Fang Yingwu was a little unhappy when he heard this disparaging sentence coming out of nowhere.
Since time traveling, although Fang Yingwu has not been high-profile in terms of poetry, he has mostly copied and revised a few poems for social occasions. But usually his choices are quite subtle, and he usually wins applause from the whole house. Only in Yulin did he wink at him.
Show it to the blind man.
This time, Fang Yingwu was just enjoying himself and did not deliberately show off, but it is not just anyone who can jump out and belittle him!
With a little temper, Fang Yingwu looked down at the sound, only to find a tall and slim figure standing alone on the shore below the bridge.
After taking a closer look, I saw that this person was wrapped in an old white cloak, with a hood covering his head. The color of his body almost blended into the white snowy scene. No wonder I didn't notice it for a moment.
The voice should be that of a woman. What kind of single woman in the palace could appear here? Fang Yingwu was extremely confused when he thought of this.
But there is one thing. Theoretically, the women in the palace either belong to the emperor or his father, so it is better to be careful. So Fang Yingwu did not go down to approach her rashly, but still asked on the bridge: "Excuse me, what is in front of me?"
Who is it? Is there any need for my assistance?"
The woman ignored Fang Yingwu's words and didn't look back. She still stood upright on the shore, as if she was looking into the water. From two feet away, Fang Yingwu could feel the cool air emanating from her whole body, and the feeling in front of her.
The scenery is simply too blended!
After careful consideration, Fang Yingwu decided not to provoke her. When walking in the world, whenever he encounters old, young, women or disabled people, he must be more careful. As a person whose realm is gradually improving, if he is belittled by a prostitute, just belittle her. Why should he be more serious in words?
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Fang Yingwu decided to leave and stay away from the "place of right and wrong". He had only walked a few steps after getting off the bridge. Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, he saw the woman taking a few steps forward and standing on the edge of the shore. If she moved forward, she would fall into
In the water.
It's early winter now, and although it snowed suddenly, the water has not yet frozen solidly. If a big living person falls, the consequences can be imagined.
Fang Dazhi County suddenly trembled. He felt that this woman was lifeless and lifeless. Could it be that she was standing by the water to commit suicide by diving? The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he felt. It was the scene after snow, and the shore was very slippery. If not,
No matter whether you live or die. Who would stand on the shore close to the water?
Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu felt uncomfortable leaving. He couldn't just watch others commit suicide in front of him. Besides...
Fang Yingwu glanced guiltily not far away. There were a dozen laborers clearing the snow on the roadside. They would definitely see him coming from the Yuhe Bridge. If at the same time, another unknown incident happened.
The woman committed suicide under the Yuhe Bridge. The palace will definitely investigate it severely. It is a troublesome matter that is hard to explain clearly, and the consequences are unpredictable!
I just thought that the Yuhe Bridge was dressed in elegance and became a talking point to show off after going out. How could it get into inexplicable trouble?
Magistrate Fang Daxian secretly lamented his misfortune. With a grimace, he walked gently to the foot of the bridge and called out to the woman softly: "Sister...it's very dangerous over there. Please take care of yourself."
, stay away from the shore.”
The woman finally turned around and looked at Fang Yingwu, and responded coldly: "Do you think I can throw myself into the water?"
When the other party turned around, Fang Yingwu saw her face hidden under the hood. She called her sister. Although she couldn't tell how old she was, she must be around thirty. However, this woman's appearance matched her.
The only flaw in Shang Bing's skin and jade bones is that she has a faint haggard look, but it also adds a bit of "sick beauty" style.
After looking at the appearance, Fang Yingwu fixed his eyes on the woman's legs. She was standing at the very edge of the shore, and even half of her skirt was blown by the wind, hanging on the water. It was really too dangerous.
A slight shake may cause you to fall into the water!
Fang Yingwu replied with a trembling heart: "In any case, the place where my sister is standing is really dangerous, so it's better to take a few steps back for stability."
"What does my life and death have to do with you?" the woman said without any appreciation.
There is indeed a lot of resentment in this tone... Fang Yingwu just thought she was a palace maid who sneaked out to play, but after meeting her, he could tell that this woman's temperament definitely did not resemble that of a palace maid. Now again
It seems that she is a concubine in the cold palace with a sad heart and full of complaints?
But there are also great doubts. Even if the concubines are relegated to the cold palace, they should live in the palace. Although Xiyuan is in the imperial city, it is outside the palace city. The palace rules are strict. How can the concubines leave the palace casually?
?
Secondly, no matter how unpopular a concubine is, there must be more than one eunuch and palace maid waiting around her. If this woman is a concubine, how could she appear here alone?
While thinking about it, Fang Yingwu advised earnestly: "No matter whether your life or death has anything to do with others, sister, you should always cherish yourself. Thinking about your family, you should not take your own life or death as an issue."
The woman sneered and said harshly: "You little brother, how can you pretend to be mature at your age? What do you know? Do you need to persuade me?"
