Fingers of crossing

The next day, Jiang Ning woke up very early in the morning, to be precise, she woke up from the cold.

I don't know if it's because the severe cold in the palace is deeper than other places. There is a cold and cold atmosphere everywhere in the palace. It seems that all the undercurrents hidden in it are dormant and waiting to go out.This feeling is as uncomfortable as if it has penetrated into the muscles and bones. Even if there is an earth dragon heating in the palace, it still cannot be dispelled.

Qingfu followed Jiang Ningzui's figure to the front hall, and saw her standing under the apricot tree in the courtyard, the cold wind wrapped in the fragrance of apricot blossoms blowing towards her face, the branches swayed slightly with the wind, her face In a piece of apricot blossom, it looks extraordinarily beautiful and dusty.

"Niang Niang." Qing Fu unconsciously saw God, and when she came back to her senses, she hurriedly said softly: "Madam Ying, please see me."

Jiang Ningzui heard the words, turned around with her arms around the stove, and asked, "Mrs. Ying?" Jiang Ningzui thought for a while, and said, "Is that the one from Yinxiang Pavilion?"

"Uh..." Qingfu was slightly stunned, a blank look flashed across her face, and then she said, "Madam, did you remember wrongly, the lady in Yinxiang Pavilion is Mrs. Mei, and now she is asking to see Mrs. Ying in Xiuchun Pavilion."

There are too many names and I can't remember them. Jiang Ning was slightly stunned, and then said: "Come in."

When Cui Ying walked into the Zhaoling Hall, Jiang Ningzui had already sat back in the hall. Hearing her footsteps from far to near, she slowly raised her head to meet the sound.

"I pay my respects to the Crown Princess."

Cui Ying's face was soft and charming, her eyes were a bit pitiful when she dodged and dared not look at Jiang Ningzui, although her appearance was not as good as Liu Huanxue and Yang Simei's, but she looked like I felt pity.

Jiang Ningzui looked at it carefully, and it took a long time to realize that Cui Ying was still in the posture of saluting and did not stand up. She suddenly remembered the etiquette in the palace, and said lightly: "Get up."

"Thank you, princess."

"Sit down." Jiang Ningzui signaled Cui Ying to take a seat, then turned her head and said: "Qing Fu, serve tea."

Cui Ying sat down, her words and deeds showed a bit of restraint and cautiousness, and said in a low voice: "I don't know if the Crown Princess is in good health these few days?"

"It's nothing serious." Jiang Ningzui said indifferently, seeing Cui Ying's embarrassed look, she added: "Thank you Madam Ying for your concern."

Hearing that Jiang Ning was drunk to thank her, Cui Ying didn't dare to do it, she quickly waved her hand and said: "I should care about the Crown Princess, if the Crown Princess wants to thank you, it will really ruin the concubine."

In this East Palace, Jiang Ningzui has seen someone as arrogant and domineering as Yang Simei, and someone as calm and calm as Liu Huanxue, but this is the first time she has seen someone as shy and weak as Cui Ying.Thinking about it, Jiang Ningzui couldn't help but look at her a few more times, and didn't speak again.

"The princess's body is just right, and my concubine made a nourishing soup for her personally. I wonder if the princess is interested in tasting it?"

Jiang Ning drunk the tea in her hand, looked at Cui Ying curiously after hearing this, and smiled after a long while: "I'm sorry, please worry about it."

"Xin'er, hurry up and serve up the soup."

When the maid standing behind Cui Ying heard this, she hurriedly bowed and retreated.

Qingfu happened to be serving tea at this time, and heard the conversation between Jiang Ningzui and Cui Ying intermittently, a trace of worry flashed across her face, and she always felt uneasy in her heart for some reason.After bringing the tea to Cui Ying's hand, Qing Fu silently retreated behind Jiang Ningzui, feeling a little uneasy in her heart.

Not long after, Xin'er returned to the hall with a Gu soup, but her face was obviously a little anxious, and her steps quickened accordingly, and Luhe who was guarding outside the hall followed her.

"Niang Niang, Mrs. Cui." Lu He bowed to the two seated, and then said to Jiang Ningzui: "The side concubine empress is here, please come in?"

Jiang Ning caught a glimpse of Cui Ying's hand holding the teacup stiff when she was drunk, she looked back calmly and said, "Please."

