CHAPTER XXVIII
Wind and cold I still can't get over the hurdle in my heart, not sympathy for Chu Xue but weak heart, I just got a little luckier than her and didn't receive any punishment, I still came to her residence with Mo Yi, now there is no one to guard, I pushed open the door alone and walked in, a small residence may have been comfortable before, but now the courtyard is full of desolation. Without any pause I knocked on the door of the back room, "Who?" Her voice was no longer as charming and delicate as before, I didn't speak but waited there quietly, after a long bang, the door opened, and the pale face of the first snow was reflected in front of my eyes, she was surprised and returned to her usual back and walked in, I followed behind me and closed the door. You got it? Dare to come here. She sneered, and I gently rubbed my hands with each other to keep warm without speaking,
"Cold? Seeing that I'm so miserable, you're proud, right? "You didn't mean it, why did you frame me for being like this?" "Hehehe," Chu Xue couldn't help but laugh maniacally after hearing my words, "I envy you so much." You can be so naïve and ignorant all the time. Yes, although we didn't mean it, the injury was real, and it was true that I would not be able to have children after falling paulownia. Hmph, I don't care if she can give birth at all, if the emperor loves her, I can also follow more favors, if I don't give birth, it's the same situation, and there is no loss for me. I looked at her in disbelief, she smiled contemptuously and said, "You don't really think that it's okay if I don't slander you, even if the intention is unintentional, but who would believe such stupid words in this palace when you say it?"
You have someone to love and bless you, but we are the ones who are not loved, and we have to pay a terrible price here for our mistakes, no matter how big or small. I was silent for a while, and she continued, "You must want to say that the emperor is fair and kind, and it won't be so ruthless if you find it out, right?" But mistakes are also mistakes, isn't it, the majesty of the royal family, and the anger of the royal family, who can escape? Even if I don't frame you, I'll be a substitute for you to take responsibility. My eyes were dark, dizzy, my heart was pounding, I still pretended to be calm, and said: "You have done something wrong yourself, you have to shirk it without reflection, guilt, and splash dirty water on the royal body." "Didn't you do anything wrong? But aren't you still here arrogantly teaching me a lesson? Isn't that the truth? I looked at her breathlessly, unable to say anything to refute, a smug smile on the corner of her mouth stared straight at me, and the eyes that seemed to be smiling made me dare not look directly, and finally ran away.
"Miss, are you okay, your face is very ugly." "It's okay, let's go." At this moment, I just want to get out of here quickly, but I don't want to meet Feng Yiyin on the road again, and the two of them took a photo, I hid my emotions or bent my legs and saluted her, she was first stunned and then panicked and replied, I looked at her embarrassedly and couldn't say anything, and was about to leave, but I heard her ask, "You can hardly get out." I smiled slightly and nodded in agreement with her statement, "In this direction, are you going to see the first concubine?" "Well, there's something I'd like to ask. I'll go back first. Seeing that I didn't have the desire to speak, she had no choice but to nod her head and stop asking anything, I smiled politely and strode away quickly, Feng Yiyin behind me stood there, looking at the little thin back from a distance, and asked herself, "What does the emperor like about her?" "That is, first, you don't have a good family background, and second, you don't have a good appearance, even if your talent is estimated to be not as good as your mother, the emperor really looked away. Just spoil her and do something wrong with impunity," the maid said indignantly, "If I had known that this was the case, I would not have married you." Feng Yiyin read silently in her heart, and then calmly returned, "In the end, she didn't mean it, and it wasn't all her fault." "Then why didn't you clarify it for her at that time?" Feng Yiyin took a breath silently before saying lonely, "These things have nothing to do with me, more things are better than less, and besides, doesn't the emperor love her so much?" I want to see if the woman he loves the most will be heartbroken if someone accuses him of killing his child. The maid looked at her with wide eyes and incredulity, "Let's go." Feng Yiyin said lightly.
It was darker than usual outside in winter, and Gong Nandui beside him had already woken up habitually, and he still lifted the quilt lightly and prepared to get out of bed, "I'll serve you." The words scared him so much that he turned around and said, "Why are you awake?" Am I arguing with you? "No, where the emperor rests, he has to serve, I used to be too ignorant." "What nonsense?" Gong Nandui only didn't care about my nonsense and laughter, I dressed myself and changed clothes for him, "Which one did you think of today?" Gong Nandui held my face and asked, "I won't be able to see the belt like this." "I'll make up for you in a moment." "Huh? Don't don't, don't follow the rules. "What rules are you talking about in front of me?" Gong Nandui said and pushed me to the bronze mirror, picked up the wooden comb on the table and combed it, looked at his soft face through the bronze mirror and couldn't help asking, "What do you like about me?" He gave me a funny look in the mirror
"I can't help but like you, I can't tell why." "Then how long will you like it, and will you tolerate me?" "It's going to be like this for the time I have a limited time." He replied firmly, "What's wrong with you lately, I always feel like you're panicking and cautious." He continued to ask, "It's okay, I'll come by myself, you hurry up and go to the court, I'm afraid it's going to be late." I grabbed the comb and pushed him out. In addition to serving him for a while is to return to his room, Chu Xue's words have been lingering in his heart during this time, always reminding himself to be more cautious from now on, although he is protected, he can't be so free, this kind of maintenance trust is only based on freshness and feelings, how long can this last? As soon as you enter the palace gate, you will probably live forever.
