The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 639
After dismissing Chen Baoping and his wife away, Zhuo Lan felt that her face would go stiff after laughing for a whole day.

Yuanyuan helped her to sit firmly, and kneaded her shoulders with familiar and gentle movements: "We used to be fed up with their anger in Chen's residence, but now it's even more unpleasant for people to chase them into the palace."

Zhuo Lan's neck swayed from side to side and her muscles were loose, she smiled and said, "How do you not know her temperament? Forget it, we fled to Hangzhou and were taken care of by them. Without them, we don't know where we are now."

Yuan Yuan spat secretly, got up from under the dresser drawer and took a little menthol oil drop on her fingertips, kneaded it evenly and rubbed her forehead for Yuan Yuan: "Miss, take a look at this Palace of Eternal Life. Take it away. Those who know are your parents entering the palace, but those who don’t know must think that our Yongshou Palace was captured by thieves.”

"Give it whatever you want. Wealth and splendor are always belongings outside the body, and I just feel that they are an eyesore and block the way in the palace. Besides, we are used to seeing these things since childhood. What's so strange?" Zhuo Lan reached out and took one. The glass and thin jade snuff bottle played with it for a while, then sighed: "I still remember that the snuff bottles used by my father in the past were all inlaid with gold and jade. Compared with this thing, I don't know how rare it is."

Yuan Yuan nodded her head and said: "Miss, don't worry about being sad. After all, the imperial concubine didn't make trouble today, and she won't have that chance in the future."

Zhuo Lan sneered and glanced at the hazy night outside the window, the Forbidden City was covered with a thin layer of gauze mist after the fresh snow, making it look like a fairyland in Yaochi.

This winter is really extremely cold. The old crow who lived under the eaves in previous years couldn't stand the cold and didn't know where the cat was.This night seemed extraordinarily quiet, so quiet that when one glanced out, one could only feel the endless loneliness and pain coming from afar, only wanting to swallow people up.

The light in her eyes gradually became dim and cloudy, and she clenched her fists with hidden worry and hatred: "Lang's concubine's love, she still cares about Shen Ye after all. He is so like Nian Lang, why is he in love with that old woman? You really insulted Nian Lang by showing such a pretty face." At this point, he paused for a moment, raised his eyebrows and looked at Yuan Yuan: "Is something added?"

"It's a full amount." Yuanyuan smiled apologetically: "That thing first appeared as a common wind and cold, and it took more than a month for intermittent attacks to poison the blood. The two of them went back to Hangzhou all the way, driving the wind and snow. Tian'er, it's common to be caught with the wind and cold, after returning to the mansion and passing it on to the doctor, there is no way to recover, and the only way to die is left."

Zhuo Lan sighed lightly, showing a bit of sadness on her face, and said regretfully: "I don't blame me for being cruel. They are alive, and they are always the concubine's weapon to restrain me. We have gone through so many hardships to get to where we are today, and we must not Fall back again! If things happen, neither I nor them can survive, so I might as well use their lives to protect myself. In this way, their two children can still live in this world." She casually took the jade brocade that was placed by the desk He grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds from the box and sprinkled them in the stove: "Don't blame me when you get on Huangquan Road. If you want to blame, blame Niu Hulu. She didn't leave you a way to survive."

Yuanyuan responded with a few words, turned her eyes, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a faint fire in the southwest direction outside the Ling window, and cried out in surprise: "Ah, miss! Look at what that is!"

Zhuo Lan frowned and looked in the direction of Yuanyuan's finger, and at almost the same time, she suddenly heard a high-pitched sound of gongs from the palace people on the originally silent long street: "Come here! It’s flooded! Qixiang Palace is flooded!”

As soon as the sound fell, the palace people of Yongshou Palace also gathered around the gate of the palace and began to chatter.

Yuanyuan supported Zhuo Lan and stepped out, stood behind the palace servant and scolded: "What's the excitement?"

The head eunuch bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, listening to the shouts of the palace people, it seems that the Ruyi Pavilion behind Qixiang Palace has flooded!"

Zhuo Lan's complexion gradually became gloomy, and the soft facial features revealed a burst of cloudy and uncertain gloom.

She grabbed Yuan Yuan's arm, and scratched Yuan Yuan's blue water-colored palace gown with her fingertips like water onions, making a 'hissing' sound.

Yuanyuan raised her voice and said: "Don't look at the bad luck, mother, go back and rest earlier."

These words were deliberately said for those palace people to hear, and after saying this, he helped Zhuo Lan to walk into the palace.

Walking all the way, whispering all the way: "There are small portraits of concubines and princes in the Ruyi Pavilion, calligraphy and paintings of famous officials, I'm afraid that there are eight copper tanks for water storage outside the hall of life, how could this happen? The fire that shot through the sky?"

Zhuo Lan's voice was slightly hoarse, and she said with faint anger: "The imperial concubine can set fire to the Yongshou Palace, what can she not do? We will think of ways to avoid future troubles forever, you think she won't ? It’s just that I never expected her to move so fast.”

Such a big fire illuminated half of the Forbidden City.Not to mention the portraits, I am afraid that even the palaces will not be fully preserved.

At this moment, Wannai was leaning against the window of the warm seat, watching the thick black smoke curling up in the distance.

Entering the room with a smile on his face, Jin Li said with a blessing, "Your Majesty, it's done."

Wan Yu said calmly: "Are you sure there is no one in the Ruyi Hall? If someone is hurt, I can't feel at ease."

Jin Li shook his head: "Your Majesty, don't worry, no one is there. The servant watched carefully, and dared not do anything until the palace man gave the key from the outside."

Wan Lai smiled lightly, and raised her hand to order him to step back and rest.

"The servant just went to look at it secretly, and the beams were about to burn down. The palace people came in and out trying to grab some calligraphy and paintings, but after a long while of busy work, none of them were alive." Yun Chan covered her mouth and sneered: "Thinking of that concubine Jia Now that I know it, I don’t have to let go of my anger in Yongshou Palace.”

"It's not the time for her to lose her temper." Wan Yu's eyes were gloomy, and she sneered, "Order Wu Lu to catch up with Chen Baoping and his wife's carriage quickly and escort them back to Beijing. I'm afraid that the concubine Jia will have evil intentions." , if we take care of people first, it will be difficult."

Yun Chan raised Chun Liu's slender eyebrows: "I ordered it to go down when the fire started, and now I think I've probably chased it out of the capital. Concubine Jia dared to threaten the empress like this, and the servants looked at whether she planned to keep her Damn it."

"Looking at this fire will last for a long time, I'm tired, I don't have the time to stare here." She closed the Ling window lightly, got up and moved to the front of the couch: "Thank you and Jinli, be careful Please don't let the concubine Jia find someone to take the opportunity to put the little statue back in the Ruyi Pavilion. Tomorrow, whether she lives or dies will be decided by the Empress Dowager."

"The empress will sleep on her pillow earlier, and the servant girl will go and watch with the father-in-law of Jinli." After saying that, he bowed and gave a blessing, and then went away with a smile.

Fang walked to the door, but Wan Lai called out again: "When you go to the Palace of Mercy to greet the Empress Dowager tomorrow, you can order Bai Changqing to come too."

Yun Chan turned her head and smiled and replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this servant understands what to do."

(End of this chapter)