Qu finger calculated, Bao Yuan has been out of the palace for ten days, during which the Queen Mother ordered someone to send a decree to lift my ban, but I did not return to the Chongguang Palace, and still lived in the Feiluan Pavilion.

Bao Yuan is not here, what is the point of me going back? Even if he is there, I annoy him like that, I'm afraid, I can't go back......

The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and even the air began to feel suffocating, and no matter how much the palace maid fanned me, I still felt like I was about to lose my breath.

I didn't know the taste for a few days in a row, I couldn't sleep at night, and I didn't need to be reminded by others to see the figure in the mirror gradually disappearing.

Zhiqiu has to persuade several times a day, and I can't do it when Ming'er secretly cries on her back, and Jinyan brings scriptures to read to me every day, but all I hear is the buzzing sound. He's not here, he's mad at me, he doesn't want me anymore...... These are the only words that come to mind over and over again.

I fell ill due to a sleep disorder, and the doctor said that I was too worried and needed to meditate and recuperate...... Bao Yuan, if you don't come back, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive.

Early this morning, Ming'er hurriedly ran in from outside, and shouted before she entered the door: "Sister, sister, the emperor, the emperor is back......"

I was drinking the medicine from Zhiqiu's hand, when I heard the words, I knocked over the medicine cup with my hand, and the dark brown medicine juice splashed all over.

He's back, he's finally back, but ...... Will he come to see me? What if he's still angry? What if he ignores me from now on? Between the six gods and no master, I grabbed Zhiqiu's hand tightly, "Mother Qiu, Mother Qiu......"

"Don't worry, I'll go to Chongguang Hall to inquire about the news, and let Ming'er wait for you to take the medicine first...... Even if the emperor wants to come to see you, if he sees you like this, I am afraid that it will only make His Majesty feel distressed and angry. Zhiqiu patted my hand and comforted me softly, but my heart was beating so fast, I had never been so disturbed, never!

Will he come to see me?

Anyway, if he heard that I was sick, he would have come to see me, right?

Thinking worriedly in his heart, he helped Ming'er to wander by the door.

Why hasn't Zhiqiu come back after going for so long, is it ...... I don't dare to think about it.

The willow on the edge of the dragon leaping pool danced lightly in the wind, and from a distance, it seemed that there was a bright yellow color flowing, was it? I tried my best to keep my eyes open, thinking stupidly, Bao Yuan, you came to see me, didn't you? But he didn't want to, and after a moment of hesitation, he changed his course and headed forward......

"Niangniang" Zhiqiu's voice sounded in my ears, and I turned my head blankly, tears already in my eyes.

"Mother Qiu, I just saw him......"

"Originally, the emperor was going to come to see Niangniang, but suddenly there was a political matter to deal with, so he changed his route to the previous dynasty. I think there are very important things that need to be decided by the emperor. "Zhiqiu's kind words are comforting, but my heart is empty.

"Mother Qiu, don't lie to me, he won't come to see me, I know ......" turned around and was stunned, his cheeks were already wet with tears, I thought he was my lover, but I forgot that he was still an emperor, the emperor is not to be disobeyed, he did not punish me It is a great grace, how can he take the initiative to reconcile with me? And if I am jealous and jealous according to the ancient rites, I am guilty of seven crimes, and I am not yet tolerated in the people, let alone the palace......

"Ming'er, I instructed the dining room to prepare some nourishing soup for Niangniang, you go and take a look, if it's good, bring it." Zhiqiu said and helped me to sit on the chaise longue under the window.

After Ming'er left, Zhiqiu half-knelt in front of him and held my hand and said, "Niangniang, I went to see the emperor just now, he heard that you were sick and didn't even change your clothes, so you should come over in a hurry...... Forgive Qiu for his courage, no matter what, the emperor has a mother in his heart, and the mother must not think nonsense......"

