Qing Palace - Biography of Concubine Wan

Chapter 45 Fan Shadow (3)

Qingru followed the money from the people of Yikun Palace, and her thoughts changed along the way, but she didn't see many concubines, so she couldn't think of what attracted her to invite someone to invite her.

The concubine Zhen is still a concubine, so she is not qualified to be the lord of the first palace. She now lives in the west hall of Yikun Palace, which is called "Yinxuexuan".

After passing through many palace gates, Qingru stepped into the imperial concubine's bedroom for the first time, and the furnishings inside were nothing out of the ordinary. The concubine who had been waiting inside was playing with a golden lock that was as long as a finger. Seeing Qingru come in, she raised her eyebrows and smiled, and waved her hands to order the palace people to wait outside, only the two of them were left inside.

"Qingru greets the concubine Zhen, the concubine is auspicious!" Qingru bent over to salute, her impression of the concubine Zhen was only in the netting forest, the woman beside Concubine Tong who was not outstanding but could not be ignored.

The concubine sat still, raised her hand to support her and said, "No need to be formal, come, sit down and talk to me!"

Thanks for your kindness, Qingru sat down on the edge of the stool awkwardly. The salicywood table was covered with a brocade top, and there was a small blue and white glazed Boshan stove. The curling smoke rose from the hollowed-out two rows of six-petal flower-shaped holes. When it spreads out, one can't tell what kind of fragrance it is after sniffing carefully, it seems to be mixed with the fragrance of hundreds of flowers, and it seems to contain other spices, but it smells surprisingly good.

"I don't know about the empress dowager's entrustment of Mrs. Xi, but have you found any clues?" The concubine Zhen asked Yan.

Qingru's heart sank for a moment, as she expected, it was for the day and night. Although she had some clues about this matter today, it was not clear, and the attitude of the concubine was not clear. After thinking about it, she still concealed today's matter. I just told the previous story, including the seven-star begonia mixed in the wax. When I talked about the record book of the imperial hospital being torn off, I carefully paid attention to the reaction of the concubine, hoping to see something. The clue came, but the result disappointed her greatly. The concubine Zhen still had the indifferent appearance, her drooping eyelids just covered her pupils, as if she didn't see anything.

Concubine Zhen raised her eyes after Qingru had finished speaking, and sighed slightly: "One day, I will try this matter with Concubine Tong. If this crime is carried out, nobleman Yu Xi will be at a great disadvantage. I think you have found some clues, but now it seems that it is only scratches and half claws, which is of no help to the matter, ah, is this the fate of noble Xi?" Looking at her appearance, she seemed to be unwilling to have something to do.

Hearing her words, Qingru was embarrassed and hurt, and didn't know how to answer. Just when she was in a dilemma, the concubine handed the golden lock and key that she had been playing with in her hand to Qingru. The crimson sleeves set off the hand holding the golden lock, looking pure and flawless, as if looking at the concubine without knowing why, he hesitated to take the hand.

"The name of this lock is: Chi Jin He Yi; according to legend, it was a gadget given to Concubine Yang Gui by Tang Minghuang. There is no way to find out, so it is called "Chijin Heyi", which is exactly the meaning of the emperor and concubine.

The one in my hand should only be imitated by later generations, but I don’t know where the emperor got it from. I have been playing with it for a long time but I still can’t find out the secret. If you are a nobleman, how about you try it? "

Qingru just took it as she said, because it was made of pure gold, so it was very heavy to start with. After fiddling with it, she found that there was no trace of stitching on the top and bottom of the gold lock, but it seemed to be made of a whole piece of gold. There is also an oval hole, compared to the key, which is more complicated. On the head of the key are Hehe Erxian holding a lotus. The lotus snakes down the head of the key.

Qingru inserted the key into the hole without hindrance, but she couldn't twist it no matter how hard she tried, as if a root had grown inside, after several tries, it was the same. Qingruyuan was absent-minded, so she put down the golden lock and asked Zhen The concubine made a complaint, and she only hoped that concubine Zhen would let her go back sooner. She was eager to know if there was any news from Zijin.

The concubine Zhen seemed to have broken her mind, her lips curved slightly, she got up and walked around behind Qingru, a green hand rested quietly on her shoulder, and looked sideways, the tortoiseshell inlaid jade on the concubine's little finger The sunflower armor imprinted in front of my eyes, and at the same time, I heard a distant voice hanging from above my head: "There is more than one lock in this world that cannot be opened. It is not a big deal. You have to look at the lock. Is it locked by yourself or someone else?" !"

"Niangniang?" Qingru was confused by her words, and wanted to get up to ask what happened, but was held down by the hands on her shoulders, only to hear the concubine Zhen continue to say: "This palace has never been a quiet place. It is not uncommon for people to go up overnight or to be convicted and demoted. If the lock is locked by someone else, then it will be fine for you, but if it is locked by yourself, you can’t unlock it and you don’t want others to help you. It’s just ignorance, my lord, do you understand me when I say this?”

The meaning of concubine Zhen's words was ambiguous, and she wanted to stand on the same side with her. Although she didn't know why she wanted to show her favor like this, but she had no choice at this moment. Putting her hands on her waist, she bowed and bowed down: "Your Majesty's teachings, Qingru should be kept in your heart. In the future, whenever the empress is sent, Qingru will definitely do her best!" Among the few people who entered the palace with her, Shuiyin was implicated by the events of the day and night. In the palace, Yueling has never been favored. I can answer like this.

