullying of herself and her mother made Jiu Yu unforgettable for the rest of her life, and now she is not without a way to help her, she just doesn't want to have a way to help the helpless Confucian nobles at the moment.
The Confucian nobles are now in full bloom, where can they use her to help.
In midautumn, when I returned to the Seed Confucian Palace, the Confucian nobles were sitting in the hall, "Take some incense, why did you go for so long?" Sheng Qiu sighed, then knelt on the ground with a plop, "Your nobleman forgives me, the slave maid just went to ask the princess of Changping." ”
Hearing the four words of Princess Changping, the Confucian nobleman slowly got up, "You mean you just went to see Murong Jiuyu?" ”
"Yes! The slave had just gone to beg her to help the little master. ”
The Confucian nobleman slowly helped Sheng Qiu up, "How can she help me?" When she was in the mansion that day, she hated me and Murong Wantian to the core, do you really think she is a saint, can you ignore the past suspicions? ”
"The noble man saved Shengqiu from fire and water, waiting for Shengqiu to be so good, Shengqiu can't see death without saving."
The Confucian nobleman smiled slightly, "Although she Murong Wantian has already killed me, she can't move me for the time being, after all, the emperor is favoring me now, I just need to guard against her, although the princess of Changping has the ability, but it is difficult to manage the affairs of this harem." ”