Chapter 80: Enter the palace again
Chinese In the face of Lou Yue's questioning, Su Liuying lowered her head, gritted her teeth to suppress the trembling of her body, sat calmly, insisted on picking up a chopstick, put spring bamboo shoots in her mouth and chewed slowly, choking her throat and saying coldly
"Nope!"
"No!?" Lou Yue, who was bruised all over her body by Su Liuying, listened to her indifferent and decisive words, her hot heart was completely split into two halves, and she could no longer control the grief and anger in her heart
"Since you've never liked me, why did you call me by my name during your nightmares?!" Lou Yue still can't forget that on the Laba Festival last winter, he took the package she returned to the Si Shi Bureau to find her, but heard her calling her name in the nightmare.
At that time, she was so helpless, painful and sad. He didn't think about it, stepped forward and held her weak hands tightly, and gently told her in her ear - don't be afraid, I'm here!
Sure enough, with his company, she gradually stabilized. And from that moment on, he was pleasantly surprised to find that perhaps, she was not as resistant to herself as she seemed at all.
Perhaps, she has gradually had her own shadow in her heart...... Since then, he has often been afraid of her nightmares, and when he is not by her side, what will she do?
He wanted to give her a strong support all his life, so that she would no longer be in pain and afraid when she was in pain...... Su Liuying was forced to meet Lou Yue's eyes, and the pain in his eyes pierced her heart deeply.
But now, everything is irretrievable, she can only let him hate herself, and he will not suffer in the future.
With a cold smile, Su Liuying looked indifferently at Lou Yue's red eyes and said coldly
"I called your name in my dreams, maybe I just dreamed of someone who scared me in my dreams—"
"—And the prince is the one who scares me in my dreams!" The whole body shook violently, and the grief in Lou Yue's blood-red eyes was annihilated little by little, and finally turned into a death-like silence.
A mocking smile appeared on his grim countenance, and he let go of her chin, his hand hanging limply. After a long time, his voice sounded slowly, without a trace of warmth-
"Su Liuying, you really have confidence...... Can you meet a man who loves you more than me Lou Yue in this life! Su Liuying desperately swallowed the fishy sweetness that welled up in her throat, and turned her head away from looking at him.
Looking at her indifferent and cold appearance, Lou Yue's hand holding the wine trembled violently, and the dense pain in his heart made him almost crush the wine glass—he should have died to her a long time ago.
Because, no matter how hard he tries, he can't get into her heart!
"Others say that my Lou Yue is the most cold-blooded and ruthless. Unexpectedly, I was planted in the hands of someone more ruthless than me! Raising his head and drinking all the farewell wine that Su Liuying poured for him with his own hands, Lou Yue broke the wine glass and left without looking back...... The wine glass shattered at Su Liuying's feet, and shards were splashed everywhere.
Looking at the debris all over the ground, Su Liuying seemed to be looking at her broken heart. Her heart is like this shard on the ground, and it can no longer be put together.
There was a sharp pain in her heart, and more fishy sweetness rushed to her throat, and she finally couldn't restrain it anymore, and a mouthful of blood gushed out...... In the bright spring light, the palace maids of the harem put on the spring clothes of the new season, lined with all kinds of delicate flowers that spread out of the wall courtyard, and the whole harem was full of purple and red, and people were also happy to see it.
And Queen Lou's mood is even better than ever, and today she rarely changed into a peony phoenix pattern raccoon brocade shirt, so Yingluo combed her tassel bun for her, and after dressing it up, she was three points younger than her usual solemn and serious dress.
Walking at the head of a group of concubines, it is actually a lone beautiful and dazzling group! As soon as spring begins, the ice and snow melt, the weather gradually warms, and the Queen Mother's Cining Palace also opens the palace gate, and the concubines begin to say hello in the morning and dusk as usual!
The concubines, under the leadership of Queen Lou, came to Cining Palace early in the morning to say goodbye. In order to prevent the resurgence of spring, there is still a charcoal basin in the main hall of Cining Palace, and everyone has a thin sweat on their bodies all the way.
Queen Lou's face was hot, and her face was also flushed. was about to step forward to say hello to the Queen Mother, and his eyes swept to the figure kneeling in front of the Queen Mother, and he couldn't help but have doubts - looking at the back, she was dressed in a plain blue palace dress, unlike the palace people but the concubines of the harem.
