Chapter 207 Intrigue
When the lights are on, the Kunning Palace at night is even more magnificent. The cold moonlight travels through the complex and overlapping pavilions, turns around the clusters of flower branches, and passes through the gently swaying willows, reflecting the gorgeous and hazy blue color. Palace yarn.People could be vaguely seen inside and outside the Nuan Pavilion, but there was no sound heard, and everyone was holding their breath, for fear that the anxious and troubled emperor would vent his anger on himself.

"Report to the emperor, the empress's spirit is weak, and seeing the concubine's accidental fall into the water, she was overly frightened, so she fell into a temporary coma, and the dragon fetus in her belly is not serious..." Imperial physician Yao and imperial physician An walked back and forth on their knees In front of Jian Jun. "Just frightened? Then why hasn't Yuci woke up for so long?" Jian Jun glared at the two angrily. "This..." The two looked at each other and were about to speak, but Bi'er came out excitedly from the warm pavilion, "Your Majesty, empress...the empress has woken up!" "Ah" Jian Jun suddenly became happy and left The two kneeling imperial physicians hurried to the Nuan Pavilion. Eunuch Xi took a step forward and raised the curtain high. Jian Jun entered the inner room. I stepped on my soft yellow silk boots, but there was no sound. For some reason, my heart was pounding.

A light curtain in the color of the blue lake hung between the carved partitions, which was tied up slightly with double swallow gold hooks.The candlelight in the depths was reflected, faintly like a shimmering haze, Yu Ci was leaning on the big pillow, the pillow was originally a scent-colored gold thread pinched teeth, and it made a face that was not even half blood-colored. Her long hair, like a dark cloud, only slid down the pillow, hanging like a waterfall of black jade.The oval face looked thin, but his eyes were half closed, and his brows were slightly frowned.Hearing a sound behind him, he expected to come in, so he struggled to get up. "No" he almost rushed over and took my hand, Yu Ci's eyes opened, and the misty water gradually floated in the eyes, and slowly condensed into tears, she was about to cry, and she yelled in a low voice Said: "Jun, I'm so scared..." He seemed to have a thousand words in his heart, and he was choked up there for a moment, but he couldn't look away anymore.After a while, he replied: "Yu Ci" hugged me tightly, seeing the servants behind Jian Jun, she couldn't help but blushed slightly, and buried her head on his chest, "How about Sister De Concubine?" Jian Jun frowned slightly: "I haven't been free yet, so I guess it's not a big deal. There was a slight smile in my eyes, "Sanlang is caring and considerate, and my concubines can't repay you."However, the concubine always remembers the Empress Dowager's teaching that it is good for the harem to be covered with rain and dew evenly, so..." I stretched out my hand to caress the golden coiled dragon buckle on his body, "You just woke up, and you are going to drive me away? "He lowered his head, smelling the familiar fragrance from my temple hair, and was very reluctant to give up. "The concubine was just frightened when she saw De Concubine's sister fall into the water. Thinking about it, De Concubine's sister was just a weak woman. In summer, the water is cloudy and cold, and it will be bad if it is damp.So I beg Jun to comfort my sister." I said softly. He still sat on the side of the bed in that position, showing no intention of getting up. Bi'er brought a bowl of Dingjing tea and said politely: "Your Majesty, I beg you Think about it for the empress, the emperor has stayed here for so long, and the empress has woken up now, if she stays here again and doesn't go to see the concubine who fell into the water, and spread the word, don't use the empress as a raft ? He looked at me, his eyes rolled, and he sighed softly: "Alright, I'll go see her right now." After a pause, I brushed the broken hair on my sideburns with my hands, stood up, and sighed: "If you feel any discomfort, you should send someone to tell me right away... I can't stand your scare any longer." " I nodded, watched him walk a few steps, then turned around, glanced at me, and turned away from the partition, finally out of sight.

