"Xiao Yan, quickly get up." Seeing Consort Tong walk away, Xie 'er quickly helped Liu Huan up.
" Sigh..." Liu Yan's face was full of worry. She supported Xie 'er with difficulty and slowly walked to the couch. She sat down and sighed," Xie' er, what should I do..."
" About the group dance…Actually…I'm still thinking about your health…" Xie 'er knew Liu Huan's determination to participate in the selection, but she was still worried about her health and tried to comfort her.
" Xie 'er, I don't want others to think of me as a different kind. I don't want to become the target of public criticism. I don't want the Empress Dowager to be prejudiced against me from the beginning…I want to accept the most grand gift in a justified manner…" A cold light flashed in Liu Yan's eyes." Xie' er, you understand me. I…"
" But Little Han, Doctor Duan said that with your current condition, you can only stand in three days. You can't even walk, let alone dance…" Xie 'er held her hand tightly. Her palm was cold and sweaty.
"I want to go, I want to go." Liu Yan's determined gaze made people tremble. She was a weak woman, but when did she have such a resolute will?
" Actually…if not everyone has to dance in the group dance…" Xie 'er thought for a while and muttered to herself.
"Xie 'er, I knew you had a way!”Hearing Xie 'er's words, Liu Yan's bright eyes flashed. She seemed to have gained a lot of confidence. She pulled Xie' er over and looked at her longingly. Her eyes were firm and did not allow her to argue.
" Little Yan, I haven't come up with an idea yet. I only have a preliminary plan. I don't know if it's feasible…" Xie 'er's face was not as confident as Liu Yan's. She revealed a trace of worry.
" Xie 'er, I bet my entire life on you…" Liu Yan knelt on the ground without saying anything.
"Little girl! Get up!" Xie 'er couldn't stand up and knelt in front of her, wiping away the tears that were falling from the corner of her eyes." I will try my best to help you... but the stakes are too big, and Xie' er can't afford it..."
"Xie 'er, if you don't do your best to help me, I won't be able to get up.”Liu Yan lowered her head in despair.
" Okay, okay, okay…I promise you…You can get up first…" Xie 'er was very worried, but she could not bear to see her so sad, so she responded softly as if she had agreed to Liu Huan's unreasonable request. Who asked her to be so delicate and pitiful? Who asked them to be good sisters? Who asked that there was no one in the palace who could be trusted…Sigh! That's right! Why didn't I think of Cao Yin?
"Xiao Yan, I'll think of a way first, I'll come back to see you another day!”Xie 'er suddenly thought of something. She quickly stood up and jogged out of Fumou Villa.
" Xie 'er..." Liu Huan frowned and asked the palace maid beside her to help her up.
As Xie 'er ran through the imperial garden, she heard someone following her.
"Little sister…"
" Little miss…where are you going…"
Xie 'er turned around and saw two children. The little boy was wearing a brown brocade robe and a red gown, while the little girl was dressed as a palace maid. She had two small buns tied up with a red string.
This little boy looked familiar. Xie 'er stopped and walked to them. She squatted down to talk to them.
"Miss, do you still remember me?”The boy blinked his big, watery eyes and asked.
"Yes…you are Yonggan!" Xie 'er looked at him for a while and suddenly remembered that he was the little boy who had gone to the imperial kitchen to steal cornbread with her.
"Yes, little sister, your memory is not bad!”The boy was quite pleased.
"Then this beautiful little girl is Doudou!”Xie 'er patted Doudou's little head. She looked so pretty and adorable.
"How did Little Missy know? She's so smart!”The boy took Xie 'er's hand and shook it gently. It was soft and melted into his heart.
"Hehe, Sister is so intelligent!”Xie 'er patted her chest, feeling pleased with herself.
"Sister, sister, then you can play with us!”Doudou pulled Xie 'er's other hand and shook it gently like a spoiled child.
Sigh…I can't. I still have serious things to do. Xie 'er thought about it and felt that it was inappropriate. However, she thought about it again. Children had no place in their hearts. They were innocent and playful. She could not bear to reject someone who called her sister so intimately.
"If I can't do it today, I'll definitely play with you guys another day. Sister has something urgent to do! I'll play with you guys another day!" Xie 'er said as she stood up.
"Miss, what's so important? Is there anything we can do to help?”Yong Gan looked at Xie 'er with wide eyes, sincerely wanting to help her.
"Doudou can help too!" Doudou also looked at Xie 'er with wide eyes.
