mountain and river oath

Time flies, and six years have passed in a blink of an eye.

The sky was gray and bright, and in a hidden corner of the huge palace, the lush and lush weeds grew crazily, almost reaching the knees. Under the cover of the weeds, a dilapidated palace could be seen faintly, and the soil at the corner was exposed. The red paint was completely peeled off, a few holes were broken in the eaves, and several pillars supported the entire palace crookedly, as if it would collapse at any moment.

Accompanied by the early morning mist, a gray-haired lady was hunched over and busy in the yard, and a clear and melodious child's voice came from the room, "The way of a university lies in Ming Mingde, in closeness to the people, and in perfection. After stopping, there is steadiness; after steadiness, you can be calm; when you are still, you can be peaceful; when you are peaceful, you can worry;

"Mother, the child has already learned it by heart." A boy ran out with an ink-stained book, and approached his wife coquettishly, "Mom, can I go out and play?"

"No, go back and endorse," the lady said sternly.

"Oh" the boy's eyes were full of disappointment, and he walked back unwillingly.

The woman looked at the lonely back of the boy, her eyes were full of distress, she sighed inaudibly, and turned to clean the yard.

"Ruyi" a maid walked in with her head poking around, looked at the woman and said.

"Miss Miaozhu" Ruyi walked over and looked at the maid respectfully.

"Concubine Xian's dress is mended yet?" the maid asked in a low voice.

"It's done, I'll take it out for you." Ruyi turned and went in to get the clothes.

The maid was waiting.

"Girl" Ruyi handed the clothes to the palace lady, who took the clothes in her hands, unfolded the clothes, and praised, "Your needlework skills are much better than Xiaoyan in the Queen's Palace. It's useless for her to claim to be the best in needlework skills in the palace. Bah, as long as you go out, nothing will happen to her, Xiaoyan."

"Miss Miaozhu is too much for the prize," Ruyi said humbly.

"Here, this is the leftover cornbread from my meal." Miaozhu handed one of the cornbreads in her hand to Ruyi, and a smile appeared on Ruyi's wrinkled face, and she took it carefully.

Miaozhu looked at Ruyi in a downcast, wrinkled face, and couldn't believe it. Ruyi had aged like this in a few years. When she was young, how did she attract the attention of the emperor and give birth to the prince? The maid was thinking, Attention is gradually attracted by the clear and crisp child's voice,

"Your son studies very hard," said the maid.

"Yeah." A knowing smile appeared on Ruyi's face devastated by life.

"What's the use of reading, it's better to die, stay in the cold palace with peace of mind, help the eunuch with some rough work, maybe there is still a way to survive" Miao Zhu couldn't help but said.

"He loves to read, and I won't listen to any persuasion," Ruyi said.

Miaozhu knew in her heart that it was because the child loved to read, it was because Ruyi had her own intentions, and she made an excuse here, she still hoped that her son would one day win the favor of the emperor, enter the royal family, and become a prince.

"I'll go first, the concubine Xian is still waiting to wear this dress," Miao Zhu said hastily.

"Miss, wait a minute" Ruyi stopped the maid and said in a low voice, "I heard that the concubine Xian has no children under her knees"

"Bold, what qualifications do you have to talk about the master's affairs?" Miao Zhu said angrily.

"Sister, my body won't last for a few years, and the child is still so young, maybe he won't remember me after I die," Ruyi said sadly.

Miaozhu listened thoughtfully, looked at Ruyi, turned around and left for a long time.Ruyi watched the figure of the court lady gradually disappear into the luxuriant grass, and turned to look at the place where the children were reading, with infinite love in her eyes.

"Mom, I'm hungry," the child said crisply.

A pot of wild vegetables was burning on an earthen pot. The boy curled his lips when he smelled the wild vegetables, and said, "Mom, I don't want to eat wild vegetables anymore."

"Aren't you hungry?" Ruyi asked softly as she watched the dishes in the crock boil and roll with the hot water.

"I'm not hungry anymore," the boy said aggrievedly.

"Good boy, listen to your mother and eat something." Ruyi hugged the child in her arms. The child's thin body made Ruyi feel sore and painful. It's all because of her incompetence, because she was too high-minded to let this child get away. In her womb, she suffered from birth.

The boy snuggled into his mother's arms without speaking.

Ruyi took out a cornbread from her bosom and handed it to the boy carefully, the boy took it happily,

"Mom, you eat." The boy handed the cornbread to his mother.

"Mother is not hungry, you can eat." Ruyi put the cornbread to the boy's mouth with a kind face, the boy took a bite gently, showing a childlike smile, and Ruyi laughed, looking at the boy's thin and emaciated body, she felt in her heart It's bitter, no one has been here for a long time, and the two of them can only rely on digging wild vegetables for a living, but the boy is growing up, eating wild vegetables for a long time, the boy is also tired of eating, and basically doesn't eat much. Recently, his body is thin Fortunately, Miaozhu came over today and brought a piece of corn bread.

"Is it delicious?" Ruyi asked softly, watching the child chewing on the cornbread in her arms.

"En." The child nodded, broke off a piece, and handed it to Ruyi.

Ruyi shook his head.

"Mom, eat something, I'm full," the child said.

"Silly boy, mother is not hungry, eat more, my son will grow tall and mighty," Ruyi said softly.

"Well, when I grow up, I want to protect my mother. I go out to make money. We eat steamed buns every day, and we don't eat wild vegetables anymore," the boy said innocently.

Ruyi giggled and laughed, "Little fool, you are the prince. In the future, you will assist the emperor to become a famous minister and be admired by thousands of people. How can you go out to make money and become a lowly businessman?"

"Mother, I don't want to be a prince, I don't want to study anymore," the boy said aggrievedly.

