Chapter 239: A Distant Heart
The wind on the autumn night was biting, the slight damp breath was cool, Bai Qige tightened her neckline, and her arms were tightly clasped in front of her chest. (Download Floor.)
The imperial doctor said that her physique was not as good as before after the miscarriage, but in fact, the poison doctor said that the real reason why Bai Qige felt cold from time to time was not the weakness of qi and blood, but the poison that remained in her body faintly, and those poisons could not be eradicated in this life, and the trembling and cold feeling may accompany her for eternity.
It's just that this little cold is nothing. Compared with the coldness in the heart, it is not as good as one in ten thousand.
Yi Chenjing stood silently behind her a few steps away, not as warm as she did when she shivered at the sight of her. Whether it's a cloak or a chest, he never lets her tremble alone in the autumn wind, but this time he ignored it as if he didn't see it, and let Bai Qige's thin shoulders tremble more and more violently, without even giving a single question.
"Concubine Jing Niangniang hopes that you and the emperor's father and son will be harmonious, and it is better not to show too much disgust in front of her." After being silent for a long time, he finally thought of a suitable topic, Bai Qige turned around and looked at Yi Chenjing's back and spoke softly, "The emperor may not be as ignorant of the relationship between father and son as you think, maybe he has his troubles." ”
Probably didn't expect Bai Qige to speak suddenly, Yi Chenjing was stunned for a moment before replying, and he always felt a little careless: "People's hearts are separated from their stomachs, who can be sure whether my father is sincere or false to his mother." ”
Originally, Bai Qige was also very suspicious of Emperor Yao's thoughts, and her obvious favoritism towards Yi Chenxuan before fully showed that Emperor Yao did not love the son born of this abandoned concubine, but during that secret conversation, she vaguely revealed her concern for Yi Chenjing, and in the end, even she couldn't tell what kind of person Emperor Yao was.
In the final analysis, there are a few people in this palace that she really knows.
I can't imagine Su Rao's ruthlessness and jealousy, I can't imagine Su Yan's stubbornness under meekness, I can't imagine that Concubine Jing, who seems to be pure-hearted and has few desires and has no quarrel with the world, is actually more transparent than anyone else, and I can't imagine that one day, she and Yi Chenjing will come to this point.
"Chenjing, are you still blaming me?" Bai Qige suddenly asked in a low voice.
Yi Chenjing's body stiffened, and he didn't answer immediately.
"I was too tired that day, thinking that there was a maid to take care of me in the next courtyard, so I didn't pay too much attention, but I was taken advantage of by Yi Chenxuan. After that, I thought a lot about myself, you blame me for being reasonable, I don't accept it and it's not unreasonable quibbles, after all, I am a human being, it is impossible to be perfect in all aspects, and it is impossible to be tireless forever. With a short sigh, Bai Qige hugged his arms tightly, and his body trembled more and more, "I don't know what I'm talking nonsense, in fact, I just want to tell you, if you still blame me, I accept it, but please say it clearly, at least let me know the reason why I am hated." ”
"Who said I ......" Yi Chenjing turned around when he heard this, his frowning brows seemed to be quite impatient, but the words that naturally rolled to his mouth stopped. Seeing that overly calm face was soaked in a layer of coldness by the moonlight, the already chaotic heart became even more disturbed, waved his hand, rubbed his forehead and said in a low tone: "I'll talk about these later." I'm all thinking about my mother's affairs right now, so don't mess with me anymore, okay? ”
Concubine Jing's time is running out, and everyone's heart is in chaos, Bai Qige also said what she said just now with emotion and impulsiveness, seeing that Yi Chenjing was really physically and mentally exhausted, and he also understood that he shouldn't say something at this time, so he simply nodded and didn't ask more.
They still have a lot of time together, so why rush it. Thinking like this, so after patience, there is regression, in this world, there are only a few people who are worthy of her regression.
I don't know how long it took, and when Xingchen was tired of hiding behind the dark clouds, Concubine Jing's room, which had not changed, finally made some noise. Bai Qige and Yi Chenjing's hearts suddenly rose to their throats, and their two pairs of eyes stared at the doors and windows that showed soft candlelight, hesitating whether to go in.
The door did not move, but the candles in the room went out one after another, one by one, slowly and silently from the inside out.
According to the customs of Dayao, when a person dies, the lights go out, and when the lights go out, it means that someone has passed away, and the hearts of the two people in the courtyard instantly fell to the bottom, and they were so cold that they almost wanted to freeze. At that moment, no one proposed or hinted, and the two equally cold hands reached out to each other, as if to give each other courage and strength, and wanted to draw heat from each other's palms to warm their hearts, in short, when both of them were so nervous that they didn't notice it, the two hands were clasped together as if they had been side by side for many days and nights.
Squeak, as the door opened, the trembling figure of the Emperor appeared in front of the door.
"Jing'er ......" called in a low voice, and then as if something in his body had collapsed, the twilight Emperor only felt a burst of fishy sweetness in his mouth, and Fang suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, and staggered to the ground.
"Father,"
More anxious than the eunuchs waiting outside the courtyard, and in the blink of an eye, he rushed to the side of Emperor Yao with an anxious face, it was Yi Chenjing, the seventh prince who kept saying that he didn't want to pay attention to the relationship between father and son.
No matter how many contradictions there are, their father and son are close relatives whose blood is thicker than water after all, Bai Qige walked to the two of them and helped Yi Chenjing to help Emperor Yao up, the expression on her face couldn't tell whether it was sadness or comfort, even she couldn't understand her mood at the moment.
