[Qing Chuan] Jun Guifang has rested

Said: "Qi Zhao, I have had abdominal pain for the past two days. Tomorrow, you can tell my mother for me. I want to rest for a few days, so I will trouble you."

Qi Zhao thought she was coming because Yue Xin was unwell, so she didn't think too much about it: "Okay, then you don't have to worry about getting up early tomorrow, the empress will understand."

"Ah."

Xu Qiuyan responded softly.I don't know how long it has passed, Qizhao has already fallen asleep, but she is still sleepless, another sleepless night.

Volume [-] Yu Leu Chi

Chapter 16 Chaos

For several days, Xu Qiuyan intentionally avoided Concubine Xian, either cooking or watering, or sitting alone in the house.Concubine Xian didn't care about this at all, and never took the initiative to find her.

Xu Qiuyan felt empty in her heart and didn't want to continue like this, so she ran out to find Mei Xun.After all, he was the one who had been taking the pulse of Concubine Xian these days, so even if she was soft-spoken, she had to ask something from him.

Mei Xun was in the elder brother's palace, Xu Qiuyan excused that the noble concubine Xian was ill, and the maid Rui'er agreed to speak for her, telling her to wait in her own room first, and thoughtfully serving her a cup of hot water.

There was still a cold wind blowing outside, Xu Qiuyan stayed in the room drinking hot water, she was very grateful to Rui'er.

Xu Qiuyan waited for quite a while but didn't see Mei Xun coming out, and was about to leave and talk about it another day, when Rui'er came over and said that the imperial physician Mei was free.She walked out quickly, and couldn't help but wonder: Mei Xun was always straightforward in seeing a doctor, and she wouldn't delay it for so long.If it is said that he encountered a stubborn illness, his expression was very relaxed, with a smile on his face, not like he was too tired.

As soon as she came out of the warm room, Xu Qiuyan rubbed her hands together in the cold, and said, "Looking at it for so long?"

As soon as the words were finished, the elder brother poked his head out from behind the door curtain and called out: "Sincerely, don't forget to come back the day after tomorrow."

Mei Xun turned her head and gave him a gentle smile, then turned to pick on Xu Qiuyan: "What's wrong with Concubine Xian?"

Xu Qiuyan pulled her to a place with few people before she spoke: "On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, Concubine Xian seemed to have a nightmare at night, screaming terribly and feeling hot all over, why didn't you tell me to be careful?"

Mei Xun's warm smile that was just like a spring day dissipated immediately, and scattered into the cold wind without a trace.He reluctantly supported his smile again: "This kind of disease is not easy to diagnose, and she has never told me about it."

Xu Qiuyan refused to relax: "That time when you left Yikun Palace, what did you mean by telling me not to give your heart? You must know something, but you won't tell me, right?"

Mei Xun didn't talk to her, and didn't look at her anymore, just turned her head and remained silent.

Xu Qiuyan had expected this situation long ago, but she was not so disappointed. She said every word: "Sincerely, you and I have a close relationship with Concubine Xian, and we have been in love for many years. What is the matter with you, you have to hide it." I can't?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Qiuyan felt a little sour.She used to think that if she wanted to stay in the palace, she would be enough to act on every occasion.But how can there be no real feelings between living people.

Mei Xun's expression also loosened, he sighed and looked away, and said: "When the imperial concubine Zhemin passed away, elder brother was only seven years old. Everyone thought he was childish and ignorant, but they didn't know that elder brother felt that he had lost the person he loved the most. I went to cry alone for a long time. Once his mother brought him a bowl of porridge, but the elder brother accidentally knocked it over, and the cat came over to eat it, and bled to death on the spot. At a young age, he faced the ugliness of human beings, and later treated others His attitude is extremely sensitive, and he can easily see who treats him well, who has evil intentions, who is hypocritical, and has learned how to keep a distance from others. So after so many years, the only people he really trusts are the Queen Mother, Empress, Xian It's just a concubine.

