Act 54 Misfortune (1)
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Time passed unhurriedly, and in a blink of an eye, it had been ten days since the show girl entered the palace, and in the past few days, the emperor has not gone to the queen mother to say goodbye on the grounds that he is busy with state affairs.
In the imperial study, the chief manager of Ouchi, Lai Ning, flashed in with a slow step, hesitated for a moment with an embarrassed expression, and finally couldn't speak.
Although he only cared about reviewing the folds and did not look up at Lai Ning, he still knew his difficulties from his sigh, "There is nothing but it is okay to say, I don't want you to report good news or bad news." ”
After receiving the will of the Lord of Long Live Lord, Lai Ning could only convey the order he received from the Queen Mother word for word, "Back to the saint, the slave has just come from the Cixiang Palace." This...... The Queen Mother said, if the emperor really can't bear to see the Queen Mother doing her best for the draft, and you turn a blind eye, let alone ignore her, the Queen Mother, I hope that the Holy Lord will issue a decree to revoke the title of the Queen Mother of Xiaoyu, and since then she will never take a step in seclusion in Jinghua Pavilion. ”
Jian Mei suddenly frowned, "Smack!" The fold in his hand slipped on the bookcase, and stood up as if instinctively, and the handsome face with soft lines originally revealed a bit of casualness, but at this moment it became very serious, "Go to Jinghua Pavilion." ”
"Yes." Laining's reply was brighter and more powerful than usual. followed the emperor with steps, silently happy in his heart, and the corners of his mouth also showed a little smile.
Speaking of which, Lai Ning has been following the emperor for ten years, and he has followed it since the emperor was still the fifth prince, and he sees the changes most clearly.
The main reason why today's emperor refuses to marry a wife and concubine is nothing more than the indelible scar in his heart, although he can't see or touch it, it has become the biggest regret in his life.
Lai Ning accompanies the emperor all day long, from the smile that was often on his lips gradually faded and disappeared without a trace, until now, except for the queen mother, it is a state affair or a state affair. If he can take this opportunity to bring the emperor out of the shadow of past pain, Lai Ning is willing to do whatever he does.
Lian Chong ran into the Cixiang Palace, but he didn't see the figure of the Queen Mother, and he didn't feel a little flustered.
"The slave has seen the Lord of Long Live Lord." The palace maid who came back to fetch things for the Queen Mother was surprised to see that the emperor immediately stepped forward to salute.
When the emperor saw that it was the queen mother's personal maid, he hurriedly asked, "What about the queen mother?" ”
Obviously, the palace maid was shocked by the majesty of the emperor, and hurriedly replied timidly, "Long live the queen mother, the queen mother is in the Buddha hall." ”
Before the words were dispersed, the emperor had already walked straight to the Buddha hall, and before he reached the door, he heard the queen mother's prayer, "Guanyin is above, the believer Ruan Yu begs the Bodhisattva to bless my Sheng Er to be able to choose a concubine as soon as possible, and open up branches and leaves for the royal family as soon as possible, so that it is the greatest wish of my life." ”
The emperor looked at the Empress Dowager Xiaoyu kneeling in front of the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva with distressed eyes, and kowtowed three times in a row, "If the Bodhisattva can bless my son with peace and security, Ruan Yu will be willing even if he lives for ten years." ”
The emperor stood in place with a solemn expression for a few seconds, glanced at Lai Ning on his side, and he immediately said with a sense of understanding, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is worshipping the Buddha in the Buddha Hall." ”
"I know, you should step back first." The emperor still looked at the Empress Dowager Xiaoyu motionlessly.
"Yes, the minion will step aside."
The Queen Mother stood up slowly, and when she turned around, she saw the emperor, who she hadn't seen for three days, standing firmly in front of her, a little happy, a little unhappy, and a little angry.
Pretending to be unkind, he said coldly to the emperor, "The mourning family thought that the emperor would never appear in my benevolent palace again, but it was really unexpected to suddenly see it today." ”
The emperor knew that the queen mother deliberately said these words to treat herself coldly, and he really couldn't bear to let her continue to worry about this matter, so he said to the queen mother's heart, "Queen Mother, the emperor has really been unable to take a break from dealing with state affairs recently, and he has no time to take care of the affairs of the show girl." ”
Gently supporting the Queen Mother to sit down, "Today I came here to inform the Queen Mother, but the draft is up to the Queen Mother." ”
When the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately showed surprise, and asked the emperor with a look of disbelief, "Is the emperor's words serious?" Does it mean that you are willing to choose a concubine? ”
The emperor smiled and nodded, "Yes, the emperor also hopes that more than one person will accompany you." ”
At this time, the Queen Mother couldn't hold back her joy, "Great, great." Now if your father is knowledgeable, he will be very pleased. It's just that ......" mentioned the first emperor, the queen mother's expression immediately darkened again, "There is another matter that your father failed to solve during his lifetime and was haunted." ”
"What is it, and why have I never heard of you?" The emperor was suddenly very curious about this.
