Chapter 145: The Garden
The Jianghe Hall was sealed.
The March day has been warm for a long time, but this day somehow turned out to be cold in spring, and a light snow fell on the sky and earth. The light snow fell slowly, without anger or urgency, covering every corner of the Imperial City.
Mu Beiyi looked at the excerpts in the imperial study, took a sip of tea, and looked up to see that there was rain and snow outside the window, but his brows were tightly locked and refused to let go.
Feng Tang was very anxious when he saw it, and leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you have some lunch?" ”
Mu Beiyi shook his head, and his voice was faint: "I lost my son again...... A son who can talk and laugh. ”
Feng Tang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and bowed his head with a dusty brush: "You still have the eldest prince, the second prince and the fourth prince." Look at the four princes, raised under the knees of Concubine Xi, noble and incomparable, and healthy and intelligent. ”
"I want to have a son with Xiao Xue, you don't understand."
Feng Tang had no choice but to respond: "The slave naturally doesn't understand. In front of the Son of Heaven's anger, he didn't dare to give Pillow Chun a good talk. It's just that I've seen it a few times, Pillow Chun treats him kindly and respectfully, and Feng Tang still respects this once gorgeous Ming Jieyu. He thought about it for a while, for fear of angering Mu Beiyi, so he said cautiously: "The Anshe people of Zhongshu Province still knelt outside the Chongming Gate and wrote a letter asking for forgiveness. I've been kneeling for two whole days, and I haven't gotten a drop of water. This scholar is weak, and if he kneels down again, he is afraid that he will die. ”
Mu Beiyi was solemn and quite dissatisfied: "An Zhengze, this wooden fish brain." He is a minister, and I want to promote him more in the future. Now, he actually asks for forgiveness for those who have committed evil deeds in the inner palace, which is ridiculous and reasonable, so what do the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty think! ”
"Anshe people and An Jieyu are siblings in the end." Feng Tang coveted Mu Beiyi's face, and said thoughtfully, "Forgive the slave for saying more, the blood is close." It is absurd and reasonable for the Ansha people to do this. ”
"The An family is now the second generation of ministers, but there has never been anything wrong with his political achievements." Mu Bei Yiluo is groaning.
Feng Tang added hot tea to Mu Beiyi: "Then the evidence of An Jieyu's five major crimes that An Cairen Chen handed over today, the slave is for you to see?" He was unintentional again, "In the case of An Jieyu's murder of the emperor's heir, An Cairen really added a lot of criminal evidence, and the matter was so important that the slaves did not dare to deal with it without authorization." ”
"Give it to Concubine Xi." Mu Beiyi paused, "You just said that you are close to each other?" ”
"Yes, Anshe and An Jieyu are brother and sister, breaking bones and tendons. His Majesty is naturally annoyed by the pestering of the Anshe people, but for the Anshe people, this is also driven by family affection. Feng Tang said again, "Your Majesty said today to go to An Cairen to sit there, this will be ready for the slave?" ”
Mu Beiyi closed his eyes, and the book in his hand Chen Yihe: "Don't go." I won't be there for a few months. ”
The snow in front of the Jianghe Hall accumulated a thin layer, and no one swept it. The people around Pillow Chun were all taken away for interrogation by Liu Anran's powerful head of the investigation, Wei Neng, and now there are only Su Bai and Yulan left.
When the snow stopped, Su Bai got the news. Qingguo was tortured by Wei Neng, and he couldn't spit out anything that those people wanted to hear, so he swallowed his breath in two days. Su Bai didn't dare to talk to Pillow Chun, so he could only listen to the news outside the hall with a hanging heart.
Pillow Spring took off his hairpin and sat in the yard, for some reason, this year's eightfold black dragon is not green. She leaned her shoulders against the trunk of a tree, wore a thin skirt, and turned her head to look at Feng Xian, who was huddled in the grass.
Feng Xian was hungry, and the dining room only sent stinky cold rice these days, which was fine and accustomed to it, and he was still angry for a while. What Feng Xian didn't know was that the entire Jianghe Hall was now abandoned, and the glory of the past was no longer there.
