Zhonggong Order GL
Chapter 011
Not to die. "
The queen's face darkened, she was about to speak but then she calmed down, and still said slowly, "Auntie, I will never lie to you."
"If the empress has half a lie to you, let the servant—" Sang Zhi answered at this moment, and the moment she spoke, the empress' face was clouded, "Shut up!" The empress looked into Sang Zhi's eyes It was almost able to spew out fire, and his hands couldn't stop shaking.Sang Zhi was startled, and subconsciously finished the second half of the sentence to Concubine Jing, facing the empress' eyes, "I will die badly. Concubine Jing, the empress did not lie."
"Pa—" Sang Zhi just finished speaking, and the queen slapped her on the face, not hard but not light.The queen's eyes were red, "Who is allowed to talk about your own life?" Then, the queen's eyes turned hard, and she turned to Concubine Jing and said, "Concubine Jing, I think that you and I belong to the same Horqin family. , thinking about the old love in the past to help you, you don't want to push your feet. In this palace, everyone is wise and safe. I am willing to help you, because I have a kind heart, but it does not mean that you can push your nose on the face. " So she pulled Sangzhi to her side, and said coldly, "I told you that Jinxiu has left safely. Believe it or not, it's up to you if you want to die."
Unexpectedly, the normally tepid Empress suddenly lost her temper, and Concubine Jing was so shocked that she didn't recover.
Seeing her looking at herself in surprise, the queen sneered, "You have always been indulgent, never willing to think about others, and put yourself first in everything. But you are incompetent, you can't afford to suffer, and you can't bear to be wronged." Well, it's not that the emperor didn't love you back then, you refused to be submissive and you ended up in the end now. It's not that the queen mother didn't want to support you, you lost your backer because you were self-willed and self-willed. If you fell out of favor, Jinxiu will naturally suffer with you. I don't need to tell you , you yourself should know how much Jinxiu has been wronged outside since you lived in Yongshou Palace. But you have a tough temper, and anyone dares to offend you. You are the master, and you are tough. They dare to touch Jinxiu." The Queen said mercilessly, "Jinxiu has not let you down, do you ask yourself if you are as worthy as she is? When Jinxiu was wronged, where were you? Jinxiu was sent out of the palace by you in embarrassment, alone Where are you when you are uneasy outside? Your recklessness, your steadfastness, what brought you, and what brought Jinxiu? Even now, you still don’t think about Jinxiu at all, but you are willing to help you You are in this situation, apart from the emperor and the queen mother, are you not at fault? If you were not abolished back then, if you sat safely in the middle palace, Jinxiu would suffer so much. How many sins? Even if the incident is revealed to you, if the power is in your hands, why would Jinxiu be rushed out of the palace?"
The empress had never been so stern, pointing directly at Concubine Jing's weakness made Sang Zhi's heart tremble when she heard it.However, the Queen's voice was a little bit lower, approaching Concubine Jing and looking straight into her eyes, she said in a deep voice, "Concubine Jing, I am different from you. If I want Sangzhi, I must do my best to keep her safe for life. Bengong will not be in the Yongshou Palace like you, letting Jinxiu's life and death be controlled by others. I want to hold my own and Sang Zhi's life in my own hands. As for you," the queen said blankly. Standing up, "Death and life are up to you. Just pretend that Jinxiu is blind, but the person who is thinking about it is a coward who can only play willful."
After finishing speaking, he pulled Sang Zhi and left without looking back.
Sang Zhi was dragged along in a daze, looking at the queen's side face, the queen's words just echoed in her ears, her heart seemed to be smashed into a puddle of soft mud by the queen's words, her whole body was brittle.
However, just as she reached the octagonal gazebo, the queen suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Sang Zhi with an extremely gloomy expression, "Sang Zhi."
Her deliberately low voice was clearly filled with anger. Sangzhi's heart trembled, and she quickly explained, "My name is Lin Wenlan!" Yes, she thought Yuan Sangzhi would have died a long time ago, so she wanted to take advantage of the loophole and play with words It's just a game.But the Empress obviously didn't think so, her voice was as cold as ice, "So you just swear indiscriminately?"
"I was wrong." Sang Zhi wanted to argue at first, but when he saw the empress's unkind expression, he thought that he must avoid her sharpness at this moment, otherwise it would be too worthless to cause unnecessary disputes.She showed a timid expression, looked at Su Le pleadingly, and whispered obediently, "Su Le, I was wrong! There will never be a next time."
"..." The empress was angry at first, but now seeing Sang Zhi's soft and weak appearance, she couldn't say a serious word, "You—" "You" for a long time, but she just bit angrily Lips stomped, "You're mad at me!"
Sang Zhi clasped his hands together in front of his chest, and his attitude of admitting his mistake was very sincere, "It's my fault. I just thought I was afraid of embarrassing you, so I played word games on my own, which made you angry and worried. I made a big mistake, knowing that you love me in your heart." I was afraid that something would happen to me, and I still talked about it, which is really wrong."
She was serious, at first Su Le listened to her ears, but when she heard it, she immediately blushed, "Who is so...you! Don't be ashamed!" No matter how the empress came from the prairie, she was not as straightforward as Sang Zhi Can say the word "love".For a moment, the empress's face turned red, and she stammered, not knowing how to answer.
But when Sang Zhi looked at her like this, his heart seemed to be wrapped in honey, no matter how hard he tried to hide it, he couldn't hide the sweet smile on his face.When the queen saw it, she blushed and gave her a hard look, "You...why are you like this!" But those words were full of coquettish anger.
Taking advantage of the cover of the night, Sang Zhi couldn't help hugging her into his arms, and the love words came out naturally, "Su Le, I love you."
The queen was still struggling for a while, but when she heard this, she immediately became quiet, and her mind went blank for a moment.After a while, she slowly wrapped her arms around Sangzhi and hugged it hard, "Does it hurt?" She caressed Sangzhi's face distressedly, feeling a little guilty, "It's my fault, I'm confused." She said in a nasal voice , "You are not allowed to talk nonsense in the future, you have to stay with me for the rest of your life."
