Chapter Forty-Four: Becoming a Noble by Mistake
Contrary to Yu Lan's expectations, Orange Creek was surprisingly calm.
"Has the emperor been here?" Orange Creek asked, pointing to the medicine bowl, and Yu Lan shook her head.
After one night, it was like a world away, and the belly that was slightly bulging yesterday was empty today.
Orange Creek is frightened, helpless, sad, and tangled......
Who is at fault with everything today? Is it your own willfulness, or is it ...... No, it's not his fault, it's all the emperor's fault, it's his deception first, it's not enough to beat mandarin ducks with sticks, and it's not enough to snatch love with a knife, but also to be aggressive and cut off people's incense.
Now, because of his own anger, he has implicated his own flesh and blood. Such a person, even if he is Mingjun, is not a good father or husband, Orange Creek secretly swears that from now on, he will have no affection for the emperor, and some only have hatred, if he violates this heart, he will die without a whole corpse.
In Changchun Palace, Xiaobi gloated and reported to Concubine Xiang, "Niangniang, there is news from Chuxiu Palace, the small one is gone, and the big one escaped." β
"Huh! Concubine Li really didn't disappoint me, of course, thanks to you for spreading the news I overheard to Yonghe Palace, I know that there are people who are more reluctant than me to see Concubine Tong make a comeback by taking advantage of pregnancy. Concubine Xiang turned the ring on her finger, her expression hideous and confident.
"Niangniang, you borrowed a knife to kill people, you really used it just right! It's just a pity that the big ones haven't been solved together. Xiaobi couldn't help but slap the horse.
"It's okay, her wings have been broken, and if she wants to fly again, it's not so easy, if you want to solve Hongyang together, then she will be completely wasted." Concubine Xiang is full of hatred in every word, she is repaying virtue with resentment.
It snowed heavily overnight, and in the yard, the maids were busy clearing the snow, as if nothing had happened, and I am afraid that only Yu Lan is still concerned about the life and death of Orange Creek.
The concubines of other palaces, the snowmen, the snow, the poems, and the paintings are all icing on the cake for the first snow of the year.
"Why haven't you seen the emperor come for so long?" Wen Xiuxiu was in the snow, jumping and drawing footprints, which seemed extremely vulgar compared to the practices of other concubines.
"I said yes! Who do you think you are? But just one promise, the emperor has all the opportunities, and there are so many favorite concubines, you still want the emperor to come up, I'm afraid it's a daydream! You just wait to die in solitude! At least there is no need for food and clothing, but it will be hard for those of us who are slaves. Ruzu replied in a mocking tone.
A maid ascended to agree, the emperor is just greedy for a momentary pleasure, and he will be left behind afterwards, in the eyes of these slaves and maids, there is no difference from them, how can they serve respectfully.
"Is the status of the promise low? Can even a subordinate like you talk to me like this? Wen Xiuxiu stopped and asked Liuzhu stupidly.
Liuzhu burst out laughing, "It's really not a lady of all people, even low-class slaves like me, you don't know." The emperor's concubines all have high and low status, and the promise is the lowest from the tenth grade. β
"How many products is Concubine Xiang?" Wen Xiuxiu was a little curious about what her sister was in the palace.
"Concubine Xiang? That's the second product, in the past, the harem was favored, so that the harem of 3,000 fandel lost its color, but now, imprisoned in Chuxiu Palace, it is very desolate! Liuzhu, who was still complacent just now, suddenly added a little pity, shook her head and sighed.
"Captivity? Dreariness? I'm going to see Concubine Tong, you take me quickly. Wen Xiuxiu heard that her sister was banned, and she was anxious to visit.
"What? See Concubine Tong? I said yes, you better save it! Resisting the decree is a capital crime, who would dare to go without the emperor's approval? I don't want to die early. Liuzhu listened to Wen Xiuxiu's words, and her eyes were about to jump out in shock.
"Don't go, do you? I'll go on my own. Wen Xiuxiu saw that she couldn't move Liuzhu, and she was so angry that she wanted to go alone, but as soon as she didn't go far, she lost her way, just like a ghost hitting a wall, no matter how she turned, it seemed to be in the same place.
After asking all the way, she finally found the door of Chuxiu Palace, she was anxious to rush in, but was stopped by the guards at the door, "You let me in, I want to find Concubine Tong." β
"Do you have a holy decree?"
"I, I didn't."
"Then don't leave quickly, don't get in the way of us being on duty." The guards pushed Wen Xiuxiu and wanted to drive her away.
"Sister, sister, come out to meet me! I'm Xiuxiu! Seeing that she couldn't get in, Wen Xiuxiu shouted loudly at the door.
Orange Creek, whose vitality in the house has not yet recovered, heard the shouting, but was a little curious, the current Chuxiu Palace, even the sparrows are not willing to stay, and there are still people who come to see them today. "Yu Lan, help me out and have a look!"
"No, mother, you just slipped the fetus, and your body is so weak that you can't move around at will." Yu Lan was worried about Orange Creek's body, so she pressed her back to the bed, who was about to get up.
"It's okay!" Orange Creek insisted on going, but Yu Lan had no choice but to help her out.
"Sister, it's me! I'm Xiuxiu......" Seeing Orange Creek come out, Wen Xiuxiu jumped up excitedly, but when Orange Creek approached and saw the sick Orange Creek, she stopped jumping her feet and shouted, "Sister, why are you so weak?" β
"Niangniang just slipped the fetus, you said that you are not weak, you are still yelling here." Yu Lan rushed back angrily.
