Chapter 20: The thorns are full of unknown sky(1/2)
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After I was pregnant, Xuan Ling never came to see me once, and no one was allowed to visit me. Even if I were close to Meizhuang, I would not step into the Tangli Palace. I was only allowed to come to accompany me for an hour every day to visit my daily life, or to relax in Shanglin Garden. All the other matters were left to the queen for the Queen.
I knew he was so disgusted with me. I actually knew the secret he had hidden such a good thing. I put on the clothes of his beloved without authorization. And I also resented him. After all, I had misunderstood the affection of these years.
Gradually, there was no need to resent. Thinking of his easy suspicion and neglect of me in the past few times, I was in his heart, but it was nothing more than that.
The only one who can go in and out at will was Wen Shichu, who brought me some news outside. The guards who killed Liu Zhu had been sent to the "Brave Room" by Xuan Ling to serve hard labor; although Xuan Qing made contributions to the pacification of the King of Runan, he resigned from all the rewards and was still his idle prince; although his brother, sister-in-law and parents were worried about me, they were helpless, and fortunately Xuan Ling did not take their anger. He said more about Meizhuang. Today he asked him to send me a box of pastries I liked and quietly brought them in. Tomorrow it would be a paper folded into a knot of wishes, with warm words of enlightenment written on it, and the next day he would be a made-up child bellyband. I understand her feelings, and I felt relieved. Occasionally, Concubine Jing and Concubine Duan also privately asked Wen Shichu to bring comfort, but Ling Rong seemed to have disappeared, without any sound, and without any concern.
I smiled bitterly. Although the world is cold, she may not be resentful to me.
The weather is getting hotter. By June, I have changed into a thin gauze dress. After five months of pregnancy, I feel more and more sleepy. I often fall asleep while leaning on the imperial concubine's couch during the day. At night, I feel restless. My bulging belly makes me toss and turn, and my toes and thighs are cramped and sore and soft.
Wen Shichu came to see it and said, "The Empress should use bones to make soup and add a little vinegar. She should use tofu and fruits on weekdays, which will relieve the symptoms of cramps. If you want to sleep soundly, drink some milk before going to bed."
Huanbi remembered it firmly. Wen Shichu wrote a few medicines to relieve the fetus and said, "Please forgive me for saying too much. The empress cannot sleep well. I am afraid that it is too much thought in her heart, which cannot be relieved by the power of medicine."
I rolled up my sleeves and said half-smiling: "Sir, why bother say that, since you know, I will go to report to the queen later. Please greet the queen for me and say that everything is in good condition."
He said, "The Empress was entrusted by the Emperor and did not dare to take care of the Empress and the fetus in her belly. She often summoned her ministers to ask."
I glanced at him and said slowly, "Just know how to deal with it."
Xu Xu said it, and I asked again: "The burn on Sister Meizhuang's hand is probably cured. Can Lord Wen hand over the shriek glue to her? Is it okay for her to use it?"
Wen Shichu's face turned dark and he said casually: "It's much better." He hesitated for a moment, but didn't say anything more. He only said in detail that Mei Zhuang's injuries were healing well. As for whether the shred glue was effective, he just vaguely passed. Finally, he reminded him earnestly: "If An Fenyi has something to send to the Empress, please let the Empress let the Empress take a look before using it."
His words of earnestness and caution, and his cautious expression reminded him of the uneasy expression when I took Shuhengu and Meizhuang that day. My heart skipped a beat and became more and more uneasy. I maintained a calm spirit and said quietly: "Your Madam should not think too much if you want me to calm down and nourish my baby, but you speak hesitantly, isn't it intentionally to make me worry and uneasy?" I looked around the Tangli Palace and said: "You may as well say anything. Is there anything I can't bear to say this now and today's favors are overturned? "
His eyes flashed and hesitated: "That shred glue..."
