Chapter 31: The Empty Bedchamber
The room was dark, so quiet that even the breathing of the two of them could be heard clearly, and Regret said, "Aunt may be resting, she fell asleep last time Regret came, and the little red scorpion didn't even know that it was crawling on her."
As she spoke, she took a few more steps, her eyes gradually adjusting to the darkness, and when she saw that the innermost bed was empty, she almost cried when she stood there: "Mother, aunt...... Auntie, she's really gone......
Calculating the time, the fire in the dormitory should be almost extinguished, so you can't delay too much time here.
Si Nanyue coaxed the repentant back first, and now the most important thing is to make sure that the person she is looking for is still alive, but how can she prove it......
She has no henchmen in this palace, and the few maids waiting in the palace can't be trusted wholeheartedly, and she has too little information in her hands, what should she do?
Si Nanyue was very embarrassed, looking at the sleeping little girl beside her, she fell into deep thought......
The news of the fire in the dormitory reached Helian Jue's ears the next day, and Si Nanyue specially repaired a letter so that he didn't have to worry, otherwise according to his temperament, he was afraid that he would rush back that day.
In the past few days, taking advantage of Helian's absence, she took advantage of the reason for being familiar with the palace, and walked around the dormitory with Cheng'er one by one, it doesn't matter, it is indeed as Lianyi said, many women in this harem are more or less similar to her.
And they have resentment towards Si Nanyue, some are numb, and a few people want to use her east wind to compete for favor.
The mother and daughter walked through one dormitory after another, and their feet were sore, but there was still no clue, until they came to a closed door, and the maid suddenly stopped them.
Si Nanyue looked up, this dormitory is called Chengze Palace, the red paint on the door has fallen off a few pieces, there are cobwebs in the corners, and the chains on the wooden bolts are also embroidered, as if no one has been sprinkling and sweeping it for a long time.
can be different from the bleak in front of her, the voice of the woman in the courtyard is crisp and cheerful.
"Sister Jinhuan, come and see if the lanterns I made look good!"
"Hmm...... If you make the eyes of the goldfish bigger, it should look better."
"Then I'll take it and change it again, and it will be able to be used at night!"
Si Nanyue stood in front of the door for a while, and she asked the maid guarding the door, "Who lives here?"
"Back to the queen mother, this is a cold palace, and there are two ladies living in it, Jinhuan and Jinni."
"Aren't the Abyss Girls by name, where are they from?"
"Hui Niangniang, these two ladies are the princesses sent by Ganquan City five years ago, but the king doesn't like them, as soon as they come, they are placed in this cold palace."
"...... 5 Years Ago"
That is, the year when the king succeeded to the throne, and it was also the year when the war stopped, but in the records of the historians, Ganquan City and Linglu City had already fallen seven years ago, so why did they make peace with Chiyuan two years later?
Could it be......
Si Nanyue asked again, "Is there a princess in Linglu City who has married the king all these years?"
"Hui Niangniang, never before."
Sure enough, it was.
Si Nanyue could almost conclude that Ganquan City secretly participated in that war five years ago, and these two princesses said that they were married, but in fact they were just hostages imprisoned here by Helian Duel.
And what role did Zeru play in this war?
It's not that she hasn't read the history books, in the end, what Helian wants her to see, what is written in the history books, but which of the records on it are true and which are false? .
Si Nanyue still couldn't figure it out, and took a few steps with her regret, she turned back and said, "From now on, these two ladies will have the best food and clothing every month, and they should not be embarrassed."
"This ...... Mother, this is a cold palace......
Si Nanyue's eyebrows narrowed, and she said coldly: "This palace is the master of the harem, can I still listen to your lesson?"
Seeing that her tone was not good, the maid hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty, "The slave doesn't dare, and I ask the lady to forgive her sins!"
"Forget it...... This palace will personally send someone to deliver what they need every month, if you dare to withhold it privately, or deliberately
It's hard for the two of them, and this palace will not spare them!"
"Yes...... Yes......"
Si Nanyue rarely let go of a cruel word, and the regret beside her was stunned, before this, she had never seen the queen mother say anything heavy to anyone.
Of course, it doesn't matter, she cares more about ......
The little girl shook the flower branch in her hand, and she asked, "Queen Mother, why do you take special care of those two ladies?"
She sighed when she saw her mother, touched her hair and said, "They are the same as regrets, before they were married, they were also treasures in the hands of their fathers, queens and queens, but now they have left their homeland for the country and their people, but they have not met their lovers, and they will be locked up in this small courtyard for the rest of their lives, and this is the only thing the queen mother can do......
Regret nodded as if she didn't understand, "Is the queen mother taking pity on them?"
"The queen mother is just thinking that if my repentant son is treated like this, the queen mother will be very heartbroken."
The little girl didn't think so, the flower branch in her hand waved, and even her footsteps were much happier.
"The queen mother, you think too much, we still have the father! My father is the most heroic and powerful hero in the world, and he will always protect his mother and penitent, and if anyone dares to do this to us, my father will definitely kill him!"
Si Nanyue didn't speak, Ruo Helian was really as it seemed on the surface, she wouldn't be obsessed with finding lost memories, regret couldn't understand these things, Si Nanyue didn't say much, for regret, he must be the best father in the world.
"Father said that when the son grows up, the father will find the best man in the world to marry the son, but the son thinks that there is no one in this world who is better than the father......
