Standing at the foot of the steps, I silently looked at the palace in front of me. Under the eaves of the palace hung a wooden plaque with Chinese characters "Shouhuang Palace". The palace was covered with yellow glazed tube tiles and had double eaves on the roof of the verandah.
Seal color painting.
I stood there in a daze, while Hongli beside me said nothing and stood silently. A gust of wind blew, and the fallen leaves on the ground danced with the wind. I felt sad in my heart, so I raised my hand, and a yellow leaf fell into the palm of my hand. Before I could wait, I stood there in silence.
When I put my hands together, the leaves started to fly again with the wind.
Sighing softly, Hongli said calmly: "Let's go in, it's cool outside." I nodded.
There was the sound of feet stepping on fallen leaves from the west side, and a guard strode over. Judging from his clothes, he must be a guard in the palace. He walked over quickly, tied up his sleeves, knelt down and saluted, "I have seen Fourth Brother in this humble position."
." Hongli raised his hand and asked coldly: "The servants of the Shouhuang Palace are getting more and more impudent. What time of the year has it been? There are so many fallen leaves in the yard. If you can't control this palace or the mountains,
Okay, it's time to change the Xiangzi on your head." The guard trembled: "Begizhi deserves to die, I'll send someone to clean it up right now."
I smiled numbly, a majestic general without a battlefield; a proud and noble prince who is far away from politics, whether he is imprisoned in Jingling or imprisoned in this mountain scenery, no matter what kind of environment,
To him, it's all the same.
I was still paying attention to the three words on the eaves of the palace, and asked with a faint smile: "Where is the Fourteenth Beizi now?" The guard who had just stood up trembled when he heard the voice: "Your Majesty,..., return to your Majesty the Imperial Concubine.
If so, the Fourteenth Beizi will dance the sword behind the palace."
Climb the steps and walk towards the back of the hall.
Fourteen was leaning in the corridor, with his sword lying beside him, but he didn't care at all, just looking lazily in the air. I looked at him quietly, but he kept this posture with a trace of trace on his face.
No expression either.
Hongli beside me passed me and walked forward. Perhaps Shisi heard the footsteps, retracted his gaze, and looked over here. His eyes faintly passed over my face and looked at Hongli.
Suddenly, his expression changed and his eyes were locked on mine. After a while, he smiled faintly and said, "You're still here." I nodded, my eyes were a little blurry, and I forced a smile and said, "I'm still here.
." He looked at me, but said to Hongli: "Hongli, go in and get a brocade stool for Uncle Fourteen. No, let's get a chair."
Hongli looked at me silently and took out three chairs. After Shi Shi and I sat down, Hong Li sat under Shi Shi.
I looked at him silently for a while, then asked with a faint smile: "How have you been lately?" As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I felt a little regretful for asking. He smiled slightly and asked instead: "You just found out?" I sighed secretly in my heart, after all.
They are from the same mother, and he knows his fourth brother very well.
Seeing me nodding, he looked up to the commander and smiled. After smiling, he said coldly: "Is he still so afraid that people related to her will see me?" I was startled for a moment, and I understood in my heart that the Ruoxi in his heart was not me, so
I shook my head, smiled bitterly and said, "Is this all we can talk about?"
Fourteen glanced at me sideways and said mockingly: "You are exactly the same in this respect. In your hearts, we people can't compare to him." I glanced at Hongli, who was sitting beside him with an indifferent expression, and smiled at Fourteen
He said: "Hongli has a new brother." Fourteen's face softened a little, and he looked at Hongli and said: "Hello son, the Qing Dynasty needs a good son to inherit it." Hongli smiled and said nothing.
, Fourteen asked with a smile on his face: "How are you doing?" I nodded, and he sighed softly: "How is he treating you?"
I nodded again, and he smiled slightly, with a forlorn look on his face, and stopped talking. For a while, the three of them sat in silence.
After a while, he asked softly: "How did he deal with Zeng Jing's matter?" My heart tightened, and he knew about it, so I stared at him in surprise. He looked back at me with a calm face.