His expression was very unbearable and disgusting. There was a flash of lightning in his mind. No matter how hard I didn’t want to believe it, I had to believe it. Why did I often feel unwell in the fetal movements in the first few days when I lost my child? Why did I smell the "Huanyixiang" in Huafei Palace for a few hours and kneel for half an hour to get Xiaoyue? Why did Wen Shichu tell me that there was a musk in my body after Xiaoyue, but Ling Rong’s explanation was because of "Huanyixiang"?
Musk? My body trembled violently, and I felt that my body was weak. I asked Wen Shichu calmly: "There is musk in the Shushigua, right?"
He was a little stunned and said, "Empress..."
I held my hand hard and said with a breath: "You said."
He said helplessly, "Weichen...there is a very heavy musk in the glue. If it enters the texture through the wound, it is like taking it every day. The gum has a strong fragrance, which is intended to cover the smell of musk. If it is not a person who knows spices, it cannot be prepared." He held his robe sleeve tightly and said, "In fact, it may not be done by An Fenyi. Weichen is just speculating. After all, Shuheng Gum is in the palace of the Queen Mother, and someone can also contact..."
Shuhengu was made by Lingrong himself. I use it closely every day. I think no one can get close to it. If she hadn't known how to mix spices, how could she grasp the right measure and not let me notice it?
I just don’t know if she was going to do this herself or if someone instructed me. Why did she hate me so much that she refused to let go of the child in my womb that day.
I felt a chill on my body, hatred was entangled in my heart, my chest was so stuffy, I felt extremely nauseous and annoyed, and I couldn't help but vomited out in one mouthful. Wen Shichu didn't care about being dirty, so I hurriedly helped me, Huanbi helped wipe it clean. Wen Shichu said with concern: "Is the empress so disgusting?"
I leaned on the chair, smiling coldly and sadly: "People make me disgusted." I looked at him: "I was actually moved by her disguise. I am not the stupidest person in the world!"
He hurriedly said, "If An's scheming is so deep, who can know that not only the Empress was deceived by her! Mobile phone access: 16Κ"
I got up lazy, the sunlight outside the window screen was so bright and hot, and the white shone on the ground made people dizzy. I tried my best to endure it and said to Wen Shichu: "Does Sister Mei know about this?"
He shook his head cautiously: "I dare not speak nonsense."
I nodded and said with great thought: "Don't let her know about this, otherwise how could she be able to withstand her temperament? If this matter is really done by An Fenyi, she will definitely be scheming, and Sister Mei will definitely be unable to resist it. Besides, this palace is so poor that she is even weaker."
Wen Shichu nodded deeply, and I thought about it and said, "Remember to tell Sister Mei that no matter what, don't blame the Queen and An Fenyi." I waved my hand and said, "You go back, I'm tired."
Huanbi hurriedly helped me into the inner hall and said nervously: "Since An Fenyi was related to Miss An's birth, why don't Miss Chen Jieyu act according to the opportunity and make plans? Why should she tolerate everything?"
I lay on the bed, sweat wet my hair, and slowly fanned, saying, "In the current situation, I can only let Meizhuang protect herself. What if I am implicated by me? If I want her to change according to the opportunity, wouldn't she ask her to die?"
Huanbi blushed and said, "I am just worried about the lady."
I said, "You go out and let me take a rest quietly." Huanbi responded and I lay alone, feeling tormented in my heart. Naturally, my affection with Lingrong was not as good as the love that I grew up with Meizhuang since childhood, but I have always been kind to each other. Although this kind of relationship is also alienated, I have not let her down at all!
Is the terrible heart so much? I slowly pounced on the fan, and my hands were trembling slightly. Ling Rong, Ling Rong's mind was filled with a turmoil, the feelings of the crows, the blessing of the golden thread, after I lost favor, she sang out under the guidance of the queen and was favored again. After she was favored, she cared about who Xuan Ling favored more, and the queen advised me to use Shushen Gel to heal the scars on my face. Those clues and my suspicions became clear and straight through the lines of my mind.
