The emperor was silent for a moment, just looking at the faint red plum in the court, spitting out dark red stamens, as if splashed with countless bloody red dots. Ruyi quietly looked at the emperor's face, only felt that he couldn't see anything, the emperor's expression was very calm, like a lake as clear as a mirror in autumn, and there was still a golden afterglow of the warm sun sprinkled on the surface, adding a warm tone.

The queen pressed Ruyi's hand, stepped forward quietly, and said softly: "Concubine Hui's words are a little anxious, but the concubine thinks to herself, no matter who is in this palace, no matter what happens, it is not as important as the Qing Dynasty's Guozuo." ”

Ruyi thought of the word "self-hanging", she only felt chills all over her body, and couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, the child of the noble Mei is purely an accident, since the child has died since he was born, it will not interfere with others, let alone affect the national glory of the Qing Dynasty." ”

Concubine Hui said with a smile: "Concubine Xian's words are too light. The emperor is in his prime, and there will be more children in the future. It doesn't matter if the child is an elder brother or a princess, what matters is that he is smart and complete, and he becomes a useful person to the Qing Dynasty. Concubine Xian has not given birth now, imagine if she suffered the scourge of a slut and gave birth to such a stillbirth, Concubine Xian, as a mother, can you accept it? When the time comes, it will be too late to regret it. ”

When Ruyi heard her take herself as an example, her heart was vicious, and her heart became more and more unbearable: "Blessed by heaven, I am not afraid." If Concubine Hui wants to worry, she should worry about her children. ”

Concubine Hui's eyes widened, and she said coldly: "What this palace wants to think of is not only the children of the future of the world, but also the children of the current Yiguiren and the children of others in the future. Concubine Xian, you plead for Mei Guiren, do you dare to guarantee that there will be no such disaster in the harem again, or there is such a disaster, and then you and Mei Guiren will die the child together to repay the Qing Dynasty? ”

The emperor scolded, "All right. What does it look like to stand here and argue like this? ”

Ruyi and Concubine Hui glanced at each other, and had to bend their knees and say, "The concubine is presumptuous." ”

The queen said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what do you mean ......?"

The emperor frowned, held the empress's hand and said, "Yi Guiren's child will ask the empress to take care of it." As for the Mei nobles, they first moved out of Yonghe Palace and lived in the Yuhua Pavilion in front of the Baohua Palace, so that she could be close to the Buddha and purify her mind. ”

Concubine Hui was still unconvinced, and said, "Your Majesty, but she gave birth to such a child......

"Kid?" The emperor sneered lightly, "Whether you allow the noble Mei to hang himself and let it be taken care of later." I would like to know what kind of bold people in the palace dare to spread rumors and confuse people's hearts. I can't tolerate it! ”

The emperor said this solemnly, and everyone was stunned when they heard it. The emperor said: "Concubine Hui, there is nothing to do with you here, let's kneel down first." ”

When Concubine Hui went out, the emperor stood in the court with his hands in his hands, and there was no one else around to serve. Ruyi saw him look like this, and he also said that, his heart was a little depressed. The emperor's voice was extremely soft: "Here that night, the only people who have seen that child are me, the empress, the concubine and Wang Qin." ”

The queen said politely, "Yes." The rest of the people who had seen the child had been sent out that night, and it should have been too late to say anything in the palace. ”

The Emperor sighed, "You are all close to me. ”

Ruyi understood, and immediately said: "The concubine obeys the emperor's orders, and does not dare to leak a word." ”

The emperor nodded, and then asked: "Empress, Wang Qin sent the child to be disposed of that day, and no one will see it on the road, right?" ”

The queen's voice was extremely low, just enough for the people around her to hear clearly: "When you leave the door of Yonghe Palace, you will be strangled, and all the way you will be a stillborn baby sent to a small coffin to be sealed and incinerated." In this matter, the lotus heart around the concubine will do it together, and there will be no mistakes. ”

Although Ruyi knew that the child was certain to die, she didn't want Wang Qin to strangle him alive. Somehow, she felt her heart tremble and suffocate herself, and she almost wanted to vomit.

The Emperor let out a soft "um" and slowly paced out of the courtyard. Ruyi listened to the sound of the wind in the court, and walked through the branches wantonly and violently, as if she had become a dry branch among them, allowing the headwind to invade and not get rid of.

When Ruyi returned to the temple, she was a little impatient. She made a few strokes, and then put the pen down in annoyance. The apricot red ball blessing gold brocade curtain used in winter is the color of joy and flowers, but in her eyes, she only feels that the golden color is particularly dazzling. Yi Xin opened the curtain and came in with the tea: "Little master, the Mei nobles of Yonghe Palace are about to move out." ”

Ruyi nodded, took the tea and said: "She is also pitiful, the child has become like that, and it is good to move to Yuhua Pavilion to calm down." She took a sip of tea and asked, "Why did you change the jasmine tea?" ”

He smiled and said: "Jasmine is calm, and the little master has a calm face as soon as he comes back, so the slave and maid changed this." ”

Ruyi said: "What about Ah Ji? Why didn't you see Ah Zhen? ”

He said in his heart: "I said that I went to Piku of the Internal Affairs Office to pick up some good skins to make two winter clothes, but I went there for so long, probably because I was delayed in picking skins." It's not that the little master doesn't know that Ah Jiu's selection of things is fine. ”

Ruyi smiled: "Yes, she has seen good things, and she is strict in picking things." I see that her temperament is quieter now, not as impetuous as before, and more relieved. ”

He said in his heart: "But isn't it? Sister Ah Zhen learned a lesson from the last time, and she also lost the training of the little master. ”

Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good if she knows it herself." ”

Looking at Ruyi with a heart, he asked cautiously, "Then why is the little master unhappy?" ”

Ruyi stretched out her slender fingers and gently scratched on a few cases, sorting out her troubled thoughts: "The rumors in the palace are boiling, and they are too disturbing. ”

"There has never been a shortage of rumors in the palace, so why bother the little master?"