I heard that Duanmu Ruo crashed into the lacquered gold red pillar of the Weiyang Palace, and he was still not dead in one breath, his face was completely ruined, and he fainted to death on the couch of Xunlu Zhai. Mu Beiyi was busy treating the funeral of the third prince and did not go to see her.
There was a miserable white atmosphere in the entire Yongning Palace, and the mourning of the palace and the silence of the attendants made the surroundings even more gloomy. Pillow Spring sat on the cold stone pier for a while, and suddenly heard the sound of heavy footsteps outside.
Su Bai and Yulan exchanged glances, stepped forward to help Zhuchun up, and blocked her in front of her.
After a while, he saw Wei Neng and the others enter the Jianghe Palace, and a group of attendants entered the warm pavilion of the side hall and searched out all the clothes and jewelry of Pillow Spring. Wei Neng put the dress of Jieyu's position and the jade seal of the lord of the first palace into the box, and then opened a scroll of golden holy decrees: "An Jieyu...... Take the order. ”
Pillow Chun didn't kneel, she looked at Wei Neng, and said lightly: "I know that the result of this matter must be carefully prepared as Concubine Xi intended." I haven't done it, I don't admit it. ”
Wei Neng shook off the dust, a faint smile appeared on Fu Fan's snow-white face, and a sharp voice came: "An Jieyu doesn't recognize it, but she has to admit it." Come! ”
The two attendants stepped forward, drew their sabers, and immediately pulled out their dull scabbards and slammed them into the crooks of Pillow Chun's knees. Pillow Spring was in pain, and his body was staggered, prostrate on the ground, and his palm rubbed a piece of black blood on the rough ground.
"An Jieyu, isn't this just an admit?" Wei Neng opened the holy decree, tapped his lips and read it out sharply.
Jieyu An's family in Jianghe Palace, plotting to kill the emperor's heir, has a vicious mind, and his crime is unforgivable. Remembering that he has served for a long time, he is now deposed and demoted to a concubine, and he is not allowed to come back when he moves to another garden.
Pillow Chun's throat moved, pushed away Su Bai and Yulan's hands, stood up, and sneered, "Don't come back?" Who is so ruthless...... Won't let me die clean?! You want to relegate me to a place like the Cold Palace and suffer humiliation? ”
Wei Nengyin laughed and said softly: "What are these words? This is still the grace that your father and brother asked for you when they were officials in the court. Otherwise, under the thorough investigation of Xi Guifei Niangniang, Shangchen's conclusive evidence of your guilt ...... You're already in dismemberment. Thanks to your eldest brother An Zhengzheng, he knelt in the front court for two days and one night in exchange for His Majesty's relenting words...... Cheap life. Tut-tut, a young man from Tanhualang, kneeling in the square in front of the hall, thousands of people looked at and smiled, what a look. ”
Pillow Spring's heart hurts as if he is pinching. Her eldest brother An Zhengze has always been upright and self-conscious, but now he is so humiliated for her. The love of her parents and brothers is deep, and they do their best to just want her to survive. Pillow Chun's body shook, and he looked at Wei Neng's eyes poisonously: "The so-called evidence of the crime is conclusive, and it is really hard for the kindness of Concubine Xi and Yue Guiren." ”
Wei Neng smiled aside, and arched with his dusty hand: "Where and where, there is also your sister-in-law An Cairen, who has given evidence of your suspicious actions." You and An Cairen are sisters with the same surname, so what Ancai people say is true. ”
"Liu Anran is wrong every step of the way, so far for one person to attack his heart!" Pillow Chun said, "When she is at the top, she will know that the emperor's love is nothing but thunder and lightning, and dreams are in vain!" ”
"Presumptuous!" Wei Neng scolded sharply: "You dare to call Concubine Xi by her name!" Concubine Xi is the future queen! Palm! ”
The two attendants took the order, one pulled Su Bai and Yulan away, and the other shone on the cheeks of the pillow spring is two full of strong ear scraping. The guard worked hard every day, and his hands were extremely strong, so that he was dizzy and dizzy, and he was able to stand firm with the eightfold black dragon.