A glint of approval flashed in the eyes of the concubine Zhen when she heard the words, and sometimes a maid brought up fresh slices of lotus root with a thin layer of honey sauce poured on it, which was sweet, crisp and refreshing.The concubine Zhen greeted Qingru and ate a few slices, then asked casually: "I heard that my sister invited you to her Chengqian Palace the day before yesterday, why?"

Hearing this sentence, Qing Ru just picked up the lotus root slices, and her hand froze in the air, and the things that were finally pressed behind her head flew into her heart because of the words, her hands slowly retracted, and put the lotus root slices into her mouth, the taste But it's like chewing wax.

Facing the concubine Zhen's probing eyes, she forced a smile to respond: "Your Lady is worried, and the imperial concubine called you out because she cared about Mrs. Xi, so she gave some advice and asked some trivial matters!"

The concubine said "oh" but didn't ask any further questions, she paused for a while and said: "I recently got a new fan, it looks good, if you are a nobleman, you should come and take a look!" After saying that, she pulled out a folding fan from her sleeve Handing it to Qingru, there was a trace of inexplicable expectation in his eyes.

The moment she saw the fan, Qingru was stunned, the agarwood, and the pearl with the size of a cat's eye on the fan, isn't this the fan that Rixi described?

I couldn't find it all over the place, and almost gave up, but I didn't expect to see her here today. I think this is the main purpose of the chastity concubine to find her, right?It's just how this fan got into her hands.

Before she could ask, the concubine Zhen had already answered first: "That day I went to Langfang with everyone, and when I left, I found this fan lying on the ground. It may have been pulled down carelessly by some sister in the palace. I looked at it. Not bad, I just picked it up, huh? You are so surprised, but do you know why this is owned by you, my lord?"

Still immersed in the excitement, Qingru turned a deaf ear to the concubine's question, opened the folding fan tremblingly, and saw a picture of the Milky Way dawning on it, and the inscription "Magpie Bridge Immortal" in the lower right corner

Xianyun is clever, Feixing spreads hatred, and Yinhan looms dark.

Once Jinfeng Yulu meet, they will win but there are countless in the world.

The tenderness is like water, the good times are like a dream, bear to return to the magpie bridge,

If these two feelings are long, how are they going up and down.

The final inscription is: the word "Heyi". This name is very strange, but as long as it is a person in the palace, there must be a registration in the House of Internal Affairs. After a little restraint, she knelt down to the concubine Zhen gratefully and said: Thank you for your kindness: "Qingru has been looking for this fan for several days. I thought I couldn't find it, but I didn't want to, but I saw it at the empress's place. This fan is very likely to be a powerful evidence to prove that nobleman Xi is guilty. Your empress is very kind. If Qing Ruruo was able to get Mrs. Xi out of danger this time, it is all due to the blessing of the empress!" Regardless of whether the concubine is really ignorant or not, just seeing her willingness to take out this fan shows that she really has the heart to help.

"So that's what happened..." After listening to Qingru's explanation, the concubine Zhen understood, and then said happily: "I never thought that my unintentional action would actually help Mrs. Xi, since that's the case, you will use this Take it with you, I hope you can find out the truth of the incident before the interrogation comes. After the incident here, you and Mrs. Xi will accompany me to the theater. This theater troupe is specially found by Mr. Tulai from Jiangnan. "The Romance of the West Chamber" is sung very well, but unfortunately something happened that day and I couldn't watch the whole thing."

Tulai is the father of Concubine Tong, so he found the theater troupe?

With the unveiling of this layer of relationship, many things that should be clear and unknown in the past all jumped out of memory. With this layer of relationship, will the theater troupe have some kind of connection with Concubine Tong, and this fan... …

Lotus clothes... It seems that there is no such name among the masters in the palace, and it is unlikely that the maids of the palace will have such precious things. The court lady is clearly dressed as a man, so, could such a person be someone from the theater troupe?

With endless questions, Qingru left Yikun Palace, and walked aimlessly along the path paved with cobblestones. She pieced together the clues she got from various places one by one, and after smoothing them out, she finally realized the truth. Understand how deep this net is, and Concubine Tong has undoubtedly become the most critical one in it.

However, now she has no evidence that can directly prove that it is related to it, so conjecture alone is not convincing. It seems that the owner of the folding fan has to be dealt with in this matter, but the backyard of Changyin Pavilion where the theater troupe is located is a forbidden place for concubines in the palace. Even if there is a golden order from the queen mother, it may not be useful.

Just as she was engrossed in her thoughts, someone in front of her suddenly blocked her way, and it was a man's voice: "Your Majesty, please stop, no one is allowed to enter Yongshou Palace without the emperor's order!"

Looking up, it turned out that she had come to the gate of Yongshou Palace unknowingly, and it was the guards guarding the palace who stopped her.Qingru nodded slightly, stopped in her footsteps, passed over the guards' heads, and the words "Yongshou Palace" on the palace gate gradually turned into a delicate and lovely face in her eyes.

"Sister..." Tankou said lightly, holding the folding fan firmly in her hand, she turned around resolutely and went to Chonghua Palace, no matter whether it was successful or not, she had to try before she was reconciled.

Qingru still doesn't know that her actions these days are laying a great hidden danger for her future court career, until later, after she became the most favored Wanqing by the emperor's side, she was almost destroyed by him. .

Sorry to keep everyone waiting for a long time, here I come again, hey, the next update should be the day after tomorrow, I can’t go online tomorrow, please forgive me

(End of this chapter)