"It is true that you and I have known each other very early, but Uncle Xu, Auntie, and you only knew me after that. You only know that I am wandering alone in the rivers and lakes, and I have good medical skills when I was ten years old. What about me before, you guys Is it clear?"

Xu Qiuyan shook her head.There are too many people in this world who are lonely and wandering like him. If he doesn't say it himself, who will know.Mei Xun answered irrelevant questions, but Xu Qiuyan still patiently listened to him.

Mei Xun continued: "Ningbi, people don't know everything and believe everything, and there is no need to know everything. As long as you know, I will always support each other and work hard to survive in this palace. But I can have my own selfishness, and so can you, and everyone does."

Having said so much, it turned out that he was just dodging and didn't want to answer.But what he said really entered Xu Qiuyan's heart. On the other hand, looking at herself, it is not without selfish distractions that cannot be said and known to others.It would be a bit inappropriate to break the casserole and ask the end, but she felt that she had to ask Mei Xun for a promise that would make her feel at ease: "Will you harm Concubine Xian?"

"I don't know how to hurt her," Mei Xun said, "but I can tell you that part of my selfishness is also hers."

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After hearing Mei Xun's words, Xu Qiuyan not only didn't get any answer, but her heart became even more confused.

She twisted her handkerchief restlessly, not knowing where she was going, just wandering blindly.At this time, Xu Qiuyan was patted on the shoulder, turned her head, and Wanyan looked at her with a smile.

They haven't seen each other for a long time.Xu Qiuyan held her hand, feeling sore in her heart, she couldn't stop shedding two lines of tears.

Wan Yan caressed her back, jokingly said: "Do you miss me so much, cry like this."

Seeing that she was still crying, Wan Yan had no choice but to help her sit down first, and quietly accompany her for a while.After a long while, Xu Qiuyan held back the tears that hadn't come out, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I don't know why I cried, and I made you feel bad."

Wan Yan smiled and said: "Who doesn't want to shed a few tears yet, if you still want to cry, just keep crying, I'm here."

She doesn't inquire about anything, just accompany and listen, so those who want to talk will talk to her.

Xu Qiuyan wiped her tears, sniffed her nose twice, and said, "What are you doing here?"

Wan Yan helped her get up, and pointed to a few potted plants: "Recently, many flowers have withered and the leaves have turned yellow. The Empress ordered us to bring some freshly colored flowers and plants to the imperial garden. Look, this one is so beautiful."

Seeing these flowers and plants fluttering in the wind, Xu Qiuyan was in a much more cheerful mood. She sniffed a pot of jasmine and said, "'Sweet and exquisite snow, light and soft like ice', this jasmine is really beautiful and smells good."

Seeing her show off her face, Wan Yan also laughed: "Your face really changes faster than the clouds in the sky. Come here and have a look, there are more beautiful and more fragrant ones."

When Xu Qiuyan saw a potted osmanthus tree, her thoughts went back to the day when she first saw Concubine Xian.If it wasn't for being favored by others for playing tricks on the queen's birthday, what would be her situation now?

She forced herself not to think wildly, smoked the evening cigarette, and went to another place to enjoy the flowers, and suddenly felt the warm hand in her palm become rough.Spreading out her palm, it turned out that there were several calluses.Xu Qiuyan said in surprise: "Your hands are so delicate, how did they become so worn?"

Wan Yan smoked her hands into her sleeves, and said: "The weather is changeable in this season, and the flowers in the flower room have to be fiddled with all day long. Besides, hasn't Concubine Chun been grounded for a few days? Boredom sends us servants, sometimes we think the flower branches are too complicated, sometimes we think the flower pots are not good-looking enough, so we make a lot of noise. I am in charge of the greenhouse, and I am afraid of making mistakes and causing trouble, so I work harder than others."

Xu Qiuyan looked at Wan Yan carefully, only to realize that although she was still bright and lively, there was an unconcealable fatigue on her face.Xu Qiuyan tapped her head with her knuckles, and said angrily, "Hey, why did I forget all the important things. How do you think about going to the empress's place?"

