The biography of Concubine Lin in the harem

How many teardrops infinite hate (2)

"Your Majesty?" Zhu Xiuyi smiled miserably, as if mocking herself, "The Emperor locked me in Chengguang Palace for five years, five years! I don't care what he does!" Zhu Xiuyi clasped her hands tightly until her knuckles turned slightly white. After a while, "What's more, the concubine did this to repay the empress."

Zhu Chengbi understood in an instant, and couldn't help saying: "Back then, there was a person who said that he would do all kinds of difficult things for the palace..."

"Is it Ye Deyi?" Zhu Xiuyi smiled indifferently, "I have heard about it, but Ye Deyi is the confidant of the Empress Dowager Zhaoxian, and the empress naturally refuses to trust her easily. But the concubine is worthy of the empress's trust. Forgive the concubine for speaking bluntly, Although the Empress now has the power inside and outside the six palaces, the Emperor has been refusing to listen to the advice of the ministers and is unwilling to establish a crown prince early. If one day the Emperor dies and leaves a will for Xuanqing to ascend the throne, Empress Lin should be How do you deal with yourself?"

Zhu Chengbi was shocked on the face, but there was a gleam of joy secretly in his heart, and he said quietly: "You know it very well."

Zhu Xiuyi turned her eyes to look at the deep sea-like silent night outside the palace, and the layer after layer of night was permeating and sweeping in, as if she wanted to restrain the woman in the harem: "The reason why Xia Mengxian fell to this point is entirely because Because she relies too much on the Empress Dowager Zhaoxian, so she doesn't think carefully, and the concubines will fight their backs, so naturally they have to distinguish everything carefully."

Zhu Chengbi did not comment, and casually picked up a chess piece on the case, as if he was talking to himself: "The struggle in the harem has always been omnipotent, just like this game of Go, black and white, offensive and defensive duel, how can there be any compromise?" What do you mean? But sometimes, there is still a chance of winning if you use defense as an offense; on the contrary, if you attack in a hurry, the loopholes will be discovered earlier, and sooner or later you will invite your own destruction."

Zhu Xiuyi smiled indifferently, and only looked at Zhu Chengbi calmly: "The concubine's move is too hasty, but it is also fatal. If you hurt yourself by eight hundred, you will kill a thousand enemies! Besides, the concubine's actions are the only ones right now. Some empresses have found out, the empress will not want to try her best to protect the barbarian maidservant from becoming the empress dowager, right?"

Zhu Chengbi smiled slightly, and calmly met Zhu Xiuyi's probing eyes: "In this Purple Olympic City, if you want to live long, you must not let others know your true thoughts, but if you want to live well, you must guess the thoughts of others. This palace is not as good as Xia Mengxian's background, and it is not necessarily better than her to manage the six palaces, but there is one thing, this palace and her coincide and have the same views. The concubines of the six palaces can share the beauty equally, but they cannot be the champion. ; You can show your strengths, but you can't stand out. Those who break the balance, if they don't have the ability to suppress public opinion, they will only have resentment."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiuyi raised the corners of her lips slightly, knelt down and kowtowed again: "Since the empress has made up her mind, let the concubine make a big gift for the empress. Once the sixth highness is infected with smallpox, the fourth highness of the empress will be The undisputed King of Tomorrow!"

Zhu Chengbi's heart skipped a beat, the purple gold eight-sided mirror with hair on the temples and the numerous pearls hanging down from Tian Yubu hit behind his ears, only to find that the back of his ears had already been burning hot, and the touch of the cold pearls gave him a feeling of coolness Then the child rushed straight to the bottom of my heart, as if I had been sitting in the warm pavilion in winter for a long time, and the heat wave of the earth dragon hit me, disturbing my body and mind, and I couldn't help but open the window and look at it, to feel the coolness of the stars outside the hall , the cold wind passed through the window, forcing people to tighten their clothes, and even a warm heart calmed down.

Zhu Chengbi tried his best to calm the beating of his heart, and said quietly: "No."

Zhu Xiuyi was startled, as if she couldn't believe it, she couldn't help calling out, "Your Majesty?"

