Empress and Empress

For several days, Emperor He stayed in Yuan Xingye's bedroom. Although many concubines were a little dissatisfied, they did not dare to say anything.Yuan Xingye didn't leave the palace on weekdays, and practiced swords or read books in his bedroom.

When Xia Zimo went to Taiye Pond to relax, he heard some concubines complaining several times, but because Emperor He had favored newcomers a few times before, although everyone complained, they didn't act too aggressively.Xia Zimo also met the concubine she noticed at the first banquet, Mei Xiurong among the nine concubines.The reason why Xia Zimo noticed her was that compared to other concubines, Mei Xiurong was a bit indifferent and favored, but she was one of the best in appearance and talent among concubines, and she has always been honored and favored.

He Di stayed in Yuan Xingye's place for more than half a month, during which time he never visited any other palaces.It stands to reason that the emperor was particular about which concubine he went to every day. He had to spend the fifteenth and sixteenth days in the queen's palace, and the rest of the time was arranged according to position. I walked with my temper, but the time to go to the queen's palace has never changed, but this time I didn't even go to the queen's palace.

Now Yuan Xingye became the target of public criticism in the harem, but the queen didn't say anything, and she was still so indifferent when greeting her as usual.Since ancient times, in the harem, unfavored concubines and favored concubines have been two concepts. Now Yuan Xingye is naturally in the limelight, and if there is something good, he will naturally be the first.The other concubines are of high status, and some of the concubines who have been favored in the past have done well. According to past examples, once the newcomers have passed the fresh end, then the concubines who were more favored in the past will still have a chance to stand out.

Apart from these, they are either from a good family background, who can talk in the court or the harem, and naturally no one dares to neglect them.Although Xia Zimo's status is not high, but the favored family background in the past was above one person and below ten thousand people, so naturally few people would make things difficult for her at this time.So she wrote and practiced painting every day, and lived comfortably.

To everyone's surprise, the Empress Dowager did not intervene in this matter. Xia Zimo was also curious. It is a great sin to say that the world has been ruled by filial piety since ancient times, and that the king is not filial.But He Di was not unfilial, he treated the Queen Mother very well on weekdays, but she always felt that there was something wrong in it, He Di treated the Queen Mother well, at first glance she thought it was very good.The Empress Dowager's food and clothing expenses are more than one level higher than He Di's, and the Empress Dowager's family members also have high official positions.But when I think about it carefully, I feel that there is a lack of warmth.However, it is not easy for Xia Zimo to guess these things, so he just thinks about it when he is wondering.

After one month passed like this, Emperor He stayed in Changchun Palace for a month in a row, until the arrival of another [-]th, everyone seemed to be looking forward to seeing whether Emperor He would go to the Central Palace on the [-]th, after Emperor He came down to court I still went to Changchun Palace, and I didn't come out of Changchun Palace until after dinner, and went to Zhonggong.

Xia Zimo, who got the news, breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.Not only her, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.After that, Emperor He gradually began to spend the night with other concubines, and even if he turned his cards around, he would ask others to sleep with him, but Yuan Xingye was still the leader, followed by Xia Zimo, followed by imperial concubine Li Bei, and Mei Xiurong.After that, there were one or two times when she was a newcomer to the palace, and Emperor He didn't like anything in particular, so she went there twice and got a random title.

Xia Zimo hadn't seen Yuan Xingye since that banquet, and Yuan Xingye hardly ever went out, leaving some concubines who wanted to make trouble nowhere to go.Although Xia Zimo had no intention of harming Yuan Xingye and wished her a good life, it was only out of a sense of sympathy.

It was the fifteenth day of the month again, Xia Zimo knew that Emperor He would go to the empress's place, so he didn't bother to wash and wash, and hid in the bedroom to read a book.Xiaoyu brought her freshly chilled watermelon and various foods.It was summer, and even though it was late at night, the weather was still very hot. Xia Zimo's body was not easy to be afraid of the cold, but he was also very afraid of heat.Xiaoyu naturally knew her temper, so after serving the food, she picked up the round fan and stood aside to fan the wind.

Xia Zimo took the round fan in her hand, "Go and rest, I don't need anyone to take care of me here." Xiaoyu knew that although Xia Zimo was gentle, he also said what he said, so he resigned and went to rest.Seeing that there was no one around, Xia Zimo was really bored, so he put on his coat and left the palace gate.

There are naturally few people walking around late at night. From time to time, some maids and servants pass by and think she is the female official in the palace, so they don't notice her. The palace is open and there are many running water, which is refreshing.After Xia Zimo walked for a while, he felt that the boredom in his heart was relieved.

She knows her own temper, and life in the palace is always a bit depressing, although she hasn't suffered any blows now, it's only because her family is quite powerful, besides, everyone knows that He Di likes the new and dislikes the old, even if she is favored now, she can How long will you be pampered?So when she is old and fading, how will she spend this long life?