I took a deep breath, looked at him solemnly, and stared at him: "I don't know what happened in the court." Veins appeared on his forehead, and there was a slight anger on his face: "You don't tell me, but I know, 'Moufu,' Forcing the mother, killing the brother, slaughtering the younger brother, punishing the loyal...'"
I shook my head and stopped what he said: "Mufu, forced mother, you know in your heart that the Holy Ancestor was indeed passed down to him. Miss Ruoxi was in Qianqing Palace at that time. As for forced mother, two compatriots from the same mother Brother, don’t you know in your heart what Concubine De Gui did to you and to him? Did Concubine De Gui’s heart really belong to him? Kill your brother and slaughter your brother, aren’t you living here well?”
Shi Shiyi was startled, and then he immediately asked me loudly: "Not to mention what happened to me and Brother Ten, but what about Brother Eight and Brother Nine?" The previous sadness in my heart suddenly disappeared, and I said angrily: "Master Eight met me before he died. After a while, he left willingly. As for Master Jiu, there is a cause and a result. He did not die in the hands of your fourth brother. He killed his brother and slaughtered his brother. At least he did not kill his biological brother directly in Xuanwu Sect. In addition, punishing Loyalty, those greedy national cowards who rely on their merit and power to do whatever they want, if these are also loyal ministers, it would be a big joke."
Fourteen stared at me coldly, with anger shining in his eyes. I took a deep breath and asked with a wry smile: "Do we have to argue about these when we meet?" He stared at me silently for a while, and said bitterly: "He It's really that good." I sighed helplessly, stood up, and prepared to go back.
After taking two steps, I felt uncomfortable. Could it be that he would never be seen again? I couldn't help but look back. Fourteen lowered his eyes in deep contemplation. I smiled bitterly and turned around to continue moving forward.
"Ruoxi." Fourteen's slightly hesitant voice came from behind. I was startled, stopped, and turned around slowly. Fourteen's face was solemn, with desire hidden in his eyes. When he saw me turning around, his eyebrows relaxed. , chuckled. I pursed my lips and smiled, walked over and sat on the chair just now.
He looked at me intently for a while, then leaned forward and leaned in front of me, staring at my face carefully. My face felt hot, and I raised my hand to push him away. He waved my hand away and supported me with his hand. He looked carefully at his chin again. Hongli stood up immediately, looked at us from top to bottom, frowned and said: "Uncle Fourteen, please don't be rude, she is now Amma's noble concubine." ."
Suddenly I understood what he was thinking. I moved his hand away and said, "Do you believe in disguise? Besides, you are the one responsible for her death. How could you have such an idea?" Si glanced at Hongli, stared at me and said, "Except for Ruoxi who can say such things, who else has such insights and courage."
Hongli's face darkened when he heard this, and he slowly sat on the chair, lowering his head and saying nothing. Shi Shi glanced at me, turned to Hongli and said, "You didn't come here just to see me, right? You go and do your business." Hongli looked at me, got up and walked out.
Seeing that Fourteen was still staring at me thoughtfully, I withdrew my gaze, leaned back on the chair, and let him look at me. He looked at me silently for a while, then stood up and said, "I'll show you something." I was startled. He has strode inwards.
I silently followed him all the way forward, passed Xingqing Pavilion, and finally arrived in front of a room. I looked up and saw fourteen pairs of eyebrows raised, with smiles at the corners of their mouths. I was puzzled and looked at the yellow glass in a daze.
It is a house with blue tiles, green sheared sides and heavy buildings with pointed roofs at the four corners.
He looked back at me and stepped forward to open the door. Although I had doubts, I was still a little curious in my heart as to what he wanted.
"Living clay monkeys, kites, lanterns, jadeite cigarette holders..." There were various things on the long case. After a few glances, I frowned and said, "That's all." He said.
He stared at me in silence for a while, then frowned. Seeing his expression, I looked at him carefully again in surprise.
The lantern looked familiar. I walked over and picked up the pole. Fourteen snorted from behind and said, "I always remember the same thing." After hearing what he said, I suddenly understood. I turned around and said funny.
