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Chapter Eighteen

A light blue moon covered the grass and trees in the garden with a layer of mercury. The bright yellow wild chrysanthemums in the forest were emitting a refreshing fragrance, floating in the cool night wind. The flowers blew from the lake nearby.

The fog is like wisps, like a dreamy wonderland.

Thinking about Hongli's expression during the day, and thinking about Minmin deliberately avoiding him, he felt depressed. He sighed heavily, walked out of the forest, walked across the road, walked into the promenade in the lake, and walked forward leisurely.

"But Concubine Lan?" A voice asked softly from the front.

I was startled and woke up from my reverie. I followed the sound and felt happy in my heart. Under the moonlight, Min Min leaned quietly on the railing. I walked quickly over and the two of them looked at each other for a while. I took her hand and shouted softly.

: "Minmin."

She trembled, broke away from my hand, and stared at me silently, as if she couldn't believe that I actually called her that. I smiled bitterly and waited quietly for her to speak. After a while, she said word by word: "

You know what happened between me and Ruoxi." I took a deep breath, stared at her face, and said, "I am the real Ma Ertai. Ruoxi." She looked at me blankly, motionless.

After a while, she said with disdain and ridicule: "Is that what you said to the emperor?"

She lowered her head sadly and smiled softly. In her heart, now I am just relying on scheming and tricks to win Yinzhen's favor. As simple as Minmin, if she can think like this, then everyone in the palace is probably like this.

treat me.

He raised his head, his nose was a little sore, and his throat was a little blocked, but he didn't know how to speak for a moment, so he stared at her with a sad expression. Minmin, who was a little stunned by my smile, frowned and said slightly angrily: "Why?

If you don’t say anything, didn’t you use Ruoxi to gain the emperor’s love?”

I felt sad in my heart, grabbed her hand, stared at her and said: "Sister, no matter what you have experienced, just forget it!..."

These were the exact words in her letter after I entered the Fourteenth House. It was impossible for her not to remember it. Perhaps only by saying this could she believe it. She pushed me away, took two steps back, and held on tightly with both hands.

Railing, with a face full of disbelief.

Tears quietly slid down my face and flowed into my mouth, sour and astringent. I choked and continued my reply: "I live in my own world, and happiness is in every bit of memory. In so many years, I have never been so peaceful and happy.

, like a fish drinking water, knowing whether it is cold or warm,..."

She let go of her hand, took a step forward, touched my face with her hand, and murmured: "How is this possible? How is this possible?" After muttering to herself for a while, a light flashed in her eyes, and she asked doubtfully: "

Can you stay at the Fourteenth Master's house before entering the palace?"

Judging from the look on her face, she must have believed it 70% or 80%. She probably couldn't convince myself that what she saw was a different face. I smiled softly, wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes, and said with a smile: "Minmin, fourteen

Although he is not my star or my moon, he is still my close friend. Our correspondence will be delivered to me personally and will never be passed on to others."

She looked at me intently for a while and then said: "Yi Ying sent someone to find out if Ruoxi was indeed gone. Could it be that there was a misunderstanding? But your appearance is that of a young woman in her twenties. It cannot be Ruoxi.

"

I smiled bitterly again, not knowing how to give her a good explanation to make her believe it.

The two of them looked at each other silently, and after a while, Minmin asked: "What about you? Will you forget him, forget the moon, and go look for the stars?" I was startled, turned my head to think about it, and suddenly suddenly

Enlightenment, this is what she once asked herself. This is related to Master Ba. Even those who know something from Ruoxi's mouth will not know about it.

I stepped forward to take her hand, but she blocked it with her hand but failed to push it away. She glanced at me and let me hold it.

I smiled at her and said, "Yes! I will look for it with my eyes wide open. As long as the star belongs to me, I will not miss it." Her expression changed, and there were tears in her eyes, rising up and down.