During the breakfast, Gong Nandui had something important to talk to the minister, and I used it alone with Moyi, when he rushed to the court, the sky had not moved, and on the way to the duty, it rained a lot of rain to make the air cold and damp, and the heart also accelerated the pace unconsciously with impatience, and when I arrived at the door, a white skirt came into view, I stopped and looked up with an umbrella, it was her Ah Luotong, I looked at her there with a little embarrassed embarrassment, and she also looked back at me with a little surprise, The two of them just looked inside and outside the door, the raindrops went down the edge of the oil-paper umbrella, blurring each other's vision, but after a few seconds, she skimmed her eyes and raised her legs to leave, and I lowered my eyes and walked towards the door, we went in and out, rubbed shoulders and left, and I saw the chic plane flower on her wrist as far as the eye could see, and the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked, and her heart was at peace.
It's rare that Gong Nandui didn't sit there and read the book,
I crept in and put the oil-paper umbrella aside, "Why did you come here at this time, did you get wet?" "It's not raining much, it's okay." I walked to the side and touched his tea cup to the side, which was already a little cold, "Change the stack to a hot one, don't have such strong tea leaves." "I whispered to the little palace maid on the side." Try to drink less tea like this in the future, you will feel uncomfortable if you drink too much. He smiled at me and nodded, I leaned over and sat next to him, looked at the miscellaneous folds on the table, frowned slightly, and began to clean up, "By the way, Luotong, did she just come here?" I asked tentatively, "yes, she just left, didn't you two even meet?" "Oh, how is she, is she better?" Gong Nanwan put down the book and read me carefully for a while, and said, "How do I feel that you two have been weird lately, you don't seem to have been to see her recently, she was still asking you how you are doing?" "I'm here, haven't I been a little busy lately?" My mouth was prevaricating and my heart warmed slightly, "By the way, last time...."I hesitated and didn't know how to speak, "You say." "It's a child's thing, I can't have my own children anyway, I don't care about this, but she can't."
"Why don't you care? Don't you care if you have children with me? So what do you care? Have you never wanted to have our own children with me? Hearing Gong Nandu's questioning, I opened my eyes and was a little stunned, surprised by his sudden anger, and explained, "No, I didn't mean that, and the point I said was not this." He looked at me with a straight face and didn't speak, "You don't know the situation in the palace now, if there is no Luotong matter, the child is something I can't think of, I have been prepared early in the morning, I can digest it, but Luotong She is very innocent The child was me.... After a woman has been married for several years and has nothing to come out of, she is still a country, she will be accused and criticized by the queen mother in the previous dynasty, and anyone can look down on her, how can you let her feel at ease in this position? "These are two different things, in your heart, I can't handle this matter, do I have to let you exchange the child?" His questioning made me sober up instantly: "I'm too anxious and want to make up for it, but even if I have my own child, is it different for her to raise it, and what difference does it make if it's earlier or later?" This time, Nan Du froze and was silent. Looking at him like this, I said open-mindedly, "It's okay, I also want to have a daughter, naughty and beautiful, and raising her by her side is not the same as raising it by my side, what's there to worry about?" ”
Gong Nandui hid the bitterness in his eyes and smiled hard, "Then I have to wait until you are better, don't worry, I will try my best not to let you be wronged in the future." "Don't worry, I won't let myself be wronged." As I spoke, I gently removed Gong Nan's frowning brow. "See the emperor, the first concubine is making a fuss in the palace, and I want to see you alive." The little eunuch guarding outside the door came in and reported, and I immediately withdrew my hand as soon as I was shocked, "I don't have time to see her if I pass it on, so let her move to the cold palace in such a mess." The little eunuch obviously froze and looked at our panicked order out, and I still looked at the disappearing back at the door, "Do you think I'm too ruthless?" "I'm not qualified to answer this matter, just respect Luotong." Gong Nanwan pouted and smiled when she heard this, and she didn't care about looking at the book again. Human nature may be selfish, and in this dynasty, being favored in this great palace is also a kind of ability to live. But who can you influence if you are only alive, and you may not take care of yourself, so how can you take care of others?