Lu He nodded and retreated, Cui Ying laughed again, watching Xiner serve soup to Jiang Ningzui's side, "I'm not good at cooking, the princess laughed at me."

The soup was stewed whitish, and it seemed that she had worked hard. Jiang Ningzui stirred the soup with a spoon, and turned her head to see Liu Huanxue's figure appearing in the hall, followed by a woman in white.When they got closer, Jiang Ningzui recognized that the person beside Liu Huanxue was none other than Chi Wei, the female guard she met on the corridor that day.

"Sister." Liu Huanxue came to Jiang Ningzui's body, her eyes were smiling into crescent moons, as she said, she turned to look at Cui Ying who was sitting beside her, and said in surprise, "Madam Ying is here too?"

Liu Huanxue's words were generous, but Cui Ying's face darkened when she heard it. She regained her smile and said, "I came to see the Crown Princess, and made Gu soup for the Crown Princess by the way."

"Oh? Speaking of soup, I happen to be a little hungry." Liu Huanxue smiled and said, "I wonder if there is still some for me?"

Cui Ying heard the words, and quickly ordered Xin'er who was behind her: "What are you still doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and serve the soup for the side concubine."

If Liu Huanxue had nothing to do on weekdays, she would never take the initiative to come to Zhaoling Palace, so Jiang Ningzui looked at Liu Huanxue's sitting figure, wondering why she came this time.Just wondering in my heart, I suddenly saw Liu Huanxue approaching me, looked at the soup in her hand, and said with a smile: "It smells so good, it seems that Mrs. Ying must have put a lot of effort into it, right?"

Hearing Liu Huanxue's words, Cui Ying twitched her skirt uncomfortably, and smiled awkwardly: "Where is it, the side concubine made fun of it."

The atmosphere inexplicably became violent with Liu Huanxue's arrival. Jiang Ningzui didn't know the reason, but just watched Liu Huanxue staring at the soup in her hand and moved her index finger, and simply pushed the soup in her hand. In front of him, said: "If the side concubine is hungry, why not use it first."

"Then thank you, sister." Liu Huanxue took the soup without being polite, and finally smiled at Cui Ying, asking straightforwardly, "Madam Ying won't mind?"

Ever since Liu Huanxue came to Zhaoling Palace, Cui Ying's face has been hard to hide her nervousness and restraint. Now when she heard Liu Huanxue's words, she hurriedly waved her hands and said repeatedly: "Of course, of course..."

After receiving Cui Ying's words, Liu Huanxue lowered her head and took a sip of the soup. She licked the corner of her mouth and said, "No wonder the crown prince always likes to drink Mrs. Ying's soup. It's really delicious." As she spoke, Liu Huanxue drank a few more mouthfuls unknowingly, His expression suddenly sank, "It's just that I seem to have tasted the lotus seeds."

As soon as the word 'lianzi' came out, everyone in the hall looked dignified, especially Cui Ying, whose face suddenly turned pale, looking extremely pitiful.

Jiang Ningzui didn't understand what had happened, she turned her head to look at Qingfu, but saw that Qingfu also frowned, looking at Cui Ying with a forbearing and complicated expression.

"I remember that when my sister first entered the palace, she accidentally ate a snack containing lotus seeds by mistake. She suddenly had a high fever at night and couldn't get sick. Later, the imperial doctor came to treat her and found that her sister was allergic to lotus seeds." Let go Liu Huanxue looked at Cui Ying, who was ashen-faced in an instant, but she was speaking to Qingfu. "Qingfu, Mrs. Ying, maybe the nobleman forgets too much so I don't remember, but as my sister's personal servant, why are you so careless?"

When Qingfu heard this, she quickly knelt down and said, "This servant deserves to die."

"I think Mrs. Ying was just negligent for a while, and I hope my sister will not blame her too much."

Cui Ying couldn't sit still at this time, her legs slumped, she slid off the chair, knelt down on the ground, and begged for mercy in a trembling voice: "Princess, forgive me, I know I was wrong."

Jiang Ningzui was still in fear at this time, she knew very little about everything about the Crown Princess, if Liu Huanxue hadn't appeared in time, maybe this bowl of soup would have been eaten by now, and the consequences would be even more disastrous.Thinking about it, Jiang Ningzui turned her head and saw Liu Huanxue still drinking the soup. It seemed that what should be said had been said, and the rest was just waiting for Jiang Ningzui to deal with it according to her preferences.