"You are the prince, the sixth son of Emperor Jing today. You have a noble status. Sooner or later, your father will recognize you back. Your brothers have been enlightened by the master since childhood and have all kinds of skills. Only you were born in the cold palace, mother." I have no skills, I can only teach you the knowledge of books, so you have to work harder so that you will not be left behind by your brothers and will not be bullied by them in the future, understand?" Ruyi said.

"Oh" the boy said ignorantly, looking at his mother blankly.

"Eat some wild vegetables." Ruyi scooped up a small bowl of wild vegetables and fed them to the boy bit by bit, "Mom will get you some meat to eat in a few days" Ruyi coaxed the boy softly.

"Wow, do you want to eat meat, mother?" The boy's eyes immediately flashed with happiness, and Ruyi's heart softened. For the boy's happiness at this moment, it's okay to let her give her life.

The boy ate the wild vegetables patiently, and Ruyi finished her wild vegetables in a hurry. The boy fell sleepy in Ruyi's arms and fell asleep. Ruyi woke the boy up, "Have you finished memorizing today's books?"

The boy rubbed his sleepy eyes and said in a daze, "I'm done reciting, mother."

"Go to sleep" Ruyi patted the boy's body lightly, and the boy's cheeks were gently nestled on Ruyi's shoulder, and the light and shallow breath he exhaled floated on Ruyi's face, and Ruyi's hand patted again and again, Occasionally brushing off flying moths, she looked at the dark sky, thinking about how to beg for a bite of meat for her son, so that his body would be strong.

"Miss Miaozhu" Ruyi quietly walked into the palace lady's side.

"Ah, I was shocked, why did you come out?" Miao Zhu looked at Ruyi and asked dissatisfied.

"Miss Miaozhu, you haven't been here for a long time, I'll come to see you," Ruyi said.

"You are a sinner in the cold palace, without the emperor's imperial decree, you can't get out of the cold palace for half a step, go back quickly, so as not to hurt me," Miao Zhu said.

"Miss Miaozhu, don't worry, no one will see it" Ruyi accompanied and said cautiously.

"Go back quickly, I'm still busy," Miao Zhu said impatiently.

"Sister, please help me, my son wants to eat meat, can you help me get some?" Ruyi looked at Miaozhu pleadingly.

"You, please be content. It would be nice if you could stay alive and watch your son grow up. Don't think about other things anymore." Miao Zhu looked at Ruyi and said.

"Miss Miaozhu, the child has been unable to eat recently and has lost a lot of weight, please help me," Ruyi begged.

"I" Miaozhu still wanted to speak, when a voice came over,

"Miaozhu, what are you doing, come here quickly, the grass fight has begun, if you don't come here again, you will lose" a girl with a crisp voice shouted.

"Come here" Miao Zhu replied.

"I still have something to do, let's go first." Miaozhu pushed Ruyi away, and Ruyi knelt down

"Girl, please go ahead"

"You..." Miao Zhu really didn't know what to do with Ruyi, she was in a dilemma, a girl in a pink shirt came over, Miao Zhu froze when she saw the girl coming

"Sister Miaoxin" Miaozhu said anxiously.

Miaoxin ignored Miaozhu's uneasiness, looked at Ruyi who was kneeling on the ground, she was stunned for a while, then put on a warm face, smiled and helped Ruyi kneeling on the ground "Sister Ruyi"

Ruyi looks at Miaoxin sincerely, at a loss.

"Sister Ruyi, what difficulties do you have, tell me?" Miao Xin said.

Seeing Miaoxin's attitude, Miaozhu felt extremely disturbed, knowing that Miaoxin had seen through her tricks in front of the concubine Xian, but seeing Miaoxin's warm treatment of Ruyi, Miaozhu knew in her heart that Miaoxin was going to win Ruyi, she immediately laughed Get up, hold Ruyi's hand and say "Ruyi, come with me, I'll help you"

"Miao Zhu, where are you taking Elder Sister Ruyi?" Miao Xin asked with a playful smile.

"My room" Miao Zhu said.

"Okay, you can go, tomorrow I can see you in the prison of slaves," Miao Xin said.

Miao Zhu understood Miao Xin's words immediately, and said, "Thank you sister for reminding me."

"Ruyi, you go back first." Miaozhu said to Ruyi, Ruyi understood and left quietly.

Miaoxin watched Ruyi's back go away, her laughing face immediately darkened, Miaozhu plopped down on her knees, "Sister, please forgive me"

"You are so brave, you dare to deceive the empress," Miao Xin said sharply.

"Sister, save me" Miao Zhu said.

"You are not good at needlework, yet you dare to be arrogant in front of your mother, deceive your mother, and enter the cold palace behind your back. These few crimes, any one of them is enough for you to die once, Miao Zhu, you are so brave." Miao Xin Cold and authentic.

"Sister, I know I was wrong," Miao Zhu called out, "I pretended that I was good at needlework. Of course I was wrong, but I was also thinking of my mother. Ruyi told me a few days ago that she was ill and couldn't take care of her son. I see, she wants to adopt her son to her mother," Miao Zhu said.

"She really said that?" Miao Xin asked.

"It's absolutely true," Miao Zhu said.

"I see, I will tell my mother about this matter, don't let the news out," Miao Xin said.

"I understand." Miao Zhu nodded.

"I'll help you hide the matter of deceiving your empress for the time being. Don't say that you know Ruyi, understand?" Miao Xin looked at Miao Zhu and said.

Miao Zhu hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, thinking bitterly in her heart, what a wonderful heart you are, to take my credit and claim credit in front of the empress, but she only dared to be dissatisfied in her heart, but she kept saying yes, she knew she couldn't beat Miao Xin .

Miao Xin looked at Miao Zhu who was kneeling on the ground, and walked away slowly.