The wicked girl

Chapter 358: The Beginning of Operation
This winter day in the 20th year of Xicheng seems to be particularly cold.Before the twelfth lunar month, there have been several heavy snowfalls.Although it was cold at this time in previous years, the snow was far less dense than it is now.As if to indicate something to come, the heavy snow is more than one, and I can't wait to dye the entire imperial city into a vast expanse of white.

In the plum grove in the imperial garden, the branches were already covered with fragrant winter plums, layer upon layer like falling snow.At a glance, there is only a thick expanse of fragrant snow.

The palace wall stood quietly in the snow, the heavy red against the gray sky, making people feel oppressed for no reason.Just looking at this scene, I couldn't even utter a word.

Cao Neishi hunched over, stepped evenly through the plum forest, and walked towards Emperor Chengzhen.From a distance, he vaguely saw the figure standing beside Emperor Chengzhen.He didn't even add a thicker cloak over his lilac-colored clothes. Standing in the snow-covered forest, how could he not feel cold?

Jade Concubine.

Cao Neishi recited the name secretly in his heart, and immediately felt that his courage seemed to be a little stronger.

But from the very beginning, his courage has always been sufficient.If he didn't even have the guts, how could he climb to his current position, how could he gain a place in the hearts of suspicious people like Emperor Chengzhen?What he lacks now is just a better opportunity.

Greed, he knows how outrageous and terrifying his greed is, and how likely it is to kill himself, but he still wants to give it a go.That person is right, the opportunity is fleeting, if you don't reach out to grab it now, then you may never see such an opportunity again.

Naturally, he never thought of revealing even a little bit of this matter to Concubine Yu.

No matter how many years he has worked as an errand in the palace, he has seen so many dirty things.Every night he tossed and turned sleeplessly, afraid that when he woke up he would have to continue to face things that he didn't want to face.But after reading too much, gradually he doesn't remember it, it seems that after reading it, he can completely forget it in a short time.From then on, he even felt that he began to enjoy this kind of life slowly.

Just being alive is enough.And as long as he wants to, he can live better.

Now, all he lacked was one person—someone he had longed for, but wasn't worthy of.But what they said is right, how can there be anything worthy or unworthy in this world?Staying in this deep palace and having to share a man with so many women, what is there to cherish in such days?
He doesn't care!
He only knows that as long as he is successful, he will soon have what he wants!Between the ups and downs of his heart, Cao Neishi's steps were not chaotic at all, and even the slightest flaw on his face was never revealed.

"Babao, look at how well the snow is falling." Emperor Chengzhen happened to turn his head, saw him, and immediately raised his voice.

Cao Neishi breathed a sigh of relief, bowed to pay his respects, echoed Emperor Chengzhen's words and praised with a smile: "The emperor is holy, as the so-called auspicious snow heralds a good year, this is an excellent omen. It's just that this year's snow is very heavy, and the blessing from God may be Too heavy, the mortal world may be unbearable, the emperor should have prepared earlier."

"Haha, Babao, Babao, I like this about you. No matter what, you never just flatter me in front of me." Emperor Chengzhen laughed very heartily, but suddenly he lowered his head and coughed heavily while smiling.

The people waiting on the side immediately became nervous, but they saw that Emperor Chengzhen was just coughing, but he waved his hands and refused to let them approach.

He is indeed ill.

Others don't know, but Cao's servant knows it very clearly.

The emperor was ill, and not seriously ill.Starting from the prince, each of them, whether he likes it or not, is still his son after all, how could he really not care at all?No matter how cold-tempered he was, his heart was still touched after all.It's a pity that Emperor Chengzhen never revealed some things even to him.

Cao Neishi slightly hooked the corners of his mouth as he thought about it, and it disappeared in a flash.

After so many years, Emperor Chengzhen is the only one who still calls him Babao, and can still call him Babao.But it is obvious that this honor has not come easily.

"Your Majesty, it's cold outside, you still..." Concubine Yu, who was accompanying Emperor Chengzhen, supported him and said worriedly.

Cao Neishi lowered his head and listened, his heart trembling slightly.Concubine Yu's voice was almost naturally timid, and the timbre was as clear as a girl's, and there was a moving meaning of Lingling in her ears.He was a little afraid to look up, because he knew that as long as he looked up at Concubine Yu, he would definitely see her always gentle eyes, which made people so intoxicated that they couldn't extricate themselves.So he could only lower his head, cover his eyes, and dare not move.

But Emperor Chengzhen was coughing, while holding Concubine Yu's hand with his backhand.After coughing for a while, he managed to stop coughing, and said with a sigh: "My concubine is wearing thin clothes today, it will be bad if she catches a cold."

Since the death of the Seventh Prince, Concubine Yu's low-key life seems to have changed a bit.