But the concubines of the harem followed her. The concubines of the harem all went to her Yongkun Palace to ask for peace first, and then she led her to the Queen Mother's Cining Palace to ask for peace.
But just now, except for a little nobleman who was sick in bed with a cold and did not come to ask for peace, and Ning Concubine who was grounded, the other concubines were all present.
Puzzled in her heart, Queen Lou's steps were faster. However, when she came closer and saw the face of the kneeling woman, her whole body was suddenly shocked, and her steps were unsteady, so that she almost fell!
The woman who knelt quietly in front of the Queen Mother, although she had no makeup and a simple bun, could not hide her delicate face.
It turned out to be the first beauty in the harem who was cut and grounded - Ning Concubine! Although Yingluo quickly supported Queen Lou with her hands, she still broke her foot, and there was a heart-piercing pain in her ankle.
But the shock in her heart made Queen Lou not feel the injury on her ankle. She looked at Concubine Ning who suddenly appeared in surprise, and she was speechless for a long time in her breath.
Without waiting for Queen Lou to react, Concubine Ning didn't get up, turned around and kowtowed to her, and said respectfully
"The concubine knocks on the queen's mother, and the mother is blessed with Jin'an!" Hearing this, not only Queen Lou was shocked, but all the concubines who followed into the hall were all surprised!
Because of the previous pampering, coupled with the fact that she was in charge of the middle palace as soon as she entered the palace, Concubine Ning's pampering and domineering was well-known in the harem, and she was even better than Princess Lishu, and even Queen Lou was afraid of her!
Now, looking at her in plain clothes and respectfully greeting her, it is as if she has changed from the previous Ning Guifei!
Before, she relied on her grace and power in her hands, let alone kneeling, it was difficult to hear her say goodbye!
And her usual clothes are also luxurious, and the best new fabrics and styles in the palace are the best ones she chooses, and then divide the rest of the dislikes into other concubines, when have I seen her wear such simple clothes.
Queen Lou came back from her surprise and asked lightly
"You don't have to be grounded in Changxin Palace for self-reflection, why did you leave the palace without a purpose?" She spoke in a calm tone and asked lightly, but there were huge waves in her heart - no matter how bold Concubine Ning was, she would not dare to leave the palace without permission, she must have lifted the ban on leaving the palace by order.
However, she was fined and grounded for half a year, and now the ban has been lifted just two months later, is this the idea of the Queen Mother or the Emperor?
And for what reason did she lift the ban? Without waiting for Concubine Ning to speak, the Queen Mother, who was sitting at the top, had already said coldly
"It stands to reason that Concubine Ning's grounding period has not yet arrived, and she can't leave the palace in advance according to the palace rules. It's just ......" words, the queen mother's eyes swept from the faces of the concubines below one by one, and finally stopped at Queen Lou, her eyes changed slightly, and then she noticed that today's Queen Lou is a little different from usual.
"Your Majesty has been troubled by the war in the north. once said bluntly to the mourning family that there was no intimate person around him to serve. So yesterday, I proposed to the mourning family that Concubine Ning be exempted from the grounding and let her go back to serve ......" Hearing this, all the concubines were shocked and knelt down in fright to ask for guilt.
Queen Lou's face turned pale when she heard the Queen Mother's words - the harem was taken care of by her, but Emperor Huicheng was not satisfied, wasn't she blaming her?
Just as she was about to speak, the Queen Mother looked at her and said coldly
"Empress, you are in charge of the Middle Palace, what do you say should happen to this matter?" The Queen Mother's ugly words were all said in front, but Queen Lou didn't agree to push it again.
It's just that she finally brought down Concubine Ning, how could the queen be willing to let the tiger return to the mountain like this!? Her eyes turned slightly, and Queen Lou smiled gently, and said with shame
"The son is ashamed. Case. It is better to advance the three-month draft and select the right show girl for Your Majesty in advance to fill the harem, presumably in this way, Your Majesty will be able to enjoy the dragon's heart! "Queen Lou is so powerful, and she also knows that Emperor Huicheng has no more affection for Concubine Ning, and she knows that if she is grounded at this time, she will only let the tiger return to the mountain.
Therefore, he did not agree to let Concubine Ning lift the ban on leaving the palace in advance, but proposed to advance the draft to divert the attention of the queen mother and the emperor.
As long as the rookie girl enters the palace, the emperor's eyes are attracted by the newcomer, and he will naturally forget the Ning concubine in the ground.
