409, A few more layers of pain for the empress will count.
On March 14th, the spring season has arrived. There is no shortage of skilled craftsmen in the palace. Flowers are blooming everywhere, and the dignified and elegant flowers of various colors are blooming. The fragrance of the flowers is overflowing, attracting many red and white flowers.
The colorful dancing butterflies are flying and intertwining extremely beautifully.【】
Zhong Qingye changed into a pleated skirt with scattered flowers, water mist and green grass. Her green silk hair was loosely combed into a bun, and she only used a very simple silver butterfly hairpin to hold it in place.
A jade bracelet, refreshing and without other decorations.
It happened to be afternoon at this time, and the spring sunshine was flickering but not scorching. The attentive maids in the palace moved a soft and comfortable couch under the acacia tree in the backyard of the palace. Zhong Qingye was lying lazily, and opposite was a thousand-faced scene.
There is a slight cool breeze blowing over the Baise flowerbed, and the fragrance of flowers fills the nostrils, which is more pleasing to the eye than the spices burned in the house.
Chun'er was squatting aside to massage her legs. Seeing Zhong Qingye yawning and looking sleepy, she smiled and said: "Although it is spring, spring sleepiness is also common, and it is this time in the afternoon."
This is a tiring time. If you feel tired, please rest next to the couch for a while."
As she said that, she turned to one side and called out crisply: "Qiu Ju, bring me a soft blanket for you."
Qiu Ju, who was busy building a crabapple flower, responded hurriedly and was about to walk into the house. Zhong Qingye hurriedly said: "Choose a thicker one." She turned to Chun'er and smiled tiredly: "No.
I know why, even though it’s the beginning of spring, I feel even colder.”
Chun'er massaged her legs carefully and said without raising her head: "I have just recovered from an illness before. It is natural to feel cold, but I still need to walk more when I am energetic. These legs are
They’re all a little swollen.”
Zhong Qingye lowered his head and saw that his feet covered with white boots and socks were swollen, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Since coming back, her physical fatigue has become more and more obvious, her appetite has been bad, she feels nauseated no matter what she eats, her sleep quality has also been much worse, she suffers from night sweats all night long, and even if she barely sleeps, she can't squint.
I wake up after a few hours. Once I wake up, it is extremely difficult to fall back asleep. I often keep my eyes open until dawn.
Zhong Qingye suspected that his changes were due to the internal deterioration of his body, but he did not dare to ask the imperial doctor to take a closer look. Fortunately, Qi Mo was very busy recently with attending the court, so he only glanced at her during the day and did not notice her.
exception.
But it was impossible to hide these things from Chun'er, the personal palace maids, so Zhong Qingye had no choice but to excuse himself from the sudden cold in spring and catch a cold, so he reluctantly dealt with it.
She frowned slightly, but this situation has become more and more serious recently. She was obviously very sleepy, but she woke up again after less than a few hours of sleep. Repeatedly, she felt more and more tired. If she continued like this, she might not be able to hide it.
Chun'er and the others.
Thinking about this, her head nodded uncontrollably. She stretched out her arms to lean on the soft couch, closed her eyes and was about to fall asleep. Qiu Ju happened to bring a blanket, and her steps were a little messy. Zhong Qingye paused.
The boy woke up with a start.
"Mom, if you are really tired, go back to your room and rest, be careful of catching a cold." Chun'er advised in a low voice, while covering her with a blanket.
Zhong Qingye shook her head and saw a pale version of herself reflected in Chun'er's clear black eyes. She was stunned for a moment and said: "Chun'er, go to the room to get a mirror, rouge and gouache."
"...?" Chun'er was a little confused. "Do you want to put on your makeup?"
Because Zhong Qingye never liked those rouges and gouache, the things in Weiyang Palace were basically kept on the shelf. Zhong Qingye shook his head. "You can just take them."
Chun'er went there with doubts on her face, and soon brought back a mirror with a diamond-shaped wooden frame, a fine pearl powder box, and several kinds of rouge including light red, rose red, bright red, caixia red, bright red, etc.
Zhong Qingye took the mirror and took a look. A pale woman suddenly appeared in the mirror. The already thin cheeks became sharper and smaller, almost sunken. The outline of the bones was clear and clean, and a pair of dark eyes became more prominent.
of big.
It's a pity that those big eyes have a tired look, and have long lost their former sparkle. The slightly blue circle under the eyelids makes the whole person look more and more haggard and weak, and she has the feeling of a sickly beauty.
Zhong Qingye looked at it, somewhat unable to believe that she had turned into this appearance, and could not help but feel lucky. Fortunately, Qi Mo was so busy recently that he couldn't notice the change in her face for a while, otherwise this appearance would be taken away by him.
You can't fool his eyes.
Chun'er, who was on the side, also frowned a little and muttered: "My queen seems to be getting thinner and thinner recently, and she looks more haggard. Are you feeling unwell in some way?"
Zhong Qingye was startled, glanced at her quickly, took the pearl powder box from her hand, put the wooden mirror on the high side of the soft couch, opened the powder box, poured a little powder into his hand, and applied it carefully on his face.
superior.
The things the palace people sent to her palace were all top-notch. This box of pearl powder was made by grinding the top-notch large pearls from the East China Sea, adding powdered petals and some medicinal materials carefully prepared by the imperial physician, and mixed them. The texture of the powder is as white as jade.
It has a light floral fragrance, unlike ordinary powders. It not only has excellent concealing effect, but also has the effect of beautifying and rejuvenating the skin. It is many times stronger than these modern cosmetics that damage the skin.
Zhong Qingye only applied a light layer, and the originally pale skin almost immediately became white and shiny. Then he picked a Caixia red rouge and lightly applied a layer, and the whole person's complexion suddenly improved, setting off the
The originally dark eyes also became much more lively.
Zhong Qingye looked at it carefully and put down the rouge box after making sure that there would be no more flaws. He smiled bitterly at the pretty woman in the mirror. From now on, she would have to wear heavy makeup to show off.
Chun'er didn't understand the bitterness in her heart. Seeing that she rarely dressed up, she praised happily: "Your Majesty is really a beauty. A little bit of rouge and gouache will surpass the spring scenery in the courtyard. If the emperor sees this... Hehe, I'm afraid
You have to love your empress a few more times."
Zhong Qingye smiled slightly when he heard this, turned around and said: "You little girl, your words are getting sweeter and sweeter now, you know how to pick nice things to make me happy."
Just when Chun'er was about to scream that she was wronged, Zhong Qingye hurriedly stood up, stretched out and said, "I've rested for a while. Now that the weather is so nice, come and go for a walk with me."