"Oh, although it doesn't hurt, it's really not a problem to love to slap your face." Seeing Su Le's uneasy face, Sang Zhi couldn't help hugging her distressedly, "But this time it was my fault first, I will keep it in mind, and don't do it again." Dare." He said and looked at the sky, "You have been busy all day, and you will be even busier tomorrow. If you don't sleep tonight, how can you bear it tomorrow?" Sang Zhi kissed her forehead, "Su Le, go back early Rest, I'll go see Concubine Jing."
The empress sighed softly, "That's fine." After a pause, she asked again, "Just now...was my words too serious?"
"Did you provoke her on purpose?" Sang Zhi smiled, "I guess so. Even though your words are so serious, you are still emphasizing that Jinxiu will leave safely, so I think you are provoking her on purpose."
"Half," the queen sighed helplessly, "I'm really angry that you dare to threaten me with you. However, she is too hot-tempered and too self-centered, and she can't listen to nice words. But, she is wrong Where is it? Everyone has their own temperament, I have always liked my aunt who can distinguish between likes and dislikes. Unfortunately, when she is in the palace, her temperament has become wrong even if it is not wrong."
Sang Zhi stretched out his hand to smooth the Queen's frown, and said in relief, "It doesn't matter right or wrong, the most important thing is to live well. She has her sufferings, and we also have ours. Every family has their own hard-to-recite scriptures, we ,Do your best."
The queen nodded, "Yes."
Looking up at the sky, Sang Zhi felt distressed again, "Go back and rest quickly, I don't think you can sleep for a long time. I see if I can calm Concubine Jing so that there will be no trouble tomorrow."
The queen agreed, and stopped after taking two steps, "When we get back, let's discuss how to deal with the queen mother."
☆, let's have a drink
"People always think that death is liberation."
Sang Zhi didn't talk nonsense to her, seeing Concubine Jing clutching the bank note in a daze, she stood in front of Concubine Jing, and said in a low voice, "People often think of death."
"When encountering setbacks, falling out of love, or encountering seemingly lifeless predicaments, people usually say, it's better to die. Once you die, it's all over. It seems that death can really solve all problems."
"Isn't it?" Concubine Jing finally raised her head.
Sang Zhi smiled, "Why do you think that death can solve everything? When a person is alive, when is there no pain? Ever since he was born, he has been in constant pain and torment. It’s true, there are many unsatisfactory things, these pains are big or small, people can laugh at the small pains, but feel unbearable when it comes to big pains. But, in fact, is it really unbearable?”
"Heh," Concubine Jing sneered, "What if the owner of today's bank note is the queen?"
Sangzhi paused, "I will suffer, but I will not choose to die."
"that is because--"
"You definitely don't want to say that I don't love deeply enough." Sang Zhi cut off her words, Concubine Jing froze, she really wanted to say that.
Sangzhi laughed, "There are eleven million ways to express love, why must you choose to die for love? Speaking of this, I want to ask, what is the purpose of dying for love? To express the loyalty of love? To express love and go with it? Do you think death will free you from suffering?"
Concubine Jing was stunned, "Dead, at least it won't be painful."
"Back to pain." Sang Zhi sighed softly, "People feel pain, usually because they can't bear it in their hearts. It's like breaking up a relationship, like the death of a lover. At this time, the person who stays often wants to die, because she Can't bear the pain of loss. Can you?"
Concubine Jing nodded.
"But, have you ever thought about what is lost?" Sang Zhi knelt down and looked up into Concubine Jing's eyes, "What is lost is that you can no longer get Jinxiu?"
"Can I get it again? Jinxiu—she—" Concubine Jing couldn't say it.
Sang Zhi grabbed Concubine Jing's hand, "But will you get her after you die?"
"At least she won't be left alone—"
"That's just your imagination. How do you know what it's like to die? And how do you know if she's lonely? Maybe when she dies, everything disappears. No love, no pain, no suffering, she turns into dust, and returns to the world. What about heaven and earth?" Sang Zhi said, "Or, after death, will another life begin?"
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, your views on death are just your guesses. You can't even know what is going on after death. Concubine Jing, have you ever thought that if you can't hold her in your life, what will happen after you die? Is it possible?"
Concubine Jing was stunned, "Then what can I do...what else can I do!"
"At least for us living people, death means losing everything." Sang Zhi said in a low voice, "The disappearance of life means that everyone in this world has nothing to do with the dead person. Die love means giving up. "
"Give up? Lose everything?"
"Yes, just imagine, what will Jinxiu leave for you?"
Concubine Jing looked at the bank note in her hand, "This."
Sang Zhi shook his head, "No. What she left you are memories." Sang Zhi sighed softly, "Actually, why do people die for love? As long as they lose their memories, isn't it equivalent to starting all over again?" Individuals, the relationship between people depends on our memories. Every bit of getting along exists in our hearts. If we lose these memories, no one will know who is who, and we will get along with each other indifferently. What about feelings?"
Concubine Jing raised her head in a daze, "You..."
"Your Majesty, don't you think so?"
Concubine Jing was silent for a while, but said, "I don't care about that, I just want to be able to touch her, touch her, and let us accompany each other."
"Okay." Sang Zhi said to her patiently, "Your Majesty, please listen to me, accompany and touch—for now, no matter whether Jinxiu lives or dies, she can no longer be touched by you. Isn't it?"
Concubine Jing looked gloomy and acquiesced.
"Then, let's talk about companionship." Sang Zhi said, "You have been holding on to hope because you thought that Aunt Jinxiu was still alive, so you had such a hope. If Aunt Jinxiu unfortunately dies, you will lose this hope." A hope. Is it?"
"Yes, without Jinxiu, I don't know what's the point of living."
"It's a big circle, that's the problem—" Sang Zhi looked at her lovingly, "What's the point of being alive."