"First smallpox was misdiagnosed, then the epidemic was diagnosed, and then it was smallpox again, which aroused suspicion. This incident happened when I was in charge of the affairs of the government and the six palaces. I am afraid that others will also have speculations. "

Zhu Chengbi slowly fiddled with the armor inlaid with gold and jade, the pigeon blood rubies were dazzling, but reflected Zhu Xiuyi's more and more cold face: "I admit that your methods are indeed clever, but you have missed a little bit. Since ancient times, there has been no failure to pay attention to a righteous name when changing generations. Although the emperor's health is poor, there has never been any major problem. If the emperor dies suddenly due to smallpox, the emperor's heirs will find out in the files of the Imperial Medical Bureau in the future. All kinds of doubts, I can hardly shirk the blame, Ling'er can't justify his name when he ascends the throne, the youngest son and orphan mother can't sit firmly in the world, and it's not impossible for him to force the palace against relatives and clan relatives; what's more, if Xuan Qing gets infected The emperor died from smallpox, but the emperor was spared from this catastrophe. With the emperor's love for Concubine Shu, he must find out the truth."

Zhu Chengbi looked at Zhu Xiuyi with cold eyes: "When the time comes, not only you and I will not be able to survive, but your Zhu family and the Zhu family in this palace will certainly be doomed."

The tangle-twisted golden peonies and the ginkgo leaves in the incense burner are full of calming fragrance like fine mist, and the twelve zodiac signs are vividly engraved on the incense burner, as if they circulated year by year.You see that the stinging dragon lies in three winters, and its horns do not compete with snakes.Zhu Xiuyi looked at the dragon soaring and the snake circling around, and suddenly felt that the cold days of three winters were too close to her.

The Hall of Deyang was peaceful and quiet, the candlelight on the purple gold Langyun candlestick trembled slightly, and the light and shadow were missing, like bugs fluttering on the screen window.In a trance, in the candlelight, it seemed to be his figure, looking at him silently, no different from 12 years ago. In 12 years, the reincarnation of a zodiac has changed too much, and what has remained the same is really touching.

The despair in Zhu Xiuyi's eyes filled like mist, and his expression became more and more cold and silent, like dead ashes in a smoker, burned out, dissipated, submerged in dust, and there will be no day to turn around.

Zhu Chengbi stepped forward slowly, opened her stiff fingers bit by bit, and the quiet voice pierced into her ears: "This palace can protect you from this pass, but Imperial Physician Shen must leave the capital, so you can take care of yourself." You live in Chengguang Palace, remember not to have any troubles again. As for today's conversation, you and I have the right to pretend that it never happened."

When Zhu Xiuyi was supported by Bai Zhi and retreated, Zhu Xi handed over a cup of extremely strong Kuding tea at the right time, and said in a low voice: "Actually, Zhu Xiuyi's method is not very unreliable. There are so many unexplained things, why didn't your empress seize this opportunity? Even if the incident happened, it can be blamed on Zhu Xiuyi."

Zhu Chengbi took a sip of tea, frowned and said, "Zhu Xiuyi, from the looks of it right now, is very ruthless, and I'm not fully sure that I can control it. Besides..." Zhu Chengbi smiled slyly, and his white teeth flashed , reflecting a little cold light, "When did I say that I would miss the opportunity?"

Two or three days later, the epidemic in the palace was brought under control.Although the epidemic broke out suddenly, it was dealt with in a timely manner and no large-scale infection occurred.However, Yidan was still awake and asleep, and was still raised in Guanju Palace, while Xuanqing was much better, not as sick as before and talking nonsense.

At the Clothes Bureau, Cui Jinxi got the order from Nanny Jin, and hurriedly put down the clothes in her hands and went out, but it was Pan Cai who was waiting outside, and hurriedly greeted respectfully with her hands in her sleeves: "My lord, Wan An!"

Seeing the cold and damp air all over her body, Pan Cairen frowned in disgust: "You are Cui Jinxi?"

"Yes, my lord."

Pan Cairen raised his eyes: "Okay, I ask you, what did Zhu Xiuyi tell you?"

Cui Jinxi was stunned for a moment, not daring to hesitate, and hurriedly replied: "Ms. Xiuyi just asked about the condition of the servant, nothing else."

Pan Cairen smiled coldly, and was slapped across the face, the slap sounded like firecrackers on New Year's Eve.Because Pan Cairen wore hard chiseled jade and bright silver armor, and struck quickly and ruthlessly, Cui Jinxi was defenseless, half of her cheeks were already swollen, and there were still a few streaks of blood floating faintly. The topknot was also loose, and a black hair hung down with a bang.Even though her face was hot and painful, Cui Jinxi didn't dare to distinguish it, she hurriedly knelt down and begged, "My lord, forgive me."

