The door was suddenly kicked open, and the loud sound startled me. The cold wind outside the door blew in with the arrival of that person."Summer!"
I wrapped myself in the blanket and looked at her standing in front of me. I asked calmly,"You're up so early?"
"Did you sleep well last night?" Xue Ning bit her lips and smiled. It's not easy to get up so early…"
I think she misunderstood. We didn't do anything the whole night, but I didn't want to explain to her."Why are you here?"
I didn't expect her to reach out and slap me across the face. Half of my face immediately started to burn. I covered my face and looked at her in shock.
"You seduced someone else's husband, and you still dare to ask me if I'm okay? If it wasn't for you, I would be the only empress! But you actually appeared! When Xi Jue returned home, he often went to see you but refused to tell you his true identity. I was wondering why he wanted to make you his heir!”She looked at me angrily, her eyes wanting to tear me apart." When I married him, how much did my family help him to let him fight for the throne with the Crown Prince step by step? Now that he has become the Emperor, he can abandon me? Don't even think about it!"
I looked at her beautiful face that was slowly changing shape. I suddenly remembered the day I saw the Crown Prince's twisted face. I felt an inexplicable panic in my heart."Don't be like this…no one will take everything from you!”
"Cut the crap. Of course not! Who do you think you are! Let me tell you, you'd better leave him quickly. Otherwise, on the day you get married, I'll teach you a lesson!”She picked up a cup from the table and threw it down, as if swearing to me that if I didn't leave, I would be smashed into pieces…Then, she left with her head held high.
The palace maids who came in from outside quickly cleaned up the ceramic fragments on the ground. Someone came in to dress and dress me. As the complicated matters passed, the entire room seemed as if no one had been here before. Even the temperature did not change.
After noon, Murong Xi sent someone to pick me up and set off for the Xia family's old residence.
I lifted the curtain and looked at the crowd outside. The street that I once wanted to go to was no longer in the mood.
Old Mo called for me to get off the sedan chair, opened the curtain, and helped me down.
I stood at the entrance of the Xia residence. The plaque of the Xia residence had already been taken off. The empty entrance was a different color from the sun. When she thought of the last time she met her father and brother here, her chest still felt uncomfortable. Killing the Liu Family still doesn't make me feel good.
As he walked into the garden, the familiar scene was still vivid in his mind. I used to play on the swing when I was young. I squatted on the grass with my mother to watch the ants move. I played Go with my father on the stone table. I secretly climbed a tree with Ye Zi to catch cicadas. These things were gone forever.
Because no one took care of the flowers and plants here, the withered branches left behind by the wild grass blocked the path, and it felt soft to step on.
"Young lady, the emperor wants you to go back before seven o'clock.”Momo reminded me from behind.
Murong Xi was afraid that if I stayed outside for too long, the afternoon sun would pass and it would be cold. He had someone follow me and told me to return as soon as possible. I'm not in my seventies or eighties. These older people who serve the royal family are always afraid that I'll bump into them, so they must not leave my side.
I've seen Father and Mother's room, Brother's room, and Feng Jiaoniang's Acacia Tree. As they walked, more and more tears accumulated in her eyes.
I walked to my own courtyard and saw the Acacia tree I had moved over. It was completely withered at the moment…I walked into the courtyard and turned around to say to Mo Mo,"Wait for me outside. I'll come out in a while. Don't let anyone in.”
Momo looked reluctant. I turned my head away and went straight into the room.
All the porcelain in the outer hall was smashed, and the wooden chairs and tables had broken legs. I brushed past the place where my teacher taught me to play the zither and the pavilion where I loved to watch the rain. I stood at the door of the boudoir and entered after a long time.
I stood at the door. The things on the bed were already gone, covered in a thick layer of dust. Some of the things I usually use are gone, and the valuable jewelry has been taken away.
I walked over and suddenly felt something under my feet. I looked down and saw a butterfly hairpin.
I picked it up and wiped it clean. This is the butterfly hairpin that brother gave me when he came back. The tassel is very beautiful. It was only because it was bought by the roadside and was not worth much that it was left behind.
" Brother…I didn't use it…" I stroked the hairpin and sat beside the dressing table.
Unknowingly, she fell asleep.
When I woke up, the sun was already in the west. Because of my orders, no one dared to come in. They must be extremely anxious at the door. I kept the hairpin in my sleeve and walked out.
When Momo saw me, she immediately came up to me."Miss, you scared me to death. I waited for a long time but you didn't come out. I almost sent someone in to look for you! Look, it's almost past midnight!"
"Don't worry, the emperor won't punish you.”I got into the palanquin myself.