These words are really unpleasant to the ears of the dignified Fang Qingtian, magistrate of Fang County. Over the past year, he has become accustomed to being treated as a great master. Where has he ever heard of such a thing? Treating his kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs, this woman is too cynical!
But when the woman said this, she moved away from the shore. Fang Yingwu breathed a sigh of relief. She couldn't really think about diving in front of him.
If you suffer verbally, you will suffer. As the saying goes, suffering is blessing. You can't offend a woman in the palace, let alone a resentful woman in the cold palace. Fang Yingwu, who was very sophisticated, clasped his fists and said, "Then I'm being rude.
Farewell!"
But the woman asked again: "Who are you? Why are you so arty here?"
As long as she didn't commit suicide, Fang Yingwu was not interested in chatting with a resentful woman in the palace, so he turned around and left.
However, Fang Yingwu had only taken two steps when he heard the woman say from behind: "Looking at how powerful you are, could it be that you are the new eunuch in the palace?"
Fang Yingwu turned back angrily, pointed at his short beard and said, "Does the eunuch have this?"
The woman said contemptuously: "I heard that there are some incompetent scholars who have accomplished nothing in their twenties and thirties, so they try to take the shortcut to the south and cruelly castrate their bodies and enter the palace. In this situation, they may still keep beards, just like you...
....”
Fang Yingwu told him helplessly: "I am the magistrate of Wanping County. Today I was ordered to lead civilian workers to clear the snow at Xi'an Gate. I am definitely not a palace eunuch."
The woman was stunned for a moment, then replied: "You are only in your twenties, and you can be appointed as the extremely important magistrate of Jingxian County at such a young age? I think the Ming Dynasty is really getting worse day by day.
"
Fang Yingwu almost spurted blood three feet out of his mouth. He had an impulse. He might as well have pushed the woman to dive! She didn't care about her own life anyway!
At this time, I saw that the woman seemed to regret her harshness. She sighed quietly and said: "This is the first time I have spoken to someone outside the palace in twenty years. Please forgive me if there is any inconvenience."
Fang Yingwu was upset again. He had already revealed his identity. Even the popular concubine had to address her as Master Fang or County Magistrate Fang when she saw him! However, this woman always treated herself like a little brother and treated her completely as a child.
Isn't it too early for her to rely on her old age and sell her old stuff at her age?
But after Fang Yingwu finished complaining, he suddenly noticed a key word: twenty years. From her tone, it should be the change that happened twenty years ago.
When was it twenty years ago? This year is the 19th year of Chenghua. Twenty years ago was the death of the late emperor. Today, the year when the emperor ascended the throne is the eighth year of Tianshun!
Could it be that this woman was the concubine of the late Emperor Yingzong, so she stayed alone in the palace after the death of the late Emperor twenty years ago? But she looks like she is in her twenties or thirties... If she is old
The concubine should never be so young!
Fang Yingwu suddenly remembered the custom of burying concubines in the middle and early Ming Dynasty. He couldn't help but suddenly took a few steps back. He opened his eyes wide and pointed at the woman in front of him and asked: "Are you a human or a ghost? If you are a ghost, why don't you go?
Follow the late emperor underground?"
The possibility that Fang Yingwu thought of was that this concubine was buried twenty years ago, but her ghost lingered in the palace, and she happened to appear here today... so she still looked pretty good.
Youthful appearance.
And this can also explain why she is here alone, with no eunuchs or maids around to serve her. It can also explain why she doesn't care about life or death, and is not afraid of falling into the water.
Fang Yingwu didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but the woman's various conditions today could not be explained except by ghosts and gods. The woman was stunned by Fang Yingwu's imagination, and a few rays of light began to appear on her cold face.
After a while, the woman's face seemed to be cracked by ice, and a dazzling smile burst out. At first, she covered her mouth and giggled, then she laughed while wiping her tears, and finally, unable to bear it anymore, she knelt down and burst out laughing.
For some reason, Fang Yingwu found it very pleasing to the eye. A lifeless beauty suddenly became full of life. The scene was still very pleasant.
After a while, the woman stood up straight again, elegantly brushed her unruly hair from her temples, and introduced herself: "Little brother, don't think too much, I am a human being, not a ghost. I am a person banned from the palace. I have been living in the west for a long time."
A side room in the garden, a humble name is of no consequence."
A banished person from the palace? Living in Xiyuan for a long time? Fang Yingwu was puzzled. Even if the concubine was banished to the cold palace, she would still live in the palace and could not live outside the palace. Why is this woman so special?
But after thinking about the two key places of Waste Man and Xiyuan, Fang Yingwu suddenly remembered a person, and was even more surprised. He asked hurriedly: "Could it be Empress Wu?"
The woman's face became serious again, as if coated with a layer of frost, and her eyes returned to their previous indifference. "Brother, please be careful. The word "empress" is a thing of the past. Don't mention it again. Now there is only
Waste the queen!"
PS: The mystery is revealed ~ get some monthly tickets!