Compared with Ning Concubine, who has been in the palace for four years and has a foundation, the newcomer is better controlled by her. What's more, a few days ago, in order to handle Princess Rongqing's marriage and the New Year's palace banquet, as well as deal with Su Liuying and Concubine Qiong, Queen Lou couldn't spare her hands to clean up Concubine Ning.
Now, Rongqing is married as she wishes, Concubine Qiong is dead, Su Liuying is simply an ant under her feet, she can trample her to death at any time, and she has time to start to really clean up Concubine Ning and let her disappear forever in this palace...... Hearing this, the Queen Mother's eyes sank slightly, but she understood in her heart that the Queen would not agree!
But what she said was reasonable, and she kept saying that it was for the happiness of the emperor, but the queen mother couldn't refute it.
At this time, there was a singing promise outside the door, but it was Emperor Huicheng who came over early. When a room of women saw the arrival of Emperor Huicheng, they all secretly sorted out their clothes, looking forward to being looked at by the emperor, and the green head card at night turned over their heads.
Queen Lou couldn't help but be nervous, and unconsciously raised her head and smoothed the tassels that fell from her temples - Emperor Huicheng had not been to her Yongkun Palace for a few days, but every once in a while, she would go to Cining Palace to ask for peace in the morning.
Therefore, Queen Lou is dressed like this today, just to attract the attention of Emperor Huicheng. It's a pity that Emperor Huicheng has been cold since he entered the door, and his eyes swept over the queen, but he didn't stay on her for long.
After asking the Queen Mother for peace, Emperor Huicheng's eyes fell on Concubine Ning, who had been kneeling all the time.
Compared with a room full of women with heavy makeup, Concubine Ning, who wore plain clothes and simple buns, became the one that attracted the most attention.
And her appearance was something that Emperor Huicheng had never seen before, so at first glance, she was a little surprised and amazing.
A group of concubines asked Emperor Huicheng to say goodbye, he waved his hand to let everyone flatten, and when he saw that Concubine Ning was still kneeling on the ground, his brows furrowed slightly, and said
"It's cold on the ground, get up!" Concubine Ning got up as she said, Queen Lou's face was as usual, but her eyes were half cold.
The Queen Mother informed Emperor Huicheng of what she had just discussed with Empress Lou, and she said directly
"Now, does the emperor want to directly relieve Concubine Ning and let her return to serve you, or as the queen said, draft the girl to enter the palace in advance, and the emperor will decide for himself!" The Queen Mother's words, looking fair and impartial, actually stood on the emperor's side, saying that she no longer objected to the emperor's pardon of Concubine Ning's sins in advance.
Hearing this, Emperor Huicheng's eyes swept over Concubine Ning, and finally fell on Queen Lou, and said in a deep voice
"Now the border war is urgent, coupled with the continuous heavy snowfall before, the people are not harvesting, and the treasury is not in surplus. So, this year's draft is exempt. As soon as these words came out, Queen Lou's body tightened, but Concubine Ning put down a big stone in her heart.
Emperor Huicheng said this, and he already agreed with Ning Concubine's lifting of the ban. The Queen Mother smiled indifferently and deeply praised Emperor Huicheng's words, and said
"The king is the one who puts the world first. The emperor's move, the mourning family agreed! After that, he turned his head to look at Concubine Ning and said
"Although the ban is lifted, you still have to be more restrained and peaceful, and don't stir up trouble in the harem anymore! If there is a next time, the mourning family will definitely punish you severely! Concubine Ning knelt down gratefully and thanked her.
The emperor and the queen mother have already opened their mouths, and Queen Lou has to grit her teeth and endure it no matter how unwilling she is! Walking out of Cining Palace, Queen Lou suddenly shuddered, and suddenly felt that the spring cold was also biting.
Yingluo put a cloak on her and helped her to sit on the palace chariot. Looking at her obviously swollen ankles, Yingluo said in pain
"Niangniang endures, the slave maid has asked the imperial doctor to wait in Yongkun Palace." Queen Lou's heart was cold, and she looked at Concubine Ning who came out of Cining Palace with her eyes shining.
Sensing the light in Queen Lou's eyes that stayed on her, Concubine Ning raised her head and glanced at Queen Lou with an expressionless face, turned around and stepped down the steps towards the palace gate.