After he left, Wan'er brought hot water and towels to help me freshen up. My face was cleansed of makeup and powder, and my face was as white and smooth as jade.I looked at the bowl of water that turned white and said with a smile: "This powder is too much." Bier said: "This pearl powder is specially made, it has no fragrance, and it is not easy to detect it on the face. "Xiao Luo interjected next to him: "If it wasn't like this, how could we hide it from the emperor? In the end, it's just caring and chaos. Even if there are some flaws, the emperor might not notice them." "The two adults have already returned to the imperial hospital. According to the order of the empress, the maidservant wanted to give each of them a bank note, but both of them refused, saying that it was their duty," Bi'er said.I nodded, then looked at Eunuch Xi who was standing beside the partition, and said, "How is Concubine De?" I was rescued, but I have been in the water for a long time, and I must have choked on a lot of water. Although I have woken up now, my body is still weak and tight."

In Defei Palace, there is a faint scent of sandalwood, Mo Yun is serving the imperial doctor and prescribing prescriptions on the pear round table outside, Bao'er is sitting quietly on the ebony footbed in front of the bed, half of the green bed gauze sprinkled with golden flowers Bound, half hanging down.Suddenly the person on the bed groaned loudly, "Cough! Cough! Cough!" A burst of violent coughing came from the tent. "Empress Empress, Empress Empress, you are awake!" Bao'er stood up in a panic, and helped Concubine De who was pale. "Empress!" Mo Yun heard the noise inside, quickly lifted the green jade bead curtain and brought the imperial doctor into the Nuan Pavilion.Bao'er brought a pine-colored gauze scarf and put it on Defei's snow-white wrist. The imperial doctor carefully checked the pulse through the bed veil, and then looked at Defei's face, "Well, Defei's empress is no longer alive. It's just that when I fell into the water, I drank some lake water and got a little cold..." He turned his head and said to Mo Yun: "After a while, the officials will send someone to bring the medicine for dispelling cold and dampness to your mother. You need to fry it on time. Give it to your mother to drink." Mo Yun nodded again and again, and then called the little eunuch at the door to follow the imperial doctor to the imperial pharmacy to get the medicine.

Concubine De leaned weakly on the gold silk pillow, and hadn't recovered from the shock of falling into the water. "Your Majesty, let's have some ginseng soup." Bao'er took the fine porcelain bowl with the characters "Fu on the Yellow Ground" from the hand of the little maid, and said courteously.Concubine De turned her face away, her half-dry black hair was greasy on her smooth forehead, she drank a few sips from Bao'er's hand, and gradually felt warm on her body. "Mo Yun, Mo Yun!" Concubine De called in a low voice, her voice was hoarse. "Empress, what do you want?" Mo Yun half-kneeled on the footbed.At this time, Concubine De's face was completely devoid of makeup, and her black and white eyes became bigger and frighteningly large, and they turned around, "Your Majesty... Where is Your Majesty?" "This..." Mo Yun and Bao'er looked at each other, slightly panic. "I ask you, where is the emperor!" Concubine De didn't know where the strength came from, she sat up with a "huh", her moon-white plain gauze singlet was more and more contrasted by the lights, her hair was disheveled, and her eyes were stern. female ghost.Mo Yun and Bao'er flinched back at the same time, before agreeing: "My maidservant has already sent someone to invite the emperor, but..." "But what?" Concubine De couldn't help becoming annoyed, and glared at the two of them bitterly. . "I heard that the empress was frightened, and the emperor has not come over from Kunning Palace..." The two lowered their heads. "Crack!" With a crisp sound, the porcelain bowl in Defei's hands exploded into a flower on the ground, and the fine powder splashed all over the ground. "Did I fall into the water or did that bitch fall into the water?" Concubine De yelled, her fingernails pressed hard on the edge of the ebony bed, her knuckles turned white, "The emperor is so eccentric!" Concubine De turned around and found the white wall inadvertently. An old picture of "Beauty Pingting" drawn by the emperor for her in the old days had some tiny insect eyes on it, and she was so angry that she raised her hand and slapped Mo Yun and Bao'er, "You bastards, Even the paintings given to me by the emperor can’t be taken care of well, do you want to piss me off on purpose!” After speaking, he took a few breaths, then nodded and sneered, “Since it’s so useless, what are you doing here!” Mo Yun When He Bao'er heard this, his face was snow-white, and he kowtowed unceasingly, "The Empress, please forgive me!"

