Chapter Twenty-Six: The High Walls of the Deep Palace
Next. General's Palace.
Chen Hao'er sat alone in the courtyard in a daze. "Feng'er, you haven't eaten, drank, or spoken since you came back last night. It's noon, so let's have some food. Zhao Xuechi carried a wooden tray and placed it on the stone table. Chen Feng'er looked up at the treetops as if she hadn't heard anything. Zhao Xuechi sighed, sat next to Chen Hao'er, and looked at her worriedly, "Hao'er, where did you go after the banquet last night, what happened, what happened?" Chen Hao'er nodded sluggishly. What the hell is going on? Feng'er, you're really going to kill me. Zhao Xuechi took a deep breath and kicked the stone bench next to him.
"Sister Xuechi, I said that the prince likes me, do you believe it?" Chen Feng'er said in a low voice. "What? Prince? Is it the new emperor? Zhao Xuechi was stunned for a moment and asked. Chen Hao'er looked directly at Zhao Xuechi and nodded lightly. Zhao Xuechi sneered, "How is it possible, hahahaha." Chen Hao'er didn't speak, and continued to look at Zhao Xuechi, who was listening to jokes. Looking at Chen Hao'er's serious expression, Zhao Xuechi's smile gradually froze on his face, "You won't tell you seriously, right?" Chen Hao'er turned her head and continued to stare at the treetops, without speaking. So you were called by the emperor to confess last night? Chen Feng'er nodded, and then shook her head. So what do you say? Zhao Xuechi asked curiously. I didn't say anything. Chen Feng'er said sullenly, "It's all about him." Zhao Xuechi scratched his head, "But what's wrong with being liked by the emperor?" Do you still like... More than a year? Chen Hao'er shook her head, "When the emperor said it last night, he was also there." "What?" Zhao Xuechi listened in a fog, "You mean, after the emperor's banquet, he went to you and Yu Nian, and then confessed to you?" Chen Hao'er nodded. Did Yu Nian say anything? Chen Hao'er shook her head, "Sister Xuechi, Yu Nian didn't like me at all, he told the emperor himself." Zhao Xuechi sighed and touched Chen Hao'er's shoulder to express comfort. Don't you like the emperor? Didn't you just say he was handsome? Chen Hao'er pouted, "I don't know either." I don't know him at all, how can I talk about liking it or not. Zhao Xuechi picked up a piece of dim sum from the small dish on the table and fed it to Chen Hao'er's mouth. Anyway, you can't be with the emperor, it's just that you've been confessed, don't think so much, eat something first. Chen Hao'er turned her head and dodged, "He wants me to enter the palace as a concubine." Zhao Xuechi's hand froze in the air, "What?" Chen Hao'er stopped talking and buried her head in the crook of her arm, "I'm so difficult." ”
Chen Hao'er and Zhao Xuechi sat side by side in the courtyard in a daze. Ah Chun came over with tea and asked curiously, "Miss, what are you looking at?" Chen Hao'er and Zhao Xuechi shook their heads at the same time and did not speak. Why haven't you eaten this meal yet? It's hot again and again, and if it's hot, you can't eat it," Ah Chun put the tea in front of the two of them, "Miss, Ah Chun doesn't know what happened, but you can at least drink some tea." Chen Feng'er still didn't change her movements, but whispered, "Ah Chun, you pack up your things, we may have to live in another place." Ah Chun looked puzzled, "Where are we going?" Chen Hao'er turned her head, "In the palace." ”
Chen Hao'er, Zhao Xuechi, and Ah Chun sat side by side in the courtyard in a daze. "Miss, it is said in the novel that the harem is very dangerous, and it is not free at all." Ah Chun said with a sad face. "Isn't the prince having broken sleeves?" Zhao Xuechi hung his head and said. "He's the devil." Chen Feng'er continued. "Fortunately, the emperor's harem is still vacant, and after three years of national mourning, there is no choice for show. You're safe for the time being, but I really don't want you to go. Zhao Xuechi's tone became heavier and heavier. Forget it, since you're here, you have to experience everything. I've been on the battlefield, what else are you afraid of in the harem, I've watched a lot of palace fighting dramas. Chen Hao'er breathed a sigh of relief and stretched her waist. I figured it out, I want to enter the palace as a mother. Zhao Xuechi and Ah Chun turned their heads to look at Chen Hao'er at the same time, "Hao'er, aren't you crazy?" Zhao Xuechi said worriedly. Sister Xuechi, Ah Chun accompanied me into the palace, and the general's mansion will be handed over to you to take care of. Zhao Xuechi covered his head, "God, save us." ”
A small servant hurried over, "Miss, someone is in the palace." Chen Hao'er shrugged her shoulders and said to Zhao Xuechi and Ah Chun, "It's time to come." Then he nodded to the little guy and motioned for someone to be invited in.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor Zhao said. Today, Chen Huyan's only daughter, Chen Hao'er, is gentle and virtuous, and has made military exploits, and has won the hearts of widows. First sealed as a pure concubine, and immediately moved into the Qifeng Palace. Chin this. The eunuch's shrill voice echoed in the main hall. Niangniang, take the order. Blessed are you, Your Majesty values you. This Qifeng Palace has always only been inhabited by the queen. The kneeling Chen Hao'er grinned and took the holy decree. The minister receives the order. "Niangniang, you should call yourself a concubine, you are now the emperor's concubine." Father-in-law Yan reminded in a low voice. "Yes, Gonggong Xie reminds." Chen Hao'er was supported by Ah Chun and Zhao Xuechi to stand up.