While walking, Xia Zimo suddenly heard someone talking on the rockery, he listened carefully and it was true.

"The lonely smoke in the desert is straight, and the sun is setting in the long river." The voice is familiar, but for a while, I can't remember where I heard it.The people on the rockery repeated these two sentences.Although the voice is the clearness of a woman, it has the atmosphere of a different woman.

Xia Zimo narrowed his eyes and looked up.

A head of long hair was simply combed into a ponytail, because the color of the clothes could not be seen clearly in the night, but the style was the most common women's style in the folk.What impressed Xia Zimo was her eyes, which were dazzlingly bright under the night.Through the moonlight, he could see the appearance of that person clearly, it turned out to be Yuan Xingye.

No wonder it feels both familiar and strange.It had been two months since Yuan Xingye entered the palace, and she hadn't seen each other since the day she entered the palace. She felt familiar because Yuan Xingye had left a deep impression on her.

Yuan Xingye kept bowing his head and chanting these two lines of poetry. Xia Zimo's incomprehensible attachment and longing appeared between his eyebrows.

"I keep reciting these two lines of poems repeatedly, is there any deep meaning?" Xia Zimo couldn't help but ask.

Seeing her stunned for a moment, Yuan Xingye jumped to her side lightly.Xia Zimo couldn't help admiring his good skill.

"I just like these two poems better."

"If my sister wants to talk, Zimo can be a good listener." Xia Zimo was just curious, and whether Yuan Xingye said it or not had nothing to do with her.

After waiting for a long time, when Xia Zimo thought that Yuan Xingye's silence meant rejection, Yuan Xingye only opened his mouth to ask. "Have you ever been to the desert?"

Xia Zimo shook her head. The farthest place she has been to is nothing more than the outskirts of the capital. It doesn't mean that someone is holding her, but she doesn't want to go that far.

"The first time I went to the desert was when I was five years old. Daddy was going to be stationed. Mother thought that there was no danger and begged Daddy to take me and mother with me." Yuan Xingye said, his voice was surprisingly gentle. "My mother and I can't go near the military camp, so we live in the town. We were very tired on the first day when we arrived there. We felt the wind and sand were very strong, so we hid in the general's mansion to sleep. The next day, my father said that he would take me to see Scenery, I argued not to go, but then I went with my father."

Yuan Xingye's tone became solemn. "That day I saw travelers returning from afar, businessmen from other races, and the scene at sunset, which stretched as far as the eye could see. Compared with the prosperity of the capital, it was indeed simple and desolate."

"Do you miss it?" Xia Zimo asked.

Nod, why don't you want to?The eyes that have always been deserted say that a few traces flashed

"In the next 13 years, I only lived in the capital for three years, and the rest stayed in the desert. The people there are very warm and simple. I also miss the army, and I am in the same robe as my son." Yuan Xingye looked at the moon. "Later I joined the army. After all, there were very few women in the army. They were all from the Jianghu, and most of them were scouts. But I wanted to go to battle to kill the enemy. The Turks kept coming in these years. To protect the homeland, for what? That's fine, I only know where I belong." Now, she can never go back.

This place is not suitable for her, Xia Zimo sighed again.

"Want a drink?" Xia Zimo suggested.

Yuan Xingye looked at her in surprise.Xia Zimo touched his nose. "It's very close to the Imperial Dining Room, so it shouldn't be a problem for you to steal wine with your skills."

"If I steal wine, what will happen to Qing?" Yuan Xingye's melancholy was alleviated by her words.

"If there is wine, there must be people who drink with it."

A smile flashed across Yuan Xingye's eyes.

Facts have proved that Yuan Xingye is indeed very powerful, and he quickly took out the wine and appetizers from the imperial dining room, and the two of them sat on the grass beside them, not sticking to the rules of etiquette.

Xia Zimo's alcohol capacity is good, and Yuan Xingye's is even better.The two quickly finished a can.

"Why are you in such a remote place, where is this place?" Xia Zimo asked.

"This is my bedroom."

Xia Zimo was a little surprised. Of course, she knew that the Changchun Palace where Yuan Xingye lived was located in the corner of Taiming Palace, so she didn't expect that she would come here after walking casually.

"No one here is very quiet." Yuan Xingye said, she was used to the sound of Cao Ge's training, and every place in the palace made her feel strange and repelled.The aroma of those powders is just pungent.

"You really don't fit here." Yuan Xingye shouldn't have said some things. Is this palace a place where you can show your true feelings?She shouldn't have said this sentence, but she said it unconsciously.

Yuan Xingye turned his head to look at her, and Xia Zimo could see the light in her eyes, rippling like waves.

The two drank a lot and chatted for a long time, and finally Xia Zimo knew that she would not be able to go back to the bedroom after drinking any more, so he got up and left.After Xia Zimo left, Yuan Xingye packed up his things and threw them into the small pond beside him.

So this night of truth-telling, which was rarely seen in the palace, just disappeared without being recognized.