Chapter 017: Sisters
"The queen mother, in the past, it was really a foolish son, and now the son no longer likes Hou Ye, and Li is the best choice for Erchen and Hou Ye, Erchen likes Hou Ye, it is nothing more than because the third sister said that Hou Ye is good in front of Erchen all day long, but the third sister has a conspiracy to do all this, Erchen does not want to be delayed in a lifetime on a person he doesn't like, and begs his mother to allow Erchen to reconcile with Hou Ye. ”
She felt Ling Xin's gaze linger on her body for a moment, and he probably thought that he was currying favor with him.
Hmph, she is the princess who protects the country, Dongting Bo Jiang Can is reluctant to ask for herself, why should she hang herself on a tree, especially a tree that has an enmity with herself.
When she thought about it, she seemed to have convinced herself.
"Do you really think so?"
The voice of the Queen Mother, who tried her best to hide her anger, came from above, and she immediately nodded her head.
"That's it, the mourning family is approved. ”
The bright yellow skirt passed by her, and someone immediately stepped forward to see her help up, and she hurriedly followed.
"Please rest assured that the queen mother will go to Fengshan immediately. ”
Ling Xin's cold voice behind her came from afar, and something seemed to be silently shattered in her heart, and she unnaturally showed a wry smile.
On the carriage back to the palace, the Queen Mother had been sitting upright, and she immediately came up: "Queen Mother, you don't need to be angry, this matter is really to blame, and the third sister has to be blamed, if she hadn't been fanning the flames by the side, where did I come from this wrong marriage with the Hou Ye, from now on I must find a man I like to spend my life with." ”
When she said this, the Queen Mother raised her eyelids and glanced at her and closed them again, as if she had seen all her grievances in her eyes.
Sending the Queen Mother back to Zhaoyang Palace, Han Rui was bored and went to her Churui Palace, and before she arrived at Churui Palace, she ran into Rouge who came back from errands.
"Princess, everything is in order, and it will be clear tonight. ”
In the Churui Palace in the middle of the night, Han Rui suddenly woke up from a nightmare, she turned her head to see that the two huge night pearls in the room were shining with a gentle luster, which was prepared by the original owner's father for the original owner, just because she shot black.
She shouted outside, "Rouge"
Rouge ran in in a middle coat: "Princess, are you thirsty?"
Han Rui leaned on the head of the bed and shook his head: "Is there any news?"
Rouge covered the quilt for her, "Not yet, it seems to be raining outside, the princess will sleep first, and then wake up the princess when there is news." ”
Listening attentively, sure enough, the raindrops hit the window lattices and roofs, dripping, not slow, and Han Rui's sleepiness was immediately gone.
"Rouge, let's play chess with Hongu. ”
The chessboard was set, Rouge waited for Han Rui to put on a cloak, and he went to the outside room to put on a piece of clothing before coming back, and the master and servant began to play chess under the gentle light.
Rouge began to serve the princess at a young age, and she was exposed to it, and these piano, chess, calligraphy and painting were not inferior to the official lady at all.
"Rouge, you're unsettled and you're about to lose. ”
Han Rui left one son behind, and ate two sons of the other party in a row, with pride in his words.
Rouge put the chess pieces into the jar in annoyance, "It's the princess's chess skills that are getting better and better." ”
There was a muffled sound outside the window, followed by an extremely cold voice: "Princess, my subordinates are back." ”
It was Aoyama, the leader of the dark guard, Rouge stepped forward and opened the window, and Aoyama jumped in, dragging a person in his hand, and the man was soaked.
He threw the man on the ground, "Princess, she really went to the mass grave, and her subordinates waited for the rabbit, and a corpse was beaten back to her original form in a fake form. ”
The person who was thrown on the ground moved, and then reached out to brush away the messy hair, revealing a familiar face, which was the autumn cicada next to the Queen Mother, at this moment, this face was blue and white, and he only stared at Han Rui unwillingly.
The rain snaked down her body, and soon a carpet was wet.
Han Rui frowned, and her plain white fingers tapped on the tabletop, "What is Aunt Qiuciao's explanation?"
Qiu Chan raised his head and laughed: "The princess is wise, the old slave is willing to lead the death, there is nothing to say." ”
Rouge couldn't help it: "The Queen Mother trusts you a lot, in this palace, who doesn't give you three points of face, you actually betrayed the Queen Mother." ”
Han Rui frowned slightly when she heard this, the betrayal was naturally because there were enough chips, but Qiu Chan was already the most favored palace person around the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother rewarded her a lot, what was the bargaining chip that she would betray?
