Ruyi sat alone in the hall, looking at her face in the brass mirror, she was already haggard. Most of the palace people in Yanxi Palace were removed, and even the cigarettes in the incense burner were cold, and no one came to replace them. Only a handful of cold ashes remained, like her heart, scattered into powder, and at some point of wind, it was gone.

Hailan walked in quietly, tied her scattered hair bun for her, straightened the evacuated pearl hairpin, and said slowly: "Sister, don't be disheartened, the emperor just demoted my sister to a nobleman, it can be seen that there is still a sister in my heart." Although this matter seems to be conclusive, it is not without a little suspicion, and when the emperor understands it, he will restore his sister's position and let his sister out. ”

Ruyi shook her head slowly: "It's useless." ”

It's really useless. The so-called witness, Xiao Luzi is dead, and his death is more like her persecution. And the only most powerful witness alive is Ah Ji.

Hailan was about to speak: "Then Ah Ji ......"

Ruyi smiled sadly: "Do you also think that Ah Ji persuaded him to turn back?" Today, she was able to say those words so sharply and calmly in Changchun Palace, and said so clearly, I already knew that Ah Ji would be a dose of arsenic that would kill me. How is it possible that you want arsenic to become a good medicine? And now that she is already walking and serving in the Heart Cultivation Palace, it will not be easy for anyone to approach her again. ”

Hailan hesitated: "But now, there is indeed only one witness. I guess the emperor probably didn't want her to die suddenly like Xiao Luzi, so he stayed in the Heart Cultivation Palace. ”

Ruyi said disheartenedly: "Everything is fine." This girl has always been arrogant, but I didn't know that she still had such a ability, and she actually colluded with others to do such a good thing in a place I couldn't see! ”

Hailan saw that it was deserted and there was no one waiting for her, so she said, "Sister thinks Ah Ji is colluding with whom?" ”

Ruyi groaned: "The queen mother has a prince and a princess, and she is in charge of the six palaces, so it stands to reason that there is no need to get rid of these two children." ”

"But Mei Guiren is very favored, and Yi Guiren's child is considered to be the birth of a nobleman, so he can't be unguarded."

"Concubine Hui has always been at odds with Mei Guiren, and it is really possible that she harmed Mei Guiren. But there has been no conflict between Yi Guiren and Hui Guifei. ”

Hailan groaned: "But if you hit my sister with the death of two dragon fetuses, Concubine Hui will definitely do it." And the grace of Jia Guiren has always been equal to that of her sister and Hui Guifei, even if Hui Guifei was snubbed by the emperor, she can share the spring with her sister equally, and today she just right to propose that she is pregnant, so that the emperor will turn his anger into joy, I am afraid that Jia Guiren is not simple. ”

Ruyi smiled self-deprecatingly: "To survive in the palace, who is simple?" It is because my own skills are not as good as others that I will be subject to this calculation. ”

Hailan hurriedly said: "Then what about Xiaofuzi, he is Xiao Luzi's younger brother, don't you know anything?" ”

Ruyi said: "The Criminal Division has inquired, but it is true that there is nothing to ask. ”

She looked at the courtyard, and the peach blossoms in the atrium bloomed happily, brilliant as the condensation of the sun, spreading day and place. A gust of wind passed, and even the breath that blew was sweet. The courtyard was full of sunshine and spring, but when it was so good, she closed the palace door, only watching the twilight approaching inexorably from afar, and there was nowhere to escape.

There was a very soft voice outside, it was the palace person in the Yiguiren Palace who moved out of Yanxi Palace, she looked at Hailan and said, "Are you moving away too?" ”

Hailan said: "I begged the emperor to temporarily live in Yanxi Palace to accompany my sister." ”

Ruyi looked sad, held her hand and said, "Why bother? This time it's no better than a grounding, and you can still get out. Living here with me is tantamount to being confined with me and burying yourself. ”

Hailan's eyes were full of tears, she just sat in front of her, and said sincerely: "My sister is stupid, and she is stupid and doesn't know how to maneuver, even if she can go out, she is just bullied by others, and she is willing to guard her sister." ”

Ruyi held Hailan's cold hand, choked and couldn't say a word. Suddenly, there was a little sound under the curtain, Ruyi turned her face, but saw that Yi Guiren was dressed in plain clothes, with only a plain silver Ruyi hairpin and a few snow-white beads on her head, standing under the curtain, as thin as a thin willow in the cold wind of February. The flesh on her face was almost dry, her cheeks were deeply sunken, and only a pair of dry eyes, which were so black that people were afraid.