At the gate of the palace guarded the palace people brought by the concubines, except for a personal palace maid like Yingluo, who could follow Queen Lou into the palace, the other palace people were waiting outside.
Concubine Ning brought two people out, one was naturally Fei'er, and the other palace maid was Su Liuying. Su Liuying had been standing silently in the corner before, so Queen Lou didn't notice her when she came out, until she saw her come forward and follow Concubine Ning to say goodbye to her palace, and Queen Lou looked at her in disbelief.
Compared with Concubine Ning, who had just seen the grounded, Su Liuying's reappearance shocked Queen Lou!
Looking at Su Liuying, who was wearing a light pink palace suit with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes following Concubine Ning, Queen Lou couldn't hold back any longer, pointed her finger at her, and said in surprise
"You...... Aren't you out of the palace? How is it here? "It's not a secret that Su Liuying left the palace, so she didn't wonder that Queen Lou asked herself like this.
Goodbye Queen Lou, Su Liuying's mood has undergone earth-shaking changes. The queen Lou in front of her is no longer the gentle and generous harem master in her mind, but she is her biggest enemy.
She rarely tried to contain the deep hatred in her heart, and stepped forward to reply respectfully
"Before, in the Scarlet Palace, the prince fainted because of the slave. The slave maid went out of the palace to see if the prince was well...... Since the prince has nothing to do, the slave and maid naturally want to go back to the palace on an errand......"
"And the concubine's body is enough to come, and those cheap maids before bowed to the bottom one by one, as if they recognized that the concubine had no chance to turn over, and left Changxin Palace one by one to find Gao Zhi......"
"Therefore, Your Majesty saw that there were not even a few palace people waiting around the concubine, so he assigned her to the concubine's side!" Concubine Ning followed Su Liuying's words and replied to the queen's words for her.
Just entered the palace this morning, Su Liuying didn't have time to tell Concubine Ning about Queen Lou. So Concubine Ning didn't know that the person in front of her might be the culprit who killed the child in her womb and framed her for cutting her position and grounding.
But the arrogance in Concubine Ning's bones is finally there, coupled with the grievances that have accumulated in her heart for so long, she always speaks with resentment and ridicule.
Coupled with the fact that the ban was enough, the Internal Affairs Bureau's restraint on the Changxin Palace made her inevitably resentful of Queen Lou, who was in charge of the palace.
From beginning to end, Queen Lou's eyes stayed on Su Liuying's body as if nothing - she wanted to see from Su Liuying's expression, what kind of blow did Concubine Qiong's death have on her?
However, no matter how she looked at it, Su Liuying always looked like she was low-eyebrowed, with no joy or sadness on her face, only careful respect, no different from other palace maids in the palace, and there was no sadness on her face!
She didn't know that Su Liuying was no longer the Su Liuying she used to be. From the moment she re-entered the palace gate, Su Liuying warned herself that in front of people, especially in front of Queen Lou, she must restrain the hatred in her heart, so as not to let people see her heart, let alone let people guess her thoughts.
As for A-Niang's true identity, Su Liuying naturally won't let more people know. She just never knew that the emperor also had a favorite concubine named Concubine Qiong!
Therefore, no matter how painful her heart is, no matter how reluctant she is, she will not show this grief in front of others, let alone in front of Queen Lou.
Rather, it is suppressed in the heart along with hatred. This statement may be true in other people's ears, but how can Queen Lou believe it?
Looking at Concubine Ning who was dressed in plain clothes and a simple bun, and then looking at Su Liuying, who was quiet, Queen Lou smiled coldly in her heart, knowing that Concubine Ning was about to make a comeback!
And what about Su Liuying-heh, she planted a big heel with Concubine Ning, she still doesn't give up, do you want to join forces with her?
! Queen Lou leaned on the palace chariot, raised her eyes to look at the sky above her head, and her eyes became colder and colder - this harem has never had a truly peaceful life.
However, she is a dignified queen, who has she been afraid of! In fact, for Su Liuying's sudden return to the palace and her entry into Changxin Palace on an errand, Concubine Ning was also puzzled.
And not only that, with her return to the palace, Emperor Huicheng also suddenly lifted her grounding. This series of changes, as smart as Ning Concubine, how can she not feel strange?
After thinking all the way, when she returned to Changxin Palace, Concubine Ning couldn't wait to let everyone else go down, stared at Su Liuying, who was standing quietly at the bottom, and asked the doubts in her heart.