The red tassels falling on the cloud bun rustled the sideburns, and every flick was a layer of autumn rain and fallen leaves. "If the emperor's most taboo rumors can only come from me, the queen and Wang Qin, what do you think the emperor will think?"

His expression changed suddenly, as if he had been covered with a layer of white frost: "If this matter is not investigated, I am afraid that the emperor will have great suspicions about the little master." If the emperor's suspicions are not removed, the little lord will have a sad life in the future. ”

Ruyi said annoyedly: "Why don't I know this? It's just that the emperor is already investigating this matter, and I hope it will come to light soon. ”

The Yuhua Pavilion at night is particularly deep and silent. Yuhua Pavilion was originally a building left over from the former Ming Dynasty, with a total of three floors. In addition to the first floor dedicated to Buddha statues and scriptures, the upper two floors can accommodate people. It's just that the regulations are outdated and simple, and they are not the same as the six houses of the east and west. Mei Guiren newly moved here, and even the maids who served were less than half, and listened to the Sanskrit sound of the Baohua Hall for three or five days in a row, and felt even more desolate in my heart.

But this body is lonely, and the glory and dreams of a lifetime have gone with that hard-working child. She is also trapped here all her life, I don't know when and when she can get a relief?

Mei Guiren fell down in front of the Buddha statue, listening to the wind outside the window, sobbing like a cry, and unconsciously shedding tears. I just feel that this life is vast, and there is no place to cross.

When the Queen Mother came in, she was still unaware. However, Aunt Fu called first: "Noble Mei, the Queen Mother went to Baohua Hall to pay respects, passed by Yuhua Pavilion, and asked the nobles to serve the Queen Mother." ”

When I came to worship at night, the Queen Mother only brought Fujia with her, and several palace people who accompanied her stayed outside Yuhua Pavilion. The Queen Mother wore a simple and noble royal blue satin flat gold embroidered whole branch banana Fu deer pattern robe, and wore a color of longevity Ruyi gold ornaments on her head, but there were only a few, but it was simple and atmospheric.

Mei Guiren didn't react for a while, hurriedly got up to greet him, and retreated from everyone and solemnly kowtowed, and said with tears in his eyes: "It's really rude that the Queen Mother moved to Yuhua Pavilion late at night, and the concubine couldn't meet her from afar." ”

The Queen Mother slowly dialed the jade Buddha beads in her hand, the pool of green water was shining, like a lake of clear and green blue waves under the candlelight, and it was a good tribute at a glance.

The Queen Mother said slowly: "If you are still in Yonghe Palace, it is not convenient to come and see you." Are you still used to living in Yuhua Pavilion now? ”

Mei Guiren was speechless for a while, but finally shook his head. The Queen Mother smiled gently: "Yes." Accustomed to the prosperity of the East and West Six Palaces, where can I stand the loneliness of Yuhua Pavilion? It's just that the emperor's meaning is right, you are always so sad, and it is good to live in Yuhua Pavilion and listen to the Buddhist sound and Sanskrit scriptures. ”

When the noble Mei heard this, she couldn't help but burst into tears, like the cold rain that couldn't be stopped: "Queen Mother, everyone in the palace is spreading that the concubine is not a stillborn, but a demon fetus." Concubines...... How could a concubine give birth to such a child? ”

The Queen Mother sighed: "Your child was sealed in a coffin and incinerated at birth, whether it was a stillborn child or a wicked obstacle, even the mourning family can't be confirmed, let alone you." If you think too much, you will be in trouble with yourself. ”

Mei Guiren cried unwillingly: "But, that's the concubine's child!" How can the child born to the concubine in October with hard work be an obstacle? ”

The Queen Mother looked at her, her eyes calm as if they could illuminate people's hearts: "Is it important to have evil obstacles?" Even the emperor doesn't want to mention it more, let alone any related rumors in the palace, so why are you persistent? After all, it was already a dead child. And if you insist on doing so again, although you are still alive, you are not far from death. ”

Mei Guiren shook violently, as if in disbelief, and collapsed to the ground: "Queen Mother......"

The Queen Mother slowly twisted the Buddha beads and said slowly: "The mourning family heard that Concubine Hui has made a statement to the emperor and allowed you to hang yourself to accompany your child, so as not to have such an unlucky baby in the harem." The emperor relented for a moment and did not agree, and if the pillow wind blew more violently one day, he did not know if he listened to it. When the time comes, you don't have to hang yourself to death, the emperor will fulfill you. ”

Mei Guiren was so frightened that her face was pale, she shook her head again and again, walked to the queen mother on her knees, and said prostrately: "The queen mother, the queen mother, the concubine is not intent on hanging herself to die, but the emperor has not come to see the concubine after the concubine gave birth, so the concubine had to make this decision to lead the emperor over." Even those palace maids were arranged by the concubines, the concubines didn't want to die, the concubines didn't want to die! ”

The Queen Mother closed her eyes and said lightly: "Of course the mourning family knows that you don't want to die." When I fished you out of Nanfu that day, I found that you were a man with a heart, and you were born in the Ulanala Mansion, and as soon as you put you in the harem, you can make the queen and others work hard. The queen concentrates on the harem disputes, and the words of the mourning family will be listened to and useful in the harem. If you die so easily, you will waste the hard work of the mourning family. ”