Thin Mei·Love Fragrance Quilt

Chapter 79

But Qianmei never opened the window sash again.

Since Tang Tianqi left, Concubine Du Xian's room has never been peaceful.

It's no longer crying, but screaming, one after another, screaming and crying for grievances.

Accompanied by the scream, was the sound of the stick hitting the body.

After evening, Concubine Du Xian couldn't even yell out the word wronged, instead she wailed with a hoarse voice that couldn't be continued, but it was a wailing that couldn't be answered...

But Qian Mei was hugged and sat in the far corner of the bed, her heart beating hardly stabilized.

She subconsciously covered her ears to prevent herself from listening, imagining, or thinking about Concubine Du Xian's current appearance.

She is the daughter of a wealthy family, she is a first-rank concubine, and she has a father who is a prime minister who is more than ten million people...

She used to be beautiful and dignified, with her straight shoulders standing proudly against the harem, she never tires of food and meat, she was wrapped in the most precious silk and satin, and the king still gazed affectionately at her, and personally put on a cloak for her to keep out the cold...

But in the blink of an eye, she was tossing and turning in this slightly dimmed palace, crying for faults that did not belong to her, unable to live or die.

But Qianmei didn't know if she should be thankful for herself.

Not only did she have an emperor Tang Tianxiao who wanted to protect her, but she also inadvertently became a brother and sister with Tang Tianqi, who had an important status in the court.

Zhuang Bilan is noble, elegant, and charming. She has heard about Zhuang Bilan for a long time, and she admires him very much. Therefore, after meeting, she intends to get close to him; but Tang Tianqi was a surprise.

She also didn't expect that Tang Tianqi, a nobleman of the Tian family, would come over so happily when he heard that he was sworn in, and recognized his elder brother's concubine as his younger sister, and he really treated her like a younger sister. For any rare items, a copy will be sent to Yaohua Palace.

As soon as he left, Concubine Du Xian was changed from daily interrogation to extortion of confessions by torture. It was not hard for her to imagine his role in it.

Of course, there was Tang Tianxiao behind him.

When it was completely dark, Concubine Du Xian's screams finally stopped.

A court lady came in to hold the lamps and served some exquisite meals.

Ke Qianmei quietly opened the window and looked outside.

In the Deoksugung Palace at night, there are bright hexagonal silk gauze palace lanterns everywhere, or the dragon and the phoenix are auspicious, or the longevity is boundless, or the harvest is more than enough, all of which indicate the current peaceful and prosperous age, singing and dancing, and shining the golden glazed tiles brilliantly. The color is shining.

There is still a fragrance of peonies under the steps, and there is a noble elegance standing upright in the darkness, but for some reason, in this rich fragrance, Qian Mei seems to smell a strong smell of blood, making people want to vomit...

She was still too naive.

She thinks she has seen too much sword light and blood rain, but she has not seen enough of another kind of soft knife that kills without blood.

Seeing her not moving her chopsticks for a long time, the servant came forward and smiled flatteringly: "Ms. Concubine Shu, go in and have dinner quickly! If you get sick from hunger, the emperor will have to worry about it!"

"is it?"

"Of course. The matter of the blood swallow has already been investigated. It was all done by one of Concubine Xian's personal maids. She wanted to kill Concubine Shu and Concubine Gui with one stone, so that her own concubine could stand out! Even Concubine Xian didn't I know, I kept asking again and again in the afternoon, only to realize that this maid is a little abnormal. I have just held the question and admitted everything. This matter has nothing to do with Concubine Shu. When the emperor and queen mother come to ask in person tomorrow, Concubine Shu should You can go back to the palace!"

Under severe punishment, what can I ask for.

Concubine Du Xian was beaten so badly that she had no choice but to blame it on the palace servants, and then asked her carefully. It was not surprising that a loyal servant who was not afraid of death stood up to take the blame for her mother.

She can finally return to the palace, and of course she is still the beloved concubine Shu, aloof and respected by everyone, so even the servants of Deoksugung Palace have to be courteous and courteous, not daring to show any disrespect.

