The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 664 Alienation ([-])

When the emperor came late, it rained heavily in the Forbidden City.

The raindrops slapped Xin Yi all over the courtyard, and the sound sounded like a whip being raised for celebration in the palace.

On such a rainy night, Wan Lai sat next to the window, thinking that the emperor would not come.

Thinking like this, Bai Bo Lai took a small golden scissors, took off the armor and carefully trimmed his onion-like nails.

Not long after, I heard a lot of commotion outside the hall, looked out of the window, and saw that it was the emperor driving Tangtang.

Liang Jiugong insisted on affixing the golden dragon-patterned umbrella to protect the emperor all the way into the bedroom before he retreated. The emperor coughed twice outside the door, and opened the curtain to enter.

Wan Lai saluted as usual, Shuang Ruo led the maids to pour tea for the emperor, and prepared excellent ginger plums for the two of them to eat.

After finishing all this, the emperor sent everyone down with a wave of his hand, and then he said with fatigue, "I was busy with court affairs these two days, so I didn't come to see you, and I didn't see you going to the Qianqing Palace like before. Let me send you some soup and water to see me. I didn’t want to leave the palace today due to the heavy rain, but after rough calculations, we haven’t seen each other for more than ten days, so we rushed here.”

Wanyu got up and walked to the emperor's side, gently kneading his neck for him.

The newly twisted nails were all sharp, and accidentally stung the emperor, accompanied by the hissing sound of the tip of his tongue, there was a white mark on his neck.

Wannai took the jasmine oil that was placed on the table, dipped a small amount of it with her fingertips and applied it on the white seal: "This concubine now realizes that it's not enough to serve the emperor by herself."

The hall was so quiet that there was no one there, except for the sound of falling raindrops outside.

The rainwater splashed on the water chestnut window, forming a blurred water color.

Wan Lai raised her eyes to look at the gap in the window, the rain was like tassels falling densely, blinding her eyes.

Putting jasmine oil on the emperor, he covered the small enamel brocade box and put it aside.

Wan Lai sat quietly beside the emperor, staring at the flickering candle with somewhat dull eyes.

The atmosphere was embarrassing and pressing, the emperor focused his eyes on Wanyu's calm and innocent face, frowned slightly and said: "I always feel that Wan'er is not quite like the old Wan'er."

Wan Lai smiled calmly, did not turn her head, only caressed her skin and said gently: "It's not like that. When I first met the emperor, I was only 13 years old. Now 23 years have passed before I know it. Where can it be like before?"

The emperor took her slightly cold hand, coughed twice and said, "You know, that's not what I said. You walked with me all the way, and I'm no longer young, so why would I despise you?"

Wan Lai let him hold her hand, and did not respond with any movement.After a moment of silence, Fang Hewan said: "Long live the emperor, how can there be old age? Let's look at the concubine Jia, nobleman Qi, and Fu Cha, who are always at the age of delicate flowers, always by the emperor's side. It makes the emperor look young."

She said this harshly, with a hint of jealousy.

The rainy day in midsummer is the most sultry, with the wind and dust coming in, forcing the emperor to sweat half of his body.

He loosened Wanlao's hand, took a pick and pushed the ling window open to block it, letting in the cool wind and the earthy smell of the rain.

The wind blew Wan Lai's fine hair from her temples, and the emperor looked at her profile, only to see that carefully hidden beautiful hair suddenly exposed.

Wan Lai's face was dyed with a touch of rouge, her blush was like a peach, matching with the eyebrows painted with Yuan Shandai, and they complemented each other perfectly.

There was a faint smile on her face, and her eyes were quietly fixed on the candle that was about to be extinguished by the wind.

The emperor looked at her deeply, wanting to see through her, eager to understand what she was thinking.

But the more it is like this, the more incomprehensible it becomes.

They used to be as close as lovers, but they didn't want to be able to get along in such an embarrassing situation now.

He sighed briefly, and interrupted with a fake smile: "In a few days for Yinzhen's birthday, I heard that Wan'er specially prepared a hundred families to be sent to Concubine Yi, in order to protect the child from growing up safely. It’s a very good idea, but it’s quite troublesome to make Baijia, your body will always be damp in summer, so don’t overwork yourself.”

Wanyu gave a shallow 'hmm': "It's not a lot of trouble, it's not as good as Concubine Jia now living in Yikun Palace, worrying about Brother Eleven's birthday every day. She is pregnant, The emperor's words should also be told to her. The heavens have brought great blessings, but don't be as unlucky as last time, and have a miscarriage for no reason."

The emperor smiled and said: "Speaking of it, it is also the blessing of the ancestors, even the imperial physician said that it is not easy for the concubine Jia to conceive this time, she."

Halfway through the conversation, seeing Wan'er frowning slightly, with a hint of disgust in the corners of her eyes and brows, she changed her tune and said, "Wan'er still doesn't like the concubine Jia?"

Only then did Wanyu look back at him, her bright eyes became clearer and clearer against the candlelight: "Concubine Jia is a concubine personally appointed by the emperor, and she is a woman who serves the emperor. It is enough for the emperor to like her. How can I ask my concubines to like her too?" ?”

When she asked this question, the emperor rubbed his palm in a little embarrassment, and said with a light smile: "I used to love Concubine De, but Wan'er and Concubine De are able to become close friends. The most precious thing in my heart, the concubine Jia intends to show her kindness to Wan'er, and Wan'er can also try to accept her kindness from the bottom of her heart."

Love house and crow?

Wanyu sneered coldly in her heart, with a cold smile on her face, the contempt could not be hidden, and the contempt overflowed from the bottom of her eyes: "The emperor knows that the concubine has no affection for the concubine, and also knows that you and I know that there are many grievances between us. They were all born because of her. Now the emperor actually said the four words 'love the house and the black' to his concubines. Could it be that in the emperor's heart, all these unpleasant things were caused by the concubines' jealousy and intolerance. Have nothing to do with Concubine Jia?"

Wan Lai shook her head coldly, the smile on her face disappeared, her eyes were dull and she stared at the emperor: "The unknown origin of the concubine Jia is doubtful, so the emperor is not afraid that this evil flower and charm grass will do something wrong?"

The emperor's complexion suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "You bothered to give Liang Jiugong the portrait of Chen Yuanyuan to me. I understand clearly why. I also went to check the life experience of the concubine Jia according to your wish, and found out that she is Undoubtedly the daughter of the Han couple surnamed Liang. This matter has spread throughout the Six Palaces, and you, the Changchun Palace, have always been the most well-informed, so you don’t know?"

"Actual? How to affidavit?" Wanyu sneered softly: "She made a few nonsense words, and the emperor believed that the man was her biological parent? Even the coffin examination and bone examination couldn't prove the blood relationship. The emperor took it seriously. Undoubtedly? Or even if you have doubts, thinking about her ecstasy face, you can't bear to pursue it any further?"

The emperor Mo said nothing, his face was gloomy as if he was about to rain.

The night became darker with the lingering rain, and the cool wind poured in from the cuffs of Wannao, and drilled straight to the apex of the heart.

Seeing the emperor's expression, she couldn't help shivering.

But she didn't know whether the trembling was caused by the cool rain, or because of the emperor's heart to go against each other.

(End of this chapter)