After looking at me for a long time, she hugged me fiercely and cried: "Ruoxi, how did you become like this, what happened to you, why did they say you are gone." I hugged her, tears welling up,

While crying, he said: "Don't worry, no matter how my appearance changes, I will still be your friend Ruoxi."

After we finished crying, we leaned against the guardrail of the porch, whispering and talking about our separation.

She held my arm, held my hand tightly, and said with a smile from the corner of her eyes: "You found it." She was startled for a moment, then understood the meaning of her words, her heart warmed, and she smiled sweetly: "Yes, I found it."

Although I am not his only star, he is my only moon."

Looking at the dim yellow palace lantern swaying up and down, with a smile on my face, I supported my head with my left hand, picked up the ends of my hair with my right hand and gently drew circles on his body, and quietly looked at the sleeping Yinzhen. His eyes were closed.

, raised the corner of his mouth, and said softly: "Wake up." I responded with an 'oh' and continued the action just now.

After a while, he opened his eyes, gently held my hand, and said with a smile: "Did you meet Minmin yesterday?" I pursed my lips and nodded, seeing that there was still a trace of tiredness on his face.

He took out his hand, caressed his face and said, "It's still early, let's sleep a little longer."

The smile in his eyes deepened, he put his hands behind his head and looked at me intently. Following his gaze, my face heated up, I patted him with a smile and pulled up the thin quilt to cover me.

He smiled softly, pulled me into his arms, touched my long hair, and said with a smile: "Ruoxi, you haven't worn this nightgown in a few days." This is a copy of my current suspender pajamas.

Made of fine silk, it feels like nothing when worn, simple and comfortable.

At this time, his eyes were as dark as ink, and he stared at me affectionately. His hand gently stroked all the way down my back. My whole body felt numb, and I slowly leaned forward and kissed him on his thin lips...

….

The setting sun disappears, and the night quietly rises.

Minmin and I stood hand in hand, looking at the bonfire from a distance, smiling at each other. Minmin squeezed my hand, looked sideways at me and said: "It seems like we have returned to the beautiful scenery outside the Great Wall.

Time." I patted her hand on my arm, smiled lightly and said, "Yes."

The two looked at each other and smiled. After a while, her face changed slightly, she stared at me and asked me: "Ruoxi, are you really happy?" I was startled for a moment, then I understood what she meant, and said with a bitter smile.

: "I have never wanted to spend my life looking up at the four corners of the palace wall, but when I really left, I felt heartbroken and life was worse than death. Although my life now has occasional disturbances, I still feel warm and at ease." She said to her.

I smiled, lowered my head, remained silent for a while, raised my head, and said softly: "Is he happy too?"

After I was stunned for a moment, I immediately understood who the 'he' she was talking about was, so I took her arm, looked at her, and said with a smile: "Isn't Zuoying good?" She shook her head hurriedly, grabbed my hand, and said,

Staring at me, he hurriedly defended in a suppressed voice: "Saying is very good to me, don't think too much about it. I just..., I just want to know if he is doing well."

Seeing her panic, I burst into laughter. After seeing this, she was slightly startled, then rolled her eyes at me, and then, before I could do anything, she attacked my armpits with both hands and said loudly: "I want you to know that you are teasing me."

What will be the end?"

The two of them laughed and ran, just like they were on the grassland back then. After a while, the two of them lay on the grass and looked at the stars in the sky silently. Minmin said: "The woman named Zhang Huizhi next to the Thirteenth Master is

His new favorite concubine? Where is Lvwu? What should she do? Will she be able to bear it? "

It turned out that this was what she was worried about. I sighed softly and explained the change of Luwu's name in detail. Minmin turned her head and said with a smile, "I thought the Thirteenth Master was a heartless person who likes the new and hates the old?"

I suddenly had an idea in my mind. I stood up suddenly, looked at Minmin and said, "Are you willing to get to know her?" Minmin stood up and laughed loudly: "Why haven't we seen such a strange woman? Is it just possible that the Thirteenth Master...

