listen.explain

(28)

In order to spy on the inside story of the palace, Xiang Ling told countless lies between lies and lies, and no one knows the truth of the lies better than her: to fabricate a lie that everyone believes, you must believe it more than anyone else lie.

In the rainstorm and thunderstorm, a flash of lightning illuminated the Yongshou Palace for an instant.

Xiang Ling stared at Rufei carefully, and followed her gaze to the same place.Xiang Ling put the sachet in her hand beside the table, stroked her fingers and said softly: "At the beginning, I gave the sachet to Concubine Chun, just to sympathize with her loneliness in the palace. Later, Madam, you told me about the worries in your heart, and I realized that I had done something wrong, so I wanted to get the sachet back. At that time, I was about to leave the palace, and I had to ask for it, but she didn't know the cause and effect, so she offended Concubine Chun."

Ruyue didn't say anything for a while, she reached out to pick up the sachet, put it in her palm and looked at it worriedly.Although she glanced briefly in Wanxiu's room that day, her memory has long been engraved in her heart. The sachet in front of her is embroidered in the same style. If Xiang Ling fabricated the facts, she would not be able to imitate the sachet she had never seen so finely, nor would she There may be silks and satins allocated to the Shoukang Palace, Ruyue never thought that this is the truth──

It is obviously full of flaws, as if the reflection in the water can be broken by stretching out a hand, but Ruyue can't control her mind to believe--believe that all this is true.yes!She can't accept everything in front of her, but how can she explain everything in front of her?

Ruyue laughed suddenly, but the laugh came from her throat and fell down with the choking. The meaning of the laughter represented absurdity, unbelievability, in the absurd truth.In the end, Ruyue covered her heart and looked up to the sky and laughed wildly.

There seemed to be something broken in her eyes, Xiang Ling looked at Ruyue's tears, and handed the scarf to her face. "I won't meet Princess Chun again, so you don't have to worry, empress."

"Why? Why!" If the first sentence was a question, then the second sentence, why Ruyue shouted with all her strength, but she didn't know what she was asking for.

"Because I like you, my lady." Xiang Ling persisted, repeating what she said calmly.

"The so-called liking, is it like this?" Ruyue covered her face and sobbed as if her heart was pierced by a sword. "Xiang Ling, why are you so cruel, I would rather never know the truth..."

"How long can one person lie to one's own heart?" Xiang Ling looked at Concubine Ru with a complicated expression, and finally took a silk handkerchief to wipe away tears from Ru Yue's face. "Your Majesty, just as you don't have the heart to lie to me, I don't want to lie to you either."

Ruyue stared at Xiangling in a daze at the familiar sentence.It was just hypocrisy to say this at the beginning, is it worth getting the sincerity now?

Recently, there was an anecdote circulating in the palace. It is said that when the people of Xinzheku were renovating the palace, they accidentally unearthed a Buddha statue under the Fengxian Temple. Messages of poisoning the late emperor were flying all over the place.But after the judgment of the old eunuch in the palace, the development of the situation turned around. It turned out that the old eunuch saw that it was an auspicious Buddha, and it was used to shorten the life of someone to be safe. The one-sided criticism of Princess Chun suddenly turned to Ru The tide of praise.

But Mu Duer was skeptical about this matter, she had also seen the Buddha statue with her own eyes, the texture was still new, it didn't seem to be made before the death of the late emperor more than ten years ago, she only thought that it was the concubine Chun who made trouble again.But Mu Du'er, who has always been outspoken, unexpectedly chose to keep silent on this matter, just seeing that Concubine Chun's popularity in the harem has risen, and she even became famous in Rehe.

"Auntie, will the Empress Dowager Chun gain power because of this? I heard that the emperor intends to canonize Empress Dowager Chun as a noble concubine."

"The palace would rather believe this matter, not to mention it won't do any harm if you believe it." Mu Du'er sighed softly when she understood what the maid under her was worried about. "The Empress Dowager Chun has achieved her goal when she gains power, and she will no longer have leisure time to embarrass Chuxiu Palace."

Although it was Taifei Chun's thoughts, not all the people in the palace were kind.Especially when Xue Dongsheng heard about this, he grinned happily.

"It seems that this old concubine who has lived in the palace for a long time is about to gain power!"

"Brother Xue, how can you be so sure? Maybe this Buddha statue is fake at all." Asked the younger eunuch beside him.

"How can the rice you have eaten have as much salt as the uncle I have eaten?!" Xue Dongsheng said with arrogance, "Even if this Buddha statue is fake, the emperor will definitely confer the title of Concubine Chun as a noble concubine."

"How did you see that?"

"What's the surname of Concubine Chun? Her surname is Niu Hulu, and the Xianghuang Banner she belongs to is the head banner among the nobles of the Eight Banners. Her ancestors were also one of the five founding ministers of the country. There is also a loyal and righteous man in the ancestors who deserves to enjoy the Taimiao, and enters the palace as a concubine." They are more like scattered green leaves. How could the emperor want to offend the Niu Hulu family? What's more, Concubine Chun's younger sister, Rufei, has just experienced the pain of bereavement recently. You can't even see through it, how can you mess around in the palace in the future!" Xue Dongsheng snorted disdainfully, and the other eunuchs nodded and bowed in fear of his power.

"Then according to Eunuch Xue, will Concubine Chun benefit our slaves if she gains power?"

"As long as we snuggle up to her, it will be beneficial." Xue Dongsheng smiled wildly as he remembered something. "What's more, I can just use Concubine Chun to teach this bitch Mu Duer a good lesson!"

"Aren't you going to be the opposite of Muduer?"