Concubine Jing frowned, "I am in great pain, losing Jinxiu, life would be worse than death."
"I understand." Sangzhi said, "I also often feel that life is meaningless. What's the point? Every day, the sun rises and the moon sets, eating and drinking, and being treated like a cow and a horse every day, and driven away for the rest of my life. At the end, you can die, and all these slavery will be considered as the end. Such a life, what is the meaning of living? There is no happiness at all, pain, pain, life is better than death." Then, she said to Concubine Jing, "Your Majesty , do you have any wine here?"
Concubine Jing froze for a moment, stood up and shouted, "Come here, bring some wine."
There is wine in Yongshou Palace, after all Concubine Jing is a lover.The only little girl brought the wine quickly, and Sang Zhi poured it for Concubine Jing, "Thank you, Madam, for the wine."
Concubine Jing drank it all in one gulp, and was about to pour it again, but Sang Zhi stopped her, "It's boring to drink stuffy wine. Drink while chatting, empress, drink slowly."
"Okay, let's chat and drink at the same time." Concubine Jing poured a full glass, "You still have the queen."
Sang Zhi chuckled, "Having a queen means having enough happiness?" She shook her head, "Your Majesty's words are wrong."
"Aren't you satisfied?"
"Your Majesty, I heard that you and the Emperor loved each other very much before, but is it true?"
Concubine Jing paused, "It's been too long."
"It doesn't matter how long it takes, does it?"
"Yes." Concubine Jing smiled bitterly, "At that time, the emperor and I were both young and had the same tough temper. Although he was dissatisfied that I was the queen chosen by Dorgon for him, he treated me well. After getting along for a long time, Xu It was because no one dared to disobey him, but he gradually became more fond of me. We did have a very happy life. At that time, I thought that I could join hands with the emperor for the rest of my life. He was the emperor and I was the queen. One life was enough .”
"But later, you broke up."
"Man, you have a wolfish heart." Concubine Jing scolded, "It's better to be Jinxiu."
"Your Majesty thinks that Jinxiu is good in every way, and there is nothing that dissatisfies your Majesty?"
"Not really, Jinxiu is good everywhere, but too..." Concubine Jing got a little drunk, "She couldn't let go, tied her hands and feet, and obeyed me. Although I couldn't do without her, sometimes I was annoyed that she was so spineless. "As she spoke, her eyes turned red, "If she comes back, I... I will never annoy her again."
Sangzhi sighed in his heart, "If you don't worry for a day, if you don't worry for two days, in March, May, seven or eight years, you will still be upset. No one lives happily everywhere, and no couple can always play the piano and the piano in harmony. There is always something unpleasant. .”
"Even if I'm unhappy, it's better than leaving me alone." Concubine Jing drank another big glass.
"Pain is always going to be painful, and hard to bear is always hard to bear." Sang Zhi said softly, "but the pain can only be experienced by living."
Concubine Jing clutched her heart in pain, "I just don't want to experience this pain, it's like digging a heart open, I'd rather die than live."
"Breakdown, maybe it's the same." Sang Zhi said softly, "Losing a loved one is just so unbearable. Does your empress feel that she doesn't want to live anymore, that she doesn't know how to live, and what's the point of living?"
"Yes. It's boring, it's boring." Concubine Jing kept drinking.
"Splendidness is the whole meaning of your life," Sangzhi looked at her and said, "You live for splendor, without splendor, even if the world and freedom are given to you, it doesn't make any sense, does it?"
Concubine Jing was stunned suddenly, "Live for... Jinxiu?" She had never thought about it, but was suddenly stopped by Sang Zhi's question.
"Then you live without pain?" Sang Zhi said, "Because I couldn't bear the pain in front of me, so I had no choice but to die."
Concubine Jing frowned tightly, unable to answer.
"In other words, my lady, you live for happiness." Sangzhi said, "I also live for happiness. Originally, I wanted to leave, even if I became a monk. However, I couldn't let go of Sule. When I thought of leaving Sule , I was in pain. My own pain could not be resolved, so I had to stay with Su Le. I did not live for Su Le, I lived for my own heart."
"If you can still get happiness now, would you still want to die?"
Concubine Jing was startled, and laughed mockingly, "Happy? Am I still happy now?"
"I once lost everything about myself." Sangzhi said softly, "To be exact, I once lost all my relatives and friends. I have nothing, like a newborn baby, cut off all cares. I am very painful, but This pain is not unbearable, because I think they will still be alive. However, one day, I suddenly thought, are they really alive? How are they doing when I don’t know? Are parents sick? Is there anyone to take care of them? When I think about it like this, I suffer a lot. Madam, do you know that at this moment, I suddenly realize that my pain is not due to other external forces, but because of my own heart.” She said, “I don’t know what happened to my parents, relatives and friends, and my life is good, but my pain is very strong, because of the feelings they gave me. At that time, I thought, what is pain? Is it because of loss? Is it because of feelings?" She looked at Concubine Jing, "Neither, it's because we are uncertain."
"Sometimes I am happy because of Sule." Sangzhi said, "But just as pain does not come from external forces, is happiness entirely due to Sule? It is because Sule makes me feel at ease. In the final analysis, I am at ease, so I Happy. Empress, is the pain you can’t bear really because you lost Jinxiu? Not entirely, you don’t know whether Jinxiu is alive or dead. You think she’s alive, so you’re looking forward to it. Hope, maybe looking forward to seeing each other again one day, but we all know that this is basically impossible. You feel that she has passed away, so you are in pain because you feel that you have completely lost her. But the empress was sent out of the palace in Jinxiu When you go, you have completely lost her."