Although he is currently in a difficult situation with Concubine Xian, he should not break the promise he made to Wanyan.Seeing Wan Yan so tired, she really felt distressed.

They found a quiet place under the shade of flowers and trees, and sat down again.

Wan Yan said: "After you told me, I also went to Rong Jue to discuss it, and he was willing to call me over, because he didn't want me to be too tired. And recently, the emperor will often visit the empress, and the two of us can meet more .”

"What he said is exactly what I think," Xu Qiuyan rubbed the calluses on Wanyan's palm and fingers, "You treat me like a close friend in your boudoir and tell me all your love affairs without reservation. If it wasn't for me Unobtrusive, Concubine He Xian revealed that Zhang Jia's guards don't have to take risks..."

"What are you talking about." Wan Yan forbade her to say any more, "He didn't do much, he just told the truth about that day in the paddock, so that Concubine Chun would hate her even more and get carried away easily. Having been in the harem for many years, she often bullied people, and Rong Jue also wanted to do something, but she couldn't find a way out, and now the reputation of the pure noble concubine has been greatly damaged in the emperor's heart, we are also happy to see it."

Hearing what she said, Xu Qiuyan's mind gradually cleared up, and she asked: "Then what do you think about going to Changchun Palace?"

Wanyan sighed, and asked Xu Qiuyan to listen to her tell an old story first: "I used to know a sister named Awan in the palace. She came from a humble background, just a court lady, but she was pretty and gentle. There was an aunt He valued her, and tried to promote her to the palace of the most favored concubine Huixian at that time. Soon, the emperor noticed her and said that he would seal her as a promise, but before the imperial decree was issued, that sister Awan died In the well, I also went to collect her body, that tragedy... now I will have nightmares."

Xu Qiuyan pictured that scene in her mind, and she was deeply terrified: what outsiders saw was the splendor, magnificence, wealth and splendor of the Forbidden City, but they didn't know that the people in it, like A Wan, were more or less unexplainably sent to the underworld. Generally evaporated.

Wan Yan went on to say: "I came to the palace to participate in the draft, but I already have my own heart, and I always remember Awan's fate, so I can't avoid the prosperity of this palace, and I would rather live a little bit more bitterly and tiringly." , for the rest of my life, I don’t want to be pushed to the cusp of the storm.”

Xu Qiuyan and Wan Yan have known each other for a long time, but as Mei Xun said, "People don't know everything and believe everything", she never knew that there was still such a heavy stone in Wan Yan's heart.

Recalling her motive for wanting Wanyan to enter the Changchun Palace, she was not selfish. She said guiltily: "Wanyan, I want to ask you to go to the Changchun Palace. It is true that I love you and want to help you, but it is also true to have selfish intentions. In Yikun Palace, the emperor said that he wanted me to accompany the empress, I... I don't want to leave Concubine Xian, I'm afraid I will be even more helpless. So I never force you, if you really don't want to go, I can replace you You talk to Zhang Jia's guard, and then try to find another job for you."

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Chapter 17 Chain Links

Xu Qiuyan thought that Wan Yan would at least blame herself for a few words, but she didn't want the other party to just smile.Xu Qiuyan said: "You don't blame me?"

Wan Yan smiled even wider: "Being a palace maid in the palace, where is there a better place than the empress's place? You helped me find such a good job, and I still blame you, isn't it too ignorant."

"If you say that, I will feel even more guilty." After hearing her words, Xu Qiuyan felt a big stone fall from her heart, "Then do you want to go?"

Wan Yan nodded: "There are storms everywhere, just like you were working in the greenhouse with peace of mind before, but the misfortune of the pot of osmanthus trees also came to you. When I arrived in Changchun Palace, I was cautious and responsible, and I was able to see Rong Jue from time to time. Why not do it. And Rong Jue told me that the emperor is very reasonable, after two years of accumulation, when the time comes, I will ask the emperor to give me a marriage, and then we can go out of the palace and live our lives together."