Before entering the palace, Su Liuying had already thought of what to say in order to conceal A-Niang's true identity, so she smiled indifferently
"Have you forgotten Mama Lan?" Hearing this, Concubine Ning was slightly stunned, and only after a moment did she come to her senses
"You mean, it was Mama Lan who helped you tell you the love and let you stay?? So, what's going on with my lifting of the ban? Su Liuying said with a smile
"It's still Mama Lan. Because the slave maid and the grandmother talked about Concubine Chen. Mama knew that the mother was wronged, so she told the saint. The saint already has a friendship with Niangniang, and knowing the truth of the matter, he naturally will not wronged Niangniang again. Although Emperor Huicheng lifted the ban on himself in advance, and he also helped him speak in Cining Palace, but when he thought of his distrust of him at the beginning, Concubine Ning still had a mustard in her heart, and smiled bitterly
"I didn't expect that sharing the same bed for four years can't match Mama Lan's words." Concubine Ning still had doubts in her heart and hesitated
"You can leave the harem and live a comfortable life, why do you want to come back? You- but what did you find? Su Liu's eyes sank - since she was going to join forces with Concubine Ning, there were naturally some things that she had to know.
Suppressing the excitement in her heart, Su Liuying said lightly
"Niangniang, do you still remember the string of rosewood willow Buddha beads in Qinghui's hand that I told you?" Her heart jumped suddenly, and Concubine Ning nodded excitedly and said
"Of course I do!" Su Liuying raised her wrist and showed the Buddha beads of A-Niang on her hand, and said
"This is a bead that I bought from the long street from memory and is similar to the Buddha bead in Qinghui's hand that day. After showing it to Mama Lan, Mama said that nineteen years ago, there were two such beads in the palace, one was given by His Majesty to the late Concubine Qiong, and the other was given to Queen Lou. Su Liuying didn't want more people to know about A-Niang, so she deliberately concealed Concubine Qiong's affairs.
'Smack! Concubine Ning was so shocked that she dropped the teacup in her hand, and she couldn't care about letting the tea flow, she looked at Su Liuying with wide eyes in shock, her pale face gradually turned red from nervousness, and she gritted her teeth
"Really?!" After hesitating for a moment, Su Liuying nodded and said in a deep voice
"Niangniang, think about it, who is the biggest beneficiary of your miscarriage in this palace?!" Concubine Ning raised her eyebrows, thinking that her child was gone, and the second prince of Queen Lou was fighting for the throne.
The power of the palace that he had occupied for four years was not easy to notice and was taken away by the queen. Thinking that Queen Lou, who has always liked to be a good person, was in Cining Palace today, and when the Queen Mother finished her ugly words, she was unwilling to let herself out of the palace by all means, and her heart suddenly became as clear as a mirror.
She killed two birds with one stone, while harming her own children, she also snatched away her power in the palace, and used a serial scheme to cut her concubine position in the back, and she was grounded and fell out of favor...... Thinking of this, Concubine Ning was already so hated in her heart that she couldn't help herself, her face was hideous, and she didn't know that her palm was bleeding.
"I want to see the emperor, I want to expose the true face of that poisonous woman, I want her to pay for my child's life......" Concubine Ning, who was devastated, roared uncontrollably, her chest rose and fell violently in anger, and she gritted her teeth with hatred, and got up and rushed outside.
Su Liuying hurriedly stopped her and persuaded
"Niangniang, Qinghui Concubine Chen, they are all dead, there is no evidence, what do you condemn her? If you make a big fuss, she can also beat you back...... You have just lifted the ban, and the Queen Mother is staring at Changxin Palace, if something happens to Niangniang again, I am afraid that it will be difficult to turn over......"
"If you collide with Queen Lou at this time, you will be sent to death for nothing!"
"Now that we know that she is the real murderer, why don't we do anything and let that poisonous girl get away with it?" Thinking of the child she finally conceived, and thinking of a series of painful encounters after giving birth, Concubine Ning couldn't wait to eat up Queen Lou's flesh and drink blood, so as to relieve the hatred in her heart.
Su Liuying also hated that A-Niang's tragic death appeared in front of her eyes all the time, making her want to kill Queen Lou immediately.
However, now that all the evidence has been wiped out by Queen Lou, even if she knows that she is the real murderer, what will she do to bring her to justice, and what will she use to avenge the seventeen deadly cold arrows in A-Niang's house?
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