"It's joy to gain, pain to lose. Gain and loss are all in one thought." Sang Zhi said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, think about it from another angle. When you fell in love with the emperor, didn't you also think that you would be able to live forever?" But in the end it didn't. You lost the emperor and were demoted, if... the owner of the bank note was replaced by the emperor, would you still be in such pain? You hurt because you love. You love and you think you only love. You are bored in Yongshou Palace, and you put all your heart on Jinxiu, so all your happiness comes from Aunt Jinxiu. There is a big hole in your heart that cannot be filled, and the pain is so unbearable that you think you are dead It can dissolve everything. But it can't actually!"
"If you die from pain, how do you know that there is no pain after death? There are many rumors about evil spirits and ghosts in the world. Besides, is your death really a one-and-done death? If you can't bear the pain and choose to die, it is equal to everything in the Palace of Eternal Life Bury it all with you. So is Aunt Jinxiu. Everything between you and Aunt Jinxiu has disappeared. Instead of choosing to die, it is better to choose to face it. All you want is peace of mind, nothing but happiness. Happy? Your Majesty, you are still supported by the Empress. You know, as long as the Empress is in power, the Yongshou Palace will be able to enjoy life for a day. Whether the Yongshou Palace is a tomb or a paradise is all up to you. Why do you Why don’t you choose to carry the memories of Aunt Jinxiu and let yourself live this life with peace of mind? I have the experience of growing flowers and plants, and I feel that taking care of a flower and plant, watching them grow and wither and then bloom again, is full of joy in my heart Why don't you give it a try, madam? If you have a hobby, you won't always be in pain."
"This...wouldn't be painful?" Concubine Jing was startled when she heard this, and the hands holding the wine glass stopped.
Sang Zhi filled her another big glass, "Mother, I've finished what I want to say. Regardless of whether it's painful or not, tonight, I'll accompany my mother until I get drunk!" She looked at it and simply threw away the wine glass , directly picked up the wine jar, "Isn't everyone drinking like this on the grassland? Madam, do you still remember the pride of the grassland?"
Concubine Jing looked at her silently for a while, then picked up the wine jar, "My people of Horqin, how can there be pustules! Do it!"
In fact, Sangzhi was not strong enough to drink, and he was already dizzy.However, Concubine Jing didn't care about her, she held the wine jar with one hand, and pulled out the long-hanging whip with the other hand, while swinging the long whip like a galloping horse, she raised the wine jar with one hand with pride.
What palace, what pain, are thrown away in this drunkenness.She seems to be riding a horse and flying on the grassland with a beautiful brocade.Just like a long, long time ago, before entering the palace.
☆、Knowledge is easier than action
Shunzhi 17 years.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the empress is always the most tired, just like in the past when all the officials paid homage to their wives, after half a day, the empress was exhausted.Finally at lunch time, the queen took a short break to drink some tea and asked Cai Wanyun, "Has Sang Zhi come back?"
Cai Wanyun was stunned for a moment, then replied respectfully, "Return to the Empress's words, not yet."
"Haven't come back yet?" The empress frowned, a little worried that something happened in Yongshou Palace.But she couldn't leave, she would have to kneel down beside the emperor for a day.After a little hesitation, she ordered, "You go to Yongshou Palace to have a look."
Cai Wanyun led the order to go.At the beginning of the year, everything in the palace was renewed and full of joy, but Yongshou Palace seemed to be a forgotten corner, still desolate and desolate.After the Jinxiu case, the Yongshou Palace was like a cold palace - Concubine Jing really angered the Empress Dowager this time, if the Queen hadn't been responsible for it, I am afraid that the Yongshou Palace would really become a cold palace.After the maids appointed by the Empress Dowager were tortured away by Concubine Jing, only the little maids newly transferred by the Empress from Chuxiu Palace were left, called Sixi.The little girl who just turned 14 years old barely learned the rules, but didn't understand anything else. She served her master timidly and cautiously.Especially seeing Concubine Jing being moody, Sixi was trembling all day long, fearing that she would be punished if she offended her master.
It was almost noon when Cai Wanyun came over.
Sang Zhi, who was too drunk, and Concubine Jing, who was not restless, were still asleep, thanks to Sixi who was half dead tired and brought them into the room last night.Sixi still remembers that when she moved the mulberry branch last night, Sangzhi suddenly opened her eyes and asked her with clear eyes, "What's your name?"
"Go back to sister, just call your servant Sixi."
"Four joys...Four joys," Sang Zhi said with a low voice, smiling, "Gentle rains come after a long drought, and old acquaintances meet in a foreign land. Wedding night, when the gold list is named. But these four joys?"
Sixi didn't understand, so she blushed and said, "I don't know, this is the name given by the empress." , for these slaves, that is the supreme glory.
"Empress?" Sang Zhi was stunned for a moment, then laughed lowly, "She half understands, but she has also learned how to give people names."
Although Sixi had heard about Sangzhi's legendary deeds long ago, she still found it hard to accept that Sangzhi was so disrespectful to the queen, and said timidly, "Sister shouldn't be disrespectful to the queen."
Unexpectedly, Sangzhi's expression changed because of this, she looked aggressively at the girl in front of her, Sixi was so frightened that her hands trembled.I heard Sangzhi ask, "Sixi, do you know what is the most important thing to survive in the harem?"
Sixi trembled, "I don't know..."
"Duty." Sang Zhi closed his eyes, "Don't worry about things you shouldn't care about, don't look at things you shouldn't look at, and don't open your mouth if you don't want to say anything. Apart from serving your master well, be a deaf person." A blind man is dumb, so he may be a cow and a horse for a lifetime."
When she said this, she didn't know what kind of mood she was in. There was sadness, irony, helplessness, and unwillingness.
But Sixi had a look of reverence after hearing it, "Sixi thanked my sister for her teaching, and Sixi is willing to ask her for advice."
Sang Zhi was a little surprised, she had a severe headache, "To me?" Sang Zhi smiled without saying a word, shook his head, thought for a while and said, "If you were me, you would have died long ago without a place to bury you." She knew very well I survived time and time again, partly due to luck, but more because of my usefulness.Everything she experienced was because she was different—a different education and a different disposition.It is impossible for any real slave to replicate this survival mode.