"I ......" heard that there were mixed feelings in his heart, and there was more chagrin and regret in the anxiety and anxiety of the past few days. Yes, Bao Yuan has treated me very well, but I always treat his anger with him because of a momentary mood, this time he must be angry, but what should I do if I am frozen here now?

"Niangniang, you can't do anything when you're sick right now, so it's better to take care of your body first and then find a chance...... It's just that don't make the emperor angry anymore, such a stiffness will only make the relatives and enemies happy. Zhiqiu brought the tea to me, I waved my hand lazily, and said, "Mother Qiu, my heart hurts so much." ”

"Mother, the slave knows." There is understanding and pity in her eyes, and I have lost my mother's love since I was a child, but I feel a motherly pity at the moment, holding Zhiqiu's hand, tears falling one by one.

In fact, in my heart, in addition to worrying that Bao Yuan didn't want to see me because he was angry, there was also a hidden worry that was not enough for outsiders, that is, I just saw him walking forward in a hurry, didn't something big happen? The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and I can only do it in a hurry here, and I can't help but think about it again.

In the afternoon, Ling Xuan was ordered to ask for a pulse, and when I saw him, I felt a little comforted, and asked about Baoyuan's exit from the palace these days, it seemed that it was for the purpose of entering the flood river to prevent it, and this private visit was to inspect the weir of the river.

The rivers of Shudi have always been the land of fish and rice, but the flooding of the rivers will always affect the people during the summer flood season.

In detail, the weir is the last year of the Warring States period, and the Qin State Shu guarded Li Bing to build. Later, during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang set up a weir official in Du'an County (that is, the original Guan County Daojiangpu), in order to protect and maintain the ancient Maoshui (Baisha River, a tributary of the Minjiang River) weir and develop agriculture, and was named "Du'an Yan" because of the county. In the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed "Tail Weir", which is also the Dujiangyan known to women and children in later generations.

Hearing Ling Xuan say that Bao Yuan was very dissatisfied with the results of this inspection, it seemed that because the local officials were so careless that the bed of the weir and the river was so badly blocked, if the dam was not cleared in time, once the flood was in, the people would be flooded. Therefore, after he returned to the palace, he immediately summoned the Manchu civil and military forces to discuss the matter of Jiangfang.

It turned out that he was in a hurry to do this at that time, and his heart was a little calm, and he asked with a smile how Bao Yuan was doing recently, Ling Xuan lowered his hand and replied: "Don't worry, the emperor's dragon is healthy, but the weather has been hot recently, and eating outside is not as good as in the palace, so the emperor is slightly thinner." ”

"Oh, is the emperor still coughing these days?"

"I don't cough anymore."

"That's good, there's Mr. Lauling." I bowed with a smile, and Ling Xuan bowed back and said: "With all due respect, Niangniang has a weak and cold physique, and she has recently lost her diet and conditioning, and from the perspective of the pulse, it has added a sign of liver qi stagnation to the original disease. ”

I was shocked when I heard this, and said hurriedly: "Mr. Ling, ...... now?"

"It's okay now, but Niangniang must keep her mood comfortable from now on, plus add more food, and Weichen will be treated with medication, and it will be fine." Ling Xuan said nothing, got up and said goodbye, and when he was about to go out, he turned around and said, "Niangniang, the minister has a word of persuasion." Doctors only treat physical diseases, and heart diseases need to be autonomous. As the saying goes, 'Worry less to nourish the heart, quit anger to nourish the liver, thin the taste to nourish the stomach, and fill the vitality in season.' In this way, the body and mind are at peace, and the mother's jade body and health are also worried about the emperor. ”

I nodded and said, "This palace understands, thank you Mr. Ling." ”

After Ling Xuan left, I pondered and reflected, the more I felt that I had been too willful and reckless these days when I entered the palace, and what was wrong with Bao Yuan, when he married me, he already had harem concubines, and I accepted these facts when I married him, although I was reluctant, but the facts are the facts, and I am really too undesirable to treat these things with him now.