: "Brother Shi had a fight with Shi Fujin over this, how could I not remember it?"
Fourteen's face darkened and he sighed: "These things were all brought from Bage's house. Bage once said that although the fourth brother named him Prince Lian, it was only temporary. When the world is determined, seizing the family and sealing the mansion is
It's a matter of time, so I collected all your and your sister's belongings. Your sister's has been shipped back to the northwest, and yours has been shipped to me."
My hand shook and the lantern fell smoothly. Fourteen glanced at me, bent down to pick it up and put it back on the case. He said calmly: "My brother heard that you like this kind of lantern, so he specially sent Li Fu to search all over the city to find it."
." After saying that, he turned around and walked to the cabinet, opened the cabinet door, took out a brocade box and handed it to me.
I reached out to take it, but my hands seemed to weigh a thousand pounds and I couldn't lift my arms to open it. He shook his head, took the box in my hand, opened it, and put it in front of me. There was something wrapped in a piece of red velvet in the box. I slowly
Slowly opening it, a jade bracelet appeared in front of me. There was a thin gold thread tied to the bracelet, and two jade beads of the same color were worn at the hanging ends. Although it looked unique, judging from the knowledge I learned from Li Yu,
, this jade bracelet is not top quality in terms of color or texture.
I have never seen this bracelet before, and there shouldn't be such a thing in Ba Ye's house. I picked it up and looked at it silently for a while, and suddenly found two small characters 'Ruoxi' engraved on the inside. I felt tight in my heart, this should be
It was Ruoxi's thing before I came here.
Fourteen waited for a while, and when he saw that I was in a daze without saying a word, he sighed and said softly: "I heard from Bage that your sister also had such a bracelet when she got married. Although she cherished it very much, she often took it out to look at.
, but I never brought it with me, and Myna didn’t know what it was all about. When I was sorting out your belongings, I also found such one. Myna said that you should have brought it from your home in the northwest, so he sent it over too.
."
My mind suddenly changed. My sister cherished her so much but never spent a day with her in the palace. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to bring them with her, but that she didn’t want to bring them with her in the palace. Moreover, the two jade bracelets came from the northwest. They were most likely left by Ruoxi’s mother.
Yes, that should be the dowry she gave to her daughter. The reason why my sister didn’t bring it was because she was not marrying the one she wanted to marry.
I sighed softly, took the box, wrapped the bracelet and held it in my arms. I smiled and said, "Let's go." Fourteen didn't say anything, turned to the cabinet again, took out a small box, opened it directly, and took it out.
He handed an object to me and said, "It's OK to return it to its original owner, or it's OK to give it to you. In short, I'll give it to you."
I looked down and felt warm in my heart, and said with an angry smile: "How can you say that? If the property is returned to its original owner, why would you give it to me as a gift?" Fourteen glanced at me and handed the box over.
He said calmly: "I said it was returned to its original owner. That's the feeling you gave me. You are Ruoxi. I said it was given to you. Who knows who you are? There is no one who has reached middle age and still looks like a teenager.
Yes, and as you said, I am responsible for Ruoxi’s death."
I looked at him helplessly, and there was a smile in his eyes. I shook my head and said, "I didn't expect you to still have it." He suppressed his smile, snorted coldly, and said angrily: "Speaking of which, you are also my boss in name only."
Fourteen-year-old Fujin, he actually took away all your things, not even the used pen, ink, paper and inkstone. If this wasn't the time you got blood on your horse when you stabbed the horse, I wouldn't have a single thing of yours here.
"
I had all kinds of emotions in my heart. I wanted to say something, but I didn’t know where to start. I just felt uncomfortable and blocked in my heart. After a moment of silence, I put down the box in my hand and looked at him for a while, leaning on the case. He had a slightly angry look on his face.
Mixed with a hint of annoyance, I sighed softly: "The current situation is different, the background is different, and some so-called positions cannot be called positions. At this time, why not adjust your mentality and live a good life under your own realistic conditions.
Woolen cloth."
