The palace wall reflects the moon

Chapter 35
"How long?"

"It won't be long."

Xin Wei laughed dumbly.

This is like coaxing a child, not telling her how to get it or when she can get it, but telling her not to act recklessly.

But what he did may be in the same direction as what she wanted, but the results were always different.

"Got it," she said.

Shen Xiao was speechless seeing her perfunctory expression.

Knowing that she wouldn't listen, what was he talking about?
She has the same temperament as the imperial sister, both are as stubborn as donkeys and have bad tempers.

"If nothing happens, I'll retreat first," Xin Wei said.

Shen Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Do you know what happened at the Lake Pavilion that night?"

Now that I think about it, the person who appeared was Cao Zhaoyi, and I'm afraid it wasn't just to tease him.They had long wanted to make a fuss about Cao Zhaoyi.

Xin Wei said without changing her expression: "Is the emperor talking about meeting Cao Zhaoyi at the Huxin Pavilion? Cao Zhaoyi has already declared the Sixth Palace. Who in the harem doesn't know that the emperor gave Cao Zhaoyi a cloak?"

Shen Xiao was stunned: "You are so sinister."

"I do not have."

"You have," Shen Xiao said firmly, "love brings about worry, and love brings about fear. Otherwise, how could you have the injuries on your body?"

Xin Wei couldn't bear it.

"I'm just replying to the emperor's words."

Shen Xiao thought to herself, if a woman is so thin-skinned, how could she admit that she was jealous to the point of being weird?It’s also because he spoke too directly and should change it.As for her thoughts, he understood.

"Do you want to have a child?" Shen Xiao said abruptly, "I don't have any children yet..."

Several old men urged him to spread his branches and leaves every day, as if he would be rebellious and unjust if he didn't have more children, which made people upset.

It's really impossible not to deal with this matter. After all, there is indeed a throne to be inherited.

Xin Wei reminded: "Isn't it the little princess born to Concubine Hui?"

Doesn’t a daughter count as an heir?
Shen Xiao frowned, his eyes darkened slightly, and without explaining anything, he just repeated: "What I mean is, do you want a child?"

Xin Wei was startled and reminded: "Tell Shu Ning that I will leave the palace in the future."

Shu Ning told her that the emperor said that he would never touch her and wanted her to go to the vast sea and sky outside... It didn't take long for him to throw what he said to the world?
Giving birth to a child is a narrow escape from death. It is extremely painful and dangerous. Giving birth in the palace is even worse. There are countless miscarriages and the possibility of being killed.

There are still many things she wants to do that she has yet to do, and she never wants to waste her life giving birth to a child at this time, and she absolutely cannot.

"That's what I originally thought," Shen Xiao said, "After knowing your feelings, I knew that you would never leave the palace. If you can't let me go, I should give you an explanation..."

After going through those things, he originally thought that she must be disgusted with him.Since fate plays tricks on people, let's be different from each other.

But when he learned from the imperial sister that she was so persistent, how could he not be touched?Since she is so determined, he should not let her down and should give some response.

"Don't, don't."

She blurted out, and when she saw his questioning look, she explained: "It's easy to hide from open guns and hard to prevent hidden arrows. Concubine Hui's fate is a precedent. The days are long, and I don't want to be in the limelight right now."

"You're right, don't be too hasty, and I don't mean it right now."

Shen Xiao's brows were condensed and he took a step towards her. Xin Wei was caught off guard and pulled into his arms, her face pressed against his chest. In front of her eyes was the winding dragon body embroidered with gold thread on his black robe, with a faint fragrance of ink. Pour into the nose.

Xin Wei was stiff and uncomfortable, and her arms hung unnaturally by her sides, like a log.

Shen Xiao hugged her, lowered his head, pressed his cheek against her temples, and said in a low voice: "If you treat me sincerely, I will never let you down. If you just want to use me..."

"I will throw you to Gusu and never see you again."
-
Not long after leaving the imperial study room, Huaixi came to greet him. "My lord, are you okay?"

"No, it's fine."

Xin Wei's mind was filled with the last words the emperor had just said in her ears, as if he was warning her, but she didn't hear the slightest hint of deterrence.

Seeing that there was no one around, Huai Xi pouted and said, "My dear master, what are you doing to save Cao Zhaoyi? She doesn't treat you well."

"I won't save you next time."

"That's right. It's very dangerous to save people in the water. Besides, it's Cao Zhaoyi. It's really not worth it."

"Well, not worth it."

"I saved her life, but until now no one has been sent to our Huguang Pavilion to give her any gifts," Huaixi said, getting angrier and angrier. "She's not remembered well, not given a reward, and even called in for questioning by the emperor. This is In return, I thought you were the culprit, little master!"

Xin Wei quickly covered her mouth and whispered, "Stop talking."

Huaixi nodded, and when she lowered her hand, she added, "Concubine Liu sent me Angelica Sini Decoction to replenish my body."

When it came to food, Xin Wei felt a little hungry and walked quickly towards Huguangxie.

"The Queen Mother also sent someone here, asking the young master to take some time to go to Shou'an Palace and give a reply to the Queen Mother."

Take the time, that's because the person sent by the Queen Mother is too polite.If she doesn't go quickly, she is ignorant of current affairs.

Xin Wei returned to Huguang Pavilion, had a hasty bowl of porridge, dressed up a little, and then went to Shou'an Palace.

The Queen Mother was sitting in front of the charcoal basin to keep warm. She asked her to come up to her. With a kind look on her face, she said with emotion: "It really looks like."

Xin Wei nodded and said: "The Queen Mother, I always heard people in the palace say that I look like the same person, but I don't know who I look like?"

"Don't you know?"

"The concubine doesn't know."

The Queen Mother turned the red sandalwood bead string in her hand and looked at her with a smile: "Concubine Liu's [-]% resemblance has won the emperor's favor. You have a [-]% resemblance, but you have never caught the emperor's eye?"

"This concubine is not one ten thousandth as good as Concubine Liu," Xin Wei said modestly.

The Queen Mother took her hand, rubbed it carefully, and asked Cihe, "The Ai family heard that you sold yourself into slavery since you were a child."

"Yes."

"The Ai family was born as a palace maid of the Huanyi Bureau. It has not been easy along the way." The Queen Mother's slightly rough fingertips stroked her mutton-fat jade skin, paused for a moment, and then said with a smile, "Xin Jieyu , endure the hardships, and eventually the rewards will come.”

The Queen Mother had some beauty in her youth, but she was lucky enough to be spotted by the late Emperor and granted a title of talent. However, she was buried in the harem and was never remembered by the late Emperor again.But she was fortunate enough to be appreciated by the empress, who promoted her several times to Zhaoyi. Only then did her virtuous character catch the eyes of the late emperor, who pointed Shen Xiao to her to raise.

At that time, Shen Xiao was already ten years old and it was not easy to get close to others. She took good care of him and finally became the queen mother through adoption.

This journey along the way seems to be summed up in two words: patience and luck.

Xin Wei's eyebrows twitched, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother nodded to her and said lovingly: "Go back."

Is this going back?
Xin Wei stood still.

"Beside Taiye Pond, concubine..."

Since the emperor asked the queen mother to investigate this matter, as a rescuer, he must know everything he said.

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "You hurried to save people when you heard the sound. You only focused on the people who fell into the water. How could you care about others? What's more, the place where Cao Zhaoyi fell into the water was remote and covered by trees. It was very hidden. You just went to save people. , what can you see, what can you know?”

(End of this chapter)