"But now the sisters in Chuxiu Palace are very envious of my sister," Sixi said puzzled, "They all say that as long as they can become a person like sister." Regardless of Sang Zhi's surprise, Sixi sighed again, "That's right. Mother Li's teaching to us is the same as what my sister said just now, Mother Li said...that sister, you burned high incense in your previous life."
Sangzhi smiled, "Nurse Li is right. Sixi," she looked at the girl in front of her drunkenly, and suddenly asked casually, "What did you hear and see tonight?"
Sixi was taken aback for a moment, then lowered her eyelids, and replied cautiously, "Back to sister, this servant only cares about cleaning the Yongshou Palace tonight, and doesn't know anything else." After a pause, he continued, "This servant only listens to Concubine Jing Tell me, slaves dare not ask about the master's affairs, and they don't understand."
"Okay, okay..." Sangzhi's throat became hoarse again, and he said softly, "Sixi, you are a smart girl, if you are willing to stay in Yongshou Palace honestly, this life will be your blessing "Only the Yongshou Palace has the least right and wrong, because it is too deserted and deviates from the bloody center of power.But because of the Empress Empress' attention, it won't be too desolate.
Sixi rolled her eyes, "My sister said that Yongshou Palace is good, so it must be good. Sixi believed my sister!"
Sangzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he had a severe headache and was dizzy, and was helped into the house by Sixi.
Concubine Jing is much worse than Sangzhi, Sangzhi is drunk, Concubine Jing is as drunk as mud.Sixi is a little girl, it can be said that it took a lot of effort to finally get Concubine Jing to the bed.Unexpectedly, Concubine Jing tossed and tossed all night, vomiting and drinking water, Sixi waited on him all night, and was able to touch the bed to sleep by herself at dawn.
Cai Wanyun didn't expect Yongshou Palace to be so quiet, even the only little girl she picked from Chuxiu Palace was nowhere to be seen.As far as the entrance of the main hall, Cai Wanyun didn't dare to go in hastily, after thinking about it, she turned to Sixi's room beside her.Sixi was tired all night and slept soundly, not even noticing that there was someone beside the bed.
Seeing this scene, Cai Wanyun was furious, and said coldly, "Sixi!"
Sixi was so startled that she jumped up from the bed, and when she saw the person in front of her clearly, she broke out in a cold sweat, rolled and fell to the ground, "I've seen Nanny Cai!"
"What time is this, you're still sleeping!" Cai Wanyun was furious, "There are no rules at all!" She kicked Sixi angrily as she spoke.
Sixi was in pain, and didn't dare to refute, so she knelt down silently.Anyway, she was used to being beaten, scolded and humiliated by the people above.
"Where is Concubine Jing?" Cai Wanyun sat on the bed and asked condescendingly, "Is the mulberry branch from last night still there?"
"If you're going to answer Mammy, Concubine Jing is still asleep." Sixi replied in fear, "Sister Sangzhi is also here."
Cai Wanyun glanced at her, coughed lightly, "It's too dry today."
Hearing this, Sixi quickly got up and poured tea for Cai Wanyun.
Cai Wanyun just smiled and said, "You have some winks." She took a sip of tea and said casually, "I brought you out of Chuxiu Palace. It's because you're not confused. Sixi, did Sangzhi disrespect Concubine Jing last night?"
Hearing these words, Sixi was startled. She hurriedly knelt on the ground trembling, "Last night, Concubine Jing asked the servants to clean up after delivering the wine. The servants have been cleaning the Yongshou Palace, not daring to leave a single place behind." , other... other things, Concubine Jing didn't call the servants, and the servants didn't dare to come forward, I don't know what happened. I only know that Concubine Jing asked Sister Sangzhi to drink with her, and both of them were drunk."
"That's it?" Cai Wanyun frowned, very dissatisfied.
Sixi hurriedly kowtowed, "If you go back to the nanny, this servant will never dare to hide anything."
Cai Wanyun took a look at the trembling little court lady, a flash of impatience flashed in her heart, and finally said, "Get up. I have no other intentions, but I am afraid that Sang Zhi will bump into Concubine Jing, she has always been an unruly person." He went back and returned to his life.
The remaining Sixi broke out in a cold sweat.However, the little girl wiped the sweat from her forehead and thought, it's better to stand by Sangzhi's side.Who doesn't know that Cai Wanyun has been with the empress for so many years, and only in the past two years has she become proud of the prosperity of Kunning Palace.When Kunning Palace was treated coldly in the past, Cai Wanyun was not much better.On the other hand, Sangzhi, wherever he goes, which palace is valued by the emperor, even the current Kunning Palace has turned around, like Sixi, the maids of Chuxiu Palace have long made Sangzhi a myth.In addition, Li Yingrong of Chuxiu Palace has always been at odds with Cai Wanyun, wishing that Cai Wanyun would fall down, so she somewhat insinuated and derogated Cai Wanyun when she trained/taught the court ladies.
Li Yingrong has always been dissatisfied that Cai Wanyun is a head taller than her because of her background. Instead of letting Cai Wanyun oppress her for the rest of her life, it is better to send Sang Zhi up. Anyway, Sang Zhi is the one who got out of her Li Yingrong. thing.Moreover, Li Yingrong felt that if Sangzhi was a conscientious person——judging from what Sangzhi did in Chuxiu Palace in the past, Li Yingrong thought that Sangzhi might be more beneficial to him, so he would be more beneficial to the newcomers and old people in Chuxiu Palace. When raving about Sangzhi, although she did not support it, she never firmly opposed it.Therefore, although Sangzhi was in Kunning Palace, his reputation had already spread throughout the entire harem among the lower-level court ladies like Sixi.
The empress is accepting the worship of the wives of the third rank and above as usual, and listening to them chatting about family affairs by the way.This is a rule of etiquette, it has to be so.Cai Wanyun came to return, and quietly said beside the queen, "I want to report to the empress, Sang Zhi got drunk last night in Yongshou Palace, and she hasn't woken up yet."
