Ling Ye had been gone for nearly two days and should be here by now. The Empress Dowager was not around, so it was difficult to do things. The most important thing now was to inquire about the situation of the three kings. The harem was not allowed to enter the front hall. At this time, Ling Ye was not around, so I could only be left alone to worry.
He sat by the pond and watched the carps in the pond swing their tails freely. He casually picked up a few stones and threw them into the pond. Ripples immediately appeared in his sleep, scaring the carps in the water and scattering them.
"Why are you looking for me?" I saw a pair of colorless boots embroidered with a golden dragon appear in my line of sight and immediately stood up.
"Ha, I knew that the little eunuch would be able to help. You really did appear.”I patted the dust off my hands and turned to face him." This servant pays her respects to Your Highness."”I was half bent and my head was raised.
"If it's because of Xuan Wei, then I'll leave first.”Xuan He turned around and left. I chased after him angrily and opened my arms to stop him." Are you so cruel? Do you want to kill me?"”I looked at him angrily, but he looked at me expressionlessly without saying a word.
He reached out and pushed my arms away." Don't waste your time. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?”Xuan He no longer looked at me and left with his hands behind his back." Remember, it was you who made this battle end earlier. If you don't make your own decision and don't go to the Prince of Zhi County, I'll kill you."”Xuan He's words echoed in the air like a ghost's cry." Remember, it's you, it's you, it's you…"
I covered my ears and had a terrible headache. What exactly did I do? I went to look for Prince Zhi just for the tax money. What does this have to do with this matter? I stood there alone for a long time, not knowing what to do.
"Have you heard? Consort Xian committed suicide.”"That's right. The Emperor and the Three Princes are in such a deadlock. Does Consort Xian still have a way out?”"If you want to blame someone, blame Consort Xian for not having a good son.”"Shh, don't say things carelessly. Be careful not to lose your head.”"Heh, I'm afraid the three kings are going to lose their heads.”
The few palace maids spoke one after another. When they saw me, they were all flustered." This servant, this servant pays her respects to Ge Ge."”I nodded and the girls ran away as if they had seen a ghost.
Looking back at their departing figures, his heart became even more conflicted. Every word they said was entangled in his heart, and he still could not calm down when he returned to his room.
Consort Xian had passed away, but the Emperor had sealed the news tightly. There was neither a proper announcement nor any funeral ceremony. It was said that the body had been placed in Jingyang Palace for a day, but the Emperor had not gone over. Suddenly, he felt that the king was the most heartless. In the past, he was drunk only for the beauty. Now, the beauty had turned into feathers and flew away. How could he not see the king's face?
After asking the servant girls of Cining Palace and finding out the way to Jingyang Palace, I quietly went over alone. Standing outside Jingyang Palace, I felt desolate. This woman, one of the four concubines who had once enjoyed endless favor, had just died. I passed through the main door and walked to the main hall. I was faced with a coffin. However, since there was no funeral in Jingyang Palace, there was not even a palace servant. I saw a woman kneeling in the room. The woman was dressed in palace clothes and had a white flower on her head. I gently entered. The woman was still sobbing with her head lowered and did not notice my intrusion at all.
I looked at the person in the coffin from afar. The woman was in her fifties. She had a plain face and was wearing a white palace dress embroidered with lilies. However, there was a red mark on her neck. My heart ached and my stomach began to churn. I covered my chest.
I slowly approached and startled the person who was kneeling and crying. That person looked at me with red and swollen eyes. His mouth was slightly open as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"I'm Qin Hua from the Cining Palace. I'm here to see the Empress.”I stood there, trying to be as humble as possible. His mind was blank, and he was a little afraid. I didn't dare to look at the coffin, but at the woman kneeling on the ground.
I saw that this woman was around thirty years old, about the same age as my sister. However, she did not take care of herself as well as my sister, so her skin was a little rough.
