Chapter 16: King Xian coughs up blood and is dying
Dressed in a black robe, embroidered with a silver auspicious cloud and dragon pattern, with a thin body, pale complexion, and a gentle smile on his face, I know who else is the person who hides the knife in his smile, but it is not the biggest psychological obstacle for me to come to Luoying Pavilion today - Xianwang Lei Nian.
Yingrou stepped forward and saluted slightly, "Yingrou has seen King Xian. β
Lei Nian also hugged his hand and returned the salute, "Rou Niangniang is polite, it should be this king who salutes Niangniang." β
The two of them went back and forth politely a few times, and in the end, Lei Nian was more respectful.
I stepped forward to greet Lei Nian, and Cao Zhi also followed me to salute Lei Nian. It seems that this Cao Zhi is really able to understand the purpose of Lei Jue sending him to accompany me, and he is really one step and a half behind me, and even his eyes are only staring at the skirt I dragged on the ground.
With Lei Nian and his subordinates here, my fruit and the lingering little concubine have also become distinguished guests, just need to be by our side, and let Lei Nian explain the things of picking cherry blossoms to the other subordinates.
Tea and pastries were placed on the small table, Lei Nian, Yingrou and I sat around the table, Lei Nian personally helped the two of us pour tea and water, Yingrou thanked again and again, Lei Nian smiled and bowed, looking very good to get along with.
"Yingrou has heard that the cherry blossom pavilion next to Xianyang Palace is the best place for cherry trees to bloom in the entire harem, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to enjoy it. Today is thanks to the blessing of Hu'er's sister, so that Yingrou can come here to see the cherry blossoms falling and the fragrant scenery of the courtyard. It's just that I don't know that King Xian is also here to enjoy the cherry blossoms, if you are disturbed, I hope that King Xian is not strange. Yingrou said and leaned over again, and glanced at me.
Then I can't help but speak, so I can only say in a gentle voice: "Yes, we didn't know that King Xian was here, and it was really disturbing to break in rashly." β
Lei Nian and I both know that for outsiders, Luoying Pavilion is the palace outside Xianyang Palace, and it does not belong to him Lei Nian. But in fact, there is a secret door between Luoying Pavilion and Xianyang Palace, and this is Lei Nian's territory at all.
Lei Nian smiled at Yingrou first, and then looked at me again, "Niangniang and the princess came together, but this king can't ask for it, and his heart is very happy, why bother him." β
I don't want to say any more, so I picked up the small pink square cake on the plate and threw it into my mouth, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, as well as the fragrance of cherry blossoms, which was very delicious.
Seeing this, Lei Nian also ended the endless polite words, and said to Yingrou: "Niangniang, let's also try the newly made cherry blossom cake in my palace dining room." β
Haunting said thank you, picked up a piece, covered her mouth with her sleeve, took a small bite and chewed it carefully.
I picked up another cherry blossom cake and threw it in my mouth, and when I saw that Lei Nian was still looking at me, I gave him a roll of his eyes.
"Speaking of cherry blossom cake, this king also has to ask the princess for guilt, the princess has lived in the cherry blossom pavilion for ten years, but this king has never served this cherry blossom cake for the princess in the spring, it is really rude."
I choked, took two sips of tea and swallowed it, thinking that if I give you a roll of the eyes, you will have to say something to answer me. But after all, Yingrou is still beside me, and I can't ignore you, so I can only reply to him: "King Xian has tormented me, although I once lived in Luoying Pavilion, and Luoying Pavilion is next to Xianyang Palace, but after all, it is only my residence, even if it is King Xian, I have to avoid suspicion, since I can't get in, how can I have the opportunity to send pastries." Anyway, I ate it today, it tastes good, if King Xian has more, he will pack some for me later, and I will take it back to the two sisters in the palace to taste. β
Lei Nian nodded and smiled: "I will order someone to pack a few food boxes and send them to Haoyue Pavilion." β
"Thank you, King Xian."
I've been talking so many words in a crackle, and Yingrou is still there covering her mouth and taking a small bite, which is really a clichΓ© that doesn't help me share Lei Nian at all. I was worried that Lei Nian would have something to say, so I didn't go through my brain and added to Lei Nian: "Also put a box for Lei Nian." β
As soon as the words came out, I really wanted to slap myself twice, why did I call Lei Jue's name so publicly? Isn't this death?