"Alcoholism?" The empress frowned, but cast a suspicious look at Cai Wanyun.Cai Wanyun's face turned pale with fright, and she hurriedly said, "If you go back to your mother, I dare not tell half a lie."
The queen withdrew her expression, and said with a blank expression, "I know, you go down." She didn't think the word alcoholism would be applied to Sang Zhi. Although Sang Zhi didn't refuse to drink, he would never get drunk. Unless Concubine Jing forced her to drink.Thinking about it this way, the empress felt a little distressed, thinking that Sang Zhi might have suffered a lot last night.She somewhat regretted agreeing to let Sang Zhi stay to appease Concubine Jing, with Concubine Jing's temperament, how could Sang Zhi resist it?I also thought, I'm still hungover, I don't know how much alcohol I was drunk last night, it must be very uncomfortable.The more I think about the queen, the more anxious I feel, wishing to take Sang Zhi away from Yongshou Palace immediately.
Poor Concubine Jing was obviously drunk by Sang Zhi, but when she came to the queen, it was all her fault, but Sang Zhi was innocent.
However, even though the Empress Empress was in a hurry, she didn't show half of it on her face, she was still talking and laughing with all the wives.After finally finding a chance, the empress frowned deliberately, "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, why didn't you see Concubine Jing come over to say hello? I haven't heard anyone mention it until now."
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.As the saying goes, companionship with a king is like companionship with a tiger, but for the wives, you really have to be careful when you accompany the queen!
Cai Wanyun was stunned, but she was someone next to the Empress, and hurriedly said, "Go back to Empress, Empress Jing is not feeling well today."
"Is it uncomfortable on the first day of the new year?" The empress was displeased, and she muttered, "In this case, I have to go and see Concubine Jing in person." She glanced at the crowd and smiled, "I don't know but Is there any lady who wants to go with you?"
To visit Concubine Jing?Everyone's faces turned ashen in an instant.When Concubine Jing was still in the Central Palace, every time they came to worship, they had to raise their hearts 120 times. Concubine Jing rarely talked
The queen's face darkened, she was about to speak but then she calmed down, and still said slowly, "Auntie, I will never lie to you."
"If the empress has half a lie to you, let the servant—" Sang Zhi answered at this moment, and the moment she spoke, the empress' face was clouded, "Shut up!" The empress looked into Sang Zhi's eyes It was almost able to spew out fire, and his hands couldn't stop shaking.Sang Zhi was startled, and subconsciously finished the second half of the sentence to Concubine Jing, facing the empress' eyes, "I will die badly. Concubine Jing, the empress did not lie."
"Pa—" Sang Zhi just finished speaking, and the queen slapped her on the face, not hard but not light.The queen's eyes were red, "Who is allowed to talk about your own life?" Then, the queen's eyes turned hard, and she turned to Concubine Jing and said, "Concubine Jing, I think that you and I belong to the same Horqin family. , thinking about the old love in the past to help you, you don't want to push your feet. In this palace, everyone is wise and safe. I am willing to help you, because I have a kind heart, but it does not mean that you can push your nose on the face. " So she pulled Sangzhi to her side, and said coldly, "I told you that Jinxiu has left safely. Believe it or not, it's up to you if you want to die."
Unexpectedly, the normally tepid Empress suddenly lost her temper, and Concubine Jing was so shocked that she didn't recover.
Seeing her looking at herself in surprise, the queen sneered, "You have always been indulgent, never willing to think about others, and put yourself first in everything. But you are incompetent, you can't afford to suffer, and you can't bear to be wronged." Well, it's not that the emperor didn't love you back then, you refused to be submissive and you ended up in the end now. It's not that the queen mother didn't want to support you, you lost your backer because you were self-willed and self-willed. If you fell out of favor, Jinxiu will naturally suffer with you. I don't need to tell you , you yourself should know how much Jinxiu has been wronged outside since you lived in Yongshou Palace. But you have a tough temper, and anyone dares to offend you. You are the master, and you are tough. They dare to touch Jinxiu." The Queen said mercilessly, "Jinxiu has not let you down, do you ask yourself if you are as worthy as she is? When Jinxiu was wronged, where were you? Jinxiu was sent out of the palace by you in embarrassment, alone Where are you when you are uneasy outside? Your recklessness, your steadfastness, what brought you, and what brought Jinxiu? Even now, you still don’t think about Jinxiu at all, but you are willing to help you You are in this situation, apart from the emperor and the queen mother, are you not at fault? If you were not abolished back then, if you sat safely in the middle palace, Jinxiu would suffer so much. How many sins? Even if the incident is revealed to you, if the power is in your hands, why would Jinxiu be rushed out of the palace?"
The empress had never been so stern, pointing directly at Concubine Jing's weakness made Sang Zhi's heart tremble when she heard it.However, the Queen's voice was a little bit lower, approaching Concubine Jing and looking straight into her eyes, she said in a deep voice, "Concubine Jing, I am different from you. If I want Sangzhi, I must do my best to keep her safe for life. Bengong will not be in the Yongshou Palace like you, letting Jinxiu's life and death be controlled by others. I want to hold my own and Sang Zhi's life in my own hands. As for you," the queen said blankly. Standing up, "Death and life are up to you. Just pretend that Jinxiu is blind, but the person who is thinking about it is a coward who can only play willful."
After finishing speaking, he pulled Sang Zhi and left without looking back.
Sang Zhi was dragged along in a daze, looking at the queen's side face, the queen's words just echoed in her ears, her heart seemed to be smashed into a puddle of soft mud by the queen's words, her whole body was brittle.
However, just as she reached the octagonal gazebo, the queen suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Sang Zhi with an extremely gloomy expression, "Sang Zhi."
