Today was already the fifth day of the coronation ceremony. Apart from the second day where Tianyao rested at Qingzhu's place, the rest of the days were spent in Yu Fu's Huarong Hall. For a moment, Yu Fu became the most popular person in the palace, the object of everyone's flattery. There was an endless stream of people who came to Hua Rong Palace Hall every day to make connections, so Yu Fu was busy every day. Although it was very boring to socialize, Yu Fu had never received such treatment before. Therefore, she enjoyed it.
This day, Qing Zhu thought about it in the Eternal Prosperity Hall and finally made up her mind to go to the Warm Heart Hall. In fact, Qing Zhu had been wanting to visit Yun Chu for the past few days. They had not seen each other for four years. They had only met briefly during the coronation ceremony and had not even had the chance to speak. Looking at Yun Chu's expression, she must have suffered a lot in the past few years. As her sister, if she did not care about Yun Chu, there would be no one in the harem.
"Jing 'er, accompany bengong to the Warm Heart Hall.”Qing Zhu instructed.
Warm Heart Palace.
Yun Chu sat in front of the window, daydreaming again. Yun Chu did not go anywhere during the past few days in the palace. She did not even greet the Empress Dowager. Other than sleeping and eating, she sat in front of the window in a daze. It seemed that she no longer belonged to this world. She was only a shell here. Xiao Jin sat beside her all day and looked at her. Occasionally, he would talk to her, but the only response he received was a nod or a shake of his head.
"Reporting to Shu Fei niangniang, Xian Fei niangniang is here.”A little girl came in to report.
Yun Chu turned her head, and a glimmer of light finally flashed in her eyes.
Xiao Jin saw this and quickly ordered,"Quickly invite Consort Xian over."”
"Yes." The little palace maid hurriedly ran out again.
After a while, Qing Zhu entered the room under the guidance of the little palace maid.
Qing Zhu saw Yun Chu's pale face as soon as she entered the door. She suddenly had the urge to cry. Once upon a time, Yun Chu was such a cute and cheerful child. However, the young girl before him was not alive at all. She was like a puff of smoke, as if she would disappear at any moment.
"Yunchu, Sister Qingzhu is here to see you.”Qing Zhu said gently, trying her best to hold back her tears.
"Sister Qingzhu." Yun Chu called out. Even her voice was so ethereal.
"Yes." Qing Zhu nodded and sat beside Yun Chu. She gently held Yun Chu's left hand. The scar on his wrist was still eye-catching. Qing Zhu's heart ached as she asked," Does it still hurt?”
Yun Chu shook her head and smiled.
"Elder sister knows that you have suffered these past few years. Now that you have entered the palace and become His Majesty's concubine, you have a husband together with elder sister. Elder sister is very happy that elder sister can finally be by your side to take care of you. Yunchu, I know that you won't listen to anything I say now. I just want to tell you that you're not alone. There are still people in this world who care about you. You have to take care of yourself for them.”Qing Zhu said as she held Yun Chu's hand tightly.
Yun Chu seemed to have a reaction to Qing Zhu's words. She nodded her head and finally said," Sister, do you know how much Yunchu missed you and Zhisong these past few years?" I always think of the time we spent together in the desert. Unfortunately, I was alone at that time. I've been to all the places we played when we were kids, and I've been there every day, as if you were still with me.”
Qing Zhu nodded and said," I know. Now that you're by my side, I'll take care of you like before. I won't let anyone bully you anymore."”
"Sister, I want to go back to the desert." Yun Chu said lightly.
" Yun Chu…" Qing Zhu looked at Yun Chu, who was in a daze again, and her heart tightened again.
" Only there can I think of happy things. In this palace, I have nightmares every night. I dream of my mother falling into the water and dying miserably. I dream that I fell into the pool like my mother. I desperately call for help, but no one cares about me. I can only struggle..." Yun Chu said with a face full of fear, and her face turned even paler.