Thinking about it, he didn't complain much, and remembered that Ling Xuan said that he had lost weight, so he personally took Ming'er to the small dining room to make Baoyuan his favorite sweet porridge in the past, and asked Zhiqiu to send it to Chongguang Hall to hand over to Liang Shouzhen...... At this point, someone must find the stairs first!

I wonder if Bao Yuan will be discouraged when he sees the porridge I cooked with his own hands, maybe he will come to see me? What would he say if he came to see me? I've been sick for so long, I must have gotten ugly...... I was happy and sad for a while, presumably the look on my face was also changeable, Ming'er didn't know why, and asked several times uneasily, I only shook my head and said nothing, hoping that Bao Yuan could come to see me......

However, he did not come after all. In the evening, the court bureau reported that Baoyuan stayed alone in the Chongguang Palace, and did not call the concubines to sleep.

Today is the third day after he returned to the palace, and he has never come to see me, nor has he gone to other concubines, he seems to be very busy, and even the Queen Mother rarely sees him.

When he went to the Queen Mother to ask for peace, he saw that the Queen Mother looked solemn, and in addition to the words of daily admonition, he also deliberately told the concubines to pay attention to the diet and daily life of Baoyuan, and strictly ordered the concubines to live in harmony with each other and not to regenerate incidents.

I helped Zhiqiu along the Dragon Leap Pond and slowly walked towards the Feiluan Pavilion, and when I reached the Yishen Pavilion, I saw Jingyi standing alone in the pavilion, without a palace maid entourage, as if she was waiting for me.

I was puzzled, since that day I punished Li Yanniang, I haven't talked to her properly, and every day I go to the Queen Mother to ask for peace and only hurry up and go separately, in the final analysis, I can't let go of Baoyuan's call to her to sleep, so I deliberately avoided her in order to avoid the embarrassment of meeting each other, and now I am afraid that I can't hide from it, so I have to go forward with a smile.

"Sister, are you waiting for Rui'er?" After seeing the ceremony, I got straight to the point.

"I'm here to wait for my sister, and there are some things I want to say to my sister alone." Jingyi took me by the hand and led me to sit down by the padded pavilion.

"If my sister has anything to say, it doesn't hurt to say it, my sister listens to it." I held my back, guessing that she must be going to talk about the summoning of the bed, although I don't want to mention the old things, but if I flatly refuse at this time, how will I get along in the future? Thinking of this, although he didn't want to, he had to force a smile on her face.

Jingyi looked at me for a long time, didn't say a word for a long time, and I didn't say anything to look back at her, only to see her look at the pool and sigh softly for a long time: "Sister, are you complaining about me?" ”

"Sister is too worried, I didn't ......" I did have a grudge at the beginning, and now I am more sorry for her, in fact, I can complain about Baoyuan and myself, but I can't complain about Jingyi, and now she is just a poor person.

"Sister, if you don't complain about me, then why don't you get along with me like before?"

"Sister, forgive me, first because I have the Queen Mother's grounding order, and then I can't go out because of my health, so I ...... If this caused my sister to misunderstand, Rui'er apologized here. Saying that, I wanted to get up and salute, but was held down by Jingyi, "Sister, I understand your thoughts, even if you blame me and blame me, I won't be annoyed with you, I just ask you not to hurt yourself for this." Her faint sigh accompanied by a hint of bitterness at the corners of her lips made my heart feel sour.

"Since the day I entered the palace, I have accepted my fate. Since ancient times, women have been at home from their fathers, married from their husbands, and when they first entered the palace, they also dreamed that the emperor would love me and pity me, but then they gradually understood that everything is a fate that is not up to anyone, and I am only one of the many women in this palace to the emperor, and since then I no longer have the luxury of king's grace, just because of Fengyi, there is more comfort in this palace for a long time. Jing Yi talked about her thoughts, as if she was talking to me and to herself.