After that day, Mama Qian did not come to the water pagoda again.

I didn't want her to come often, but now there are so many people in the palace staring at the Linshui Pagoda, if someone finds out about her relationship with me, then she and Mama Wu and Shui Xiu will not be able to live a peaceful life, and after that night, I seem to be able to feel that in fact, the Queen Mother is not willing to see someone who has something to do with Queen Zhaolie.

And the queen mother, and the return of the past indifference, every day in front of the Buddha shrine to meditate and Zen, a sitting is most of the day, the whole waterfront pagoda only left the sound of wooden fish, as if to extend to the end of life.

I don't know what kind of heart a person has to be like ashes to endure such loneliness for decades in the most prosperous and prosperous place in the world, but I clearly know that the Queen Mother's heart is not dead.

Although she was still indifferent, she would come to my window every night before going to sleep, help me put my outstretched hand into the quilt, and whisper to Mama Gui to add some medicinal food to my diet.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.

My body is not too well-raised, but it is no longer as skinny as before, and my hair is a little shiny, when Mama Gui combed my hair, she took out some hairbands that were not too dull and tied them to me, and said with a smile: "These are all things from the Queen Mother, she never uses them, and they are moldy when they are put away, so it is good to put on makeup for you." ”

I smiled, looked at myself who was still a little out of shape in the bronze mirror, and didn't speak, but I accidentally saw Mama Gui frowning and holding her waist, and hurriedly turned around: "Mama Gui, what's wrong with you?" ”

"It's okay," she waved her hand, but couldn't help but gasp, "Maybe I accidentally got out of breath just now." ”

I hurriedly helped her sit down and helped her rub it, and at this moment, I heard some strange sounds outside.

Mama Gui said, "You go out and see, what's going on?" ”

I nodded, then turned around and walked out, as soon as I opened the door, there was some dazzling sunlight outside that made me squint my eyes slightly, and under the sun, I saw dozens of brightly dressed women standing outside the waterfront pagoda, when they saw me come out, there were some strange looks on their faces, but no one spoke.

I was stunned, and I saw Chang Qing coming over, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down: "The folk girl greets the queen." ”

"Get up." She is also dressed in a glorious dress, with a phoenix crown and jade belt, and she is extremely honored. When I stood up carefully, she looked at me again, I thought she was going to say something, but she said: "This is the new girl who entered the palace this year, and she came to kowtow to the Queen Mother." ”

A new woman in the palace?

I was stunned for a moment, and then I reacted, picking women is selected every three years, and it is the right time for the beginning of spring, it seems that these have been left behind after layers of strict screening.

When you look at it, it is really a cluster of flowers, each such as nephrite, the national color is fragrant, especially the young age, in such a spring season, just like the most delicate bones in the flowers, waiting for the most beautiful bloom.

When I looked at them, two or three looked at me silently.

One is wearing a peacock blue dress, with a goose egg face as white as jade, bright eyes like water, revealing an indescribable enchanting charm, standing in a group of beauties and not being submerged, but like the crown of the group, there is a bit of Shen Rou shadow; A very tall person, the tallest of all the women, with a complexion no more than the pink and jade beauties around him, but a little wild and dark, when he looked at me, his eyes flickered exceptionally brightly; There was also one standing beside her, with a petite and delicate figure, a round and pointed cat face, as if he was frightened by a qiē in the palace, but peeking at my apricot eyes, it didn't seem to be the case.

The harem is going to be lively.

I smiled and said to the queen: "Niangniang, please wait, the people's daughter will ask the queen mother to come out." ”

After saying that, he turned around and walked back, and as soon as he turned around, he heard the whispers of the pickers.

"Have you heard, she calls herself a 'people's girl'!"

"Where did the maids come from in this palace?"

"What's going on?"

Chang Qing didn't speak, only glanced back faintly, those pickers immediately closed their mouths in fright, and didn't dare to say a word, I had already walked back to the Buddha hall, and heard the sound of wooden fish, the Queen Mother was kneeling in front of the Buddha shrine to do morning classes, so she walked over and whispered: "Queen Mother." ”

"Huh?"

"The queen mother brought the new maiden to the palace to kowtow to the queen mother."

“……”

The Queen Mother didn't speak, but continued to kneel in front of the Buddha shrine, and waited for a while before she bowed down lightly, and looked back at my face, as if to see something, I just stood behind her lightly, but there was no expression.

After a long silence, she said, "What kind of people are they?" ”

I smiled slightly: "Naturally, they are all beauties." ”

"Beauty......?" The Queen Mother also seemed to smile: "The more beautiful a person is, the more he thinks about it; The more I think about it, the more chaotic the world becomes. After speaking, she turned her head again and said, "Go and sue Queen Sù, you don't need to bring them to kowtow to me in the future." If there is nothing wrong with these women, let each of them copy a copy of "The Parents' Kindness and Hardship", which is better than kowtowing to me. ”

"Yes."