The little bits that I ignored or deliberately did not suspect me suddenly collapsed in front of me and all turned into pieces.
What kind of tacit understanding is there between the queen and Ling Rong? The queen I once thought was lying to do with me behind my back. She also carries Ling Rong's hand, Concubine Hua is just a scapegoat.
I was so angry that I almost vomited blood. With a "click", I folded the round fan in my hand in half.
I was sleeping alone at night. The hot weather made me toss and turn, but I didn't dare to be greedy for coolness. The cramped worries finally got up and walked barefoot to the back porch behind the hall. Through the window screen blown by the wind, Huanbi slept well on the table. After Liu Zhu died, all the things she had served me close to me and wanted to wake me up the sudden thirst and cramps in the middle of the night, so I was very tired.
The moonlight in the corridor was separated by the sparse leaves and sifted into shattered light. The pear blossoms had already faded, and many green pears were formed on the trees, like children's clenched fists. The bleak wind in the middle of the night filled my thin bedding with the fragrance of flowers falling from the ropes. It was already obvious that my five-month pregnancy was already obvious.
I remember when I was pregnant for the first time, I was also under this pear tree. The pear blossoms bloomed like ice and snow, and the fragrance of my face was blowing. At that time, my love with Xuan Ling was like a spring dream in the boy's boudoir, just like this year, I went away in a hurry and never came back.
Now, I have so much hardship in pregnancy. I feel so shocked and heartbroken, and I will never seem to be at the bottom of the day.
The wind blew away my long hair, and the unknown insects from afar, gently brushed across my increasingly sharp face, and I suddenly burst into tears at a loss. Even though I cried bitterly, I tried my best to suppress it into a slight whimper, scattered in the night wind.
A pair of hands gently put the clothes on me, but I turned my head, but it was Jinxi. She said with concern: "The Empress ran out barefoot and was careful to catch a cold."
She held a pair of soft satin shoes in her hand and helped me sit down and put them on carefully. She just didn't see my tears and hatred, and said slowly: "Shouldn't the Empress feel happy?"
I questioned: "Good?"
"The Empress is suspicious of the little master's intentions. If she had been secretly arrows in the past, today it would have been considered an open gun. Instead, the Empress can be more careful, right? Now that the Empress is in the open, the enemy in the dark is naturally the best way to lose one enemy." She asked me softly: "Is the Empress sad about the sisterhood that day?"
I wanted to nod my head, but sneered, "Now it seems that she and I still deserve the 'sister love'?"
Jinxi sat at my feet calmly and smiled lightly, "The love between the Empress and Chen Jieyu is indeed rare. Since it is rare, there is no need to expect everyone to do this."
I spoke, feeling sad: "I really don't understand why she treats me like this?"
Jinxi smiled: "The Empress does not need to understand. If one day you know it, it will definitely be a very ugly truth. The Empress does treat An Fenyi very well, but in this palace, if you are not good to her, she will treat you well."
I know that I don’t have the ability to fight back at the moment, even if I hate it so much that I bit my silver teeth, I must be patient.
I lifted up the random hair in front of me, "You said it well, both good and bad are for your own benefit. I also suspected that she might be instructed by someone, but whether it was her wish, she did it." I shook Jinxi's hand and said gratefully: "Jinxi, you can always tell me to understand in time."
She was a little embarrassed, more calm, "I grew up in the deep palace since I was thirty years old, so naturally I didn't see anything or understand nothing." She said gentle and firmly, "The matter of An Fenyi may be someone behind the scenes. No matter what she is, it would be worth it if the Empress hurts herself because of her at this time. Please rest assured." She sighed, "In fact, this is nothing. The Empress will be sad only if the Empress is affectionate. Even the Empress will have a rebellion on the day in the palace, let alone the sisters are not."
I felt very moved when I heard her speak, so I couldn't say anything, so I had to slowly relieve myself and go to bed with peace of mind.