Fourteen was silent for a while and said coldly: "You don't have to persuade me. I know better than you what kind of person he is." I felt a little angry in my heart. I didn't know why he was so stubborn, so I sneered: "So
If you try to judge others with your own heart, you will know that his self-denial is far beyond the reach of others. He is dedicated to the country, but he is not like others who can buy people's hearts; he implements new policies that no one likes, which is beneficial to the nation but earns a lot of criticism.
.He feels sorry for his biological brother from the same mother from the bottom of his heart, but his naturally lonely character is destined to make him unable to express his feelings, causing others to misunderstand him and causing him to be infamy."
Fourteen was stunned on the spot, lost in thought for a long time. After a while, he shook his head, laughed to himself for a while, stared at me and said: "These are all yours, take them away if you want, keep them if you don't want to take them away."
Come on." I nodded, picked up the box and said, "Just stay, I will come again."
He shook his head and said: "He won't let you come again." I was stunned, and then he said: "The strong wind started at the end of Qingping's life. Zeng Jing's case still needs to be guarded against the slightest. Literary people generally like to connect, although I
The Qing Dynasty has a stable national foundation and is not afraid of these scholars, but scholars can influence the direction of public opinion among the people. Although strong pressure is not used by wise rulers, when it comes to this kind of matter, strong pressure is still the most effective method."
I stared at him blankly, not believing that these words came from his mouth. Seeing my expression, his eyes flashed, turned around and walked out, arguing as he walked: "Since others care about my brother so much, I also
You won’t know good from evil.” I felt happy in my heart and suppressed my smile and said, “It’s good if you think so.”
Shi Shi glared at me and was about to speak when he saw Hong Li walking quickly from the opposite side.
Hongli glanced at the box in my hand and said with a smile: "Uncle Fourteen, I'll come see you again in a while. My mother will be out in the morning. It's time for us to leave." Fourteen looked at me and frowned slowly.
I frowned and smiled lightly: "Ruoxi." I responded, handed the box in my hand to Hongli, walked up to hug him, but he stiffened, and then stretched out his hands to hug me tightly.
After the two of them stood face to face, I said, "Live a life that makes you comfortable under your current conditions." He nodded and said with a smile, "I hope nephew Honghan is more like you."
In the middle of winter, the weather is dry and cold, with no sign of snow.
Sitting in the room, around the charcoal stove, in a daze. I originally wanted to wait for Shisan to come back and ask about Cheng Huan, but as soon as he came back, he was so busy that he disappeared, and asked Xiao Shunzi to keep an eye on him a few times.
Every time Xiao Shunzi came back, his reply was, "Prince Yi said, he will come when he is finished with what he is doing." But even after waiting for half a month, there was no sign of him.
I sighed secretly in my heart, wondering what happened in the court. In the past month, Yinzhen also had a solemn face and deep frown. I asked several times, but he avoided the words.
A gust of wind blew in along with the sound of soft footsteps. I took my mind back and looked towards the door. Xiao Shunzi walked over quickly with his head shrunk and his hands folded. After walking up to him, he bowed and saluted, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty.
"Prince Yi is currently discussing matters with Wang Guodong and other ministers. He will come over after the discussion. The prince asked his servant to come and inform the empress." I nodded and asked casually: "Isn't he the envoy of Zhejiang? He has returned to Beijing now?"
Xiao Shunzi paused and replied: "He did not return to Beijing to take up a post. He was already the governor of Hunan a year ago."
I was startled, 'Hunan', and was startled. I straightened up and asked solemnly: "Your Majesty, what are they discussing?" Xiao Shunzi was shocked, took two steps back, looked up at me, and said softly: "Your Majesty is in Hunan.
A Hunan Customs Envoy was established."
I secretly smiled bitterly in my heart, and the two scholars had delayed the students of the entire province of Hunan. At that time, Zhejiang's culture was developed, officials were spread inside and outside the court, and secretaries were all over the yamen. Because in the implementation process of allotment of land, the squires opposed and hindered a lot.
It also happened that Wang Jingqi and the Zha Siting case happened, which made Yinzhen furious. He once said, "The customs in Zhejiang are so strong that they even