Her deliberately low voice was clearly filled with anger. Sangzhi's heart trembled, and she quickly explained, "My name is Lin Wenlan!" Yes, she thought Yuan Sangzhi would have died a long time ago, so she wanted to take advantage of the loophole and play with words It's just a game.But the Empress obviously didn't think so, her voice was as cold as ice, "So you just swear indiscriminately?"
"I was wrong." Sang Zhi wanted to argue at first, but when he saw the empress's unkind expression, he thought that he must avoid her sharpness at this moment, otherwise it would be too worthless to cause unnecessary disputes.She showed a timid expression, looked at Su Le pleadingly, and whispered obediently, "Su Le, I was wrong! There will never be a next time."
"..." The empress was angry at first, but now seeing Sang Zhi's soft and weak appearance, she couldn't say a serious word, "You—" "You" for a long time, but she just bit angrily Lips stomped, "You're mad at me!"
Sang Zhi clasped his hands together in front of his chest, and his attitude of admitting his mistake was very sincere, "It's my fault. I just thought I was afraid of embarrassing you, so I played word games on my own, which made you angry and worried. I made a big mistake, knowing that you love me in your heart." I was afraid that something would happen to me, and I still talked about it, which is really wrong."
She was serious, at first Su Le listened to her ears, but when she heard it, she immediately blushed, "Who is so...you! Don't be ashamed!" No matter how the empress came from the prairie, she was not as straightforward as Sang Zhi Can say the word "love".For a moment, the empress's face turned red, and she stammered, not knowing how to answer.
But when Sang Zhi looked at her like this, his heart seemed to be wrapped in honey, no matter how hard he tried to hide it, he couldn't hide the sweet smile on his face.When the queen saw it, she blushed and gave her a hard look, "You...why are you like this!" But those words were full of coquettish anger.
Taking advantage of the cover of the night, Sang Zhi couldn't help hugging her into his arms, and the love words came out naturally, "Su Le, I love you."
The queen was still struggling for a while, but when she heard this, she immediately became quiet, and her mind went blank for a moment.After a while, she slowly wrapped her arms around Sangzhi and hugged it hard, "Does it hurt?" She caressed Sangzhi's face distressedly, feeling a little guilty, "It's my fault, I'm confused." She said in a nasal voice , "You are not allowed to talk nonsense in the future, you have to stay with me for the rest of your life."
"Oh, although it doesn't hurt, it's really not a problem to love to slap your face." Seeing Su Le's uneasy face, Sang Zhi couldn't help hugging her distressedly, "But this time it was my fault first, I will keep it in mind, and don't do it again." Dare." He said and looked at the sky, "You have been busy all day, and you will be even busier tomorrow. If you don't sleep tonight, how can you bear it tomorrow?" Sang Zhi kissed her forehead, "Su Le, go back early Rest, I'll go see Concubine Jing."
The empress sighed softly, "That's fine." After a pause, she asked again, "Just now...was my words too serious?"
"Did you provoke her on purpose?" Sang Zhi smiled, "I guess so. Even though your words are so serious, you are still emphasizing that Jinxiu will leave safely, so I think you are provoking her on purpose."
"Half," the queen sighed helplessly, "I'm really angry that you dare to threaten me with you. However, she is too hot-tempered and too self-centered, and she can't listen to nice words. But, she is wrong Where is it? Everyone has their own temperament, I have always liked my aunt who can distinguish between likes and dislikes. Unfortunately, when she is in the palace, her temperament has become wrong even if it is not wrong."
Sang Zhi stretched out his hand to smooth the Queen's frown, and said in relief, "It doesn't matter right or wrong, the most important thing is to live well. She has her sufferings, and we also have ours. Every family has their own hard-to-recite scriptures, we ,Do your best."
The queen nodded, "Yes."
Looking up at the sky, Sang Zhi felt distressed again, "Go back and rest quickly, I don't think you can sleep for a long time. I see if I can calm Concubine Jing so that there will be no trouble tomorrow."
The queen agreed, and stopped after taking two steps, "When we get back, let's discuss how to deal with the queen mother."
☆, let's have a drink
"People always think that death is liberation."
Sang Zhi didn't talk nonsense to her, seeing Concubine Jing clutching the bank note in a daze, she stood in front of Concubine Jing, and said in a low voice, "People often think of death."
"When encountering setbacks, falling out of love, or encountering seemingly lifeless predicaments, people usually say, it's better to die. Once you die, it's all over. It seems that death can really solve all problems."
"Isn't it?" Concubine Jing finally raised her head.
Sang Zhi smiled, "Why do you think that death can solve everything? When a person is alive, when is there no pain? Ever since he was born, he has been in constant pain and torment. It’s true, there are many unsatisfactory things, these pains are big or small, people can laugh at the small pains, but feel unbearable when it comes to big pains. But, in fact, is it really unbearable?”
"Heh," Concubine Jing sneered, "What if the owner of today's bank note is the queen?"
Sangzhi paused, "I will suffer, but I will not choose to die."
"that is because--"
"You definitely don't want to say that I don't love deeply enough." Sang Zhi cut off her words, Concubine Jing froze, she really wanted to say that.
Sangzhi laughed, "There are eleven million ways to express love, why must you choose to die for love? Speaking of this, I want to ask, what is the purpose of dying for love? To express the loyalty of love? To express love and go with it? Do you think death will free you from suffering?"
Concubine Jing was stunned, "Dead, at least it won't be painful."
"Back to pain." Sang Zhi sighed softly, "People feel pain, usually because they can't bear it in their hearts. It's like breaking up a relationship, like the death of a lover. At this time, the person who stays often wants to die, because she Can't bear the pain of loss. Can you?"
Concubine Jing nodded.
"But, have you ever thought about what is lost?" Sang Zhi knelt down and looked up into Concubine Jing's eyes, "What is lost is that you can no longer get Jinxiu?"
"Can I get it again? Jinxiu—she—" Concubine Jing couldn't say it.
Sang Zhi grabbed Concubine Jing's hand, "But will you get her after you die?"