The Queen Mother shook her head in frustration and sighed, "The mourning family just heard that your father and the emperor had inadvertently mentioned it, and there is no way to know what it is." Seeing that the emperor was led into this topic, he hurriedly changed the topic again, "By the way, do you know who is the aunt who helped train those show girls?" ”
The emperor looked at the Queen Mother who was full of anticipation with a little curiosity, thinking that if it wasn't for a familiar person, the Queen Mother would never ask like this, so after thinking about it for a while, a face flashed in his mind, and when he shouted out, "Could it be that I stole the hairpin from the Queen Mother in order to keep her to play with me?" ”
"Exactly, the mourning family punished you heavily for this matter, I don't know if you ever complained about the mourning family at that time?"
"No ......"
The Queen Mother and the Emperor's mother and son recalled the bits and pieces of the past with relief.
The draft was put aside for the time being.
However, Aunt Wei Ning, who came to Chuxiu Palace early to teach the show girls etiquette and rules, saw that it was almost time for lunch, and she didn't even see a figure.
This made the show girls secretly happy, and finally there was no more harsh aunt buzzing in their ears. Groups of three or five arranged their own shows, talking and laughing, and frolicked, completely forgetting Aunt Weining.
Yu Xuanxun took Shi Ruomei and Zhiye to sit down next to each other on the side of the quieter corridor, and behind them was the fish pond, and Yu Xuanxun and Shi Ruomei teased the groups of goldfish in the pond with great interest.
Zhiye was just alone and quietly playing with the hairpin sent by Lin Xinxu, although the three were very chic, but the most prominent one was the one inlaid with red agate.
I saw that the hairpin was green all over, the hairpin body was carved with a lifelike colorful phoenix, the red agate embellished the eyes, the hairpin head a lotus flower quietly bloomed, and there was a lotus-like pendant, which was elegant and dusty.
The more I watched it, the more I liked it, and I really couldn't put it down. If you don't know that she has a soft spot for hairpins and loves her to the point of obsession, she will definitely think that she is a little money fan.
Seeing this appearance, Yu Xuanxun couldn't help but pat Shi Ruomei's shoulder, whispered a few words in her ear, and the two of them seemed to have some ill intentions, tiptoed closer, and suddenly said loudly, "Aunt Weining is good." ”
Zhiye, who was also indulging in the mood of appreciating hairpins, stood up as if instinctively when he heard the words of Aunt Weining, and hurriedly cleaned up the scattered hairpins.
Shi Ruomei and Yu Xuanxun covered their mouths and snickered, and the naughty Shi Ruomei saw that Zhiye was so funny and learned Aunt Weining's tone, and scolded sharply, "Zhiye, what are you doing?" Who told you to be lazy to play hairpins here, to show rich? ”
Zhiye buried his head and heard where he dared to raise his head, so he knelt down and explained again and again, "I'm sorry aunt, Zhiye won't dare next time, this time it's just a temporary itch, and I hope my aunt will forgive." ”
"Hahahaha......" Seeing that the prank was successful, the two couldn't help laughing, and they hurriedly laughed while helping Zhiye up.
Zhiye realized that she was being tricked when she heard their laughter, and she was immediately ashamed and embarrassed, and she scolded awkwardly, "You guys are really annoying." ”
"Okay, don't be angry, sister, I'm joking with you." Yu Xuanxun stepped forward and comforted, but Zhiye twisted his head to the side angrily.
Seeing that Yu Xuanxun's set was almost ineffective, Shi Ruomei took advantage of his unpreparedness to scratch Zhiye's itchy flesh, "Laugh or not?" Laugh or not? Let's see if you're still angry with us. ”
Suddenly the scene turned into a tickling game, and after some frolicking, the three of them were ready to go back to their rooms for a nap.
Aunt Weining, who had lost her precious hairpin, was about to turn the room over in a panic, when she suddenly threw a stone wrapped in a note from the outside and rolled all the way to her feet.
It is attached: If you want to find the hairpin, Chuxiu Palace can be found.
So Aunt Weining, regardless of whether it was true or not, hurried to the residence of the show girls. As soon as I entered, I saw a commotion and began to search for the hair ornaments on their heads, ignoring their manners.
I don't know who shouted Aunt Ning in a panic, and suddenly all the noise fell silent.
At this time, Lin Xinxu greeted him and asked with concern, "Auntie, what's wrong?" The face is not very good, is it not feeling well, do you want someone to ask the imperial doctor to come and take a look at you? ”
"No need." After scanning it to no avail, he suddenly said to all the palace maids, "All the people in Chuxiu Palace came to listen to me first, and now there is one thing that gives me a headache, that is, there is a party in a few days, but I can't choose a special hairpin, so please take out all the hairpins you brought, let me see and borrow them." ”
"My aunt is in trouble, we will help, and I will go and get it." Lin Xinxu echoed flatteringly, and before Aunt Weining could reply, he turned around and prepared to go back to the room.
Seeing this, the other show girls also followed suit.
And the three of Yuxuanxun, who didn't know it, came over all the way, and Zhiye accidentally slipped the small package in his hand to the ground, and all the hairpins inside rolled out.
Seeing that the crowd was about to rush over, in a hurry, Zhiye shouted, "Don't come here, don't step on my hairpin." ”
As soon as she heard that Aunt Weining was extremely sensitive at this time, she hurriedly ordered, "You guys stop!" Slowly bypassing the crowd that stood in place, the original appearance of the hairpin lying on the ground came into her sight little by little.
When the red agate jumped into his eyes, his sharp eyes then fell on the three of them.