." She burst into laughter before she finished speaking. I glanced at her and smiled, too: "Did he disappear if he didn't want to be seen?" Minmin stood up, pulled me up and said, "I hope Lu Wu doesn't mind.

I am a crude person outside the Great Wall."

After walking a few steps, I saw a shadowy person coming from the opposite side. The person seemed to be immersed in his own thoughts, walking slowly and not paying attention to everything around him. When the person came closer, I called out softly: "Ahead.

But Huizhi?" She paused, wiped her face gently with a handkerchief, then stepped forward and bowed and said: "Huizhi has met the empress and the princess."

He stepped forward to help her up, and found that the handkerchief in her hand was already wet. She took out the handkerchief, stepped back slightly, glanced at Minmin past me, lowered her head and whispered softly: "Huizhi, please leave."

I sighed and said, "Don't be too sad. Chenghuan will understand your good intentions when she grows up, and she won't blame you. Although you can't stay together forever, at least you can see each other occasionally." She said quietly.

Sighing, he turned and left.

Minmin came over, stood side by side with me, looked at the direction Lu Wu was leaving, and asked puzzledly: "What happened to her?" I smiled at her and walked forward. Minmin followed closely.

Next to her, she pulled me and I looked over. She wondered, "She doesn't like me?" I shook my head and said, "She has something to go back to." Seeing Minmin's confused face, I lowered my head and smiled.

Human feelings are generated through contact, and no one can change it with external force. Cheng Huan left Luwu when he was young, so how can there be talk of family affection. Therefore, there is nothing anyone can do about this matter. It is useless to talk more, and it will only increase the number of people.

Useless worries.

The air is crisp in autumn and the sky is high and the clouds are light.

Among the green grass and blue sky, Minmin, her eldest son Zotel, and the four of us galloped wildly. I shouted that I couldn't bear it, and lay down on the horse, refusing to straighten up again. Minmin laughed. The four of them laughed.

After riding slowly for a while, Yiter blew a whistle, looked at each other and Cheng Huan, and the two of them galloped away, one behind the other.

Chenghuan always likes to be with Minmin these days, so his equestrian skills have improved a lot under the training of Minmin and Iter.

Lying on the horse and moving forward slowly, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats approaching from far away. He looked up and saw that it was Yi Ying's personal servant. He turned over and dismounted, bowed and said: "Princess, please come forward."

Let's go discuss matters." Minmin smiled at me and rode away quickly.

He straightened up and looked at Cheng Huan, who was getting further and further away like a black dot in the distance. The green, desolate and painful face flashed in his mind. With a move in his heart, he rode towards Thirteen's tent.

Before he ran very far, he suddenly heard a voice from behind: "Xiaowen." He reined in the reins and turned around, only to see Hongli sitting on the horse with a calm face. I don't know when he caught up with him, thinking about the green road.

Wu Wu didn't know anything about the voice behind him. I sighed secretly in my heart. Since the last rain, he always called me by my name.

I smiled and asked lightly: "How are your feet?" He smiled, pulled up the reins, turned around, and walked forward slowly. I picked up the reins and followed him slowly, secretly thinking to myself.

He said, today, at this moment, let's make an end. The two of them walked to the edge of a forest and got off their horses.

After a moment of silence, he turned around, looked at me, and said with a smile: "Xiaowen, you come from a later dynasty. You should know about us princes, right? Do historians have records?" My heart sank, and I looked up and stared.

Looking at him, he said: "I'm not interested in history, so I don't know it very well. All I know is the general trend of history. As for the details, I don't know."

His face darkened, he raised his head and chuckled twice, then, staring into the distance, he said to himself: "Perhaps everything is destined, she is destined to be my direct descendant Fujin, and I am destined not to get the person I love.

I was never even given a chance. In this case, why should I be attached to one person and why should I live such a miserable life?"

There was a trace of panic in my heart. I didn’t want to be confused about this issue anymore. After forcing myself to calm down for a while, I said: "Here, there is no Xiaowen, only Ruoxi. I will always be your mother-in-law and your Ama's wife."

