Yijuan cloud

Chapter 138
The Forbidden City is graceful and quiet at night, with lights everywhere. Looking from the soft sedan chair, it looks like stars are dotted all over the place, giving you a sense of trance under the layers of double eaves.

Liang Xianyi originally rode a horse when traveling between Xiyuan and the palace. After passing the Imperial Street, he dismounted and took a chariot instead.

His chariot meandered at the front, and the dozen or so pairs of palace attendants carrying lanterns walked in neat steps. The gleam of lights passed back and forth among the flowers, trees and pavilions, which was really beautiful.

I couldn't help but see that as I walked with him, the fear and resistance to the Forbidden City in my heart gradually dissipated.

But when I got off the sedan chair and saw the memorial objects under the corridor of the Qianqing Palace and the palace attendants all dressed in plain clothes, the bloody and horrific scenes of that day suddenly came back to me, and I couldn't breathe.

"But you feel unwell?" Liang Xianyi's gentle voice made me startled.

He was walking in front and had climbed several stone steps, but then he stopped and turned around.

Because he was standing at a high place and the two palace lanterns beside him were bright, his face was hidden in the night, leaving only a thick black shadow.

And behind him is the palace of Qianqing Palace. Along with him, it seems like a dark mountain is about to topple down.

"Girl?" Wenluo called me in a low voice.

I hurriedly put away my thoughts and replied softly: "I'm fine, my slave."

Because I have not been canonized and am in the period of filial piety, I am not the master of the harem. Moreover, even concubines cannot easily set foot in Qianqing Palace. Therefore, during this trip, I will only dress up as a palace maid and accompany you.

Unexpectedly, Liang Xianyi walked straight down the steps and held my hand.

As soon as I was about to break free from his hand, he tightened his grip and led me forward without hesitation.

The palace attendants on both sides stood with their hands down and followed silently.

After I walked into the inner hall and everyone left, I said uneasily, "It's against the rules to be so showy."

He pulled me to sit down on the soft couch, stretched out his hand to touch my forehead, and said as if he was relieved: "Just now I saw that your face was pale. I thought you were getting hot again. It really scared me." Jump, you don't care about the rules. Besides, I dressed like this just to let you come to the Qing Dynasty. How can you really be so arrogant? You are not allowed to call yourself a slave in the future. You will be me in the future. The queen’s.”

He smiled, pinched my nose lightly, and said: "Don't worry, they all keep their mouths tight. Even if one of them is careless and spreads the word, it will let others know that I value you, and others will naturally not dare to look down upon you." You." I held my nose and said, "Where are you now? My mother's mourning period has not expired, not even two or three years, and she is still not to the point of being jealous of others. Besides, there is only Cao Guiren in your palace now. One, she already knows everything about you and me, so she still needs to inquire about these rumors?"

He looked slightly dazed, the smile on his lips became a little forced, and sat down on the other side of the soft couch.

I was surprised and asked: "What's wrong? But where did I say something wrong? Why are you suddenly unhappy?"

He glanced at me, lowered his eyes to the tea cup in his hand, and said calmly: "The rumors in the palace have always been like a gust of wind, one ebbing and the other ebbing. There are rumors that I have snatched General Fan's concubine. I can't tell the world. You and I are in love with each other, it’s me you like, right?”

Liang Xianyi let out a "tsk" sound and raised his hand to knock on my forehead.

"Tell me, what did you think at the time? Even if you were in a hurry and went to the doctor, you can't make a fuss about this kind of thing. The same goes for Fan Li. In order to save his friend, he actually listened to your sworn sister's bad idea and took out those letters. To bear witness..."

I was shocked and said quickly: "No, those letters are..."

He was about to blurt out, but thought that saying Cao Yingshan would make things even more muddy, he kept silent.

Just as he was about to explain again, he heard Liang Xianyi chuckle and say, "Cao Yingshan asked you to write that letter to him."

"You know?" I was even more shocked.

He nodded: "Before I married her, I knew what she was thinking. Cao Junlei used to say that his third sister really liked a young talent named Fan Li. It's a pity that the emperor beat the mandarin duck in order to contain me. .”

Seeing my confusion, Liang Xianyi waved to me.

I walked over in shock and leaned against the soft couch with him. He held my hand and said, "Don't be nervous. It was a helpless move at that time. I had to accept Cao. I promised Cao Junlei that I would do it no matter what." Be kind to his third sister."

"Do you know why Liang Jinhao gave the Cao family to me? It's because Mr. Cao is a famous remonstrator and the most loyal and conservative. By giving the Xu family the opportunity, let the Cao family be by my side, just to remind me to stay safe and behave myself. , if I dare to go beyond the rules in the slightest, Mr. Cao will be the first to refuse."

I turned my face to look at him and said: "Surely that's the case. You and Cao Junlei were in jail, and Mr. Cao scolded Cao Junlei. He thought how much Mr. Cao valued his beloved son in the past, and yet he wanted to kill his relatives out of justice. It shows that your emperor brother It's as expected. If Ying Xuanzong hadn't acted unjustly this time, I'm afraid it would have been difficult for Mr. Cao to threaten him."

(End of this chapter)