listen.explain

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On September 18th of the [-]th year of Jiaqing, when the emperor hunted Rehe in the north, Tianli Sect Lin Qing led [-] believers to sneak into the capital pretending to be businessmen. The incident took the Forbidden City directly, and broke into the Donghua Gate and Xihua Gate, which is known as the Guiyou Change in history.

Things happen without warning, like on September [-]th, what Mu Duer cared about was that Tong Jihai was beaten and lay down outside Chuxiu Palace.

"Tong Jihai, Tong Jihai, wake up!" Mu Duer dipped a handkerchief in some water and wiped the blood from the corner of Tong Jihai's mouth. Just as he was thinking whether to call someone over, he suddenly heard a faint call.

"Grandma, don't bother, I'm fine." Tong Jihai opened his eyes weakly, and he still spoke clearly.

"But you..."

"It's just a flesh injury, not a vital point." Tong Jihai has been doing rough work in Xinzheku for many years, and he has thick skin and flesh from early training. In addition, the eunuchs in the respect room are inevitably embroidered with fists and legs, so even if there are scars everywhere, it is not to Tong Jihai. How much internal damage.

"Under the jurisdiction of the Son of Heaven, who dares to beat you like this!"

Mu Du'er seemed really angry, but Tong Jihai didn't intend to make a big deal out of it, he just leaned on the stone pier and panted, "Some small disputes, if my aunt stands up for me, the misunderstanding will be even bigger."

"Are you willing to be bullied like this?"

"That's why I want to leave the palace." Tong Jihai looked at Mu Duer and showed a sincere smile for the first time. "Grandma, you have helped me a lot, and I will figure out what to do next."

Mu Duer was at a loss for words for a while, she just scolded Tong Jihai a few days ago, before Tong Jihai often pestered her to say some ridiculous remarks, if she is really Tong Jihai's nobleman, then what is disaster?

"I know that you have been wronged, and I know that you are not fair. If there is a way to leave the palace, I will help you."

Facing Mu Duer who was squatting in front of him, Tong Jihai wiped his forehead uncomfortably, and looked towards the sky. "I watched the stars last night, and I saw a natural phenomenon in the palace, and there may be a catastrophe..."

At this moment, Xue Dongsheng was surrounded by a group of eunuchs and walked in the palace. Last night he used an excuse to teach others, Xue Dongsheng was in a good mood.

"I'll be the host tonight, invite us brothers to drink and have fun together." Xue Dongsheng yelled, all the eunuchs beside him applauded, and he even laughed heartily.After teaching Tong Jihai a lesson, Xue Dongsheng was so drunk that he had to be helped when walking during the day.

"Speaking of drinking..." Just as he was about to continue speaking, there was a sound of beating and killing in front of Donghua Gate. Xue Dongsheng looked back curiously, and suddenly saw a group of mobs with weapons entering the palace. There were hundreds of people. The momentum is amazing.

A group of eunuchs fled in a hurry when they saw it. Although Xue Dongsheng was so frightened that he was sober, his limbs were already paralyzed. The usual companions of drinking and meat all forgot the "big brother" they called-- Xue Dongsheng saw thousands of troops swarming in Now, when the knife and ax fall on him, everything seems to be the same as when he usually bullies the weak, but this time, he can no longer speak out.

The news of the chaos in the palace quickly spread to Yongshou Palace. Since the emperor and queen went to Rehe together, the person in charge of the harem became a concubine.Concubine Ru was originally having a heart-to-heart conversation with Xiangling, but after hearing about this change, she said calmly even though her face was pale: "Little Mingzi, there should be many imperial guards in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. If you didn't go to Rehe with the emperor, you should invite them to come to guard immediately." Qianrui, you take people to the East Sixth Palace, Erhe, you go to the West Sixth Palace, and tell all the concubines to take refuge in Yongshou Palace. The Tianli Sect's chaotic party should not have invaded for a while, so we must keep calm, no Even if they attack, we still have the imperial guards and the strong men in the palace to protect us, Yongshou Palace is the safest place in the palace, and I tell everyone not to panic and leave rashly.”

