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(three)

A lie is a flower sprinkled with gold leaf, gorgeous and brilliant, but rotten inside.

Even so, it is still a flower.It was Concubine Chen who told Wanxiu this truth.

It was only a few years before Wanxiu became Concubine Chun, and she met the Emperor Daxing. On the day of her burial, she cried uncontrollably——she cried for her own future, and from then on, only plain clothes remained. Onyx, and will be imprisoned in Shoukang Palace for many years, facing the lifeless Concubine Yonggui and a group of elderly concubines.

In her twenties, she seemed to see the end of her life long ago, and she couldn't even hang herself. At that time, she still had a sense of honor for the sake of her family, so she could only resent the new master of the harem—her sister, Niu. Hulu Ruyue became the emperor's favorite concubine.

It's not enough to be the prince's side Fujin, but now he wants to become the emperor's woman?Wanxiu confines herself in the Shoukang Palace, and repeatedly refuses the concubine Ru's visit. Finally, Concubine Yonggui's rigidity comes into play—helping her reject the annoying Ru concubine on the grounds that Shoukang Palace should be kept quiet by the former emperor. Yue.

Day after day in the palace, the only thing Wanxiu can do is embroidery. This thing she hated the most in the boudoir period has become the only pastime in the town. The endless embroidery seems to be haunting Ruyue. to hate.

"Concubine Chun's feelings for Concubine Ru, concubines can understand a thing or two." Concubine Chen once said to her with a smile, and it was the first time they met at that time.

When Ruyue was pregnant with a dragon fetus and she was forced to visit, she met Concubine Chen in the back garden after leaving Yongshou Palace.Although Wanxiu lives in secluded life, there are maids under her command who run errands for her and know a lot about the anecdotes in the palace. Concubine Chen is one of the few concubines besides Ruyue who can be favored by the current emperor.She once met Concubine Chen at the grand ceremony. This beautiful woman who looked like she was carved out of the green water in the south of the Yangtze River gave her a warm illusion for a moment.

"The concubine sees the Empress Dowager Chun."

"Exemption." When Concubine Chen lowered her eyebrows and looked down, Wan Xiu discovered something interesting. "What did you ask the maid to do with the flowers in the imperial garden?"

"The concubine loves to appreciate flowers, but recently it has reached the end of the flowering period. In order to make these flowers show their beauty again, the court ladies spread gold leaf on the petals to increase their beauty."

"Sprinkling gold leaf? Concubine Chen is really interested."

"The mere gold leaf is in the harem, it is more affordable to exchange it for a smile." Concubine Chen sat back in the pavilion, her pale complexion seemed to melt under the light, and she really felt a little bit of praise at this moment.Just as Wanxiu was thinking, Concubine Chen looked at Wanxiu with a half-smile, her red lips parted slightly: "Zhu Jin, sprinkle the whole bag of gold leaf."

After the court lady Zhu Jin took the order, she unwrapped the gold thread that sealed the mouth of the bag and poured it into the sky. Pieces of gold flakes fluttered in the wind and fell on the flowers, dyeing the safflower golden everywhere.It was the first time for Wanxiu, who was born in the royal family and nobles, to see such an extravagant scene, so she couldn't help being a little stunned.

"The concubine just heard that Concubine Ru is pregnant, and this scene is suitable for congratulations." Concubine Chen looked at her with a smile, but her eyes were cold. "Concubine Chun's feelings for Concubine Ru, concubines can understand a thing or two."

Wan Xiu looked cold.

"There are rumors in the harem that you and the concubine sisters are not on good terms." Concubine Chen suddenly started talking again.

"Is there such a thing? I don't know." Even if she knew, it was a matter between her and Ruyue, and outsiders didn't need a beak.

"My concubine and I are often considered to be fighting for favor with each other, but do you believe that the concubine never has such thoughts?" Concubine Chen suddenly covered her lips and coughed a few times, her brows furrowed frequently.

Wan Xiu replied with a half-smile: "Concubine Chen is being polite."

"Ms. Concubine Chun was also courteous to my concubine just now." Concubine Chen stood up and waved to Zhu Jin in the distance. "Although the gold leaf on the shower is beautiful, it can't conceal its rotten essence after all; no matter how many gorgeous words are used to wrap a lie, it still can't change the fact that it is a lie. However, the world still likes the most false things, because the more false more beautiful."

Wan Xiu was a little confused about what Concubine Chen meant. It wasn't until Ruyue's pregnant little princess was born, and rumors began to spread in the palace that Ruyue conspired with the imperial physician to forcefully give birth, Wan Xiu could understand a little bit.

