Chang Anqing

Chapter 210 The Sadness of Women
Compared with the beautiful scenery in the past, the Shangguan's house at this moment is much more low-key and deserted. From the outside, the inside and outside of the house are completely deserted, and the servants who shuttle back and forth all have sad faces. People are panicked, like birds whose wings have been broken, losing their way and direction.

In the west courtyard, there is a small building that is simple and elegant. Under the window, the girl is wearing a plain dress, and her hair is neatly rolled up like a cloud. There is nothing but a beautifully polished auspicious cloud silver hairpin. Now, the girl's tall and heroic features lost a bit of her original arrogance and ease. At this moment, she only wiped the long sword in her hand sadly in her lowered eyes. The long sword was cold, and the girl's fingertips were gentle. , but it doesn't make people feel abrupt, but it gives birth to many images.

"Miss-"

At this moment, a hurried footstep came in, and when the curtain was lifted, a beautiful maidservant who looked about sixteen or seventeen and wore a thin jacket made of lynx fur hurried in, gasped and said, "My lady." , there are people coming from the palace, the Shang Shuling has summoned the people from each room to go to the front hall, my lady, hurry up and change clothes."

Hearing this, Shangguan Yun, who was wiping the sword's body, stared slightly, and didn't say anything, but put down the towel that was wiping the sword's body slowly, and as she grasped the hilt and gradually retracted the sheath, she could hear the crisp The ethereal sound like a dragon chant makes people shudder.

"What are the people from the palace going to do?"

The maidservant Lu Qiao stared in surprise, then shook her head, and also said with a blank face: "I only heard that the person who came is the internal official serving His Majesty from the Zichen Palace, but no one has said why he came here."

Hearing this, Shangguan Yun got up calmly. Lu Qiao thought that his wife was going to change clothes, and was busy looking for clothes, but saw that Shangguan Yun just walked to the place where the golden nanmu sword was placed, as usual. In front of the high desk of the casket, he opened the sword casket as if it were a treasure, until he put the long sword in it, then he closed the casket and said, "Let's go."

"The lady doesn't change her clothes?"

Hearing Luqiao's surprised voice, Shangguan Yun said sarcastically: "The imperial concubine has just passed away, do I still want to show off the hairpin flower?"

As soon as the words came out, Lu Qiao's face turned pale, and she knelt down to plead guilty. Shangguan Yun glanced at the trembling people at his feet, lowered his eyelids and stretched out his hand with a sigh: "Get up, except me, I'm afraid they are all as you think. , why should you worry about it?"

Seeing that Luqiao touched her hand, raised her head gratefully, and stood up with red eyes, Shangguan Yun stopped talking and took a step ahead, letting Luqiao and Luzhu follow her step by step towards the front hall.

When they came to the front of the hall, it was indeed a bustling scene that hadn't been seen for a long time. The servants from each room were all standing outside neatly. When they saw her, they respectfully lowered their heads and crossed their hands to salute.

When she stepped into the threshold, she could hear the harmonious chatter and laughter coming from inside the twelve black-lacquered mother-of-pearl screens in the hall, if it wasn't for the funeral bell from the Daming Palace that night, if it wasn't for the present day Thinking about it day and night, making Ajie a noble concubine, if not for half a month, Ajie's coffin would be sent to the emperor's mausoleum to rest forever. At this moment, who can see that their Shangguan family has the slightest grief of the death of a relative.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Yun only felt that his chest was heavy, and he exhaled lightly, but it turned into a sarcastic smile on his lips.

After turning the screen fan, as she expected, the people in each room have been carefully sorted out at this moment. Because of concerns about the funeral of the imperial concubine, the younger sisters in the other rooms, whether born or concubine, have chosen colors, although they are not bright. , but the patterns are exquisite and complicated, and the sizes are all new clothes made of good materials piled up of gold and silver.

In comparison, her attire paled in comparison, so as soon as she walked in, she attracted everyone's attention, appearing extremely abrupt.

"After all, it is to receive the emperor's imperial edict. Liniang is dressed like this, but it is out of courtesy for our Shangguan family."

In the unanimous silence of everyone, a young woman who was dressed noblely and in a high bun spoke out what everyone was thinking at the right time, but she was lightly tugged at her sleeves by the fourth uncle of Shangguan Yun beside her.

"Okay, Li Niang can sit too."

Faced with fourth aunt Wei's making things difficult, Shangguan Yun did not respond at all, and Shangguan Ji, the seat of honor, neither questioned nor stopped him, but just sat upright and settled the matter.

When everyone was chatting with each other, they saw the boy outside the door hastily said something to the maidservant outside the door. After a while, the maidservant walked in and said: "Shang Shuling, the palace officials have already entered the palace. gone."

As soon as these words came out, everyone hurriedly got up and straightened their dresses, and under the leadership of Shangguan Ji, they went outside the hall to personally greet Chengde who announced the decree.

When Shangguanji and Chengde politely refused and came to the incense table that had already been arranged, Chengde immediately took out the imperial letter from the tray held by the waiter behind him and said: "Shang Shuling, since I am on official business, The decree will be announced first."

As soon as the words fell, Shangguan Ji hurriedly led everyone in each room to kneel down to wait for the order, and the next moment Chengde's solemn voice came to everyone's ears.

"The imperial concubine, Shangguan, has a beautiful Zhongling, is chaste and bows quietly, is gentle and graceful, and is sensitive and elegant. She has left poems and poems to the world. It is suitable to preach the six palaces, to show the world, and to honor the virtue of the noble concubine..."