Seeing that she didn't have any reaction, I turned around and slowly knelt down. I kowtowed heavily in front of the coffin three times. The palace servant seemed to want to say something, but she heard a commotion outside. A few eunuchs came in and walked towards the coffin. Before I could react, the woman opposite me was already wailing," How can you treat my master like this?"”The woman's miserable voice thundered across the sky, making the empty Scenic Yang Palace seem even more desolate and sorrowful. Only then did I realize that they were going to move the coffin away. I angrily watched as they moved the coffin. Just as I was about to lift it up, I said," What are you doing? How can you disturb the Empress's Holy Spirit?"”
One of the tall eunuchs heard the voice and had a look of disdain on his face. He was about to flare up, but when he saw me, he changed to a smiling face. He must have seen my attire and his status was naturally above theirs.
"I don't know which palace aunt is serving. Oh, I'm sorry. The higher-ups have ordered that Consort Xian's coffin be placed in the Eastern Jiujiang Empress Consort's Mausoleum today. The sun is about to be gone, so it's best that aunt doesn't meddle in other people's business or offend the higher-ups.”The tall eunuch gave a fake smile and an overbearing look. He winked at the other three and glanced at me from the side before carrying the coffin out of the door.
I remember reading in the Scripture Depository that the imperial concubines 'mausoleums usually bury concubines of average rank. Although Consort Xian is not the head of the four concubines, it is inappropriate to bury her in the imperial concubines' mausoleums.
The eunuchs had already walked far away, but the woman in front of me was still wailing. I walked over and handed her the handkerchief. I walked out of the door without looking at the woman again. I didn't know what her fate would be like in the future, but at this moment, the sun was setting outside Scenic Yang Palace. The sunset was infinitely beautiful, but it was almost dusk. What kind of feeling was that?
Any expectations were shattered at the fastest speed. The Emperor ultimately abolished the title of the Three Princes of Xuan and Wei and imprisoned him on a lonely island in the lake. He could only spend his entire life there, and I still didn't get to see him. When the Empress Dowager returned to the palace, her face was filled with sorrow, but she didn't plead for mercy for Xuan Wei. Although I saw the heartache on the Empress Dowager's face, I didn't see the true relationship between grandfather and grandson. Hmph, the royal family's kinship is so cheap. Neither party would do anything for the other party. They were afraid that their rights would be threatened, so any sadness was just a disguise under the mask.
Ever since Ling Ye returned to the palace, he has been locked in his room. I know that he needs time to digest everything and repair the wounds of human relations.
Although the Empress Dowager was not in a good mood recently, her days went on as usual. The first thing she did when she came back was to punish me. The most feared thing in this harem was to break the rules, and I happened to be the victim of this matter. I was arranged to go to the laundry bureau to wash clothes. The Empress Dowager didn't set a deadline. I thought this might be good. At least I would have more freedom here.
However, I wake up at the same time every day to wash my clothes, and I have to send them to the various palaces at the same time. I am a new laundry girl, so I naturally wash the clothes of some low-level concubines. My days can be considered fulfilling. However, the Empress Dowager has returned to the palace for so long, but she has never seen Xuan Li. Logically speaking, he would come to find me. However, I have been in the laundry bureau for a few days, but why haven't I seen him?
When it was almost the fourth watch, I finished washing my clothes and went out to pack up the clothes I washed yesterday to send to the various palaces. At this time, the moon had already set below the horizon. Other than the horizon, the sky was dark. I lit the palace lantern and walked quietly in the palace path, but I vaguely heard the sound of a woman sobbing. When I walked in, I saw a palace maid curled up in a corner. Her body was covered in wounds. I brought the palace lantern closer and the woman shrank back in fear." What's wrong with you?"”I moved the palace lantern away and asked with concern. The woman raised her head and with the help of the weak light, I could clearly see the woman's appearance. It was the palace maid I saw that day in Jingyang Palace. I guessed that her future would not be easy, but I did not know that it would be this scene in front of me.
I put down my clothes and helped her up." Come with me. I'll help you with your wound."”I brought her to my room and quickly took out the medicine for wounds. This was taken from the Cining Palace and should be very effective.”I sprinkled the medicine on her wound. She clenched her teeth in pain but kept her mouth shut.
Her body was covered with traces of being whipped. It was a shocking sight. The flesh and blood clung to her clothes and could not be torn apart. I held back my tears and gently applied medicine for her. I was secretly calculating how to help her.
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