A lie is like the gold leaf on a flower, and when the gold leaf is sprinkled to paint the scene in front of you with the color you want, the sense of accomplishment of mastering everything is enough to make you intoxicated.What could be more fun and amusing than sprinkling gold leaf or pouring dung water on one's own thought, but it can infect the whole court?

Wanxiu's mind came alive again, when she opened her mouth to tell the first lie, weaving out the concubine Rufei she thought in her heart one by one, Wanxiu smiled, with tears squeezed around her eyes, she continued to laugh with.

In just ten years, Niu Hulu Ruyue has changed from a kind woman praised by everyone to the most vicious existence in the harem. Wanxiu still remembers the tearful, angry and wronged appearance when Ruyue came to find her. For the first time, she was in such a good mood that she called her elder sister, only for Ruyue to sigh.

Her rumors have fabricated Niu Hulu Ruyue into what she wanted, a woman with deep scheming and unscrupulous means to achieve her goals. These rumors seem to be true, but they are her love, her hatred, and she can't stop complaining. resentment.

Wan Xiu lived in a lie, and she was willing to live in such a lie.

(four)

"Your Majesty, don't you just let Empress Dowager Chun slander you like this without refuting it at all?" In the Buddhist hall of Yongshou Palace, maid Erhe changed the water for the white jade vase with willow branches on the altar table, while aggrieved for Empress road.

"The willows and branches are really beautiful." Ruyue closed the Buddhist scriptures, her eyes were covered by eyelashes and she lowered her eyes slightly. "You also know what it means to be injustice. If it makes her happy, just let her go."

"But ma'am, it was true that you withdrew from the election because of illness, how could Concubine Chun blame you for everything? You were the one who took care of so many things for her in the mansion back then, but she was not grateful at all. "Er He is Ruyue's dowry maid, she has been with her since she was a child, so she clearly remembers everything back then.

Concubine Ru signaled Erhe not to say any more, put her right hand on the Buddhist scriptures and said, "Everything in the past is like dying yesterday. I have read this truth thousands of times, but I still can't let it go. It's still the same after so many years of studying Buddhism, let alone Wanxiu ?”

"But Concubine Chun shouldn't start rumors about Little Gege's death, she clearly knows how much this is a blow to the empress!" In the past in the mansion, Erhe thought that Wanxiu was a disaster that would only bring trouble to her master, but she was like Yue treats Wanxiu very well, not only eating and sleeping together, but also sharing all the rewards given by Ama.However, what the Empress Chun gave back was only to spread rumors and make troubles. Even when Little Gege died unfortunately, Princess Chun was able to describe her as a vicious woman like Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty.

"Little Gege's death really made me feel something. I ignored Wanxiu's concern for Xiao Gege before, and I didn't visit her in Shoukang Palace during that time."

"Niang Niang," Er He wanted to tell Ruyue to stop doing this. Those who are as bad as Niu Hulu and Wanxiu will not appreciate it, but Erhe knew that Ruyue would only do this stupidly all the time, just to make up for the ignorance Where did the guilt come from. "What happened back then..."

"Erhe, you have said your words of comfort to me many times, so I don't need to repeat them. Now that I am happy, I don't need to talk about Wanxiu anymore." Ruyue reopened the scriptures and stared quietly in front of the Buddhist hall .

Seeing this, Erhe retreated quietly, leaving only Ruyue hanging her head under the seat of Master Guanyin.

Inexplicably, Ruyue thought of a poem written by Feng Xiaoqing, a talented woman who is skilled in the opera "The Peony Pavilion": "Before Ji Shou, Master Ciyun, no one was born in the west, nor was he born in heaven; I wish for a drop of poplar water...

She dared not say the last sentence no matter what.

After studying Buddhism for many years, she knew that she had never realized it at all, otherwise, how could she have such thoughts now?

Ruyue raised her eyes to look at the lotus flowers on the table, her eyes were foggy, how could she have the clear appearance of having studied Buddhism for many years?Even if she and Wanxiu were twin twins long ago, Ruyue knew in her heart that what she wanted was not just the same root, but...

Ruyue stretched out her hand suddenly and broke off a willow branch that was growing side by side in the bottle. The dew on the branch happened to drip onto a line of text on the Buddhist scriptures. The "color".

When Ruyue saw it, her eyes wet suddenly, but she still closed the book cruelly.

Look, Wanxiu, even Master Avalokitesvara can't stand her sister's self-deception.