"Then let's pack up some things as soon as possible. The emperor said that you don't need to bring clothes and jewelry, just bring some small things that you are used to. The palace is ready. Chen Hao'er nodded, "The hard work of my father-in-law has passed the word, and then I packed up and left." Father-in-law Yan raised his hand to block it, "Niangniang, the sedan chair is already waiting at the gate of the General's Mansion, the emperor said, enter the palace immediately, our family is not only here to deliver the decree, but also to pick you up." Chen Hao'er's smirk froze on her face, "So... I'm in a hurry... Then I, I'll go clean up, come on, show tea to my father-in-law. "No need, our family is standing here waiting for Niangniang, please hurry up, the emperor will be to blame for delaying the hour." Chen Hao'er nodded awkwardly, and dragged Zhao Xuechi and Ah Chun to the dormitory as if they were running away.
"Miss, what shall we take?" Ah Chun was already holding a stack of scripts in his arms, "Ah Chun? That's all you bring? Zhao Xuechi stretched out his head and looked at it. Chen Hao'er looked around, but found that there was nothing she wanted to take away. stared at the bottom cabinet, hesitated for a moment, and listened to Zhao Xuechi and Ah Chun joking with each other.
"Miss, my father-in-law said that you don't have to take any more things, so let's go immediately." The voice of the little guy came from outside. "Okay, we'll be right here." Chen Hao'er agreed, walked quickly to the cabinet, opened the drawer, took out the small bag and jade cherry blossoms, and put them in her arms. "Let's go."
Prime Minister's Office.
"Has she already gone?" Yu Nian collapsed on the couch and asked the guards inarticulately. This is the first time I have been drunk in more than a few years since I came to this world. "Back to the Prime Minister, Concubine Chun is already on her way to the palace at this time."
Yu Nian suddenly began to laugh, "That's good! Laughing and laughing, even tears came out of my eyes.
Chen Hao'er sat on the sedan chair, surrounded by Ah Chun and Zhao Xuechi, and under her repeated pleas, Father-in-law Yan acquiesced to Zhao Xuechi to send Chen Hao'er into the palace. "Feng'er, you will be suffocated to death, I heard that many women in the palace will be suffocated." Zhao Xuechi whispered. Chen Hao'er nodded undeniably, "Then you have to come to the palace to see me from time to time." "Feng'er, you really don't have a problem with your spirit, how can you judge you like two people in the morning now?" Zhao Xuechi was still worried, "Don't do anything stupid. Chen Hao'er smiled and said to Zhao Xuechi, "Sister Xuechi, have you heard of the game world?" Zhao Xuechi shook his head in confusion. I'm sad because I don't like me for the rest of the year. It's not that I'm afraid of entering the palace, there's nothing sad about entering the palace, because I can't stay in it for the rest of my life, Sister Xuechi, I will definitely come back. I've figured it out now, so don't worry. Zhao Xuechi didn't seem to understand when he heard it, and only nodded. This sedan chair is really exaggerated. Ah Chun looked at the gold and jade accessories in the sedan chair. It seems that His Majesty really likes Miss.. Oh no... I like it. Ah Chun said happily to Chen Hao'er, "I thought we entered the palace to suffer!" Chen Hao'er looked at Ah Chun's real face, smiled, and did not refute her.
The chariot stopped. Father-in-law's voice came from outside. "Mother, it's here."
Chen Hao'er was the last to get off the sedan chair, looked up at the familiar palace wall, and sighed softly.
"Before, I didn't notice that this palace wall was so high."