"Knowing that the eldest daughter of Uncle You, Shangguan, is intelligent and filial, and has a golden orchid friendship with the imperial concubine, she is authorized to enter the Qingsi Palace to sort out the imperial concubine's poems and compile them into a book. I hope you can comfort the noble concubine's spirit with your heart."

When the last word of the imperial script fell into everyone's ears, it exploded like a thunderbolt. All the houses had heard that Shangguan Ji, the head of the family, wanted to elect another Shangguan's daughter to the palace to succeed the imperial concubine and continue the glory of the Shangguan clan, so they heard Up to now, the imperial decree was suddenly issued, and I only thought it was to choose from each room. However, judging from Shangguan Ji's calm face and this imperial edict, it is clear that Shangguan Yun has already been determined by default, but he is afraid that there will be side effects in the middle. Just hide a few rooms from them.

Thinking of this, the crowd immediately quieted down, but they didn't dare to show it openly.

As for Shangguan Yun, when he heard the imperial letter, he raised his head abruptly, but saw Chengde politely close the imperial letter, handed it to Shangguan Ji and said: "Shang Shuling, please accept the order."

At this moment, Shangguan Ji's heart finally fell completely. Now that the noble concubine has not yet entered the imperial mausoleum, it is neither emotional nor reasonable for the Shangguan family to send their daughter to the palace immediately. Only such a compromise can be done slowly, waiting for the noble concubine Sleep well, and everything will fall into place.

"Your Majesty's grace, the minister and the Shangguan family are very grateful, and after death--"

Looking at the trembling and thankful Shangguanji in front of him, Chengde quickly raised his hands up. It was naturally inappropriate to say congratulatory words at the moment, so he just said: "Shang Shuling, my condolences."

Seeing that Chengde was about to leave, Shangguanji's official wife, Mrs. Fang, signaled the maid beside her to quietly deliver the red envelopes that had been prepared. Chengde refused, but Mrs. Fang sincerely persuaded her.

Under the different thoughts of everyone, Shangguan Yun looked at all this coldly, until he sent Chengde away, he was still secretly laughing at Shangguan Yun's dressed aunts, as well as those direct sisters and concubine sisters, all secretly held their breath, Even the fourth aunt Webster, who had just uttered sarcasm, couldn't hold back her face and went forward to praise Shangguan Yun with everyone how he has both ability and political integrity, and is a model for all daughters.

However, in the face of this star-like scene, Shangguan Yun stood up indifferently, turned his head and swept past the people in front of him in resistance, until it finally landed on Shangguan Ji, and when his eyes met, he spit out three words without hesitation. words.

"I dont go."

As soon as the words fell, everyone was startled, and when Shangguan Ji showed a chill, Shangguan Yun turned around and left this "lively place".

Seeing his mother Yuanshi followed with a sad face, his father Shangguan Xun looked very ugly at the moment. When his eyes touched the expression on the elder brother's forbearance, he immediately said: "Liniang has had a deep friendship with the imperial concubine since she was a child. The imperial concubine is also heartbroken, she lost her sense of proportion for a moment, brother, please rest assured."

In this room, Shangguan Yun wished to escape as much as he left the oppressive and disgusting front hall, and finally got a little breath. Thinking of the thousands of ironic scenes just now, Shangguan Yun felt extremely cold.

This is the famous Qingliu family praised by outsiders, and this is the Shangguan family with a strict family style.

Before the predecessors left, they were impatiently planning their way back. Before they left, the tea was already cold. It can be seen that for the sake of power, they don't even care about the jokes of the world.

After all, what is sister's life for?
And what are she and sister in the eyes of those so-called clansmen?
It's a puppet, a pawn, a sad person whose life is controlled by others!
The more she thought about this, the raging fire burned fiercely in her chest like pouring oil on fire. When she finally returned to her yard, she no longer ignored the nervous cries of Luqiao and the others behind her, and rushed straight into the room to vent her anger. Generally, everything in sight was smashed to pieces.

Seeing this scene, Lvqiao and Lvzhu who rushed over turned pale with fright, and stood hesitantly at the side, not daring to dissuade them, until their heart almost jumped out, until there was almost no place to stand under their feet, until she saw When they arrived at the sword case lying there quietly, tears could no longer be restrained from falling down.

Yuan Shi came in a hurry and saw this scene, watching Shangguan Yun rubbing the long sword in his hand, tears fell like beads, and her mother's heart also fell in pain.

"Li Niang—"

Hearing his mother's call, Shangguan Yun's tears flowed before he turned his head.

"Auntie—"

Yuan Shi tightly embraced Shangguan Yun, who was sitting there alone, in his arms, patted him lightly again and again: "Auntie is here, Auntie is here—"

Feeling the warmth in his mother's arms, Shangguan Yun tightly clenched his hands. Although he was choked with sobs, his eyes were red but he said firmly: "Mother, I will never enter the palace, I will not be a substitute for sister, I will I won't lock my whole life in that place where people cannibalize, if I don't go, even if I die, I won't go—"

Hearing such a sad side of her always strong and free-spirited daughter, Yuan Shi only felt a heart ache, so he had to lock her tightly, nodded and said: "I will tell you, Aye, and your uncle. Say--"

"Bullshit!"

At this moment, a shout of anger that could no longer be restrained rang in my ears, and I saw Shangguan Xun with a dark face, holding back his anger and scanning the messy room, with an undisguised chill in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)