The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 487 Painful Choice (1)
Yun Lan gave Jin Xin a wink, and Jin Xin put down the things in her hands, and came to clean up the things on the small table, "This is the emperor's imperial decree, and the empress must obey it. The few pots of chrysanthemums in the yard are also good. The variety, for some reason, is about to wither these days, and the empress used to be the best at tending flowers and plants, why don't you go and see what's wrong?"

Yun Lan also echoed and said: "Yes, when the lady went out, people from the Household Department sent a lot of flowers and plants, all of which looked good, but it's a pity that no one can raise them, so I have to work hard for the lady, otherwise they will wither in vain. Isn't it a pity?"

Seeing them singing together, Qingchen had to get up and go out to have a look, "The chrysanthemums are grown in the greenhouse, so I'm afraid they have to be moved into the house at night this season, and they can't be watered too much."

Jin Xin followed behind, seeing her go out holding Yun Lan's hand, she secretly smiled at Jin Xiu: "The emperor understands our empress' thoughts, and knows that she must be depressed when copying the scriptures. Taking care of the flowers and plants in this yard, and being distracted by moving your hands, is a bit tiring, but seeing these flowers bloom so well will make you feel much better, won't you?"

Jinxiu thought she was noisy, so she couldn't help urging her, "Aren't you going to help? The flowers and plants in half of the yard, do you really let your mother work alone until dark?"

Jin Xin jumped out of the threshold, then turned around and asked, "Why don't you go?"

Jinxiu pointed to the small kitchen and said, "Your Majesty is in a bad mood today, and I'm afraid I will skip dinner again. I have to watch and cook bird's nest soup for her. How about you go?"

Jin Xin suddenly disappeared, "I'd better go help with work."

Because the queen was about to drive back to Beijing with all the concubines, and the time was short, Gu Jieyu's coffin was sent to the imperial tomb for burial within three days.

On the day He Shuyi was about to return to the palace, he brought a box of snacks to visit Qingchen, but was stopped by the wooden face Su Yue outside the gate of Tonghua Palace.

When Qingchen saw the pastries brought in, He Shuyi had already gone back. Seeing that it was her favorite rose cake, she picked it up and tasted a piece. Halfway through eating, she ate a note inside the pastry, unfolded it to have a look , She couldn't help being shocked, and the pastry in her hand fell to the ground with a "snap". Only then did she know that Liu An had taken away the note to He Shuyi that day before she had time to read it.

Now she was completely flustered, the emperor had calculated so carefully, it seemed inevitable, who could she expect to send the news now?

He can pamper her and love her, but he will never tolerate Qin Zishuo. As long as he gets someone, he will surely die. She must not let him fall into the emperor's trap, but she is so anxious that she has no idea. If Xiao Jun doesn't come, she won't even beg for mercy. There is no chance.

When someone from the House of Internal Affairs came to deliver things again, she asked, "Where's father-in-law Xiao Yinzi, why doesn't he come?"

The little father-in-law replied: "If you go back to the empress, the emperor pointed out that Director Yin followed the empress to return to the palace. If there is anything wrong with the empress, it is the same to explain to the slaves."

"Forget it, you go back, I don't have anything to explain." Qingchen slowly sat back on the couch, tightly clenched the quilt under her body, the emperor cut off all her escape routes, this little father-in-law She didn't know if it was reliable, she didn't dare to entrust such an important matter lightly.

In such a huge palace, she was the only concubine left here, and there was no one to ask for help. Seeing that the agreed time was approaching, Qingchen decided to take another risk.She knew that even if the emperor was angered, at least he would not kill her. As long as Qin Zishuo could be saved, she would accept no matter how severe the punishment was.

Waking up early in the morning, she quietly took a look at the gate of the palace, and found that there was no one outside, and the guards had withdrawn at some point.

Qingchen's heart sank, she knew it was a trap, the emperor removed everyone at this time, and wanted her to report the news, and then take them down in one fell swoop.But knowing it was a trap, she had no choice but to jump into it.If she didn't show up, the emperor would directly kill Qin Zishuo. Maybe she could save his life for the time being, and it might be too late to inform him to escape.

She only took Jinxiu and rushed to Xiyuan, unaware that a net had already been laid there.

The mountain forest in late autumn is full of bleak and murderous atmosphere, and the mountain road is full of thick fallen leaves. It is soft to step on, but it makes people feel uneasy, for fear that stepping on a trap covered by leaves will cause serious injury.

Qingchen is wearing an orange-yellow palace gown with flowing colors and dark flowers and cloud brocade today. She is not conspicuous in this withered forest. She looks around as she walks, fearing that she will be discovered, and she is also afraid that she will run into an ambush set by the emperor. .

Because of walking in a hurry, there was a dense layer of sweat on his head, but fortunately, the journey was relatively peaceful and he didn't meet anyone.

On the high platform in the distance, Xiao Jun frowned slightly when she saw her hurried figure.

Hanlin Pavilion is an abandoned thatched pavilion on the mountainside. Because no one has repaired it for a long time, the thatch on the pavilion has slipped down. It looks like it is about to collapse from a distance. This place is really remote enough, not to mention people, even birds. There is no trace of the beast.

Qingchen waited in the pavilion for a while, then saw Qin Zishuo walking towards here with Su Di.It's been a long time since I saw him, but he still has that indifferent, gentle and calm look, and the snow-white wide-sleeved robe is particularly eye-catching taking advantage of the full of yellow flowers and decaying grass.It's just that the white jade crown in the past has been replaced by a gold crown inlaid with rubies.

I thought that seeing him again would cause my heart to beat uncontrollably, but I didn't expect to be so calm, even cold.Only now did she realize that perhaps to her, the only thing left between them was the grace of nurturing.

"Nian Yi..." His voice was still so warm and pleasant, slowly touching her heartstrings, just this "Nian Yi" made her nose sore, and she was on the verge of tears.

But now is not the time to reminisce about the old days, let alone ask him if he is well. As for why he abandoned her in the first place, she didn't even want to ask any more.

Walking up to him in a hurry, he said in the fastest way: "Sir, let's go, the emperor has set up an ambush here to arrest him, if there is anything else, we will talk about it later, it is more important for him to run for his life."

Su Di looked around vigilantly, and said behind Qin Zishuo, "Your subordinates are guarding outside. Master, be careful."

Qin Zishuo nodded, Su Di turned to leave, but Qingchen yelled, "Stop!"

Su Di's eyes flickered, and she looked at her inexplicably, Qingchen walked up to him and asked, "Did you kill Gu Jieyu?"

Su Di was slightly taken aback. He only remembered killing the two little maids that night, and he didn't take it to heart. Now that Qingchen asked this, he felt that something was wrong, "I don't know who Gu Jieyu is. .”

Qingchen held back his anger, stared at him fiercely and continued, "Did you kill two maids near Tonghua Palace that night?"

(End of this chapter)