When I was six months pregnant, the weather was the hottest, and I was the most seldomy and could not tolerate heat. I was even more irritable when I was pregnant. I felt more anxious and bitter, and my temperament was a little irritable. But I felt happy that the fetal movement in the abdomen seemed to be somewhat obvious.
That day I took a nap in the hall. Because I had always been poor since I was pregnant, I rarely had a good sleep. Everyone was happy. In order to disturb my sleep, Huanbi was left alone by my side to serve. Just after the thunderstorm at noon, the cool wind under the north window was blowing in with the cool water vapor, and I slept very comfortably.
In the darkness, I felt that Huanbi's hands were very strong, and it made the wind blow again and again, and it felt more comfortable. I was having a distant dream. It was just that I was lucky that year, when I was in Taiping Palace, I was taking a nap. The weather was hot, and Xuanling came to see me. Those love words were vaguely and ignorantly in the ears, low and gentle. He suddenly called me: "Wanwan, your 'Jinghongwu' dance is so good." I was dressing in front of the mirror, and he drew the distant mountain dais for me, with skillful gestures. In fact, my eyebrows were more suitable for willow-leaf eyebrows. I suddenly became scared and shouted loudly: "Silang! I am Huanhuan, not Wanwan, not Wanwan!" But he only looked at me affectionately and said slowly: "Wanwan, your Jinghongwu--"
I was about to burst into tears, and I almost cried. The dance of Jinghong Dance was confused and swaying, as graceful as the geeks, and the falling flowers were like rain. A faint flute sound followed me. I could hardly tell whether it was the sound of the flute or the flute sound. My mother's smile was crisp in my ears: "If you can learn Jinghong Dance, you must watch it for your beloved husband. How could the dance that my daughter learned hard and hard at home let others watch it easily?"
I felt so uncomfortable that a warm big hand covered my forehead warmly in a trance, and I worriedly said, "Does she often do this? She can't sleep well."
It was clearly a man's voice, Huanbi's voice was low, "Miss can't sleep well and eat well."
He said "Oh", and a piece of cool silk covered my forehead. I felt more comfortable. It seemed as if a pair of hands were stroking my round belly, but it was not real and had a slight sense of touch. I just felt sleepy, and I could hear him vaguely asking and answering something with Huanbi, and I still fell asleep.
It was already night when I woke up. I struggled to get up and said, "My stomach is getting bigger and bigger, and it is even more inconvenient to move."
Huanbi smiled and said, "Miss's figure is not bloated."
I smiled slightly and asked, "I seemed to hear someone you talk to just now. Has anyone been here?"
Huanbi said, "Who is here now? It was Xiao Yunzi who came in. Seeing that the lady was sweating, she put in a cold silk thread." I saw that there was indeed a snow-white square scarf on my hand, as if I had applied sweat, and I didn't care. I was about to call Huanbi to get water to drink, but suddenly I felt a movement in my stomach, as if I had been kicked. I was stunned and didn't dare to move. After a long time, it was like this again.
I shed tears in joy, pulled Huanbi's hand on my stomach, and said incoherently: "Listen! Listen! It's kicking me."
Huanbi threw away the things in her hand and said happily: "Really?" and said that, she pressed her face tightly, "Miss! It seems to be moving, as if... it is stretching."
The signs of life were so obvious that I was so happy that I didn't know what to say. Huanbi held my hand, her face full of joy and excitement: "Miss..." She also burst into tears.
I hurriedly smiled and said, "Why are you crying?" I gently stroked my raised belly and said, "You are its aunt, you should be happy."
Huanbi smiled with tears and became more and more happy, "He is a good child, knowing how to understand his mother, so the lady was not very nauseous and vomiting a few days ago. She will definitely be the most filial prince in the future!"
I just smiled and said, "Why should I be a prince? I hope it's a princess."
Huanbi said "Huh" and said strangely: "Don't Miss I want to be a prince? Only the prince can turn over and get favor again."