Just now Liu Huanxue had already opened her mouth to intercede for Cui Ying, if Jiang Ningzui acted alone, she might only end up saying that her imposing princess is not generous enough.

"I know you were also careless and negligent for a while, and since the side concubine has interceded for you, I don't care about it." Jiang Ningzui stared at her indifferently, and said coldly: "Get up."

"Thank you, Princess Concubine." Cui Ying said, hesitating for a moment, then turned to Liu Huanxue, her lowered figure couldn't see her expression clearly, and even her voice was muffled. "Thank you, concubine."

Jiang Ning drunk a sip of tea and did not speak, Liu Huanxue continued: "Although my sister said that I don't care about you, you also need to reflect on yourself, so you should step down first."

Cui Ying's eyes were filled with tears, and her body was limp and powerless. She pressed her lips tightly, and when she heard Liu Huanxue's words, she just replied in a low voice, "Yes."

Cui Ying got up slowly and retreated. Chi Wei, who had been standing silently behind Liu Huanxue, suddenly took a step, cupped his hands towards Jiang Ningzui, and then disappeared into Zhaoling Palace following Cui Ying's figure.

"Chi Wei has been with me for many years, and I'm used to no rules or distance. I hope my sister doesn't care."

Jiang Ningzui suppressed the strangeness in her heart, and said with a smile: "No."

"King Wu has returned to Beijing, and we will hold a banquet at Taiye Pond tonight. It's getting late, so my sister should prepare earlier." Liu Huanxue said, got up and said, "I won't bother my sister."

Liu Huanxue turned to leave, but her footsteps paused, as if she had thought of something, she turned around and smiled at Jiang Ningzui with bright eyes and bright teeth, and said: "There are traps everywhere in the palace, no matter how smart people are, they will be hard to guard against. Be careful."

Liu Huanxue's figure had been gone for a long time, but Jiang Ningzui's gaze was still in the direction she left, silently dazed.

Originally thought that as long as she kept her own place in the palace, with her honorable status as a princess, she would always be able to spend the rest of her life in peace, but now that she thought about it, it was indeed an extravagant hope.No matter how reluctant she was to accept it, it was time for her to get used to life in the palace and begin to accept her current identity.She can't go back, and what she has to learn now is how to live in this palace step by step and work hard.

Cui Ying walked out of Zhaoling Hall in a daze, and slowly approached the window, her pace suddenly slowed down and stopped, she stood under the Xuan window, and did not move any more.

"If Mrs. Ying is curious, why don't you go into the palace and have a chat with the ladies?"

With a cold voice like cold water pouring down, Cui Ying recognized the owner of the figure, she straightened up quickly, and in a blink of an eye saw Chi Wei standing behind her, dressed in white like snow, with an expression on his face so cold that it was not human.

"No need." Cui Ying's usually gentle face showed a little bit of displeasure, she turned her head and saw Xin Er happened to be carrying soup, and said coldly: "I'm leaving."

"Your Majesty, go slowly." Chi Wei clapped his hands neatly, "I won't see you off."

A mocking smile flashed across Cui Ying's usually weak face, which was fleeting.She snorted coldly and led Xiner away.

But a slave!Relying on Liu Huanxue's favor, she will be lawless. When she becomes powerful in the future, she and Liu Huanxue must be trampled under her feet, so that they can also taste the taste of being bullied!

Watching Cui Ying's body go away, Chi Wei just turned around and saw Liu Huanxue also walked out of the hall at this time, tilting her head slightly to look at her, her eyebrows and eyes stretched out in the ice and snow, like spring water in March in spring, slowly trickle over.

"Is she eavesdropping?"

Chi Wei nodded silently, then brushed past Liu Huanxue, and walked back along the way he came.

Only Liu Huanxue was left alone, standing in the white snow, a gust of cold wind blew, making her figure thinner and slender, revealing a bit of fragility.

For more than ten years, even a drop of water can wear through a stone.But I can only watch helplessly as you turn your back and walk away step by step in my world.Time seems to be frozen at more than three years ago forever, but unfortunately people are always moving forward, so we can never go back.

"you hate me."

Under the howling gale, Liu Huanxue's words were so light, so light, she was swept away by the cold wind around her as soon as she uttered it, just like her sadness, no one would ever know.