Xie 'er didn't know whether to laugh or cry at their ruckus. She didn't know whether to leave or not. She thought to herself, in such a gloomy harem, to be able to meet such an innocent child, to be able to hear such an innocent conversation, it was very precious. Her footsteps unconsciously stopped. How could she bear to reject such an innocent and sincere request?
"Alright, then Sister Xie 'er will play with you for a while, just a while!”Xie 'er smiled and held their hands.
"Oh! Sister agreed! Sister agrees!" When the two children heard this, they happily pulled Xie 'er over, each holding her hand as they ran in the imperial garden.
" Slow down, slow down…" Xie 'er couldn't help but be influenced by the child's enthusiasm and forgot about what had just happened.
They ran all the way, and after running for an unknown distance, Xie 'er was brought by them to a quiet and remote place.
A gust of cold wind blew, and Xie 'er could not help but stop in her tracks and look around. The palace here was already dilapidated. The vermilion paint was no longer as gorgeous as it used to be. Only layers of peeling walls were left, telling the vicissitudes of life today.
"Yonggan, Doudou, why did you bring me here? What is this place?" Xie 'er's palm turned slightly cold.
"Sister, look over there." Yonggan pointed at the palace with his little finger.
Xie 'er looked in the direction he was pointing at. There was a very dilapidated palace hidden among the branches that leaned out from the side. There were weeds everywhere. It seemed that no one had come to this place for many years.
"Sister, there's a very, very fat aunt living in that broken house. She's very pitiful.”Yong Gan said with a tender expression.
"Yes, sister. Ever since Doudou and Yonggan discovered her, they often secretly came over to talk to her. She was so pitiful. She was so fat that she couldn't move and had been lying on the bed the whole time.”Doudou said seriously.
"Then do you know who she is?" Xie 'er nodded and asked.
"I don't know." Yong Gan and Doudou shook their heads.
Xie 'er was puzzled. She looked up at the horizontal board outside the palace. Although it was covered by a spider web, when the breeze blew, the words on the board could still be seen." Eternal Longevity Palace."
Eh? Wasn't this the place where Consort Dong E lived in the past? How did it end up in such a dilapidated state after Emperor Shunzhi left? Sigh, it was really empty. One could not help but think of the words of Li Yu, the Latter Ruler of the Southern Tang Dynasty," How much hatred, in my dream last night. It's like the old days when you went to Shangyuan. The car was like running water and the horse was like a dragon. the flower moon is just in spring breeze. How many tears, broken face again horizontal chin. Don't talk about your thoughts with your tears; Don't blow your phoenix flute to your tears. There's no doubt that it's heartbroken."
Thinking of the day when Concubine Dong E was favored throughout the harem, the three thousand beauties were overshadowed. Yongshou Palace must have been carved with jade railings, embroidered and carved. It was favored by heaven every day and played the flute all night. Although it wasn't the hatred of subjugation, such a bleak scene could be compared. The prosperity and liveliness of the past, compared to today's desolate situation, how could it not make people sigh helplessly!
"Sister, let's go. Let's go talk to Fat Aunt. She lived alone and had no one to play with. It must be very boring.”Yong Gan looked up at Xie 'er.
"Okay, let's go." Xie 'er came back to her senses and lowered her head to smile at Yong Gan.
The three of them walked into the Eternal Longevity Palace.
"He ran, haha, he ran! He escaped!" Before she entered, she heard someone shouting inside. It was so scary. Xie 'er's brain went numb. There were many crazy women in the harem. She couldn't be that unlucky, right…
"Hahaha! They all escaped! " They all ran away…" As they got closer and closer, the crazy woman's voice became louder and louder. Almost the entire palace was filled with this terrifying sound. If it was at night, she would definitely be scared to death.
Yong Gan gently pushed open the door of the inner hall. With a " Yiya…" sound, some dust and cobwebs fell off.
Xie 'er quickly covered her mouth and nose with her handkerchief. The air was so turbid that she could not breathe. She sighed in her heart. These two children were too innocent and kind. Even if there was a mountain of gold, I wouldn't come to this damn place!
"The ghost is here! The ghost is here! Don't grab me!" As soon as the door opened, the crazy woman burst out screaming.
Xie 'er couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine. She was pushed back half a step and stood outside the door, hesitating.
"Sister, what's wrong?" Yonggan pulled her hand, and a chill invaded his body.
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