I shook my head indifferently: "Grace? I don't want it. I just hope my child grows up safely." I lowered my head and said softly: "If you are an imperial concubine, you can avoid the fight for the throne in the future. Do you know that the battle for the throne in the imperial family has always been a life-and-death battle, and it's too bloody." I hesitated for a moment, "What's more, this child may not necessarily be liked by his father."
Huanbi thoughtfully and said softly: "That's hard to say. I just hope this child can be safe."
I would rather smile and no longer speak. For the first time since I was in a state of restraint, I have been so purely happy and happy. This child grew up in my belly, alive, in my belly. The greatness and prosperity of life deeply infected my tired and swelled by sadness and hatred. All my resentment and hatred, sorrow and unwillingness have been eliminated at this moment. Only this little life is the connection between my hope and love.
When autumn comes, my body becomes more and more bulky. On sunny days, Fangruo comes to accompany me to Shanglinyuan for an hour every day to relax, so that it can be helpful for delivery. Fangruo obviously has been instructed and rarely talks about things outside to me. Occasionally, I am tired of leaving, so I just sit with me silently and don’t talk much, but the care and heartache in my eyes are unconcealed.
My walking gradually became a little difficult, and I had to support me at all times. I was thin and pale, with only my abdomen rolling and protruding. From a distance, I saw a belly. When my aunt Fangruo saw that there was no idle person around, she sighed in a low voice: "If I had known that there would be a disaster today, I would rather not teach the Empress carefully that day, so as not to suffer this crime when I entered the palace."
I looked at the high sky, with geese flying south in groups. The sky in all directions of Zi Ao City's red walls was as blue as a pool of jasper, without a trace of clouds, and seemed to be as clear as ever. I smiled slightly, and my mood was lonely and quiet. Such a weather was very similar to the day I first entered the palace. At that time, I had a jealous and speculated about the future. Just like now, I never knew where the road ahead would go. I smiled faintly: "Neither my aunt nor I am a saint, how can I know what to do next? On that day, I just cared about it."
Fang Ruo had no answer, was silent for a moment, and said, "Actually, the emperor cares about the empress very much."
"Is that?" I raised the corners of my lips slightly, and smiled. "Do you care about me or the child in my belly?" The warm autumn sun was like a flower blooming on my body. I narrowed my eyes and said, "If my aunt said this to the new nobles, they would definitely be happier than me after hearing this."
She wanted to speak but stopped, and finally didn't say anything.
A woman's laughter came from afar. It was the few nobles who entered the palace last year. Concubine Qi had been promoted to Concubine Qi, and Concubine Rui had also promoted Concubine Rui. At present, the two were quite favored by Xuan Ling. Concubine Fu and Concubine Xiang were not very proud, and they were still not promoted. Concubine Qi saw that it was me from afar and greeted her. Concubine Xiang seemed reluctant and muttered: "The emperor just gave her the treatment of the concubine. You are the same person as Sister Qi, why should you give her such a big gift?"
Concubine Qi did not comment. Concubine Rui has always been out of the world. After giving the salute, she only smiled at me and ignored the words of Concubine Xiang. Concubine Fu, Xiang, beside her, frowned, and signaled her to silence, and smiled at me as a greeting. Concubine Xiang ignored her and walked away alone.
I turned a deaf ear to the words of the nobleman Xiang. Fangruo saw them walking away and smiled and said, "The nobleman Fu is really a sincere person."
The little palace maid who followed Fangruo held the fruit plate and interrupted, "Isn't it honest? I heard that Guiren Xiang dared to go to her palace to invite the emperor away, which made Guiren Fu not see the emperor for three months. She was also surprised that she was not unhappy when she saw Tian'er laughing."
Fang Ruo glared at the little palace maid fiercely and said, "Can you talk nonsense behind your back? If you go down, you are not allowed to come forward to serve you again in the future."
The little palace maid looked aggrieved and only curled her lips and did not dare to cry. I smiled faintly and said, "Aunt Fangruo is too careful. I just listen to her words as a joke."
To be continued...