After two or three heavy snowfalls in a row, it ushered in the end of the year, this is also my first New Year in the palace, it is also the first New Year with the palace Nandu, the night of the New Year's Eve according to the old calendar palace also prepared a family banquet, all the concubines including the queen mother will attend, the palace is full of lights and red lively, the first time to see the heart of the warm, the banquet is placed everywhere The decoration is exquisite and beautiful, and even the dishes of the banquet are different from the past. I didn't want to appear here, but Gong Nandui was afraid that I would be cold and lonely, so she forcibly dragged me over, and she didn't shy away from arranging for me to sit at Luotong's lower table, with him and the Queen Mother at the top. In the end, although the Queen Mother is disgusted on her face, she is not easy to say, and everyone pretends not to know anything, just raise a glass and salute the Queen Mother one by one, and the emperor and Luotong. There is singing and dancing vocal music on the table, which will not make everyone look cramped, and I just don't sit so like pins and needles, so I just looked at the dancing women silently, "This year's banquet singing and dancing is quite innovative, very good." It's a good sign. The Queen Mother turned her head to look at Gong Nan and said from her heart, "It's good if the Queen Mother likes it, all of this is carefully selected by Luotong." "Oh, is it? Luotong, this child is very stable, I am very relieved, but I also have to take care of my body, I still have to add one or two little brothers to the emperor in the coming year, this is the most important thing. The Queen Mother looked at Luotong with kind eyes, and the atmosphere condensed into frost for a while, and my heart was cold and my hands were clenched.
"What the queen mother said is that the sons will keep it in mind." Luo Tong replied respectfully and couldn't hear any emotion, "The queen mother is happy today, how can I mention sad things, Luo Tong's body I know best that I will take care of her, and when the time comes, I will naturally give birth to a big fat boy for me." Gong Nandui echoed in time, "Okay, okay, not only the queen, you must remember to serve the emperor well in the coming year and extend the heirs for the royal family." Everyone knelt down to reply, their faces were full of joy, and I had to kneel down and salute, full of embarrassment and desolation. Raising her eyes and quietly looking at Luotong, her face was as cold and indifferent as ever. "Drink some black chicken soup, you've lost a lot of weight lately." I couldn't help but whisper to her, "What's the matter with you, are you so kind." She didn't look back and said with a proud face, but she still couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, "Then what are you laughing at?" I looked at her disdainfully, "You don't care what I'm laughing at." "I'm too lazy to care." I laughed out loud unconsciously.
At that time, the queen mother has returned to the palace to rest, there is a custom in the past, the emperor and the queen will be in the highest part of the city tower on the New Year's Day, indicating the peace of the country and the people, but also for the great calendar to pray for the blessing of the people, a group of people are following behind the palace Nan twilight and Luo Tong, the city tower is high, the steps layer by layer seem to be going to climb the clouds, I gradually lost my strength around the palace Nan twilight, a little panting, I can't help but wonder how these people don't feel tired at all, and they can't do anything special in front of everyone, so they have to go up hard, subconsciously secretly glanced at Gong Nandui, and suddenly a warm force in my hand pulled me forward, and my body instantly relaxed a lot and I could breathe a sigh of relief, I couldn't help but look down and smile,
Staying on the city wall, watching the lights of thousands of homes leisurely sighed, "If I hadn't stood here, if I had been one of the lights in these thousands of lights, would I be more peaceful and happy in this life?" "The cold wind on the high wall has to wake up, I silently let go of the hand I was holding, the place where thousands of people raised their eyes on the edge of the palace wall, although it was only a small step away, it was also a place I would never be able to step on, "Believe me, I will definitely show you the prosperity of this world, the fireworks in the market." Gong Nandui said firmly and patted my hand, I squinted and nodded with a smile, Gong Nandui and Luotong walked forward and stood on the edge of the city wall, I and everyone stood behind me, "In the first year of the new emperor of the Great Calendar, I will bring the queen to send blessings to everyone, and I also wish your children and grandchildren peace and prosperity." "Then the palace prays for the longevity of the calendar, and the people live and work in peace and contentment." After finishing speaking, Gong Nandui and Luo Tong sprinkled the prepared copper coins and silver ticket blessing bags downward, "Well, thank the emperor for his love, long live the emperor and long live the calendar." The people under the city walls roared excitedly, and the sound was inspiring. Gong Nan's hearty laughter made all the concubines inexplicably excited. They all knelt down in unison to congratulate, "Congratulations to the emperor, the country and the people's peace, and the concubines also wish the emperor a long live and the queen to love until old age." It can be seen that Gong Nandui is really happy tonight, he gently took Luo Tong's hand, looked at her with a thick smile, and then said heartily: "Okay, good, you all have a heart, you will be rewarded today." "Thank the emperor for his love." A group of people got up with a smile and discussed with each other, and the fire of ten thousand families shrouded the city wall beyond the city wall and the pair of people in front of the city wall. The warm yellow light made their smiles brighter and more moving, and all the beautiful things seemed to be engraved in the painting, which made me feel unreal.
