The sunset of Youshi has already shone through the entire land of Lan Kingdom. The three palaces and six courtyards of the Lan Kingdom Palace are already dimly lit, and the Yanglin Hall and Princess Huayu's Mansion are even brighter.
Two years ago, after the death of King Wei, the first emperor of Lan Kingdom, Concubine Huayu was promoted to the concubine by the new emperor and moved to Yanglin Hall, which was known as Anxiang in her later years.
The main room of the Yanglin Hall has a red sandalwood roof and carved mahogany pillars. The treasure roof in the hall is painted in many colors, which is gorgeous and soft. All kinds of furniture in the hall are mainly elm, which highlights a bit of elegance.
There is a jade-scented pillow on the couch next to the wooden window, covered with gold silk, and a woman in a red gown lazily leans on the window sill.
"The sunset tonight ends earlier than usual. Su Mei, why do you see this beautiful scene of rays of light only at night? Wouldn't it be even more dazzling if it appeared in the morning?"
The woman's eyes followed the fading glow outside the window, and she murmured in a low voice.
Su Mei, the general manager of Yanglin Hall, smiled helplessly and handed over the tranquilizing medicine he had just prepared.
"Princess, it's impossible for this sunset to appear in the morning. You'd better take this soothing medicine first."
"Hey, is it time to take medicine again?"
The concubine slowly turned around, she was a beautiful young woman. Her skin was like fat, her dimples were like dots, and her eyebrows were wide open. Her eyes were like autumn water, which made people linger in her eyes.
However, those beautiful eyes slowly wrinkled slightly as they looked at the bowl full of black potion, revealing disgust.
"Su Mei, why does today's soup smell more bitter?"
When Su Mei heard the voice, she immediately took the tranquilizing medicine from the concubine's hand and took a deep breath.
“It actually added grain powder!”
Wu Gu Powder, five kinds of poison made from venomous snake skins, can cause a person to lose consciousness at the mildest level, or weaken the body and gradually speed up breathing, followed by fever and coma, and death is certain in just three days.
"It's really hard to guard against. There have been three batches of new maids entering the palace this month, but there are still opportunities for people to take advantage of."
Su Mei looked solemn and blamed herself in her heart. If the poison had not been discovered by the concubine, the consequences would have been disastrous.
"You don't have to blame yourself. Has this huge palace ever had peace? Just be more careful in the future."
The concubine looked at Su Mei lazily, "There are only two of you and me in the Yanglin Palace, but there are too many palace maids. Let's get rid of them all."
Hearing this, Su Mei nodded and shouted loudly outside the room: "I think this medicine is too hot. I blame you for forgetting to cool the concubine today. I will ask the palace maid to remove the soothing medicine.
I’ll serve it to you later.”
Afterwards, Su Mei walked out of the door with the tranquilizing medicine and loudly reprimanded the maids outside the house:
"What are you doing? You dare to put such hot medicine into the mouth of the concubine. Tonight, everyone will kneel down in front of the palace and no one will let me sleep. I will go to the punishment department early tomorrow morning to receive my punishment. The Yanglin Palace is too small.
If I can’t support you, there’s no need to come back!”
"Snapped"
The tranquilizing medicine was thrown to the ground violently, and all the palace ladies were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Hmph, shut your mouths, everyone, don't disturb the concubine's leisure time!"
Su Mei looked very ugly and left angrily.
The concubine stood in front of the window and looked at the night outside the window, the twilight was dim.
Just like her life, so ups and downs.
Everyone in the Lan Kingdom knows that Concubine Hua Yu's beauty is passed down to the world. Her pair of bright and flexible eyes are even more precious in this cold palace. Every smile and every frown touches the heart of the late emperor.
It's a pity that things are not what they used to be. Her youthful and vigorous beauty has lost its splendor in the Yanglin Hall where she spends her days like years.
Her pair of white teeth and starry eyes only had a little bit of agility left.
"Mother, I haven't seen you for many years."
At this time, the appearance of a low and heavy voice broke the silent atmosphere.
A tall figure walked out from the shadows in the corner of the room. The man was wearing a white robe and had long black hair tied up with a silver-gray hairpin.
The clear-cut facial features are not as tough as those of ordinary men. Under the straight and slightly raised eyebrows are a pair of bright eyes. If you compare carefully, they are very similar to the concubine.
However, the man's eyes were a little more stern, making people afraid to violate him.
The concubine looked at the man who suddenly appeared in front of her, her haggard face became a bit pale, and her body began to tremble slowly. She suppressed her inner emotions, frowned and whispered to the man:
"The palace of Lan Kingdom is heavily guarded, and the Lanlin Army patrols outside the palace all night long. How did you get in? Don't you know that those under the age of 18 are not allowed to enter the palace? Do you want to resist the decree?"
The corner of the man's mouth raised slightly, and he said calmly: "Is the mother-in-law actually concerned about the safety of my son? Is it true that after not seeing you for a long time, the mother-in-law begins to care about the son who grew up and was abandoned by you? No, it's the daughter.
ah."
The concubine was shocked when she heard this, and her inner uneasiness gradually increased.
In the twenty-fourth year of the Lan Kingdom's Prestige, when the Lan Kingdom was at war with the Lu Kingdom, it happened that Concubine Hua Yu was giving birth to twins. When the late Emperor Wei Wang returned from victory, Concubine Hua Yu had given birth to a son, named Zhuzi Jian.
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However, Zhu Zilan, the daughter of the first princess of the Lan Kingdom, unfortunately died shortly after birth. King Wei was heartbroken and the whole country mourned her for until March.
But tonight, the secret history of the palace was blurted out so easily.
It turns out that it was not the princess who died, but the prince.
"Shut up, shut up."
The concubine took a few steps back in panic, threw all the throwable objects she saw at the swords, and yelled loudly: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault, it's all your fault!"
"Taifei, he is Zhuzi Jian, your biological son."
Su Mei hugged the concubine tightly and comforted her repeatedly.
"She's not, she's not, who are you, who are you?"
The concubine broke away from her embrace, stepped forward and grabbed Zhuzi Jian's sleeve, and asked angrily.
"Concubine, I am Zijian, your child."
The concubine looked at Zhu Zijian in front of her with confused eyes, and murmured to herself, "Zijian? Yes, my child, Zijian, Zijian..."
The concubine finally regained her composure, but she seemed to have become a different person.
The cloudy eyes and absent-minded state were all seen in her eyes, and they penetrated deeply into her heart.
The secrets that have been hidden for many years are not only a thorn in her side, but also painful to the mother-in-law. Every time she sees her, she is reminded of her dead brother, the real sword of the swords.
This thorn took root in the heart of the mother-in-law, causing her to hate her own daughter.
'Why wasn't you the one who died? Why wasn't you! Zhu Zilan!'
Childhood memories came back bit by bit, and the harsh sounds kept echoing in Zhu Zijian's mind, which actually made her panic.
She couldn't stay any longer.
In a hurry, he patted his face, and Zhu Zijian immediately flew out of the back window.
In the room, Su Mei kept the concubine in her arms and sighed softly:
"Princess, have you ever regretted the decision you made back then? If you had it all to do over again, would it still be the same situation as it is now?"
Late at night, in a messy hall, everything seems like a dream. This chapter has been completed!