After Erhe Qianrui took the order and left, Ruyue directed everyone again, where windows should be closed and where should be arranged, everything was orderly and orderly, everyone felt reassured when they saw it, and they were not afraid for a while Rebellious ministers and thieves.

The concubines of the six palaces in the east and west were also escorted to Yongshou Palace one by one. After Ruyue took care of them one by one, seeing the concubine Shugui and Concubine Gong from Shoukang Palace had arrived, but Wanxiu was not there alone. He asked, "Where is Princess Chungui?"

Although Erhe knew that Concubine Ru would ask this question earlier, she still hesitated to answer, but it was Concubine Gong who answered. "Chungui Empress Dowager Empress seems to be in a bad mood recently, she left Shoukang Palace alone all day long, and I didn't see her early this morning."

In fact, as soon as Erhe arrived at Shoukang Palace and didn't see Concubine Chungui, he could already imagine Concubine Ru's worry and anxiety. Gritting his teeth cruelly, he only asked everyone to withdraw from Shoukang Palace.Erhe's thoughts at that time were straightforward and simple - if Concubine Chungui was not around, all troubles would disappear!The Niu Hulu family no longer had to worry about damage to their reputation, and the empress didn't have to worry about it all day long, as long as she ignored this matter in a timely manner, when she arrived at Yongshou Palace, everything was a foregone conclusion.

But she never thought that Rufei in Yongshou Palace would look at her coldly, her eyes seemed to understand everything.

"I'm going to find Wanxiu!" Ruyue turned around and ordered, "Concubine Shugui, please arrange for these female relatives to sit in the Yongshou Palace, and Qianrui will be by my side to help. I can't leave Wanxiu alone in the palace." I want to find her—"

"Your Majesty, it's too dangerous to go outside right now!" Qianrui tried to dissuade her, but Ruyue still insisted.Erhe wanted to go forward, but was stared at by Rufei and couldn't move.

"I only have this sister, I can't lose her." Ruyue turned around resolutely, holding Ruyue's sleeve with one hand.

"Your Majesty, if you want to go your own way, let me go with you, at least everyone has a support."

Looking back at Pan, I saw that Xiang Ling was still unwilling to let go, and said a few words firmly to Ruyue: "Life and death follow Xiang Ling."

"Who is the best place to enjoy the beautiful scenery on a good day?" On the stage on the second floor of Changyin Pavilion, Concubine Chun looked into the distance.In the old gold powder place, how many times have the emperors and generals gone through here? She is full of ambitions and thought that one day she will be on the stage, what kind of drama can she sing?

Now that she is a noble concubine, how many people have to submit to her, but she cast her eyes to the audience, and some people have already left the table gracefully.She just wants to keep that person, is that okay?

Letting the sound of gongs and drums gradually become chaotic, what is the difference between half a lifetime ago and half a lifetime later, she is still asking: Who is she acting for?For whom?

"Your Majesty, the servant has finally found you, come down quickly!"

It sounded like Youxiang's voice, and Wan Xiu didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but a quick urging made her look down impatiently after all. "What's going on, why is it so noisy outside?"

Let's say that after Ruyue and Xiang Ling left Yongshou Palace, they hid all the way while looking for Wanxiu's traces, and finally saw Youxiang who was also looking for Wanxiu in the side hall.After guessing a few places, Youxiang finally thought that the imperial concubine might be in Changyin Pavilion, and the three of them went together, and they saw Wanxiu's figure on the second floor of the pavilion.

"Yuxiang, what are you doing with that person?"

Seeing that Wanxiu still looked ungrateful, Youxiang called out loudly: "The rebellious party of Tianli Sect broke in, and the servants managed to avoid a few of them just now. The imperial concubine and other masters have all gathered in Yongshou palace!"

"Wanxiu, come back to Yongshou Palace with me quickly──" In the face of danger, Ruyue only had Wanxiu in her eyes, and rushed upstairs several times regardless of Xiangling's resistance.

Wan Xiu saw it from a distance, and finally shouted: "You don't need to come up."