Just listening to her, Xu Qiuyan felt that this kind of life was very enviable.She said: "You just make up your mind. If you don't like anything, don't worry about it."

Wan Yan promised her, the two chatted and laughed for a while, Wan Yan was going to work elsewhere, Xu Qiuyan lingered on the beautiful scenery here, and went to enjoy the flowers alone.At this time, several men came from the south.Naturally, Qianlong is the first person in bright yellow attire, and the one on the right is Prince He Hongzhou, who is wearing beige regular clothes.The person on the left who was talking to Qianlong was dressed a little differently. He was wearing a helmet-like hat. Xu Qiuyan remembered that it seemed to be called "cymbal hat crown", which was the hat crown of Mongolian nobles.His clothes are neat and clear, with short sleeves and tight waist, but the patterns are complicated and gorgeous. What Xu Qiuyan saw were lotus patterns and mandarin duck patterns, with exquisite embroidery and bright colors.

The maid working next to Xu Qiuyan whispered, "He is Azhan Khan", and pulled her to kneel down to salute.

Xu Qiuyan searched for the memory of "Azhan Khan" in her mind, but only vaguely remembered that he was the Junggar Khan during the Qianlong period. banned his own sister.

She glanced at him cautiously, only to see that his complexion was slightly darker, close to what people describe as "bronze", with a thin and refined body, a tough face, and sharp edges. He looked like Luo Xiaohu in the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which was quite different from Xu Qiuyan's imagination.

Azhan Khan glanced around for a week, finally took a closer look at Xu Qiuyan, and said loudly: "I often hear people say that the Qing Dynasty is full of beautiful women and beautiful scenery. Once you see it, you will be reluctant to leave."

Qianlong took a quick glance at Xu Qiuyan, disapproving: "The view of the imperial garden is pretty good, after all, it was arranged by the empress herself. However, if such a mediocre palace maid is regarded as a beauty, then my Qing Dynasty won the world in vain?"

Although it is clear that Qianlong's intention is to show the prestige of the country and express his arrogance to Azhan Khan, Xu Qiuyan is a little bit annoyed that he is burying herself in this way.

Embarrassment flashed across Azhan Khan's face, but he still kept his eyes on the ground. He continued: "The emperor is rich all over the world, and I am tired of looking at the stunning beauty of the country. But every flower is in every eye. Today, I deeply feel that he is a beauty. I have seen the beautiful scenery, but I wonder if the beauty can show me the beautiful scenery in person?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qianlong snorted coldly: "This maid is too vulgar."

Azhan Khan said: "Ben Khan..."

"But no matter how vulgar a court lady is, she can only serve me."

Qianlong's attitude was tough, and Azhan Khan felt disappointed, so he didn't dare to contradict him, so he laughed twice perfunctorily, and went with Hongzhou.

Qianlong ordered all the palace people working here to retreat and stare at Xu Qiuyan.The latter showed him that there were thorns on his back, and he felt uncomfortable all over. He was about to kneel down to say goodbye, but his wrist was grabbed.

Qianlong immediately let her go and said, "Since Azhan Khan came to the throne, there has been turmoil in Junggar. If I treat him more favorably now, those who oppose him in Junggar will hate him even more. Tell me, why should I reward him?" ?”

Xu Qiuyan had a premonition that his next sentence would not be a good one, so she simply laughed at herself: "The emperor intends to reward Azhan Khan with several genius doctors and bundles of medicinal materials to help him cure his eye diseases?"

Qianlong paused and laughed.After laughing enough, he said, "You still have self-knowledge. However, Azhan Khan doesn't see many Han women, so it's understandable for him to think that you are attractive. There is no need to specially treat eye diseases, just meet more people."

Xu Qiuyan grunted a few times, and Qianlong asked again: "Didn't you say that Concubine Xian couldn't leave you, why did she run out by herself?"

Xu Qiuyan said: "To be a slave, one must obey