The little girl was talking endlessly in front of her, and Si Nanyue occasionally echoed a sentence or two, and it was not until the sun was about to set that the two returned to Fengqi Palace.
After a day of walking today, Xi'er didn't even eat dinner, so she went back to the palace and fell asleep, Si Nanyue rubbed her sore legs, thinking that this palace was too big, I am afraid that before she could look at them one by one, Helian decided to come back, this method will not work.
Otherwise......
Si Nanyue was bent on seeking a true image, there was really no other way, she had a certain mind, and ordered someone to boil the hot water for bathing.
She pursed her lips and stood up, dressed in thin clothing, her whole body sunk in the barrel.
From time to time, she stepped out of the tub in her completely soaked clothes, opened the window, let the cold wind blow in, and sat under the window all night.
The next day, Si Nanyue's undried hair was almost frozen ballast, her face was blue from the cold, and her body was almost unconscious.
Si Nanyue didn't want to belittle her body like this, but the "aunt" in her mouth was her only clue now, but she couldn't even be sure whether the woman was dead or alive now, thinking about it, this was the most direct way.
She stood up against the edge of the window, forced herself to change her clothes, and when she had sorted everything out, she collapsed on the couch and called out with the last of her strength, "Come on...... Someone ...... coming."
Sure enough, she was very sick this time, and ordinary medicine couldn't get rid of the fever, and Helian decided to receive the news and was rushing back to the palace from Yan Yingshan.
Lianyi also knew that she was suddenly seriously ill and hurriedly came to Fengqi Palace.
"My sister was fine yesterday, why is she suddenly so sick today?"
Si Nanyue opened her eyes in a daze, comforted the crying Lianyi and said, "It's okay, just drink the medicine, you are pregnant now, and you have to take care of Jun'er, don't run here, if it infects you, it will not be good."
"Yes...... But ......."
"If my sister is not at ease, she will leave Rag here to take care of her, and she will do her best for you."
"The mother is thoughtful, but the concubine is still not at ease......
"It's just the wind and cold, don't scare yourself." Si Nanyue forced out a smile, "Besides, I still have to work with my sister to take care of you these days, if you are also sick, the two children will be left alone."
"Yes...... The concubine understood......
Lianyi hesitated to agree, she asked Rag a few more words, and then withdrew.
Only those left in the dormitory
While Rag was serving here, Si Nanyue asked, "Rag, you didn't tell anyone about that night, did you?"
"Don't worry, Rag hasn't revealed a word to anyone."
"That's fine." Si Nanyue stretched out her eyelids that seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and said weakly: "Now there is something that needs you to do it for this palace......
In a blink of an eye, the sky was dark, and the imperial doctor came to ask for a pulse as usual, and found that the queen was still in a high fever, and the sweat was about to fall, and the queen's body was much weaker than ordinary people, and she had a high fever all day.
The imperial doctor wiped the cold sweat, and since the queen woke up, she had never used the "medicine primer", but today is special, even if the king rushes back in the middle of the night, he will definitely order someone to take the medicine and introduce the medicine, it is better to use it now and stabilize the condition!
Thinking of this, the Imperial Doctor wrote a prescription for Lager and asked her to follow the prescription.
After Lag retreated, according to Si Nanyue's instructions, she handed over the prescription to the other maids, and she stayed outside to wait, and it didn't take long for her to see the imperial doctor whispering a few words to the guards who were keeping vigil, and the guards left the palace.
That's him!
Rag followed him all the way behind, occasionally disappearing into the night with the guards......
Half an hour later, Si Nanyue drank the bowl of viscous dark red medicinal juice, as the imperial doctor expected, when Helian Du came back in the second half of the night, she had already lost her heat, her face was much better, and she was sleeping deeply.
Before he had time to change the armor on Helian Duel's body, he hurried over, and he was a little relieved to see her sleeping appearance.
"Good thing you're okay."
Helian said and reached out to caress her cheek, Si Nanyue's eyebrows moved, and she opened her eyes and called, "Husband, ......"
"Did Lone wake you up?" He unloaded his sword, sat on the edge of the couch and asked softly.
"The concubines have slept for a whole day, and they can't sleep, and the concubines have said in the letter that everything is fine, why did the husband rush back again."
"Leaving you alone in the palace, still sick, lonely and uneasy."
He lowered his head, his brows furrowed tightly, and his golden eyes were full of torment and worry, "If Lone can be sick for you, how good it would be for you."
Si Nanyue mourned in her heart, avoided Helian Jue's gaze guiltily, and said, "Husband must be tired from rushing back to the palace overnight, so let's rest quickly."
"I'm not at ease, I want to guard you here."
She was silent for a moment, then moved inward, "Then the husband will rest here."
Helian would naturally not refuse, he took off his armor and lay down next to her, wrapped his arms around the person in his arms, and whispered, "Lone will never leave you alone in the palace again, and he will never leave you again."
"The strange concubine's body is too weak, which makes the husband worried."
He didn't speak, he hugged her tighter, he didn't sleep well that night, and as soon as there was a little movement in his arms, he woke up.
The next day, Sinan Yue was almost well, and Helian decided to completely relax and go to the former dynasty to deal with government affairs.
After he left, Si Nanyue summoned Laga in alone and confirmed that she had indeed added half a bowl of blood to the medicine she drank last night.