." He lowered his head and smiled, then raised his head, patted his chest gently, stared at me and said, "From now on, Xiaowen will only be here." He got on his horse and said, "My son, please retire." After that,

He rode away at a gallop, and after a while, he disappeared without a trace.

Feeling uncomfortable and sour, I had no intention of going to the Thirteenth Camp anymore, so I lowered my head in silence and walked back slowly.

Gao Wuyong was standing outside the tent when he saw me approaching. He bowed slightly and saluted, and I lifted the curtain behind my head and entered the tent. Yinzhen sat in front of the short table and looked at the fold in his hand attentively, frowning slightly when he saw me come in.

, smiled slightly. I hurriedly concealed my sorrow and said with a forced smile: "Age is not forgiving. After riding a horse for a while, my body feels like it is falling apart."

He frowned, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just shook his head helplessly and sighed softly. Knowing why he was like this, I smiled, pointed to the screen behind him and said, "I don't mean anything else.

You go about your business, I'll take a rest." After saying that, he walked directly behind the screen and lay down on the soft couch in his undressed clothes. He pulled up the thin quilt and covered his face, thinking about Hongli's expression just now.

, my heart trembled slightly.

The thin quilt was gently pulled down, and Yinzhen sat beside me and looked at me quietly. I was startled, and a smile appeared on my face: "Is something wrong?" He stretched out his hand to caress my face, watching me silently.

After a while, I asked: "What happened?" I panicked, and I said anxiously: "What's the matter? I just haven't been riding a horse for a long time, and I feel a little uncomfortable for a while. I feel a little tired." He looked at me calmly for a long time.

Finally, he leaned forward and hugged me, rested his chin on my head, hugged me tightly and said, "I don't want to say it."

I broke away from him, sat up, looked at him face to face, and said with a smile: "It's really okay." He chuckled and shook his head and said: "With the quilt covered and your eyes wide open, you can see the scenery inside.

"Just when he was about to open his mouth to tell the difference, he already stopped and said: "It's hard to say?" He sighed secretly in his heart, but a bright smile appeared on his face, he shook his arm and said softly: "I'm so sleepy, I can't even open my eyelids.

"As he spoke, he yawned cooperatively. He glanced at me, pushed me away and moved inward, lying down leaning against me. He closed his eyes slightly and said, "I'm a little tired too. I might as well take a nap."

He looked tired, but his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he didn't know why. I lay down and pillowed on his arm, turned sideways, and stroked his forehead. A smile escaped from the corner of his mouth, and he grabbed my hand and held it.

, said softly: "Ruoxi, don't make trouble, just sleep for a while." After a while, the sound of his even breathing came to my ears.

Nestling in his arms, I quietly thought about my thoughts, my eyelids became a little heavy, and my consciousness gradually became hazy.

There was a soft 'pop' sound, and I woke up with a start. I looked to my side, and there was no one around me. Just as I was about to stand up, his cold voice came from outside: "It turns out that this is really happening. Until now, Yue Zhongqi has not

If you go to the imperial court, they will rebel."

I was shocked. I had remembered that the chieftain rebellion only happened in the last years of Yongzheng. What happened to make Yinzhen so angry? After being stunned for a while, he lay down gently, looked at the tent roof with wide eyes, and waited silently for the next sentence.

.

"The spies reported that Yue Zhongqi was interrogating Zhang Xi who sent the message. Perhaps he wanted to find out his accomplices and arrest them together before reporting. This person is a Han minister who was appointed by the emperor as an exception. Some of us Manchus

The person has already been resentful, so the emperor might as well wait for a while and test him by the way. If he handles it properly, he can also stop others from talking." Thirteen clear replies came from outside.

This is the enlightenment of Yinzhen. He promotes talents and makes good use of them. At the beginning of his succession, not only did he rely on Ba Ye to participate in the struggle for imperial power, but he was also a member of Ba Ye's party.


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