The Empress Dowager is here! "The eunuch Sun Buyu, the deacon of Defei Palace, shouted at the door. Just as he finished speaking, a group of eunuchs and maids surrounded the queen mother and came in. Defei hurriedly signaled Mo Yun and Baoer who were kneeling on the ground to get up, and she also Struggling to get out of bed to greet her. "No." Aunt Qinfang next to the queen mother stepped forward to support Concubine De. The queen mother sat on the embroidered pier brought by the little eunuch, and said, "Concubine De, you just woke up, so there is no need to salute concubine De. . Concubine De had no choice but to give up. The Empress Dowager glanced at Mo Yun and Bao'er who were standing by the bed, smiling, "The Ai family heard that you accidentally fell into the water during the day, and you just woke up at this time, so I came here to visit, unexpectedly I heard you lose your temper right outside the door. Why are you so violent? Concubine De concubine's face was embarrassed, "It's nothing to worry about the Empress Dowager Lao, it's just that these two girls neglected to take care of them. The emperor didn't know that the imperial paintings painted by himself for his concubines were eaten by moths, so that's why..."" Oh?Show it to Aijia! "The queen mother said that a eunuch had already taken the painting from the wall and sent it to the queen mother to unfold. The queen mother took it in her hand and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "The hole is so small, you can't see it if you don't pay attention. "The voice paused, the eyes moved, and she glanced at the reddish Concubine De, and said with deep meaning: "Actually, what Concubine De doesn't like is not this painting, but the people, right? Concubine De shivered shrewdly, as if she had the feeling of being seen through, she hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to meet the Empress Dowager's eyes. The Empress Dowager smiled quietly, looked around, and said, "Hasn't the Emperor come to visit you yet?" Concubine De hurriedly said: "Your Majesty may not be free because of the busy state affairs." "The queen mother handed the painting to Aunt Qinfang next to her, walked two steps to the bedside and sat down, holding the cold hand of Concubine De, and said softly: "You are the first daughter-in-law of the Ai family to get started, and you are also the first to give birth. As the heir of the emperor, the servant of the emperor has always done his best, so the Ai family has always valued you and regarded you as their own daughter. "As he said, he stretched out his hand to brush the beautiful hair on Concubine De's forehead, and asked lovingly: "Recently, does the emperor rarely come to your place? Concubine De couldn't help looking sad when she heard what the Empress Dowager said. The Empress Dowager took out a silk Luan handkerchief from her armpit, wiped away the tears from the corners of Concubine De's eyes, and said, "Good boy, I have wronged you.In fact, what His Majesty is busy with, you and the Ai family are very clear.Concubine De, your advantage is that you are educated, you think of others in everything, and you don't even care if you are wronged.It's a pity——" The Queen Mother paused, then slowly shook her head and said: "It's a pity that your shortcomings are too educated! "Queen, what do you mean?" Concubine De didn't understand why the Empress Dowager said these words, so she couldn't help but look at the Empress Dowager. "It's certainly a good thing to treat others with respect, but not everyone has the same thoughts as you. Don't you understand now?" "The queen mother looked at Concubine De with a strange look. Concubine De turned around in her heart, and forced a smile: "Your Majesty has always been very kind to concubines, mothers and children!" ""But, isn't it as good as it is to the queen?" The queen mother said clearly, "You can't blame your majesty at all. That queen is indeed very capable. She has a good life and a sweet tongue. Eyebrows beaming, even Aijia was very moved. "After finishing speaking, she raised her eyebrows and cast a sideways glance at Concubine De: "You are not good enough in this regard, thanks to the fact that you still feel like sisters with her. Concubine De disdainfully said, "That's already happened in the past." "The Queen Mother nodded repeatedly, sighed, took the painting from Aunt Qinfang and handed it to Concubine De: "It's best if you understand.In fact, when things change, they change, just like this painting, although it was written by His Majesty, even if His Majesty paints another one today, it is very likely that he will not write it like this, as the saying goes, one moment is not the other, His mind is gone, so why keep the painting? Concubine De took the painting and said infatuatedly: "The concubine is really reluctant to part with it!" "It's useless to say that happiness needs to be won by your own hands. It is not time that destroys this painting, but the people in His Majesty's heart!" "The queen mother looked meaningfully at the concubine De who bowed her head and said nothing. "The empress dowager's care and teachings will be remembered by my concubine in my heart!" Concubine De raised her head, small flames were jumping in her originally gray eyes. The Empress Dowager laughed like a child, showing the demeanor of a loving mother. As if Concubine De had made up her mind, she tore the painting in her hand to pieces, and the snowflakes Fragments fell from the fingers, "Empress Empress! " Mo Yun and Bao'er next to her lost their voices, but Concubine De looked directly at the Queen Mother and said loudly: "Queen Mother, this concubine is confident that His Majesty will make a new effort to draw another picture for this concubine! "

