Chapter 23: The Princess's Mansion
It was late at night, and it was dark in the princess's mansion.
Yin Xue flashed into the main courtyard, and there was a room in the main courtyard with lights on.
The two crept in.
The moment he entered, the tip of his nose was filled with a strong smell of medicine, and a bad premonition appeared in Yin Xue's heart.
She walked quickly around the double-sided embroidered screen with rich flowers, and was greeted by two old women.
One is leaning on a large pillow embroidered with large peony flowers, and the other is sitting on the edge of the bed, feeding her medicine.
At first glance, you can see that it is the master and servant!
On the fine rosewood carved bed, the old lady was full of silver threads, her expression was sorrowful, her face was blue, and her eyes were empty, as if she was terminally ill.
The servant woman in front of the bed saw the princess's mansion for many years, and someone visited it late at night, and she showed a trace of nervousness on her face, blocking in front of the old lady on the bed, and the posture was quite like a hen protecting her chicks.
The servant woman was full of anger and asked in a rather unkind tone, "I wonder what the two girls are doing when they visit late at night?" ”
The old lady on the bed opened her cloudy eyes, looked at the person who came hard, and said in a hoarse voice, "It's Jinyang!" ”
She stretched out her hand hard and said tremblingly, "Jinyang ......"
When Yin Xue heard the word Jinyang, tears burst in an instant.
The servant woman didn't mean to get out of the way, she said, "Old lady, it's not the county lord!" ”
She knew that it couldn't be, because she knew that the Jinyang in the old lady's mouth had already died, and I am afraid that only the old lady in this world was still looking forward to the return of the county lord!
Yin Xue's Gujing Wubo's eyes were drowned in tears, and her throat seemed to be blocked by something and she couldn't speak!
It took her a long time to find her voice, and she called in a hoarse voice, "Mama Cai! ”
The servant woman who was called Mama Cai widened her eyes in shock, the only people in this world who knew that she was Mama Cai were in the palace, but she couldn't think of who it was for such a young person!
She took two steps forward, her cloudy eyes full of vigilance, and asked, "Are you from the palace?" ”
Yin Xue slowly raised her hand and took off her veil, revealing a delicate face.
Mama Cai's eyes showed a look of joy or disappointment, and a moment of kung fu was replaced by suspicion.
Now there are surviving people living in this princess's mansion, and only a few people know about it, I don't know who this girl is?
Mama Cai didn't hesitate and asked, "Who is the girl?" ”
Yin Xue glanced at Yun Zhao, who slowly took off her veil.
Revealing a face that captivates the country and the city, the eyebrows are like paintings, beautiful like mountains, eyes like water, flowing love, the pink nose is carved like jade, the cherry lips are tender and red, the skin is better than snow, dressed in white, the low eyebrows are fragrant in an instant, the sun and the moon are dull in a calm manner, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world!
Mama Cai's eyes widened in shock, looking at Yunzhao in disbelief, she felt that she was sick, and she was terminally ill, otherwise how could she see someone who had been dead for many years?
No! No! This man is the same as the man of the day......
After a long time, she seemed to think of something, and sighed, even if it was five points of similarity!
Mama Cai slowly moved away, and Yin Xue and Yunzhao took two steps forward.
The old lady's cloudy and empty eyes instantly brightened when she touched Yun Zhao's face.
She raised her old hand with great difficulty, her slightly dry lips, a little trembling with excitement, and called in a trembling voice, "Jinyang ......"
Yun Zhao and Yin Xue stepped forward, knelt in front of the bed, and called with difficulty with the title of Mama Cai, "Old lady! ”
Yin Xue grabbed the old lady's hand, and the tears in her eyes were like beads with broken threads, and they couldn't stop flowing down.
The old lady looked at Yun Zhao, pulled out her hand, touched Yun Zhao's face, and rubbed it gently, the old hand slowly moved up to the center of her eyebrows.
The old lady's eyes, which were still full of brilliance, dimmed in an instant.
Yin Xue's eyes followed the old lady's hand and fell on Yunzhao's face.
Seeing that the old lady's hand refused to move away for a long time, she suddenly understood, "I still remember that there was a small cinnabar mole between her forehead back then, but unfortunately her face was damaged after falling off the cliff, and she regained her appearance after many repairs!" ”
The look in the old lady's eyes reappeared.
Yin Xue continued, "She often tells us that her grandmother loves the eldest brother the most, and then the younger brother, she is often blamed for being caught in the middle, and she also drops her grandmother's beloved vase, and the younger brother falls is a child who is ignorant, and she falls is crazy......"
When the old lady heard this, her heart was moved, and she helped Yun Zhao wipe her tears, her cloudy eyes were full of love, and she said with difficulty, "Her grandmother must love her, even if she is stricter, maybe she wants her to be dignified and polite like other ladies......"
Yun Zhao choked up and said, "Now that I am a dead person, I can't serve my grandmother, and I hope that my grandmother can take care of herself!" ”
The old lady nodded when she heard this, and her face, which was like ashes in the past, came back to life.
Yin Xue was full of complexity, she took the old lady's withered hand, and her slender jade fingers covered her pulse.
If she knew that there was still such a person alive in this world, she would definitely return to Beijing early with Yunzhao.
The old lady's loving gaze stayed on Yun Zhao's face, and that look seemed to be looking at rare treasures, which made Yin Xue feel sad and guilty!
After a long time, she slowly let go of the old lady's wrist, picked up a pen and paper, wrote a prescription and handed it to Mama Cai.
The old lady had a loving face, leaned on the big pillow and couldn't support the exhaustion and fell asleep, her withered and emaciated hand was still holding Yunzhao's hand tightly, for fear that as soon as she woke up, she would be gone.
The full moon had already crossed the middle sky like a crystal plate, and in the early morning, Yin Xue and the others reluctantly returned to the Jing'an Hou Mansion.
They didn't know that at this time, the Jing'an Hou Mansion had already exploded!
There was a lot of noise in the Jing'an Hou Mansion, and the maid was looking for people everywhere with lanterns, and the person who was found was naturally Yin Xue.
In the middle of the night, a lady is not in her boudoir, nor is she in the Jing'an Hou Mansion, and if it spreads, I am afraid that the century-old reputation of the Jing'an Hou Mansion will not be guaranteed!
The masters are in a hurry, and they don't know whether they care or are anxious to see the excitement!
Seeing that Yin Xue and Yun Zhao appeared at the door of the Qianyun Pavilion intact, the eldest lady greeted her with a frightened face, looked up and down, left and right, and made sure that it was okay before asking, "Xue'er, where have you been so late?" ”
Yin Xue said unhurriedly, "Mother, why are you here?" Xue'er was frightened and couldn't sleep during the day, so she went to the bamboo forest behind Songtao Garden. ”
The eldest lady was suspicious and did not ask.
Yin Xue was curious, she said, "It's the middle of the night, mother, you don't rest in the courtyard, why did you come to Qianyun Pavilion?" ”
When the eldest lady heard this, she sighed, "The mother of the day has heard about it, Miss Shi's body has been salvaged from the lake, and the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War has come overnight to ask for an explanation!" ”
At this point, Yin Xue understood and asked, "Where are the people?" ”