She wanted to know at the moment.
Qiu Cicada collapsed to the ground in a dejected manner, and then slowly turned around and kowtowed in the direction of Zhaoyang Palace, Qingshan had been wary of her if she couldn't think of it, she just wanted to rush out, Qingshan pulled her back.
She thought to no avail, with tears in her eyes, and knelt solemnly in front of Han Rui, "The old slave has served the queen mother for decades, and begged the princess to let the old slave die immediately." ”
Han Rui played with the warm chess piece in the palm of her hand, and casually raised her head to her sad face and asked with interest, "Why did you betray the queen mother?"
Qiu Cicada looked wooden and refused to speak.
Han Rui waited impatiently, and her voice was three points colder: "Auntie should know the methods of secret guard interrogation, if some secrets are brought into the coffin, I am afraid that the living people will not be at ease, so it is better to be honest." ”
"I'm not afraid of death, I had expected such a day a long time ago, and today I suddenly felt that my heart had settled down. ”
Mu Ran's clay puppet seems to have suddenly been injected into the soul.
"My aunt is indeed not afraid of death, but is life better than death?"
Qingshan's words seemed to be mixed with the rain outside, and the thunder exploded outside the window, making people feel cold from the bottom of their hearts.
Qiu Cicada shivered, her whole body was already soaked, and her body was very cold, so she couldn't help but snort.
"Aunt Autumn Cicada, the patience of this palace is limited......"
Her voice was two points colder than just now, and Qiu Cicada looked fixedly at the noble woman wrapped in a cloak above, and suddenly overlapped with the cruel woman who killed palace people at will in the past.
Thinking of those who had their tongues pulled out, some had their noses cut off, and were even kept in jars as adults, her calm face finally showed horror.
"The old slave said......"
Rouge offered a cup of hot tea to Han Rui and urged, "Then let's talk about it quickly." ”
"The old slave and Concubine Shu are sisters of the same mother, and the Queen Mother is as kind to the old slave as a mountain, but Concubine Shu is the long-lost sister of the old slave, how can the old slave stand by and watch. ”
As if there was a thunderbolt exploding again, Han Rui took a closer look at the kneeling people below and recalled the face of Concubine Shu, and found that it was indeed very similar, but no one in the palace found it before.
"That's why my aunt went to the mass grave in the middle of the night to find the corpse of the child raised in the cold palace?"
A sneer appeared on Han Rui's face, the amount of information explained by Qiu Cicada was too large.
Two lines of tears crossed Qiu Cicada's face: "Chen'er was discovered after Concubine Shu was beaten into the cold palace, the Queen Mother didn't want Concubine Shu to give birth to this child, so the old slave sent a big bowl of boiled red flowers, Concubine Shu was just a concubine at that time, she knelt on the ground and begged the old slave, begging the old slave to let the child go in terms of blood and family." ”
It makes sense to say that the reason why Concubine Shu was able to safely hide her child for so many years in the deep palace under the control of the Queen Mother makes sense, if there is no help from Qiu Chan, the child will never be able to live to this day, but who would have thought that the high-ranking Concubine Shu and the personal palace people around the Queen Mother are sisters?
"My aunt has been serving my mother for many years, and this palace can't bear to ask for my aunt's life, but there are still some people left in this palace, and I ask my aunt to write them out. ”
Rouge immediately presented pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.
The fine rice paper was white and flawless under the lamplight, but the autumn cicada took the pen but did not move.
"This palace knows that my aunt is embarrassed, but doesn't my aunt want to think about the people of the world? The third sister has to stir up the peace of the world, what good is it for the people, how many ** ions are scattered, how many people are displaced, not to mention whether southern Xinjiang will take the opportunity to get a piece of the pie? The aunt has been by the queen mother's side for many years, and her loyalty can be seen, but she can't refuse the request of her blood relatives, so Chu Rui will ask her aunt for the people of the world today for the emperor's brother and the queen mother. ”
What can be done by the people left in the palace by Concubine Shu, it is conceivable that if they can't be dug up, this palace may even become the place where the queen mother and the young emperor are killed.
She got up and bowed deeply to the autumn cicada.