Millennium drunk

It was getting dark and the cool breeze was blowing. Xia Ruoqing stood in the open space in front of the hall, looking up at the magnificent sunset in the sky, but the sadness in her eyes was as thick as ink, and the red color in the distance did not reflect at all.

Only now did Xia Ruoqing understand what it means to be in a city of sorrow.Every news from outside the palace is frightening. Officials who have been friends with his father have been detained and questioned one by one.

Even if she understood, Xia Ruoqing had nothing to do, she could only wait anxiously, hoping for the illusory eventuality.

"Your concubine! Your concubine!"

The personal maid tumbled over from the door, Xia Ruoqing's heart sank, but her face remained calm and calm, she said in a deep voice, "What's the matter? There's no rules at all, how decent it is for others to see it!"

Wan Rong was reprimanded, and her steps faltered for a while, but two tears rolled down her eyes: "Your concubine, my lord... Your lord has been escorted to the Yifu Division!"

"What... what?!" Xia Ruoqing's brain rang loudly, her pupils shrank suddenly, she was stunned for a moment, and then said sharply: "When did it happen? Who sent the news? Have you confirmed whether it's true or not?!"

"It's...it's true. Steward Fu sent someone to bring the news into the palace! My lord was taken away four days ago by the people from the Yifu Division, and the official robes and hats were taken off on the spot in the mansion. Madam is afraid of being expensive." My concubine was worried that she kept the news from spreading to the palace before, but it was just yesterday..."

"What happened yesterday!"

"Ma'am has been full of fear and worry these days, and my lord was taken away again. Madam couldn't hold back yesterday and fainted. Not only did she not wake up all day and night, but she also had a high fever. The young master and miss are still young, so Steward Fu was afraid that something would happen, so he sent someone to rescue him." The news came to the palace."

Every word Wan Rong said was like a thin needle in Xia Ruoqing's ears.Xia Ruoqing's eyes went dark for a moment, her hands and feet went limp, her body wobbled and then slid straight down.

Seeing this, Wan Rong and another maid hurried forward to help her, Xia Ruoqing paused for a while before she recovered, and said in a low voice, "Wan Rong, go and ask Zheng Yuyi to show mother."

"Your concubine, this... my lord has taken off his official robes, and according to the palace rules, the imperial doctor is not allowed to see your wife..."

"... Wan Rong, change my clothes and make up for me, I'm going to see His Majesty!"

The rays of the sun have faded, the willows are on the moon, and the dew in the middle of the night condenses on the scattered hair, and a layer of water mist visible to the naked eye is formed.Xia Ruoqing knelt in front of the main hall of Zihuan Palace, staring down at the dragon-patterned jade plate less than a foot away, her eyes were filled with deep-seated hatred and despair.

"Concubine Jinggui, it's cold at night, you'd better go back." Huangmen, the head of Zihuan Palace, looked helplessly and pitifully at the woman kneeling on the ground, sighed and shook his head, saying the same comfort for the fourth time.

"Your concubine, it's been three hours, let's go back..." Wan Rong also persuaded in a low voice.

Xia Ruoqing didn't say a word, didn't move, and didn't move, she still maintained the same posture.Kneeling on the cold and hard slate for a long time, her knees hurt like a knife, and her waist is so sore that she can hardly stand up, but she knows this is the only hope.

Once the father is convicted, the situation is over, and nothing can undo it!

"Your concubine..."

"Back down." The two words that were barely audible were cold and firm.

Every minute and every second became so unbearable, Xia Ruoqing knelt on the ground, but she went through the past scenes of entering the palace like a lantern in her mind.

Selected to enter the palace, lucky for the first time, favored by the emperor, and the house is full of royal bestowals.

Now, what has she got?Even the short side is stingy to see!

Recalling her father who had not seen her for a long time with white hair, serious but loving face, mother's gentle embrace and tears of reluctance, Xia Ruoqing tasted a fishy sweetness on her lips.

Her parents raised her with great kindness, and now the Xia family is in danger, but she is in vain as a daughter, sitting on the emperor's side, but she can't do anything!

She wants to save them!No matter right or wrong, no matter right or wrong, just because she is a child of man!

After the moon passed through the middle of the sky and the sky became extremely dark, it began to shine brightly in the east.Xia Ruoqing shivered and looked up at the sky.

It turned out to be... one night...

"Hi, dear concubine."

A gentle and clear voice came from behind. Xia Ruoqing turned her stiff neck and saw Su Lingyu who was wearing a light blue silk dress and holding a gorgeous food box.

Su Lingyu was surprised and bowed to Xia Ruoqing who was kneeling on the ground according to the rules. Looking at the sky, she also guessed that she had knelt in front of the hall all night.

The matter of the Xia family is not a secret in the palace, and Su Lingyu knows a thing or two.For Xia Ruoqing, she couldn't tell what she felt, but she was more pitiful and sympathetic. After all, she was inexplicably involved in the previous incident because Xia Ruoqing asked for hairpins, but she and Xia Ruoqing were both victims.

But it can only be limited to sympathy, with the help of this face similar to that of the former empress, she managed to regain her favor, and she is very clear about her own situation, so she dare not speak admonitions to Emperor Nanzhao.