After the blessing bag was sprinkled, he drank a few cups with the people, and Gong Nandui ordered, "The ceremony is over, let's go back early." "The concubine retired." When the crowd dispersed, the three of us were left, "Are you tired of waiting?" Gong Nandui opened his mouth first and asked, "How could it be, the scene is so exciting." It's the first time I've seen it. I smiled faintly to hide the loneliness in my eyes, "Let's have a drink together." Luo Tong smiled and proposed, Gong Nan looked at her, poured three glasses of wine herself, took it, watched Luo Tong slowly clink glasses and said, "I respect you and kiss you, I just hope that you will be safe and smooth in this life." Then I said, "I respect you, love you, and hope to be with you in this life." Luotong and I were stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other and smiled. Cheers. She leaned close to us, clinked glasses crisply, and drank the glass heartily. Standing on the city wall again, staring into the distance for a moment, he said, "I'm really tired today, it's windy here, so I'll go back and rest first." "Do you want to have a few more drinks, and you're going to retreat?" I teased, and she rolled her eyes at me in amusement. "Wrap this on, I'll let them send you back." Gong Nandui carefully put on a cloak for her. After Luotong left, Nan Du wrapped me in his arms, "Are you sleepy?" "Okay." "Then don't sleep in Europe, or don't blame me if you miss it." "What?" I asked, baring my little head, "Gone." Gong Nandui said, picked me up and walked under the palace wall.
The palace gate ordered the soldiers to open the palace gate, and walked out with me. "I said I want to show you the fireworks in this world." "You, you've thought about it a long time ago, haven't you?" I stammered a little excitedly. "It's better to stand on a high place than to walk in and have fun." "Wow, that's freedom." I shouted relaxed and took Gong Nandui's hand and ran towards the crowd, "Just standing on a high place and looking at the golden lights of thousands of homes, it's like a painting is not real." "Now you're in the picture." "Yes, it's very fun, and it's very lively." "It's good if you're happy." Gong Nan doted on my waist. "Then we'll be done here tonight." "Hahaha, okay." Tonight is obviously much more lively than last time, there will be a stall of juggling and singing not long after, the street is very noisy, and there are some small dolls that are not big or small in groups to release cannons together, and the red New Year's pictures are festive and lively. "Do you eat sugar gourds?" Gong Nandui asked briskly, "Eat." I said unceremoniously, "Do you eat chestnut cake?" "Eat" "Eat? "I'll eat it all, go and buy it for me." After a while, Gong Nandui and my hands were heavy, and we swaggered forward while eating, "Gong Nandui Gong Nandui, look, there are painters here, you can enter the painting." "You're going to let him draw you?" "Don't paint myself, paint the two of us together."
"I can draw it, but I can't draw you." "Ah," I looked at him puzzled, "no one else can draw you, only me, can I let him keep staring at you?" I said with a puzzled and helpless face, "Are you still so stingy?" But then we can't paint together. He didn't say a word and pulled me over, "This son, we want to paint a painting, you just paint me, give me a vacant position for my wife, and I will paint it myself." As soon as I heard the hard hold back and didn't speak, he gave me a provocative look, "This guest officer, this can be done but the price will not be less, or it will be charged by two people." "Come on, the price is good." Right now, I had to sit bored and wait for him, watching Gong Nandui sitting there motionless was a little cute, compared to a few years ago, the whole face is now a lot more mature, "I'll draw you when I go back." He said arrogantly, "I'm going to sleep when I go back, you can draw it yourself." "Anyway, the future is long, are you afraid that I won't be able to catch you?" "Cut." I smiled and ignored him, concentrating on the delicious food. But after half an hour, when the last piece of chestnut cake was swallowed in my stomach, the painter opened his mouth to finish the painting, and I hurriedly stepped forward to look at it, and the painter suddenly crashed into my heart: "This is too similar." "Well, that's good, I'll draw you a little more beautifully." I carefully finished the scroll and said unconvinced, "I was also very good-looking." "Hehehehehe." Gong Nan took the painting with a smile and pulled me to continue to bury in the crowd, we walked aimlessly through the streets and alleys, watching fun juggling, eating folk food, until the lights gradually decreased, and the crowd dispersed, we were reluctant to return to the palace.