Yingrou turned her head to look at me in surprise, Lei Nian's smile also froze on her face, I looked at them, want to explain? Isn't that getting blacker and blacker...... Don't explain? Haha, what an embarrassment, suffocating silence.
It was Lei Nian who reacted first and resumed his smirk, "In two months, my brother will marry the princess, and this king is thinking about what to give as a gift, and I happened to see the princess today, and I want to ask the princess what she likes on weekdays." β
"Hah...... Haha, the congratulatory gifts you give are naturally the best, and I like everything you give. After saying that, I glanced at Yingrou again, and she seemed to be thoughtful, but she went back to deal with her little pastry that she had not been able to attack for a long time, and did not stare at me again.
"I have a blood jade wrench here, which was sent to my father by the envoy of Emperor Heng in the early years, and my father rewarded me again. I think this wrench is very beautiful, and I want to give it as a gift...... Ahem...... cough cough cough ......"
Lei Nian suddenly coughed as he spoke, and as soon as he coughed, it was endless. Yingrou hurriedly put down the unfinished pastry and handed Lei Nian a cup of tea, Lei Nian just drank it in his mouth next, as if he choked again, and coughed more violently.
Seeing this, Cao Zhi stepped to Lei Nian's side to support Lei Nian's shoulder, and patted Lei Nian's back to help him calm down, but it still didn't help, Lei Nian's cough became more and more violent, and his body couldn't support it, so he could only rely on Cao Zhi to barely maintain a sitting position.
"Oh, I heard that King Xian has been in poor health recently, and when I met today, I thought King Xian was much better, and now this ...... This ......" Yingrou has been confused by Lei Nian's cough, and she grabbed my hand and didn't know what to do.
I told Guoguo to hurry up and find the imperial doctor, and as soon as Guoguo ran out of the Falling Cherry Pavilion, Lei Nian was already out of breath.
Cao Zhi didn't know what technique he used to point a few times behind Lei Nian's back, Lei Nian spread down like a puddle of mud, and bright red blood flowed all the way down the corner of Lei Nian's mouth to the neckline. Cao Zhi squatted down and carried Lei Nian into the bedroom.
It may be that someone went to spread the word, and watched a familiar person dressed similarly to Cao Zhi enter the courtyard, and after saluting us, he also rushed to the bedroom.
Then Cao Zhi came out of the bedroom, saw that I was sitting upright in the courtyard, his nervous expression relaxed slightly, and he returned to stand still behind me and stopped moving.
"Sister, we are all female dependents, it is inconvenient to go in and take care of it, it is better to wait for the imperial doctor to come back, let's go back to the palace."
Yingrou was probably frightened by the scene of Lei Nian coughing up blood, and kept holding my hand, and her tone of voice was also timid.
I nodded, "We'll leave when Guoguo comes back." β
"Hmmm......"
Stabilized Lingering Rou here, and in a blink of an eye, I saw Xuanhu and didn't know when he appeared next to him.
Xuanhu looked at me, I shook my head to show that I didn't know what was going on inside, and Xuanhu went into the bedroom to see Lei Nian.
It didn't take long for Guoguo to come back with the imperial doctor, and it happened to be the old imperial doctor who kowtowed to me on the day I came to life, I asked him not to be polite and hurry in to see King Xian, the old man nodded hurriedly and ran in.
The old doctor is also really evil, a lot of age has to race with Guoguo, Guoguo is tired and squatting on the ground out of breath, I really can't imagine whether the old doctor is more tired physically or mentally more tired at the moment.
Guoguo rested for a while, I let her drink some tea, and when she eased up, I said to the subordinates of the Luoying Pavilion, and carried two bags of cherry blossom petals, holding the frightened Haunting Rou and ready to leave.
But as soon as I walked to the door of the Falling Cherry Pavilion, I heard Xuanhu calling me from behind, "Sister Wei, can you wait before leaving?" I want to wait for the results of the imperial doctor's pulse. β
Looking at her little face, I was about to cry with worry, how could I bear to refuse? So she helped her master go back first, and told Yingrou that I would go back to the palace later.
Cao Zhi, who had never spoken, suddenly asked behind me, "What are you waiting for, princess?" β
Your sister startled me, and I replied to him angrily: "Wait for your master to save me." β