Sighing silently, Su Lingyu stood up holding the food box and continued to move forward. Huang Men hurriedly greeted her, and said with a smile, "Su Liangyuan, why are you here so early?"

"I heard that His Majesty continued to approve the papers until late at night last night. I'm afraid that he was too sleepy this morning to skip breakfast. I prepared it early and sent it here. Your Majesty can eat some, so as not to hurt your stomach."

"Liangyuan really cares about His Majesty. His Majesty just got up, and the breakfast is still warm in his mouth. I'm afraid even his heart will be warmed too! Please, Liangyuan!"

Su Lingyu responded with a smile, caught a glimpse of Xia Ruoqing who was still kneeling on the ground out of the corner of her eye, shook her head invisibly, followed the Huangmen in charge into the palace gate.

She didn't dare, nor would she want to gamble with her and Jun Yihuang's life in the palace for something irrelevant.If you want to live in peace in this palace, you can only bow your head and sweep the snow in front of the door alone, don't care about the frost on other people's roofs.

Watching the light blue skirt disappear over the threshold, Xia Ruoqing stared forward for a long while with eyes that couldn't distinguish between emotions and anger, before softly saying, "Wanrong, help me up."

The maid who had been standing with her all night hurried forward to help Xia Ruoqing, her legs were already swollen after kneeling all night, her knees were torn and fleshy, and two clear dark red marks fell on the white jade-like ground. Xia Ruoqing leaned her whole body weight on the maid, closed her eyes and waited for the most unbearable pain to pass before turning around step by step and walking outside the gate of Zihuan Palace.

I could vaguely hear someone sighing from behind, Xia Ruoqing gritted her teeth, lowered her head and walked her away, until Zihuan Palace became a small spot in the distance, Xia Ruoqing said hoarsely: "When you go back, you Send a post out of the palace, and invite the eldest lady of the Helan mansion to come into the palace to have a talk."

Xia Ruoqing was taken aback by Xia Ruoqing's condolences: "My lord, Miss He Lan's identity... is quite embarrassing, and now my lord... I'm afraid that you will be talked about when you meet Miss He Lan in the palace."

"No need to say much, you just send the post out, the sooner the better."

"……Yes."

There was a bitter smile on Xia Ruoqing's drooping face. At this point, I am afraid that the only way to save the situation is to rely on that person.

It's a pity, after all, he was going to drag that person into this quagmire...

"Sister, long time no see."

The woman sitting opposite was wearing a plain embroidered jacket, and her lower body was dragged on the ground in a purple horse-faced skirt. Her long hair was casually tied into a bun, and she was simply decorated with three pearls and one bead flower.But even such a simple dress can't conceal the gorgeous features with deep lines and clear outlines. Surrounding her body is a thousand years of ice-like coldness, which makes the woman exude an arrogance and nobleness like a mountain snow lotus, but she refuses to be seen thousands of miles away. elegant temperament.

It's just that now the woman's coldness seems to be melted by the charcoal fire in the room, and the perfect eyebrows are slightly frowned towards the center, the coldness fades away, but it is replaced by a layer of faint evil spirit.

"Is my sister okay outside? My sister always misses her, and often dreams about our childhood."

"You... cleared up."

After waiting for a while, the woman with a cold face finally spoke, but her tone was full of regret and reluctance.

"...It was such a good time back then, with no worries. At most, I was worried that the girl would not finish her homework and be scolded by her parents, but she could run around the yard. The swing in your yard is probably gone. ?” Similar scenes and dialogues have already been rehearsed countless times in the chest, and the dialogues seem to be irrelevant, but Xia Ruoqing knows how to impress the cold and indifferent person opposite.

"The matter of Uncle Xia...I heard about it."

"Yes. Uncle Helan and Brother Helan, are they alright?"

"Father and brother are all good. Seeing Uncle Xia's accident, my father wanted to help but couldn't intervene. These days, he always wakes up in the middle of the night and sits until dawn. What are you going to do about Uncle Xia?"

"I don't know." Xia Ruoqing forced a smile, but her soft face was covered with deep sadness, which made her even more pitiful: "Recently, I've been feeling very upset, and there's no one in the palace to say what's on my mind. I can't go to the palace, so I have to ask my sister to go for a trip."

"Is life in the palace uncomfortable?"

"That's it, it's uncomfortable to talk about. The people in the palace are fighting for power and profit. No one wants to be in power. No one can believe it. No one dares to believe it. This life...is just like this." "You are still young, why do you just say This! You can always find a way to solve everything, your previous temperament is not like this!"

"Sister, you don't understand." Xia Ruoqing's smile became more and more bitter: "Every day when I wake up and watch the people coming and going in the palace, I always feel that I am no different from being alone in a room. I have to think about every word. , everyone has to think about it, in the palace I can't see my parents, siblings, and I can only choke on myself. I... Sometimes I would rather die than live a life like this!"

"Qingqing!"

"Sister Helan, I'm so tired..." A crystal clear teardrop fell down the corner of Xia Ruoqing's beautiful eyes. Xia Ruoqing closed her eyes and trembled her lips, as if she couldn't even breathe: "The Xia family is my last sustenance." , if my parents and siblings are gone, what am I going to do living in this palace alone!"