"Your Majesty, haven't you always cherished that royal painting? Why today..." Mo Yun looked at the little eunuch cleaning up the debris on the ground, and asked in puzzlement.As if Concubine De had been through a fierce battle, she lay powerlessly on the pillow, while Bao'er sat on the head of the bed and pressed her temples.Hearing this, Concubine De smiled lightly, looked coldly at the brocade boxes full of various precious supplements brought to her by the empress dowager on the red sandalwood table, and said in a low voice: "You Do you think the Empress Dowager really came to see me so kindly? She just wants to reap the benefits of the fisherman." "This..." Mo Yun recalled the words and deeds of the Empress Dowager and her concern for the Empress Dowager, and it seems that she is not such a despicable person , Could it be that the empress is too suspicious?Concubine De looked at Mo Yun's doubts with cold eyes, and snorted softly: "After being immersed in the palace for so long, even those who had a little conscience at the beginning are now fed to the dogs. Except for the dead, the rest are gone. You're a genius. If you don't understand this point, you might be sold out one day and you won't know!" While talking, I heard Sun Buyu shout again: "The emperor is here!" The corners of Concubine De's mouth curled up slightly, He winked at the two of them, and they withdrew knowingly.

"On weekdays, I told you to be patient in everything, but you..." Su Qiu waited on the imperial concubine to take off the black double-breasted cloak on her body, and the imperial concubine sighed. "Sister, you don't know, that Concubine De is really hateful. She clearly knows that she is the murderer who killed my baby and Huixiang, and she still wants to make false claims with her. I...I can't get angry!" I put down the half-drinked golden drink Si Guan Yan porridge, frowned. "I knew you were quick-tempered!" The concubine sat down on the bed and said helplessly, "Now that you have broken up with her, we have another enemy!" "I held her hand apologetically, and the noble concubine said disapprovingly: "Even if I know, I'm not afraid of her!" Not a good lord, the situation is getting more and more complicated," said the imperial concubine staring blankly at the flickering candles in the carved copper lamp on the table. "What's the matter, one more is like this, two are not like this? There is always a solution." I looked at the gilt and silver copper smoked cage indifferently, and there was an uncontrollable tiredness in my voice.

A heavy bamboo curtain hangs over the gate of Kunning Palace, covered with a yellow silk curtain lintel. Only the eunuch on duty can be vaguely seen standing motionless outside the palace like a puppet.A full moon in the sky, with a few thin wisps of light clouds against it, the moonlight is cold, shining on the ground like water.The bamboo shadows under the window are swaying, and the dark osmanthus fragrance penetrates into the window drawer.The empress wore a rare satin dress of lotus root color, and under the lamp, there was a faint silvery red color, making her plain face blush.Ning Bi was standing behind her combing her black hair, while Shi Hong was beside her reporting what she had inquired about. She had originally picked up a little rouge with a hairpin, but she was not in a hurry to apply it. With a half-smile, "So, the emperor won't come to Kunning Palace tonight?" "That's what the eunuch who came to deliver the message said," Shi Hong said respectfully.The thin silver hairpin in the queen's hand was gripped tighter and tighter, her fingers snapped in a daze, and snapped into two pieces.The rouge that was originally picked on top fell into the palm of my hand, a little dark red.

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