Concubine Jing is gone, Yi Chenjing has lost the most respected and important relative in the world, she should be sad for him, but Bai Qige did not have too much pain in her heart, but felt that this might be a relief, the only ending that allowed Concubine Jing to stay away from the invisible smoke of the palace and truly obtain peace from now on. I don't know what the gentle princess like a mother said to Emperor Yao in the last short time, and I don't know if Concubine Jing has no regrets, Bai Qige only remembers that when she walked into the room to see Concubine Jing lightly, her peaceful face was with a satisfied smile.
This year's Yaoguo war is endless, this year's palace is cloudy, and it is also in this year that the history books of Yaoguo are engraved with the most ups and downs.
Concubine Jing was newly mourned, and no one in the Manchu Dynasty dared to mention the new crown prince, not because Concubine Jing was Yi Chenjing's biological mother, but because of Emperor Yao. That night, Concubine Jing Xiang died, Emperor Yao was anxious and worried, vomited a large pool of blood and fell into a coma, and when he woke up, the spirit of the whole person was much worse than before, and his body and bones were completely old and weak. When the right prime minister visited the palace, he tried to mention the matter of establishing the prince and reorganizing the dynasty, but before the remote emperor Long Yan was furious, the seventh prince Yi Chenjing, who was guarding the bedside, changed his face first, and almost kicked the right prime minister out of the palace, and it became a laughing stock in the palace for a while.
After indirect discussion between the war court and Yuche, Bai Qige and Yi Chenjing soldiers performed their duties in two ways, the former as a daughter-in-law in the dust Xuan for Concubine Jing's spirit, Yi Chenjing accompanied Emperor Yao and acted as the government, both of them were too busy to eat and sleep well, and they met again before the third sunrise, and looked at each other with their eyes.
They were all thin and haggard, their eyes were deep-set, their faces were sallow, and the bloodshot in their eyes were all traces of overwork and cruelty.
The same sorrow, the same distress.
"Yu Che, go and cook a bowl of chicken shoot porridge for His Highness, it's lighter." Bai Qige instructed Yu Che neatly, and at the same time took out a sweat towel to wipe Yi Chenjing's chin, "Did you fall asleep when you made the folds, why did you paint all the ink on your face." Hurry back to the room and wash up, wait for people to see it and be laughed at. ”
The hand that wiped away the ink stains was suddenly caught, and the deep dark eyes were staring at Bai Qige's thin cheeks, and he let go of his hand after looking at it for a long time, and there was a flash of sourness in his eyes: "There is still an hour before the spirit is released, you go back to the room immediately and sleep for a while, and I will let the war court call you when the time comes." ”
"I'm not tired, let's talk about it when I'm done here."
"Then eat some porridge with me, don't say anything, let you do whatever you want."
The two of them sang and stared at each other, and Fu Chu next to him shook his head and chuckled, and pushed Zhan Ting, who was stammering and didn't know how to dissuade him: "Brother Zhan, don't look at it, the two of them are fine." ”
"It's all right. His Royal Highness hasn't spoken to the princess for many days......" Zhan Ting scratched his head, his expression was a little tangled, "I heard Yu Che say that the two of them are making trouble, you see that they are arguing around, it was not like this before." ”
Fu Chu was stunned for a moment.
Even Yu Che could see that the relationship between these two people was not quite right. Sure enough, Concubine Jing's matter is a hurdle for them, if they can't untie the knot in each other's hearts, I'm afraid that this pair of dragons and phoenixes will not be able to drum and sound like everyone expects. But fortunately, these two people are not to the point of parting ways, they still care about each other, feel sorry for each other, and when they see each other's exhaustion, they will let go of those hidden barriers in their hearts, and that's enough.
The young man's wise eyes lit up with a glimmer of luster, the corners of his lips twitched, and he approached him with a clean smile: "Your Highness and Sister Bai don't quarrel, here is me and Brother Zhan to maintain it for the time being, you two hurry up and rest and eat some water, this appearance will be frightened when Li'er and Ye Zi see it." ”
"It's that serious." Yi Chenjing touched his cheek, obviously feeling a lot more deflated than before, and he was startled before others were surprised, his beard was unshaven, he must have been sloppy and unsightly, no wonder Bai Qige asked Yu Che to cook porridge without saying a word after seeing him, and even ignored the deadlock between the two.
With Fu Chu don't have to worry about anything, Yi Chenjing nodded with his hands on his forehead, but when he turned to look at Bai Qige, he was not as crisp as just now: "You...... Let's go together. ”
"I've eaten in the morning, so I'll just find a place to rest. You go back to the room first, Yu Che will send you the porridge when she makes it. ”
Unexpectedly, Bai Qige did not agree to Yi Chenjing's invitation.
Yaoguo's funeral was cumbersome and courteous, and the day of the spirit had to be busy until at least night, even though he was full of complaints and wanted to explain to Yi Chenjing, Bai Qige still held back. Compared with the relationship she desperately wants to recover, Yi Chenjing now needs to take a good rest after everything is dealt with, and if she continues like this, even if he is iron, he will collapse.
Although the sky was not yet bright, the concubines and concubines of the palace had already come to the door to see them off, Bai Qige was in a hurry to greet the people again, and when she turned around, Yi Chenjing subconsciously wanted to hold her hand, but she was too tired to move slowly, and she couldn't catch it.
"Drink more water, your voice is hoarse......" Looking at the plain figure walking outside the hospital, Yi Chenjing's voice was so small that it seemed to be talking to himself, and in the last half of the sentence, he simply lost his voice, and left quietly with a long breath.