"I heard that you have received the holy favor, and you have promised to call me a sister, but now that everyone avoids me, why do you bother to come here to find bad luck." Orange Creek coughed lightly and struggled to talk to her.
"No, no, you're my own sister, I finally found you, how can I be like someone else......" Liuzhu hurriedly waved her hand to explain.
"Wen promised, you are really wrong, I am not your sister, please go back!" Yu Lan helped Orange Creek and turned around and walked into the house.
"Sister, sister, why? Why don't you recognize me, what did I do wrong? "No matter how Xiuxiu shouted, Orange Creek still turned a deaf ear. Looking at the back of Orange Creek's ruthless departure, her heart ached. The sister she worked so hard to find regarded her as a passerby.
She can be sure that Orange Creek is really her sister, and she will never admit her mistake, but she never expected that the sister she had worked so hard to find was so ruthless, and the sister who sacrificed herself to save her sister in the past no longer exists.
She left Chuxiu Palace in despair and stumbled back to Qingshui Tower. You can also ask for directions during the day, but on this big night, there are very few people passing by, and she is running around in this labyrinthine harem.
"Oh my God! Is this a palace or a labyrinth? I must memorize the map when I go back, this big night, cold and hungry, hey! It's not easy for people with money and power to be people! "After tossing for most of the day, the rice has not entered, and the weather is cold, Wen Xiuxiu is a little overwhelmed!
She held on to the city wall in a daze, and walked forward with difficulty, "Bold, don't you salute when you see the holy car?" β
What strength does she have to salute! plopped and knelt on the ground, "Please give the emperor a ......"
The emperor's couch did not stop because of her appearance, and continued to move forward.
"Your Majesty, let's enjoy something to eat! Hungry ......" Wen Xiuxiu used her last strength to say what she wanted to say the most.
"Stop, go bring it." The emperor heard Wen Xiuxiu's call for help and ordered someone to stop and carry the bed.
The two eunuchs carried Wen Xiuxiu, who was lying on the ground, over, "Wen promised, why are you?" What are you doing here alone in the middle of the night? Gonggong Chen recognized Wen Xiuxiu at a glance.
"Father-in-law, give me something to eat! I'm so hungry. β
"Take it back to the Heart Cultivation Palace!"
"Huh!"
By mistake, Wen Xiuxiu was actually taken back to the Heart Cultivation Palace, which was really a good thing that fell from the sky.
In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, the emperor ordered someone to prepare food for Wen Xiuxiu, but Wen Xiuxiu completely forgot his identity and gobbled it up, making the emperor stunned.
"I didn't see it with my own eyes, I don't believe that there are such people in my harem."
"Your Majesty, let you laugh, the concubine is really hungry, you let the concubine eat first and then talk to you."
The emperor really looked at it patiently, that expression was indescribable, one moment stunned, one moment frowned, and the other moment smiled......
Wen Xiuxiu ate and drank to her heart's content, wiping her mouth, "Your Majesty, if you have anything to say to your concubines, just say it,"
"It's a big night, you're not in the dormitory, what are you doing outside alone?" The emperor fiddled with the chess pieces on the chessboard on the table, and asked her while thinking about how to break the endgame.
"The concubine doesn't want to, the palace is so big, it's like a labyrinth, tossing for a long time, and I can't find my way back to Qingshui Tower." Hearing the emperor's question, Wen Xiuxiu slapped the table, stood up, became angry, and began to complain.
"Didn't you have a maid? Why don't you bring them, they are all trained, and knowing the way is not a problem. Wen Xiuxiu was so rude, the emperor didn't get angry, maybe he held it for too long, and at this time, this naΓ―ve Wen Xiuxiu was a ray of sunshine that saved him.
"When I mentioned this, it was even more annoying, they said that I was just a small promise, no different from them, and they all relied on me to take care of me, let alone accompany me to brave the cold wind to go out."
"Smack!" The emperor slapped his palm on the table, and the black and white chess pieces fell to the ground, "Bold minions, even if they agree, they are also my women, how can they be so humiliated, Chen Yu!" β
Wen Xiuxiu was really frightened by the emperor's pat, and looked at the emperor blankly, not daring to say more.
Hearing the emperor's shout, Gonggong Chen bowed his head and came in, "Spread my message......" The emperor swallowed back when he mentioned his throat, turned around and asked Wen Xiuxiu, "Who is your surname?" β
"Back to the emperor, the concubine's name is Wen Xiuxiu." She looked down and replied, her little heart pounding.
"Spread my word, Wen Xiuxiu, empathetic, his appearance is commendable, immediately, canonized as a nobleman, and let the Internal Affairs Office select a few people to serve in the past, and the previous people will be sent to the Xin Zhiku."
"Huh!"
"Tonight, the noble Wen doesn't have to go back, just stay in the Heart Cultivation Hall to serve." The emperor looked at Wen Xiuxiu and said.
Wen Xiuxiu stood there stupidly, without saying a word, Gonggong Chen kept giving her a look, and she suddenly realized, "Concubine Xie Emperor Longen!" β
The emperor walked to the bed, raised his arms, and motioned for Wen Xiuxiu to go over to help with the wide clothes and bed, Wen Xiuxiu looked at Chen Gonggong timidly, Chen Gonggong waved her hand to signal her to go over, and she walked over slowly.
Chen Gonggong withdrew in interest and closed the door.
Wen Xiuxiu intercepted Concubine Xiang's Hu, and Concubine Xiang waited all night in Changchun Palace.
Some people rejoice, others are sad. Those who rejoice, even if the snow is fluttering, are still like in a warm spring; Worried, even in the hot summer, it is like in the cold winter.