So, what about Concubine Du Xian?
She asked the servant: "Didn't Concubine Xian say she didn't know the inside story? Can she...can go back to the palace together?"

The servant said: "I don't know about this... I don't know. Everything can only be decided after the emperor comes over tomorrow to discuss with the queen mother."

He hesitated for a moment, then laughed again: "Although Concubine Shu has offended the empress, she has been wronged once, and the emperor has defended her, so the empress can't pursue it to the end. It's just that concubine Shu has to be careful from now on. , that empress is not a good master!"

Ke Qianmei nodded, and suddenly asked the servant with a smile, "How long have you been in the Empress Dowager's palace?"

"Oh, the servant has been serving as an errand in Deoksugung Palace for five years!"

Ke Qianmei sighed: "Have you heard an old saying in the palace for so long on an errand?"

"What old saying?"

"Misfortune comes out of your mouth."

But Qianmei was amazed, "It's really not ordinary luck for a person like you to survive till now!"

She closed the window, sighed, and walked over to eat dinner, trying not to think whose order this servant came to tell her these things, and fed herself first.

You can see Tang Tianxiao tomorrow.

Should she ask him how he could be so heartless?
Even if, the object of his ruthlessness is not her.

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The weather on the second day was very warm, but when Qianmei looked out, the sun was shining brightly on the large expanse of peonies and peonies below the steps. Flying, with flapping wings, delicate and beautiful, leisurely and contented, it shows a scene of peace and prosperity.

Unexpectedly, he could no longer see the bleakness and gloom of the screams in the room yesterday.

Day after day, year after year, the peonies in the palace bloom one after another, still blooming gorgeously, and the beauties in the palace also bloom one after another, and there will still be the most beautiful blooming in front of the king .

But I don't know if next year at this time, there will still be people who remember Concubine Du Xian who was praised by Emperor Zhou again and again, or... Will they even forget that there was Concubine Ke Shu?
On such a sunny day, she seemed to be blown by the dark wind in the twelfth lunar month, and shivered a few times.

It's a bad feeling.

Back then, when she occasionally followed the Beihe cavalry to investigate the enemy's situation, she thought it was a foolproof investigation, but she was caught in an ambush by accident and almost failed to break out of the encirclement.

That time, it seemed to be the beginning of summer, before the mid-fall, she seemed to be shivering suddenly under such bright sunlight...

Shouldn't today be the last day she was trapped in Deoksugung Palace?

Now, is Tang Tianxiao on his way to Deoksugung Palace, or was he caught in something and couldn't come here for a while?
She listened intently to the movements in the front hall, but she couldn't hear anything, it was as quiet as stagnant water without ripples.

In front of the room where she was under house arrest and Concubine Du Xian was under house arrest, the servants were still on duty quietly, and nothing unusual could be seen.

Tang Tianxiao acted according to his will, and it didn't make much difference if he came a few hours earlier or later.

After all, she was too concerned about it.

Perhaps, she has never overestimated herself.

After all, he is seven years older than her, and she is not yet deeply involved in the affair of his son and daughter, ignorant and confused, but he has read a thousand sails, and the world is in his hands.

Maybe she really shouldn't have come to the Great Zhou Palace, but she still came.

She was unhappy, but she couldn't help stroking the purse at her waist, and glanced towards the door.

She was waiting for him.

Counting from the day she was sent to Deoksugung by him personally, they had been separated for seven or eight days.

After returning from Jingshan, he met her from time to time, kissed each other, looked at each other and smiled, but they had never been separated for so long.

If he really cared about her that much, he should have rushed over to pick her up as soon as she was cleared of suspicion.

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Suddenly there was movement at the door.

But Qianmei raised her head, the door had been pushed open, the bright sunlight dazzled her eyes, she couldn't see the appearance of the person coming, she just felt that she was a very unfamiliar waiter, half of her face was immersed in the projection of the light from behind, and her eyes were pointed. Voice said: "The emperor has a decree, take Concubine Ke Shu to Dali Temple immediately!"

"Dali Temple?"

But Qian Mei squinted her eyes and repeated these words, already full of doubts.