Emperor Chengzhen would occasionally take Concubine Yu with him, just like this, he went to the imperial garden to enjoy the snow and plum blossoms hand in hand.The rest of the time was almost spent on Concubine Pei, while those beautiful young women in the palace were ignored.

"But it's really cold, let's go back." Emperor Chengzhen looked at Concubine Yu with a smile, and said.

Cao Neishi's heart moved, and he reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, someone from the Yuanxi Palace this morning said that Her Highness the Princess has not eaten for a long time."

"Oh?" Emperor Chengzhen's face was as usual, but he couldn't help but frowned, and then ordered, "Then go to Yuanxi Palace, I will go to see the princess. Concubine Yu, go back first."

Cao Neishi smiled in his heart, and raised his voice: "Show Yuanxi Hall!"

A group of people went to the Yuanxi Palace in a mighty manner.

While walking, Cao Neishi secretly calculated the time in his heart, trying his best to be accurate.

Turning a corner, a group of people appeared in front of them.On a very cold day, all of them wore thick cloaks and capes, held small copper stoves, and sat in the pavilion to enjoy the snow.Just as they walked out of the imperial garden, the sky began to snow again.At this moment, the snow is getting bigger and bigger, and the pieces have become like goose feathers.

"Who's that over there?" Emperor Chengzhen asked through the screen made of snowflakes with half-closed eyes.

Cao Neishi has good eyesight and has already seen those people clearly. Hearing this, he bowed and smiled and replied, "It's the empress and the imperial concubine."

When Emperor Chengzhen heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and said slowly: "Since that's the case, there's no need to disturb them to enjoy the snow, and go directly to Yuanxi Hall."

After this delay, the queen saw Emperor Chengzhen and his party, and greeted them immediately.Emperor Chengzhen waved his hand, "Don't be too busy, you just reward your snow."

The number of times the queen saw him was limited, and she didn't see him as soon as she wanted to. When she heard such words, she just felt that Emperor Chengzhen was not happy to see him, and he didn't want to talk to him, so she immediately became depressed.But in front of Emperor Chengzhen, she couldn't show any displeasure, she could only forcefully send the figure of Emperor Chengzhen away with a smile.

After the group of people disappeared from sight, the smile on the queen's face could no longer hold back, and she turned to look at Concubine Pei with weird eyes and said, "Are you happy?"

Concubine Pei pretended to be terrified, but there was a smile in her eyes that annoyed the queen, "My concubine can't understand what the queen said."

However, whether she really didn't understand or pretended not to understand, the queen naturally knew in her heart.The white teeth in her mouth were about to be crushed, and she finally suppressed the hatred in her heart.Concubine Pei saw it clearly, she simply put away the look of fear on her face, and said directly to the queen: "If your empress doesn't like my concubines, why did you invite them to enjoy the snow today?"

The queen looked at her coldly, and squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth: "As the master of the harem, I should make friends with you."

Such words are simply nonsense!Concubine Pei sneered at this, but she still maintained her proper demeanor and did not laugh directly at the queen.

She only slightly twitched the corners of her mouth, then returned to the pavilion and looked at Xuelai seriously.

The queen tightened the small heater in her sleeves, squeezed out a smile, and went up the steps to the pavilion.The two of them acted as if nothing had happened, they started admiring the snow again, and occasionally chatted with each other a few words.

And these, Emperor Chengzhen naturally couldn't see it.

Before he could reach Yuanxi Hall, he received the news that Princess Liuzhu was unconscious.

When Emperor Chengzhen heard the words, he was very anxious. He frowned and hurried to the Yuanxi Hall.But before he saw Princess Liu Zhu, he saw the imperial doctor rushing out from the inside with a look of panic.When I bumped into him, I immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness Princess is dead!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Emperor Chengzhen yelled sharply, how could such a good-looking person just say no and disappear?What's more, the news he heard a moment ago was clearly just a coma, how could he be dead immediately?
He absolutely cannot believe such a thing!

Princess Liuzhu has always been unwilling to make a marriage, this time Bao Buqi was just trying to get into trouble with him, or trying to avoid the marriage.Thinking so, Emperor Chengzhen kicked the imperial physician, and said in a cold voice: "If the princess dies, you can wait to die!"

This kick was right in the middle of the mouth, and the imperial doctor in his fifties was kicked so hard that he couldn't even speak out from the pain.However, Emperor Chengzhen had already declared that if Princess Liuzhu died, he would also die, so he had no choice but to beg for mercy: "Your Majesty, Shengming, when I arrived, Your Highness the Princess was already out of breath!"

Emperor Chengzhen was furious when he heard this, covered his mouth and coughed heavily, grabbed the imperial doctor's left shoulder with the other hand and almost dragged him in, and said in a hoarse voice intermittently: "Go... go and treat the princess! , No matter what the disease is, give it to me... let me cure it!"

(End of this chapter)