"Queen?" Pillow Chun wiped away the cracked blood stains at the corners of his mouth, raised his head and sneered, "One step is also a thousand miles away, how can you call it so?" ”
"Don't the Anshu people know?" Wei Neng's eyes narrowed, and he twisted the white beard on the tip of his eyebrows a little complacently, "Your Majesty has been in power for nine years, so naturally you want the harem to be neat and tidy." Today, His Majesty has decreed that the six palaces will be sealed, and Concubine Zhen will be promoted to Concubine Zhenxian, Concubine Rong will be Concubine Rongde, Concubine Jing Zhaorong will be Concubine Jing, and Concubine Yagui will be concubine. His voice was soft, but sarcastic, "Zhenxian Concubine Xue, Rongde Concubine Wen, Jing Concubine Lian and Yafei Jiang, these four concubines will be on the fifth day of the fifth day of the fifth month of May, on the day of the Duanyang Festival, two on the left and right, and kneel to welcome the queen ceremony of Concubine Xi. And you, Anshu people, you will hear the salute and bell of Kunhe Palace in the windowless room of the annex. ”
Pillow Spring looked up at the sky, and his mouth was fishy. Today's sky is clear.
"Please, Anshu?" Wei Neng said coldly.
Su Bai put on the pillow spring, and Magnolia hugged the package containing two cloth clothes. Pillow Chun glanced back at the Jianghe Hall with golden eaves and golden gates, closed his eyes, and turned his head to take a step.
"Wait." Wei Nengdao.
Pillow Spring opened his eyes.
"An Shu people are a class of people, where are they worthy of two maidservants?" Wei Neng made a gesture of invitation, "An Cairen specially greeted, since it is a cold palace in the other courtyard, how can he put on a tone and become such a luxurious gesture." ”
"Too much deception!" Yulan spat and pointed at Wei Neng and scolded, "Our Jianghe Palace is both glorious and lossy!" No one can abandon his master! What kind of extravagant posture of Raushzi, An Cairen can even frame her sister's blood relatives, she ...... She...... She's not human! ”
Wei Neng said, "Master? Where is the master! Follow the Anshu people to the cold palace to die of old age alone, it is better to return to the palace province, wait for a new master, and live a decent and glorious life in the future! What a litter of stupid, dumb pig-like servants and servants! ”
Yulan gritted her teeth: "I'm not leaving!" Even if it's the cold palace, I won't leave! ”
Su Bai also said: "The slave is reluctant to leave. ”
"Nope." Pillow Chun wiped his face with his cuffs and looked at Wei Neng, "Su Bai won't go." ”
Su Bai looked at Pillow Chun in astonishment: "The slave is willing to live alone with you for the rest of your life." ”
Pillow Chun ignored Su Bai and stretched out his hand, wearing a jade bracelet of spring color violet on his hand. That bracelet was once appreciated by Mu Beiyi, it is a valuable treasure, Pillow Spring likes that color, and he always has to find it and wear it every spring. Pillow Chun took off the bracelet and said lightly: "Since you can't be extravagant, it's always not wrong to bring only one." Duke Wei, I have a fight with Aunt Su Bai's master and servant, and it's always okay to say goodbye, right? ”
"Anshu people are smart and deserve to be favored." Wei Neng waved the dust whisk and accepted the bracelet, "Look at this pitiful appearance, our family will be merciful and wait for you outside." ”
The group walked out of the Jianghe Palace, and Su Bai and Zhuchun held hands tightly.
"The slave is also willing to go to the cold palace with you." Su Bai lowered his head and lowered his eyes, and said sincerely, "The courtyard is dark, it is not a place for people to stay, one more person will take care of it." The slave is afraid of you......"