She approached slowly step by step, and her voice was as soft as a wisp of ghost: "Xian noble, seeing that you are so friendly and friendly to Sister Hailan, I think of the time when you took care of me, you were really good to me." But noble man, why do you want to be so hypocritical, you must not let go of my child! If you don't like me, just tell me, why harm my child! ”

She approached step by step, and the poignant meaning in her words became more and more intense, and finally at the moment when she approached Ruyi, she stretched out her hand and strangled her neck. Hailan didn't expect her to do this for a while, and immediately reached out to pull it, and shouted in her mouth: "Someone! Come on! ”

I don't want Yi Guiren to be so thin, but his strength is so great that Hailan can't pull it away at all. Ruyi only felt a pain in her throat, and she almost couldn't breathe. She desperately reached out to break Yi Guiren's fingers, and finally broke one of her hands with Hailan, but saw Yi Guiren pull off the silver hairpin on her head and stab her fiercely. The end of the silver hairpin was extremely sharp, obviously Yi Guiren came prepared, seeing that the tip of the silver hairpin was unavoidable, and stabbed straight down towards the door of Ruyi, Hailan reached out to block the tip of the hairpin, and crossed his arm under it.

With a dull cry of pain, bright red blood burst out in an instant, falling on Ruyi's face, warm and fragrant.

Yi Guiren also seemed to be frightened by the blood, and his movements were a little sluggish for a while, and he was swept away by the palace people who rushed in. Ruyi hurriedly held Hailan's arm and took a closer look, only to see that on the snow-white arm, a deep blood mark slashed straight down from the elbow to the wrist, and the flesh and skin where the blood gushed out turned up, which was shocking.

Ruyi shouted in a panic: "Pass the imperial doctor, quickly pass the imperial doctor!" ”

Yi Guiren was dragged out by the crowd, and his mouth was still thinking about himself, cursing and crying incessantly. Bright red blood was constantly dripping from Hailan's arm, and she hurriedly held the gauze, and said hurriedly: "The imperial doctor doesn't know when to come, I'll wrap it around for you first to stop the bleeding." ”

Hailan was so pained that tears appeared in her eyes, but she tried her best to endure and said, "Sister, don't be afraid, it's just a little flesh wound." It's you, sister, aren't you scared by Yi Guiren? ”

Ruyi said distressedly: "You are like this, can I be more afraid than this?" ”

Hai Lanqiang smiled and comforted: "It's okay, it's just a little flesh injury, it's good that it doesn't hurt your muscles and bones." ”

Ruyi's tears fell one by one, soaking on the gauze, lined with the blood that kept pouring out, like a small bright plum blossom blooming: "But the injury is so deep, it will definitely leave a scar." ”

Hailan endured the pain and smiled: "Even if there is a scar, it is worth it than hurting my sister's life, isn't it?" ”

Ruyi's throat still faintly lingered with the pain that had been strangled by Yi Guiren, but at this moment, it was filled with a deeper and heavier touch. Yes, the turmoil in the past few days has made her physically and mentally exhausted and powerless to resist, but there is still Hailan. Fortunately, there is also Hailan, who allows her to rely on each other and rely on each other in the miserable palace.

Yi Guiren's death was three days later, because of excessive depression and the fact that the remains of the child in her womb were not completely removed, the residual safflower oxknee soup from the overdose of labor induced her body could no longer bear it and she passed away.

It is said that when she died, her eyes were not closed, but she looked at the sky speechlessly with bloodshot eyes.

Her death made the originally somewhat calm harem boil again.

When the news reached the Heart Cultivation Palace, the emperor was reviewing the recital. Ah Zhen changed into the clothes of the palace maid in front of the palace, although it was not as luxurious as when she was in Yanxi Palace, but there was a faint charm of serving in front of the palace.

Seeing that the emperor was just writing hard, Ah Zhen came in with a small plate of snacks and tea, and quietly bowed to Li Yunu. Li Yu knew that she had won the emperor's different eyes after serving in front of the emperor, and she didn't know what Ruyi's situation was, so she didn't dare to act rashly for a while, so she retreated outside the palace.