"Damn, you think I want to! If I hadn't made a deal with Bacha and asked me to look at that bitch's face every day, I wouldn't have spit on her face?!" Xue Dongsheng and Mu Du'er had always had a relationship If it is not for the huge profit, he will not agree to the conditions proposed by Bacha. "If you can't do this openly, then I will let Concubine Chun, who has a grudge against Mu Du'er, give her a good lesson."

"I heard that today Rehe will come with an imperial decree to confer the title of Empress Dowager Concubine."

When Youxiang spoke, Wanxiu was twisting the incense ash and teasing it, she responded: "It seems that Tong Jihai does have some methods, considering his background, I don't know if Qin Tianjian specializes in these techniques of confession."

Although she has long been used to Concubine Chun's harsh words, Youxiang still couldn't help saying: "Mother, Tong Jihai has taken such a big risk this time..."

"Did I tell him to do this?" Wanxiu gave Youxiang a white look. "Besides, Tong Jihai would do this because he wanted something from me, and it was only for himself. I hate people who use this palace as a stepping stone."

Seeing Wanxiu's air, Youxiang also consciously changed the subject. "Should the empress prepare..."

"Of course." Wan Xiu sat up straight, Fang Youxing sneered. "Youxiang, prepare the most gorgeous clothes. I will go out later to receive the imperial concubine Shugui's order. Let's see if I, the sky in Shoukang Palace, can overwhelm that crumbling mountain!"

When the imperial decree was promulgated, only the word "gui" was added before the concubine, but the title of concubine "gui" symbolized that Wanxiu had become the legitimate principal in the Shoukang Palace. It is unknown what kind of disturbance will be caused by the hands of Concubine Chungui.

"Grand Concubine Shugui, today is a big day for my palace. I want to go to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the flowers. Is that okay?" Ruo said that Wanxiu still had scruples about Concubine Shugui before, so she tried to deceive her When she was out of the palace, she also became a noble concubine now, so Wanxiu did not hide her arrogance and surly nature.

Before Concubine Shugui could make a sound, Wan Xiu generously walked out of Shoukang Palace, out of the palace gate, and twisted her embroidered shoes on the ground hard.

The corner of Wanxiu's mouth was always smiling, but Youxiang, who was by the side, felt that the empress had never smiled so darkly before, and even she felt a little afraid.Youxiang helped Concubine Chun to the imperial garden. She didn't expect that the empress did not go to see Concubine Ru, but really came to see flowers.

Wanxiu didn't make a sound along the way, and sat in the pavilion for a long time before she said, "Go back to Shoukang Palace and find some bright yellow colored paper, cut them up, put them in a bag and bring them to me."

Seeing Youxiang still standing still, Wanxiu raised her eyebrows. "Youxiang, how many times do you have to call me before you can hear me?"

Youxiang, who was still thinking about the intention of the empress, was taken aback, and quickly followed the instructions of Concubine Chun.After Youxiang left, Wanxiu went to the garden alone to enjoy the flowers. It was almost the end of autumn, and the flowers withered, showing no vitality. Wanxiu recalled the scene when she met Concubine Chen in the past, and couldn't help but envy her for having both hands.

Now she has the power of Concubine Chen, even worse than that, she can also reproduce the scene of rejuvenating thousands of flowers in the imperial garden, but she doesn't know what went wrong, Wan Xiu only feels depressed.It seems that when I was young, I always admired the taste of Fuling Cake, but when I tasted it, I was disappointed. I have imagined it thousands of times in my mind, is it just that?

With a change of mind, Wanxiu walked towards Yongshou Palace.

"I opened the umbrella. Concubine Chun brought a piece of Supa this time, which is horizontal and vertical..."

Swipe the handkerchief with your fingertips, gently squeeze and twist it slowly, touching the heartstrings.Xiang Ling narrowed her winking eyes, but her voice seemed to wrap around her fingers softly.

Ruyue's body trembled slightly, she hated the handkerchief in front of her eyes, but couldn't help looking forward to it.When Wanxiu wanted to present the handkerchief, what expression did she have on her face?Like those ordinary women blushing and bowing their heads, are they timid and shy?That's not her Wanxiu.But no matter how much she thought about it, Ruyue still couldn't imagine what Wanxiu would look like.

"There is still something to do in Xiefang Palace today, Xiang Ling has to leave first." Suddenly, Xiang Ling got up to say goodbye, but before leaving, she bent down and held Ruyue's hands. "Your Majesty, did you consider my feelings when you asked me to say this? Could it be that Madam Chun only sees Concubine Chun in her eyes no matter what?"

"Xiang Ling, don't say these things..."

Looking forward to the extreme, but closed his eyes sadly, seeing Rufei has been like this for several days, Xiang Ling's voice unconsciously tinged with a strange color. "Is your empress only willing to live in a lie of self-deception?"

Shaking off the opponent's hand, Ruyue's face immediately changed. "You met with Concubine Chun privately, and now you say these things to me again, aren't you afraid of being punished by the palace rules?"

"I regard my empress as a confidant." Xiang Ling's eyes were so deep that Ruyue couldn't move her eyes. "Didn't your empress treat me as a confidant back then and tell me those secret things?"

Xiang Ling leaned over to Ruyue's ear and said these words, exhaling like blue and straight to the ear, the scorching heat quickly dyed her cheeks red, Ruyue was not used to such close contact, so she got up to avoid it.

"If Xiang Ling still has something to do, then it's not convenient for me to keep you." Ruyue still pretended to smile while feeling very upset in her heart.

Xiang Ling smiled back and walked out freely.

It was just that moment, just that moment—in front of Yongshou Palace, Xiang Ling and Wan Xiu passed by abruptly.