Chapter 278: The Wooden Box
When night fell, the hustle and bustle of the entire palace began to slowly fall silent, although the palaces have not yet given the key, but basically few palace people will go out at this hour, but at this time, there is a figure in the forgotten Cining Palace quietly out of the side door, and then avoid everyone and go to Yonghe Palace.
In Yonghe Palace, Yunxi has been sitting in the inner hall, Kangxi has definitely stated today that he wants to rest in the Qianqing Palace, Yunxi naturally will not wait any longer, as for the eyeliner in Yonghe Palace that has crossed the bright road and the dragon guard who is hiding in the dark, Yunxi has attracted a few children, and just to see Aunt Xiaochi, who is about to leave the palace.
After the burial of the Empress Dowager, Cining Palace changed from the most lively place to the quietest place. The people here are almost gone, and the rest of the people have their own places to go. Aunt Su Mala volunteered to stay in the small Buddha hall to pray for Kangxi, for a legitimate reason, even if Kangxi knew that this was not the case, he had to agree, and Aunt Xiaochi, as asked by Yunxi before, volunteered to go to the palace to care for the elderly, and it took a long time to arrange, but it has been determined at present, and she is about to set off soon, so while she has not left, Aunt Xiaochi wants to hand over the things that the Queen Mother gave to Yunxi.
In ancient times, she always made vows, and she would not break her oath unless she had to, and Aunt Koike had long put life and death aside because she wanted revenge, so when the Empress Dowager forced her to swear, she did not hesitate at all, in order to make the Empress Dowager unable to even die.
Yunxi looked at Aunt Xiaochi with a calm face in front of her, and felt a lot of emotion in her heart, thinking about how loyal Aunt Chi and sisters were to the Empress Dowager at the beginning, but unfortunately the Empress Dowager held herself by her side, and thought she was powerful and powerful, so she didn't care about other people's lives at all, so that she used to deal with Aunt Chi to solve the problem regardless of right and wrong, but she didn't want to ruin the power that the Empress Dowager had built up with her life just such an indifferent move: "Aunt Xiaochi is about to set off!" There may not be many opportunities for us to meet in the future, but if my aunt encounters a problem, I can send a message, but whoever I can help will help my aunt. ”
Aunt Xiaochi smiled when she heard this, raised her eyes and caught a glimpse of the sincerity in Yunxi's eyes, her heart warmed, and she couldn't help but thank: "Thank you Niangniang, I just hope that in the future, the slave maid will not be able to trouble Niangniang." Since she chose to go to the palace to retire, she naturally didn't want to encounter those troubles again.
Yunxi smiled and waved his hand, and the pothos brought an embroidered stool over, and Yunxi smiled: "Sit down! Before, you asked Mama Xu to send a message, saying that you have something to tell me personally, I don't know what makes you so solemn?"
It is said that it doesn't matter if Aunt Koike goes to Yonghe Palace openly, after all, it has been almost a year since the death of the Empress Dowager, and the attention of everyone in the harem has already been turned elsewhere, as long as it is not deliberately publicized, basically no one will notice this. But Aunt Xiaochi asked to avoid everyone's attention, such a solemn request, how could Yunxi not be curious?
"It's true that I have something to show to my mother. Aunt Xiaochi saw that Concubine Zhao did not change her hearty way of doing things in the past, so she couldn't help but smile at her and said, "Niang Niang should have guessed that the Empress Dowager left a last word before she left, but because the emperor came up too quickly, she only made rough arrangements, and they were all aimed at Concubine Tong." But everyone didn't know that it was the Empress Dowager who also gave the slave maid a task?"
"Since it was confessed in secret, and he deliberately avoided the emperor, it must have been aimed at me. Yunxi didn't feel unacceptable to this result, after all, the Empress Dowager has always been unfriendly to her, but every time she calculated, she couldn't succeed, and it was not new to want to take the opportunity to trap her before she died.
Aunt Xiaochi chuckled and nodded: "The Empress Dowager is probably afraid that it will be difficult to explain this matter to the Empress Dowager and Aunt Su, after all, the emperor still cares about them and pays more attention, but the slave and maid are different, and the Empress Dowager falls, the slave and maid have no more than two choices, which cannot attract the attention of others, and it can be said that it is unexpected to do things, and the success rate is far greater than that of the Empress Dowager and Aunt Su." ”
The Empress Dowager's plan Aunt Koike can guess if she doesn't say it clearly
Nine is not far from ten, after all, the Cining Palace at that time was no longer than before, and there were many people around the Empress Dowager, except for the Empress Dowager's most trusted Aunt Su Mala, there was only her aunt who was waiting closely, who could she choose if she didn't choose!
The Empress Dowager's suspicions have never been eliminated, she is suspicious of others while employing people, and even despises others, otherwise she would not even ask a word, and dispose of Aunt Xiaochi's sister. Her contempt for human life completely ignited the anger and hatred in Aunt Koike's heart, otherwise how could she break her oath and play a trick on her.
