21 Chapter 21
Something like this happened today, and it was destined to be a sleepless night.
Today, she served Jiang Yu to remove her hair and comb it, and then changed into pajamas after bathing.
Jiang Yan sat on it, not sleepy for a while, and then leaned back on the bed in a daze.
Seeing this, Siluo said, "Niangniang, if you can't sleep, the slave will tell you about the palace again, right?" ”
In fact, these Siluo have talked about one side before, but Jiang Yu knew that the other party was worried about her crankiness, so she didn't refuse, but thought of one thing first, and asked: "You said, I live in Kunyi Palace, so ...... If Your Majesty doesn't summon the concubines, you won't live with me, right? ”
"Of course not." Siluo denied it: "Your Majesty has his own Qianren Palace, and only Concubine Zhaoxing will live in the harem." ”
She looked at Jiang Yan with some confusion: "How do you think that Your Majesty will live in the harem?" ”
Jiang Yu didn't know how to explain for a while, and said a little vaguely: "I heard that folk couples often settle in one place......"
"It has to be a commoner," Siluo said, "but if there are some families, don't the husband and wife sleep separately?" ”
She suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help but be curious, and asked tentatively, "Qin Guo...... Isn't the climate different? ”
"Hmm......" Jiang Yu said, "I don't know ...... either"
Siluo saw that she was a little uncomfortable, so she guessed that she should have asked this question based on her own experience, and couldn't help but start to wonder about her previous life, husband and wife sleeping together, it sounded intimate, but Jiang Yan had no attachment to the past, and she had never mentioned the past, whether it was a husband or a child.
It feels like it's a very complicated story.
However, no matter how curious Siluo was, no matter how much she wanted to know about Jiang Yan's past, she didn't dare to ask easily, and seeing that Jiang Yan fell silent again, she quickly led the topic to the palace:
"Concubine Shu, you have known for a long time, she became a side concubine when she was in the East Palace, and gave birth to the eldest prince in the first year of His Majesty's accession to the throne, and the eldest son of the emperor is now exactly ten years old.
She's a person...... To tell the truth, I can't find anything wrong, I look good, my temperament is also very gentle, even if I am not the most favored one, I have never broken my grace, when the mother and His Majesty disputed, the slave maid felt that it was inappropriate, there was no evidence, the reputation of the concubine was so good, who could believe it? Sure enough, His Majesty didn't believe it at all. ”
"Why would Queen Chu think she was the murderer?" Jiang Yu asked: "Even if she is the biological mother of the eldest prince, can there be any clues to prove this?" ”
Siluo shook her head: "This slave doesn't know, the queen actually didn't have any reason at that time, and it is estimated that anyone who catches it will be bitten." ”
"Then there is the virtuous concubine, she is the biological mother of the second prince, but unfortunately the child did not stand, just born and died, and then it is said that he can not be raised again, His Majesty is quite pitiful, so he sealed the position of a concubine, although she was born beautiful, now she is not very favored, the virtuous concubine is cautious, never say much, and do not get involved in the affairs of the palace."
This Jiang Yu knew before, but at this time she had something else to ask: "What is the relationship between Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian?" ”
"This is also a strange thing, although these two people are in the same concubine position, the relationship is very tight, the concubine often takes care of the virtuous concubine, in this deep palace compound, the two concubines are still close friends, it is really strange."
"After Rou Zhaoyi is the most favored concubine in recent years, she has only been in the palace for two years, and she is already a second-grade and nine concubines, you need to pay attention to this person, she is very arrogant, and no one takes it in her eyes with holy grace, although she does not dare to confront the queen in person, but there is also a lot of negligence in action, you should be careful when the time comes."
"Below are He Jieyu, the biological mother of the third prince, and Feng Jieyu, the biological mother of the eldest princess, these two are saints, and there is nothing to say except for having children. And then there is Zheng Meiren, who is not very brilliant, and she is not active outside in her spare time, but this time she is pregnant, which shows that people's luck is still crucial. ”
"The rest is not worth mentioning, so if you count it, our majesty can count the concubines."
Jiang Yan glanced at her - there was actually someone worth talking about, but she didn't know whether to tell Siluo at this time.
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Jiang Yu slept really not very well this night, closed her eyes and finally felt a little sleepy, but she always heard someone calling her name in a half-dream, and when she was awakened, she found that she was dreaming, and when she fell asleep again, she still felt that there was movement.
The next day, Jiang Yu woke up a little wilted, and after eating two rice cakes, she lost her appetite, and Chun Teng asked: "Niangniang, do you want to stop sleeping and recuperate." ”
Jiang Yu was a little sluggish by the screams in her dream last night, and she didn't want to try it again at all, so she shook her head and said, "I don't want to sleep, let's go out for a walk." ”
After every meal during this time, Jiang Yu actually had to go for a walk, but she usually went to the garden behind the Qiande Palace, and now that Fu Chuhong lived there, she subconsciously avoided it, but on the way, she met Xu Zhi, who led the patrol.
He seemed a little surprised, waved his hand to let his subordinates continue to patrol, and he came forward to greet Jiang Yan.
"Niangniang, this remote place, how can you ......?"
Before she finished speaking, she already realized the reason why she didn't take the previous route today.
Sure enough, Jiang Yu smiled: "Your Majesty stayed at His Royal Highness Qiande last night, he ran all the way, I think he was tired, I don't want to bother." ”
Xu Zhi felt that his lips were a little dry, and he couldn't help but sip them, and then said: "Niangniang is careful, others are far away." ”
"What kind of carefulness is this?" After that, Jiang Yan continued to walk forward with Siluo and the others, but after taking two steps, she found that Xu Zhi was also following behind her with her head down.