"Good sister, don't think about it anymore. A woman who enters the palace will only die, how can she leave this place?”As Qing Zhu spoke, her expression became increasingly gloomy. "But as long as you stay in this palace, you have to live well for yourself. If you were in the desert now, you could waste your life like this. But now, you are in the palace. If you continue like this, you will die at any time. Then what is the sacrifice of the general and his wife?”
"Sister, I'm just not ready yet. I'm not ready to return to this place that scares me, nor am I ready to become a stranger's wife.”Yun Chu said quietly.
"His Majesty is a very good person." A faint smile appeared on Qing Zhu's face." He's the most handsome man I've ever seen in this world. Although he doesn't smile, I can feel that his heart is burning.”
"Sister loves him." Yun Chu asked.
" I... I..." Qing Zhu did not expect Yun Chu to ask such a question. For a moment, she did not know how to answer.
Yun Chu saw that Qingzhu did not answer and did not ask further. Love, what was love?
In the evening, Qing Zhu said goodbye to Yun Chu and returned to the Everlasting Hall. After an afternoon, Yun Chu seemed to have thought things through a lot, and Qing Zhu was also happy. Yun Chu was a smart girl after all. As long as she could figure it out, she might be able to recover quickly.
Hall of Eternal Prosperity.
Qingzhu saw Tianyao, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, the moment she entered the Hall of Eternal Prosperity. Qing Zhu didn't expect Tianyao to be here. She actually forgot to pay her respects and just stood at the door in a daze.
Seeing this, a rare smile appeared on Tianyao's face." Am I that scary? It scared Consort Xian to this extent. Could it be that Consort Xian doesn't want to see zhen?”
Qing Zhu finally came back to her senses." Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I was just surprised that Your Majesty would be in the Everlasting Hall at this time, so…"
"Zhen doesn't blame you. It's just that Zhen hasn't come to take a good look at Consort Xian ever since she was conferred the title. Today, I had some free time, so I came to see you.”Tianyao said calmly, and there was no emotion in his eyes.
"Your Majesty is too serious. ChenQie does not blame Your Majesty.”Qing Zhu deliberately softened her voice, and her heart softened.
"Come and sit down.”Tianyao pointed at the seat beside him and said.
Qing Zhu slowly walked to Tian Yao's side and sat down. She looked shy.
"Where did Consort Xian go today?”Tianyao was still expressionless.
"ChenQie went to Shu Fei. ChenQie grew up with Shu Fei and was as close as sisters. Now Shu Fei has been trapped in the shadow of her father's death. ChenQie went there to untie the knot in her heart and let her not be entangled in this matter.”Qing Zhu replied.
"Is that Consort Shu feeling better?" Tianyao asked casually.
Qing Zhu looked at Tian Yao and said gently,"ChenQie has always felt that Shu Fei is a smart woman. She will walk out of her sadness sooner or later." In the future, ChenQie will visit her often and accompany her.”
"Consort Xian is a woman who values relationships. Zhen did not misjudge you.”Tianyao praised. She thought to herself,"In this harem, the only woman who can think of sisterhood is probably Qingzhu."
"Your Majesty, you praise me too much. ChenQie is only doing what ChenQie should do. It's not worthy of praise at all." Qing Zhu's face was full of sincerity and did not look pretentious at all. Her face, which was filled with heroic spirit, became more and more charming at this moment.
Tianyao thought to himself,'Although Qingzhu isn't beautiful, she is sincere. It's really comfortable to be with her. I don't have to spend any effort to figure out her thoughts, and my mood is also very comfortable.' He then ordered,"Quanzhong, send the dinner to the Hall of Eternal Prosperity today. If you really want Consort Xian to eat with me, I will."”
"This old servant obeys the imperial decree," Quan Zhong immediately replied.”With that, he left.
Qing Zhu smiled foolishly. She had never been so happy before.
However, in this harem, some people were happy and some were disappointed. There was no eternal happiness, only eternal disappointment.
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