Yunxi was stunned for a long time when she heard this, she could think of the Empress Dowager's dissatisfaction with her, after all, she ate turtles here one after another, not to mention that the Empress Dowager was such an arrogant person, even an ordinary person was afraid that she would be driven crazy by her. But the Empress Dowager didn't know until her death that it was precisely because of her self-righteous arrogance that all her plans came to naught.
"The Empress Dowager has always acted cautiously, but I'm just glad that Aunt Koike is on my side, otherwise this day would definitely not be as peaceful as it is now. She will take precautions in advance, but she can't guarantee that she will always maintain this vigilance, so people can't take advantage of loopholes, so she really feels that it is her luck to have Aunt Koike's help.
Aunt Xiaochi looked at Yunxi, who had always maintained a peaceful mentality, and felt comforted in her heart, she was frightened by the Empress Dowager's actions of disposing of her sister without hesitation, and she couldn't trust people easily, even if she cooperated with Yunxi, she always remained vigilant, and even tried her best to find a way out for herself every time, until she put forward the conditions, Yunxi's actions made her believe that not every master in this world does not take human life as a small thing.
What Niangniang said was that the slave maid had not dared to take action before being discovered by the Queen Mother and Aunt Su, but now that she is leaving, she doesn't have so many worries, so she thinks about ending the rest of the things. When Aunt Xiaochi said this, she couldn't help but hand over the wooden box that she had been holding in her arms, "When the Empress Dowager left, she asked the slave maid to swear that she must think of getting rid of the maid, and everything in this box is the help that the Empress Dowager gave to the slave maid." The slave and maid hated the queen mother because of her sister's affairs, so she didn't want her to get her wish in the end, which is why she is now. ”
"Auntie doesn't have to explain much about this, I have to thank you if you come, otherwise it will be too late when it happens. Although it is said that it is wise to eat a trench, it is more difficult to prevent. Yunxi smiled, glanced at Mama Xu the moment she turned her head, and motioned for her to take the box in Aunt Xiaochi's hand.
No matter what it is, it's not all right? Yunxi accepts Aunt Xiaochi's affection, after all, what if she doesn't show it? Anyway, no one knows the truth, and even people have done their best.
"Thank you Concubine Zhao for your trust, I don't know when I will be able to meet, the slave is here to wish Niang Niang a long journey, and all wishes come true. "Aunt Koike has said everything that needs to be said, and she doesn't plan to stay for long, after all, her current identity is still a little sensitive, even if the reason is easy to find, but she doesn't want to make trouble for herself, after all, she has waited so long for the opportunity to leave this palace.
After sending Aunt Xiaochi away, Yunxi did not rush to check the contents of the box, but Mama Xu arranged arrangements for Aunt Xiaochi, no matter how much she could do, in short, she did her best, and she could be regarded as worthy of others' sincerity.
After Mama Xu sent Aunt Xiaochi away, on the way back to the inner hall, she saw Qiaoying who came back from the side hall with Lu Fu, and secretly sighed in her heart that this time was just right, and if it was a little longer, she might be exposed.
Yunxi looked at the wooden box in front of him, his brows furrowed slightly, and he reached out to open it for a long time, and when he saw a book inside, his eyebrows were slightly raised, and then he opened it and looked at it carefully. She believed that the Empress Dowager's temperament would definitely not give things directly to Aunt Koike, this method of temporary school examination looked quite simple and disgusting at the same time.
If you don't believe it, why bother to open your mouth, and if you open your mouth, why play such a trick. Fortunately, Aunt Koike's loyalty to the Empress Dowager has long been exhausted, and she has no intention of fulfilling her last wishes, otherwise she will not only face problems, but also face doubts, and the mood may only be described as 'a dog in the day'.
"Mama also came to see what tricks our Empress Dowager was playing?" The corner of Yunxi's eyes swept to Mama Xu's figure, and she couldn't help but put the book in her hand on the table, and said with a smile on her face.
Mama Xu was originally an old man in the harem, as soon as she saw the book in Yunxi's hand, and then glanced at the wooden box that was opened, what else did she not understand, she didn't think about anything else at this moment, she just felt that the empress dowager who was blown into a legend seemed to be quite unavailable at this moment. Since no one believes it, why leave any last words, it hurts people's hearts like now, it is difficult to think that others will be grateful and desperate for her.
Yes, the life of a slave is indeed worthless, but a slave also has his own thoughts, and he also knows how to distinguish between those who are sincere and who are false. To put it bluntly, all kinds of minions are loyal to their masters, in order not to want to live better, and it is not unacceptable to meet a master who does not take the lives of slaves seriously, and find another way out.
"It seems that our empress dowager still wants to play this kind of trick in the end, and I don't know if it's really old and confused, or if it's been a good life for a long time, and I forgot that there is still such a thing as people's hearts. Mama Xu chuckled, then reached out and flipped through the books on the table, and after a while, she found the gold thin under the book cover, and above this golden thin was the last part of the power that the Empress Dowager had not secretly used.