"Nope." Pillow Chun lowered his head and looked at the corner of his clothes, and said in a low voice, "You know my temperament." Even if I go in, I won't be clean. There's a lot of work I need you to do for me outside. She clenched Su Bai's hand, her fingertips were cold, "Feng Xian, you find someone to help me raise it, otherwise with my sister's temperament, I will definitely cut the grass and eradicate the roots." After the sealing, the ceremony should be amnesty to the world according to the regulations, and the Kunlun slaves serving in the palace can be free. You go to Sister Lian to borrow some money and return to your hometown according to Heye Varman. That's what I promised him at the time, and I can't go back on my word. There are also beans, cherries, and green fruits, and if you get the chance, find a place for them, and you can't miss any of them. ”
Su Bai frowned, and his nose was sour: "Qingguo...... Already ......"
"Already?" Pillow Chun held Su Bai's hand tightly, "I'm so humble and useless!" ”
Su Bai said, "Listen to me." What do you say, what do the slaves and maids listen to, you want me to settle them, and I will do it even if I fight for my life. It's just that you are in such a place, take care of yourself, don't think too much. ”
In fact, Pillow Spring also has its own considerations. Su Bai can keep accounts, manage affairs, and has some qualifications. Even if the trees in the Jianghe Palace are scattered now, and Su Bai is assigned to the palace province to go back, he can go to the Sixth Bureau to do things again. She is old, and it is better to work in the sixth bureau than to be tortured in another courtyard. But Yulan is different, Yulan is young and disfigured, and she can't do things in a decent place. If the evil hearted servant sees that Yulan is helpless and has a bad heart, it is better to be quiet in the other courtyard.
Yulan understood this, and only wiped her tears and handed the last twenty taels of silver to Su Bai: "Aunt Su, the master feels sorry for us." ”
The three of them were also weeping, and Pillow Chun thought more clearly, and whispered a few words to Su Bai in a low voice.
Under the bare eightfold black dragon, Su Bai watched Yulan help Pillow Spring out of the Jianghe Palace.
The snow on the ground wet her shoes and socks, and the spring flocculents flew like smoke, and when she turned around, she only saw the thin eightfold black dragon branches like a dying hand. That's when she remembered a poem.
Pull and burn it.
Destroy it, and the wind will blow its ashes.
Her short and even somewhat comical harem life has since come to an end, and she has since stepped into an infinite silence without light or fresh air. Along the way, Pillow Chun looked at the red walls and golden tiles of the imperial city, and scenes of the past flashed in his mind. The golden chariots, the beautiful clothes woven with gold, the flowers and brocades woven by the warblers, and the cooking oil in the fire. has been framed by calculations, and has been pampered and used. Scene after scene passed in front of her eyes, and she really felt that she was interested in the inner palace life of being a concubine.
Not nostalgic at all.
Wei Neng came out of Yongning Palace with Pillow Spring, passed by the West Palace, passed by the Sixth Bureau, and came to the North Palace. In the gap between Chung Lane and an abandoned palace called Yinyi Yuan, a row of low and dilapidated transept rooms were repaired. This row of transepts only has the front door to enter and exit, and there is no corner door and back door, which means that this is a cold palace that can only enter and exit.
The Hidden Garden is a garden built by the emperor of the former Li Dynasty for his beloved concubines, the vegetation in the garden is lush, there are lake pavilions, and the exquisite walls are difficult to see at a glance. It is said that it was originally because the concubine was envious of the life of "living in the human realm", and the Son of Heaven made a lot of construction. There were all kinds of flowers, fruits, and trees, as well as flower beds, fields, and lakes. A hundred years have passed, and the beautiful concubine has turned into white bones, and the Yinyi Garden has also lacked repair and is decadent and gloomy. Rows of vine-covered gray trees cast dense shadows, and rows of dense transepts surrounded by a ring of old walls. When I entered, I saw low doorways and grass all over the ground, and there were no windows.
The guards escorted Pillow Spring and Magnolia to push in, and the door of the other courtyard slammed shut.
closed the bright and glamorous life before the pillow spring, and erased her position, word, and family from her life.
Gone.
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