Baoqi is the female official in charge of Xiyun Pavilion, and she has always won the trust of Pan Cairen. She supported Pan Cairen and pretended to persuade: "Young master, be careful and hurt your hands, you don't have to hurt your body because of a lowly servant girl." "Bao Qi turned her head to glance at Cui Jinxi, smiled bitterly, and scolded, "A lowly person is lowly, my little master asked you something, what are you doing in a secret!"

Cui Jinxi knew that it was difficult to escape today, so she kept kowtowing: "My lord, please forgive me. The lady Xiuyi just told the servants not to wash clothes until they recover from the cold. My lord has learned a lesson."

Pan Cairen laughed back in anger, took a step forward, lifted Cui Jinxi's thin chin vigorously, and said sharply: "She has the time to care about a lowly maid? Are you lying to me?"

Cui Jinxi trembled slightly, and tried her best to calmly reply: "I don't dare."

Pan Cairen said sternly: "My little master just doesn't believe it! Do you think you are strong and not afraid of anything?"

Baoqi's eyes were the sharpest, and she stomped on Cui Jinxi's frostbitten right hand. Cui Jinxi screamed, but Pan Cairen grabbed her jaw tightly and couldn't break free. She cried out in pain, "My lord, spare me!"

Pan Cairen smiled, her voice was as charming as spring rain brushing over the stamens, but there was a hint of ruthlessness: "Forgive me? This little master won't! Baoqi, slap her on the mouth hard!"

"stop!"

Pan Cairen shrank his neck in fright, and turned his head hastily, but it was Luo Fangyi and Enbi who came hand in hand.Enbi looked angry and scolded: "What is Pan Cairen doing!"

Pan Cairen withdrew his hand resentfully, and gave a hasty salute: "What I do, I don't need Luo Fangyi and Concubine En to discipline me."

Enbi signaled Zhilan to help Cui Jinxi to get up, and said slowly: "Then, can you speak up and tell me, what did this court lady do wrong?"

"She disrespected the young master and concealed something!" Seeing Cui Jinxi's sudden rescue, Bao Qi was already dissatisfied. Seeing that Enbi had made up her mind to protect Cui Jinxi, she finally couldn't help but interject.

Concubine En smiled slightly, but her eyes sternly brushed across Baoqi's face: "Is it you, a servant, who can interrupt the concubine's speech? Or is it because your little supervisor is not good at teaching? This young master dislikes such arrogance and rudeness the most." Disrespectful person, Zhilan, let me master her mouth! Until she learns to distinguish between superior and inferior!"

"You dare!" Pan Cairen didn't expect that Enbin would dare to do something to his own people, his brows stood on end, his almond eyes widened, and he stared fiercely into Enbin's calm eyes.

Enbi stretched out her hand to grab a primrose and sniffed it lightly. There was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and her eyes were clear: "This flower blooms beautifully, but I don't know that since spring has come, it will naturally be colorful. , how can there be a reason for thriving? Time has passed, and people who are outdated should cherish themselves, otherwise, they can only be trash." Enbi smiled and glanced at Pan Cairen who was dazed with anger, and said slowly, "Cairen What do you think?"

Pan Cairen tightly clenched his knuckles, and was about to speak, but was stopped by Concubine En: "Besides, you are only a talented person from the sixth rank. My master is not talented, but I am a concubine of the fifth rank. Why not teach your slaves a lesson?"

"Enbi thinks highly of me." Pan Cairen smiled coldly, and the fine tassels hanging from the Qingyunyongfu hairpin on his temples swayed slightly, like buds on a branch in early spring, "Although this young master is a talented person from the sixth rank You are the dignified young master of the Yuxiang family who is welcoming you into the palace. Although you are a concubine of the fifth grade, you are a little darning maid who climbed from the weaving bureau to the dragon bed. If you insist on classifying high and low, concubine en You should know it too!"

Note: "Look at the hidden dragon lying down for three winters, and the horns of its head do not compete with snakes." It comes from a poem about the twelve zodiac signs written by Zhu Xi, a great Confucianist in the Southern Song Dynasty.He ingeniously scattered and embedded the names of the twelve zodiac signs in the poems.The poem goes: "In the daytime, the empty scorpion gnaws the hungry mouse, and at dawn the driver wins the cattle to plow the abandoned garden. It is only then that the tiger circle listens to the boast, but the rabbit country of the old industry is poor. You see that the dragon lies in the three winters, and the horns of the head do not compete with the snake. Destroy the car and kill the horse, then gallop away, cook mutton and wine and chat calmly. The hand-breed monkey picks the hanging green, and raises the Kun chicken (Kun chicken: an ancient book refers to a bird like a crane). The guest dog barks to make tea, You don’t need to buy pork from the owner.”

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