Even though Ke Qianmei doesn't know much about the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, she also knows that Dali Temple is an official office in charge of serious crimes in various places, and it is not in the palace, let alone has nothing to do with the concubines in the harem.

——Even if the dragon's heir was killed and the concubines had different ideas, as long as the foreign ministers did not participate, it could be attributed to the emperor's family affairs, and Tang Tianxiao had no reason to hand it over to Dali Temple for disposal.

What's more, I didn't even use the word please, and the wording was extremely rude.

Seeing that she was not moving, the servant took another step forward, bowed slightly, and said, "Concubine Shu, please!"

Ke Qianmei frowned and asked, "Where is the emperor?"

The servant replied: "I don't know about this... I don't know about it. But just now, Eunuch Qi came here to deliver the message, saying that it was the emperor's will to invite Concubine Shu to Dali Temple."

Probably Ke Qianmei's expression was wrong, recalling how this empress was fearless and fearless in making troubles in Xiqing Palace, his tone finally softened a bit.

But Qian Mei was indeed missing the long whip that was taken away by Tang Tianxiao.

But when she stretched her hand to her waist, she only touched the moon-white purse, which contained the seemingly indistinct vows between her and him.

She pondered and said, "Is it really the decree passed down by Jin Qi in the past?"

The servant accompanied him with a smile and said, "I don't dare to lie, it is indeed the words that Eunuch Jin came here to pass on."

Jin Qi has been with Tang Tianxiao since he was the crown prince. He is prudent and responsible, and he can judge the sacred heart and judge the situation. Therefore, he is very favored. Even the queen and noble concubine will call him Eunuch Jin politely when they see him.

If he really passed it on, it should undoubtedly be Tang Tianxiao's intention.

What's more, this is the Deoksugung Palace of the Empress Dowager Xuan, even with their courage, no one would dare to falsely spread the imperial decree, right?
"Let's go then!"

When she walked out of the room first, she saw a small green cloth sedan chair waiting at the foot of the steps; and she was finally sure that it was indeed Tang Tianxiao who asked her to go to Dali Temple.

The two guards standing in the sedan chair are actually old acquaintances Zhuo Rui and Chen Cai.

Seeing Ke Qianmei stepping out, the two bowed down and saluted together, but they were still the same, without a trace of contempt.

She got into the sedan chair, but it was Zhuo Rui who stepped forward to draw the curtain, and told the palace man who carried the sedan chair: "Hold it more steadily, don't bump the nobleman."

A group of people went out through the corridor from the back, and still turned to the front of Deoksugung Palace, crossed the platform surrounded by white marble in front, and walked all the way forward, but they were getting farther and farther away from the palace where the concubines lived in the north, and they were rushing to the palace. The Xuanwu Gate is in the direction.

At the Xuanwu Gate, there was a servant waiting in front of the palace gate. He took the sedan chair from the palace man's shoulder and showed his badge to the guard at the gate of the palace. The majestic white marble Xumizuo red city tower continued to move forward, but it was already outside the palace.

Except for the time Tang Tianxiao took her to Jingshan, this was Ke Qianmei's second time out of the palace.

Although she has always loved the freedom and leisure outside the palace, she faintly feels that at such a time, the inside of the palace is probably safer than the outside of the palace.

When he opened the small curtain on the side and looked out, the palace man who carried the sedan chair couldn't leave the palace, and had already retreated to the palace with the servant who had just come to deliver the message.

But there seemed to be more people following the sedan chair.

Judging by the attire, it must be the imperial guards.

The imperial guards were in charge of guarding the imperial city. They were the closest to the emperor and the imperial palace. There were not many people in them, but they were indeed the most powerful force in the Great Zhou Dynasty after a series of screenings. They were always in the hands of the emperor's most trusted generals.

It is said that when the regent was in power, his son Kanghou Tang Tianzhong had the power to deploy the imperial guards.

Although Tang Tianzhong was cold and harsh, he was a rare seed of infatuation in a hundred years. He was amazed at the time when he actually handed over half of the commanding power of the imperial guards for his sweetheart.

Later, in order to save his beloved woman, he let go of the world that was about to be captured, but people never mentioned his dream-shattering love.

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