Youxiang arrived at the Changyin Pavilion three steps earlier and took two steps, and led Dowager Chungui down.Ru Yue grabs Wan Xiu and wants to leave. "We are going back to Yongshou Palace now, sister will not let you go."

Letting others lead her all the way, Ruyue didn't notice Wanxiu's abnormality at all.When they reached the junction of the palace gate, the four of them hid at the corner to spy on the situation.

"Your Majesty, there are rebels and soldiers fighting on both sides. It seems that the only solution for now is to take the right path, pass through the imperial garden, and go straight to the Shenwu Gate." Xiang Ling thought for a while and said.

"You mean to leave the palace?"

"When a rebellious party enters the palace, the Forbidden Palace will be the source of the flames. Before the defenders arrive, the chaos will be difficult to calm down for a while. Since you can't go back to the Yongshou Palace, why not leave the palace to avoid the limelight."

Ru Yue looked at Wan Xiu, and answered after thinking about it. "This is also a way out. I believe the emperor will understand that we have no other choice."

Just as she was about to leave, Wanxiu suddenly shook off Ruyue's hand vigorously.Ruyue was puzzled, but she saw Wanxiu's expression was as cold as ice, and the coldness filled her eyes. "What are you doing? Wanxiu, are you feeling unwell?"

Wan Xiu only uttered one sentence coldly. "I do not go."

"Go out and take shelter now, and there is a chance of survival."

"Life? If you want to go, go by yourself."

"Wanxiu, didn't you always think that being trapped inside the red wall for so many years is a widow? Do you live here like a year? Why do you have nostalgia for the palace now?" Ruyue looked at Xiangling subconsciously, but saw Xiang Ling also looked puzzled.

Wan Xiu raised her head and looked at a palace wall that was higher than the other in front of her. "In this palace, life is much more boring, and I can still say to myself: I, Niu Colu Wanxiu, have been deceived by fate all my life. Trapped in this red wall, at least there is an excuse for me to go resentment, let me hate.”

Ruyue didn't know what happened to Wanxiu, but she still grabbed Wanxiu's hand anxiously. "Even if you want to resent or hate, you have to save your own life to be eligible."

Wan Xiu flung it away! "No one cares about my life at all. They care about me. From now on, it is only because of my status as a noble concubine!"

Xiang Ling couldn't help but make a sound. "Princess Chungui, Empress Rufei took the risk of leaving Yongshou Palace because she was worried about you. Why doesn't she care about you?"

"All she cares about is the family's reputation. If she ignores me, she's afraid that if I'm raped by a mob, I'll get a reputation of being unchaste and dishonoring the family──"

These words pierced her heart like an arrow, and Ruyue asked excitedly: "At this moment, do you still think that everything I have done for you is not out of concern for you?"

Looking at Ruyue stubbornly, Wanxiu raised her jaw to shake the figure out of her eyes. "Do you think you would risk your life to save us as sisters? I'm afraid you just want my death to be a worthy death!"

──Finally a slap in the face!

"Wanxiu, how long are you going to be willful!" Ruyue emptied her heart and shouted hoarsely. "I know that for so many years, so many years... I know that you feel that you are young and widowed, and you feel uncomfortable with me, so you deliberately distance yourself, I understand; I wantonly smear and slander, and I tolerate it; when Concubine Yonggui died, you intensified and deliberately challenged the rules of the palace, and I can only worry about it. The two of us are not sisters, and we can't even be called harmonious, but we always have blood Thicker than water, you are my sister!"

Ruyue's voice gradually became hoarse, like a loose string. "In order to protect you, do you know how many things I have done against my will? How many innocent people have I sacrificed? Some of them even expressed their hearts to me, sharing my joy and sorrow."

On the side, Xiang Ling's complexion became more and more solemn when he heard it, and he looked deeply at Ruyue.

Ruyue has already said that she is about to cry, but Wan Xiu still has that cold face. "Since you think you have suffered so much for me, you don't have to worry about me in the future—you don't have to worry about me in the future!"