Ah Zhen carefully placed the refreshments in front of the emperor, and quietly picked up the ink for the emperor, her gestures were extremely light, her wrist was strong, and the ink was just right, and not a single star was spilled. The emperor dipped it in ink and said with a smile: "No wonder the ancients said that they should let the beautiful girl polish the ink, and the red sleeves are naturally a pleasure to add fragrance, but only you can use moderate force to grind out the ink that is not astringent or shiny." ”

Ah Zhen Yingying smiled: "The emperor praised it." The slave maid is just for the concubine and the maid...... No, it's for the noble people who have been grinding ink for a long time, and practice makes perfect. She regretted her loss of words and looked at the emperor with some fear: "The slave has lost her word." ”

The emperor just smiled: "Really? I love to hear you, and I like your practice to make perfect. ”

Ah Zhen smiled shyly: "The slave is stupid, I'm afraid that I will make the emperor unhappy by saying the wrong thing." ”

There was a light smile in the corner of the emperor's eyes, which was a thin peach blossom color, as bright as the spring color outside the window: "How come?" Whatever you say, I like it. ”

A red cloud appeared on Ah Zhen's face, but he still couldn't help but say: "The emperor said so, but is it because he loves the house and Wu?" ”

The emperor was slightly stunned: "What love house and Wu?" ”

Ah Zhen twisted his fingers and said in a low voice: "The emperor cherishes the nobles and is not willing to take heavy responsibility. Because she cherishes the nobles, even the little crow who used to serve by her side, that is, the slave maid, has also received some pity. ”

The emperor's smile faded slightly: "After you spoke up that day, will anyone in the palace still regard you as a little crow beside the nobleman?" You are you, and the Ulanala clan is the Ulanala clan, and they have nothing to do with each other for a long time. ”

Ah Zhen bowed his head and said, "Yes." Doesn't the emperor think that the slave and maid are betrayed and abandoned? ”

There is a deep ink color in the emperor's eyes, and he can almost see the bottom of people's hearts: "As long as you are righteous and do not go against your heart, no one will think that you have betrayed the Lord." ”

Ah Zhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and showed an extremely bright smile to the emperor. She was looking at the emperor when Li Yu came in and said, "Your Majesty." ”

The Emperor sensed a hint of panic on his face, and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?" ”

Li Yuzhan said tremblingly: "Jingyang Palace came to report that Yigui had postpartum disorder, and the residual poison of the stillbirth had not been cleared, so he had already died. ”

The emperor's expression changed and changed, and at the end of his eyes there were tears in the corners of his eyes, and he sighed: "It's a pity. Go and tell the queen that Yi Guiren will be posthumously named Yi Concubine, and all funerals will be arranged according to the concubine position, so that the queen can handle it well. ”

Li Yu agreed, and Ah Zhen hurriedly handed the tea to the emperor and said: "Concubine Yi is really pitiful, she was still so excited after the child was gone, and she wanted to run to kill the Xian nobles, but she was tired and died early, which is really pitiful." ”

The emperor said lightly: "The Wulanala clan is to blame, and the nobles of the sea are also injured. ”

Ah Ji said obediently: "Don't be angry, Your Majesty. Fortunately, now that Jiagui is also pregnant, she is well raised in Zhenxiang Pavilion, and the emperor can rest assured. ”

The emperor sneered: "You always think about others, but what about yourself? ”

Ah Zhen smiled stupidly, turned around and said: "The emperor makes fun of the slave maid, what is there to worry about the slave maid." ”

The emperor took the pastry she had brought and took a bite: "It's so sweet." ”

Ah Ji hurriedly said: "The slave and maid remember that the emperor likes to eat rose petal sugar steamed rhombic flour cake, so she specially cooked a plate, I don't know if the emperor likes it or not?" ”

The emperor looked at her with a smile, grabbed her hand and said, "You still say that you don't care, and you even remember what I like to eat." ”

Ah Jiu's face was so ashamed that his face was crimson, and he hurriedly lowered his head and said timidly: "Your Majesty ......"

The emperor kissed her lightly on the hand and said with a smile: "It's so sweet." ”

Ah Zhen became more and more embarrassed, only to feel a heart pounding, almost dizzy. She has been looking forward to it for so long, she has been longing for it for so long, it turns out that with a little force, she can reach out and climb it. The fragrance of flowers outside the hall penetrated into the hall, with a sweet and intoxicating smell, and it was unrelentingly entangled. The emperor kissed her ear and whispered: "Your Ama is now under Gao Bin, and you are quite successful with him, not only is you excellent at controlling water, but this prefect also deserves to be impressive." I don't want to wronged you in the palace...... I plan to make you a permanent presence, so I will live in the Qixiang Palace of Jia Concubine. Title ...... Be cautious. ”

Ah Zhen was flattered, and only felt that the strength in his body was being drained little by little, but he collapsed in the emperor's arms weakly, and his hands climbed his neck little by little, as if he was looking for the last support: "With the emperor's favor, the concubine is not wronged at all." ”