After getting up, the swaying feeling reminded me of the daily bumps in the carriage.
Not long after, he entered the palace.
Murong Xi is waiting at my place. Seeing that I was here, he immediately dismissed the people around him and pulled me back."Why are you only back now?"
"Seeing the place I used to live in when I was a child makes me feel a lot!”She pulled him to sit down." That place is dilapidated. The weeds wither and flourish every year. I've been away from home for more than half a year.”
Murong Xi wrapped his arms around my shoulders and comforted me,""If you like it, I'll get someone to renovate that place and make it even better than before. What do you think?”
I shook my head gently in his arms." Why waste your energy and money? He's gone. What's the point of caring about that?”The fragrance of the Acacia Silk Flower on his body did not change.
"Ji 'er, you're still here, and I'm still here. Isn't this enough?”He smiled at me, his charming eyes sparkling." After the wedding, I'll send someone to repair the Xia residence. If you want to go back and stay for two days, I'll accompany you."”
I smiled at him and stroked his soft hair."It's fine if you just say it. The emperor is coming home with me.”
He chuckled. A palace maid came in, knelt down and said,"Your Majesty, if you don't dress up, I'm afraid it'll be too late."”
Murong Xi frowned slightly and said shamelessly,"Then I'll just watch from here. I won't go anywhere.”
"What nonsense are you talking about? Let's go. We'll meet again tonight.”I gently patted him and told him to leave.
Instead, he pouted his red lips. What if someone comes to mess with you again after I leave?”
I think he knew that Xue Ning had come that day and made a scene. As for why she wasn't punished, it was probably because they were afraid of her family's power. The new emperor's succession was still unstable. He had to first deal with Xue Ning. He treated me so well just to appease the anger in my heart.
But even so, I'm still unhappy because I can't monopolize it. No matter how good he is to me, he won't give me everything. The better he treats me, the more Xue Ning will be jealous of me, and the more pressure Xue Ning's family will give Murong Xi. One day, he won't be able to hold on any longer. He'll treat me coldly and dote on someone else. In order to balance the power of the harem, he had to dote on others. In the future, for the sake of politics, he had to keep accepting new people. It's just that I don't have such a generous heart!
However, none of that mattered anymore.
" Don't worry, who can bully me? It's not like you haven't seen my poison needles." After I sent him away, I sat on the dressing table and let him play with me.
The palace maid put on the red dress for me. It was said that this was what Murong Xi's mother wore when she married the old Emperor. He wanted me to wear this. Old things always protect people.
Painting eyebrows, printing powder Dai. I handed the butterfly hairpin to the palace maid and asked her to help me put it on. She searched for a long time and finally inserted it into the beaded head.
"Empress, this hairpin doesn't seem to be something expensive.”The little palace maid was helping me with my makeup when she raised her eyes and caught a glimpse of the hairpin.
"My brother bought it from the roadside." I like it very much."
When she heard me say this, she didn't say anything else and continued working. I looked at myself in the bronze mirror, slowly turning into a seductive woman, and my heart was filled with emotions.
In fact, the palace maids moved very quickly. I think it's almost done. When it's time to call the maids, get someone to call the palace maids who serve me in the Third Prince's mansion. That palace maid was called Bi Ru. He was very kind and helped me a lot in the Third Prince's residence. He even talked to me every day.
She stood at the side with her head lowered. I dismissed the others and pulled her to sit down."Bi Ru, have I treated you well?"
She hurriedly raised her head and said in panic,"The Empress treats this servant very well."”
He covered her slightly flustered eyes and asked,""Are you willing to take the risk for me? If you succeed, you'll be rich and powerful. If you don't succeed…you'll die without a burial place…"
Tears immediately welled up in her eyes, but she nodded silently.
I know that she's afraid of me because she respects me. Although she didn't want to die, she didn't dare to not do what I said.
I sighed and instructed her to help me find something. Then, I told her not to let anyone in.
The wedding ceremony began, and the sound of gongs and drums filled the air inside and outside the palace.
The atmosphere was filled with joy.
Murong Xi put on her red outfit again. Her charming eyes stared at the beautiful figure with a red veil over her head, looking at her in a daze. Until that person stepped over the brazier, stepped on the broken tiles, and walked over leisurely. He couldn't wait to go up to the bride in red and held her tightly. Now, they were finally married and could finally grow old together.
Murong Xi toasted the Empress Dowager and stood in the middle of the hall with the newlyweds. The eunuch announced the ceremony. The sound of firecrackers rang out everywhere again. Bright red lanterns hung in every corner of the palace.
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