"Xu Dudu?"
Xu Zhi said in a sullen voice: "People don't often come here, and it's close to the palace wall, and Niangniang doesn't have guards around her, so I'm afraid it's not safe." ”
"In the palace, there are patrols everywhere, there are no remote places, you can rest assured." After finishing speaking, he felt that his intuitive refusal was a waste of people's kindness, so he smiled again: "But you are really relieved to follow, thank you for bothering." ”
The corners of Xu Zhi's mouth rose uncontrollably, and he tried his best to press down but failed, so that people could see at a glance the smugness and satisfaction on his face that he didn't want to show but was still obvious.
Jiang Yu couldn't help laughing again, she turned her face sideways and raised her hand to cover it, thinking that this young man was also quite interesting, so capable and sincere, even if he was somewhat arrogant on weekdays, he was also loved.
Fu Chuhong is optimistic about him and loves him a lot, it is really not an accident, whether he is a relative of Concubine Shu or not.
The group followed behind Jiang Yu step by step, and Xu Zhi suddenly asked, "Are you going back to the palace?" ”
Jiang Yu nodded calmly: "But I'm going to leave in the next two days." ”
Xu Zhi stopped talking.
Jiang Yu felt his silence, and while walking, she turned her head to look at him, and said in surprise: "When we return to Beijing, you must also follow, after we go back, the official will be reinstated, and the previous sins will be written off, why are you unhappy?" ”
As she spoke, she thought of another possibility, so she hesitated: "Aren't you ...... for your aunt?"
"Of course not!" Xu Zhi's reaction became fierce at this time, he stopped to calm down for a while, and then said calmly: "There is no distinction between public and private, do you think of ministers like this?" ”
What he said was a bit of a contradiction, and Siluo, who was so stiff that she couldn't help frowning, but Jiang Yan's reaction was different: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that," she apologized first, and then asked in a calm tone: "Because other than that, I can't think of any other reason why you don't want to go back to Beijing." ”
Xu Zhi didn't know what he thought, he paused for a long time before finally finding a reasonable reason: "It's just that there are a lot of things in Beijing, and there are a group of people chirping crookedly in their ears, which is very annoying...... The minister would rather hide and be quiet. ”
"Lies."
Xu Zhi stopped and looked at her side face.
Jiang Yu also stopped and looked at the young man with a smile: "At your age, you must be full of ambitions, only in the capital, by Your Majesty's side, can you realize your ambitions...... Although the palace is good, how can it hold you? ”
She was waiting for Xu Zhi's answer, but the other party didn't speak, just looked at her without saying a word.
Jiang Yan was still smiling at first, but after staring at these eyes for a few breaths, she found some strange and familiar expression in these eyes in vain.
Maybe even the person concerned didn't notice what his gaze at the person in front of him represented, but Jiang Yan's heart tightened uncontrollably.
She was afraid of such a gaze.
Almost subconsciously and without thinking, without waiting for Xu Zhi to react, Jiang Yan turned her back to him suddenly, and didn't even have time to think about the turn, and said bluntly: "Xu Dudu, I'm a little tired, I'll come here today, you can go by yourself." ”
Xu Zhishang didn't know what was going on, he looked at her back with some differences, and subconsciously said quickly: "I...... I will send you ......"
"No need!" Jiang Yu reacted that her tone was a little too stiff, and she reluctantly slowed down, and said, "But these few steps, don't delay your duty." ”
Being rejected in one bite, Xu Zhi was a little at a loss, he subconsciously thought that he had done something wrong to annoy her, both annoyed and anxious, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he had to say tentatively: "Fang Caichen's words are offensive......
Jiang Yan shook her head: "No, you can step aside." ”
Since she said this, there was no room for refusal, so she could only frown and bow away.
Jiang Yan's breathing was a little heavy, Siluo didn't understand what was going on, and seeing that her face was a little wrong, she hurriedly stepped forward to help her: "Niangniang? Xu Zhi has always spoken disrespectfully, if you are angry, you will be punished, even Your Majesty will not be able to say anything. ”
Jiang Yan shook her head vigorously: "No, don't do his business, it's because I don't feel very comfortable." ”
Not only Siluo was shocked at this time, but everyone else was also shocked, Xia Yi hurriedly held her other arm, and Chun Teng asked eagerly: "Where are you uncomfortable, don't move, Li Sui!" Go and call Imperial Doctor Jiang to come! ”
Li Sui pulled out her legs and ran, but was stopped by Jiang Yu, her face was really not good-looking, she stroked her chest and coughed, before she said: "It's just that I didn't sleep well at night, and I have some heart palpitations, don't make a fuss." ”
Several people were a little anxious, and they wanted to fly over and carry the imperial doctor, but Jiang Yu insisted on not allowing it, and after a while, she saw that her face eased a little, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
"No delay," Jiang Yu's voice was still a little low: "Let's go back." ”
The palace people were busy responding.
Everyone carefully escorted Jiang Yu to go back, but as soon as they turned their heads and walked a few steps, they saw a person standing not far away, I don't know how long he had been standing, and he was silently looking at this side at this time.
Jiang Yan's state of mind was by no means as calm as she maintained on the surface, and when she saw this person at this time, she felt that pressure was surging in her heart, aggravating the heavy and depressed mood.
But she had to cope.
Jiang Yan led someone to him and called softly, "Father." ”