As soon as I bowed my head, I retreated and brought her words to the queen, Chang Qing listened to these words, but didn't say anything, just nodded and turned around to leave, as soon as she turned around, I whispered again: "Queen Niangniang, the folk girl still has some things, I want to ask Niangniang." ”

"Huh?" She looked back at me.

"......" I hesitated a little, bit my lower lip, and still said: "Nian Shen - Your Highness, is he okay?" ”

Chang Qing glanced at me and said, "It's okay, it's just that I was grounded by the emperor for a month." ”

"Huh? And he's now—"

"Although the ban has been lifted now, the emperor has already sent a message before that he will be allowed to go to Jixian Hall to attend classes, so he can't be allowed to come out and mess around like in the past. In addition, he was a little uncomfortable for a while, and Bengong asked him to stay in Jingren Palace to take a pen and read a book, so as not to come out and provoke trouble. ”

My heart fluttered when I heard it.

It seems that although Chang Qingren is very indifferent, Nian Shen talked about her, and she was also a little aggrieved by her indifference, but she didn't take this child to heart, now Shen Rou and Nangong Lizhu's bellies are bigger, and the future of this child is even more uncertain, plus so many women entering the palace, and I don't know how many forces are intertwined here, it is true that Xiao Nianshen can't be allowed to run around like before.

I said softly: "Niangniang is really well-intentioned to His Royal Highness. ”

She hooked the corners of her lips indifferently, but there was still not much temperature on her cold face, as if she was gossiping, and said, "By the way, did you mention Fu Badai's matter to this child?" ”

"Uh, yes."

Chang Qing glanced at me and said, "This palace has also heard of the deeds of this great confucian, if you can really invite him, read the deep matter, this palace will not have to worry about it anymore." ”

I thought for a moment and said, "His temper is a little strange, I'm afraid it can't be brought by the Holy Decree." ”

"Oh?"

I nodded.

Chang Qing glanced at me and said, "This palace knows." With that, he turned around and walked away without looking back.

When I straightened up and looked at her back in the distance, and the figures of the pickers who were also leaving, it seemed that there were still a few watery eyes falling on me, with some different eyes and feelings, and I didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, they and I are already people of two worlds.

When I turned around and returned to the Buddha hall, maybe because of the wind, I had a little cough, but the Queen Mother heard my voice and slowly stood up, looked at me and said, "What's wrong?" Feeling uncomfortable again? ”

I forced a smile and said, "It's okay." ”

"I'm afraid it's hard to take care of a body like yours."

I can only smile bitterly - my body knows best, Nangong Lizhu's medicine on me is not only heavy, but also strong, even now, I often breathe hard, my heart beats rhysterically, night sweats, and I can't sleep all night.

The Queen Mother said again: "You are like this, how can you get out of the palace?" ”

When I heard this, I was stunned for a moment, and raised my head to look at the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, you-what did you say?" ”

The Queen Mother looked at me, but she was still calm and unmoving, and said: "Girl, you tell me first, if you can't leave the palace and you have to stay in this palace, what will you do?" ”

“……”

"You sue me."

I faintly felt something, looked at the Queen Mother's blue-gray eyes like ice, clenched my fists, and said, "If I have to stay in the palace, I will be the same as today." ”

"Same as today?"

"Just accompanied by the Queen Mother, in the waterfront pagoda for the rest of the year."

"Oh?" The Queen Mother looked me in the eye and said, "Have you ever thought that you are actually no worse than those who just came; Perhaps, if you want, you still have the opportunity to be the same as the concubine and the concubine; You can even give them back what they gave you! Don't you want to? ”

Give them back all that they gave me?

Give them back all the pain, the pain, and the torment that they have been suffering for all these years?

Perhaps, for a moment, I was crazy to do this.

But in the next moment, my weak body couldn't bear such a heavy hatred, it's not that I don't hate, it's just that I already knew very well on the first day I came out of the cold palace that I don't have much left to live.

Half of my life, the best years of my life, have been given to them, and I have ended up like this.

How can I be willing to give the rest of my life like this?

I smiled faintly and said to the Queen Mother: "I don't want to." They are nothing compared to my daughter. ”

The Queen Mother looked at me indifferently, and the smile that would almost dissipate when the wind blew, and after a long time, she finally nodded gently: "Okay." ”

As soon as I heard her say this, I hurriedly said, "Queen Mother, are you a chance to let me leave?" ”

She nodded.

"What chances? How can I get out of the palace? ”