"At least she won't be left alone—"
"That's just your imagination. How do you know what it's like to die? And how do you know if she's lonely? Maybe when she dies, everything disappears. No love, no pain, no suffering, she turns into dust, and returns to the world. What about heaven and earth?" Sang Zhi said, "Or, after death, will another life begin?"
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, your views on death are just your guesses. You can't even know what is going on after death. Concubine Jing, have you ever thought that if you can't hold her in your life, what will happen after you die? Is it possible?"
Concubine Jing was stunned, "Then what can I do...what else can I do!"
"At least for us living people, death means losing everything." Sang Zhi said in a low voice, "The disappearance of life means that everyone in this world has nothing to do with the dead person. Die love means giving up. "
"Give up? Lose everything?"
"Yes, just imagine, what will Jinxiu leave for you?"
Concubine Jing looked at the bank note in her hand, "This."
Sang Zhi shook his head, "No. What she left you are memories." Sang Zhi sighed softly, "Actually, why do people die for love? As long as they lose their memories, isn't it equivalent to starting all over again?" Individuals, the relationship between people depends on our memories. Every bit of getting along exists in our hearts. If we lose these memories, no one will know who is who, and we will get along with each other indifferently. What about feelings?"
Concubine Jing raised her head in a daze, "You..."
"Your Majesty, don't you think so?"
Concubine Jing was silent for a while, but said, "I don't care about that, I just want to be able to touch her, touch her, and let us accompany each other."
"Okay." Sang Zhi said to her patiently, "Your Majesty, please listen to me, accompany and touch—for now, no matter whether Jinxiu lives or dies, she can no longer be touched by you. Isn't it?"
Concubine Jing looked gloomy and acquiesced.
"Then, let's talk about companionship." Sang Zhi said, "You have been holding on to hope because you thought that Aunt Jinxiu was still alive, so you had such a hope. If Aunt Jinxiu unfortunately dies, you will lose this hope." A hope. Is it?"
"Yes, without Jinxiu, I don't know what's the point of living."
"It's a big circle, that's the problem—" Sang Zhi looked at her lovingly, "What's the point of being alive."
Concubine Jing frowned, "I am in great pain, losing Jinxiu, life would be worse than death."
"I understand." Sangzhi said, "I also often feel that life is meaningless. What's the point? Every day, the sun rises and the moon sets, eating and drinking, and being treated like a cow and a horse every day, and driven away for the rest of my life. At the end, you can die, and all these slavery will be considered as the end. Such a life, what is the meaning of living? There is no happiness at all, pain, pain, life is better than death." Then, she said to Concubine Jing, "Your Majesty , do you have any wine here?"
Concubine Jing froze for a moment, stood up and shouted, "Come here, bring some wine."
There is wine in Yongshou Palace, after all Concubine Jing is a lover.The only little girl brought the wine quickly, and Sang Zhi poured it for Concubine Jing, "Thank you, Madam, for the wine."
Concubine Jing drank it all in one gulp, and was about to pour it again, but Sang Zhi stopped her, "It's boring to drink stuffy wine. Drink while chatting, empress, drink slowly."
"Okay, let's chat and drink at the same time." Concubine Jing poured a full glass, "You still have the queen."
Sang Zhi chuckled, "Having a queen means having enough happiness?" She shook her head, "Your Majesty's words are wrong."
"Aren't you satisfied?"
"Your Majesty, I heard that you and the Emperor loved each other very much before, but is it true?"
Concubine Jing paused, "It's been too long."
"It doesn't matter how long it takes, does it?"
"Yes." Concubine Jing smiled bitterly, "At that time, the emperor and I were both young and had the same tough temper. Although he was dissatisfied that I was the queen chosen by Dorgon for him, he treated me well. After getting along for a long time, Xu It was because no one dared to disobey him, but he gradually became more fond of me. We did have a very happy life. At that time, I thought that I could join hands with the emperor for the rest of my life. He was the emperor and I was the queen. One life was enough .”
"But later, you broke up."
"Man, you have a wolfish heart." Concubine Jing scolded, "It's better to be Jinxiu."
"Your Majesty thinks that Jinxiu is good in every way, and there is nothing that dissatisfies your Majesty?"
"Not really, Jinxiu is good everywhere, but too..." Concubine Jing got a little drunk, "She couldn't let go, tied her hands and feet, and obeyed me. Although I couldn't do without her, sometimes I was annoyed that she was so spineless. "As she spoke, her eyes turned red, "If she comes back, I... I will never annoy her again."
Sangzhi sighed in his heart, "If you don't worry for a day, if you don't worry for two days, in March, May, seven or eight years, you will still be upset. No one lives happily everywhere, and no couple can always play the piano and the piano in harmony. There is always something unpleasant. .”
"Even if I'm unhappy, it's better than leaving me alone." Concubine Jing drank another big glass.
"Pain is always going to be painful, and hard to bear is always hard to bear." Sang Zhi said softly, "but the pain can only be experienced by living."
Concubine Jing clutched her heart in pain, "I just don't want to experience this pain, it's like digging a heart open, I'd rather die than live."
"Breakdown, maybe it's the same." Sang Zhi said softly, "Losing a loved one is just so unbearable. Does your empress feel that she doesn't want to live anymore, that she doesn't know how to live, and what's the point of living?"
"Yes. It's boring, it's boring." Concubine Jing kept drinking.
"Splendidness is the whole meaning of your life," Sangzhi looked at her and said, "You live for splendor, without splendor, even if the world and freedom are given to you, it doesn't make any sense, does it?"
Concubine Jing was stunned suddenly, "Live for... Jinxiu?" She had never thought about it, but was suddenly stopped by Sang Zhi's question.
"Then you live without pain?" Sang Zhi said, "Because I couldn't bear the pain in front of me, so I had no choice but to die."
Concubine Jing frowned tightly, unable to answer.
"In other words, my lady, you live for happiness." Sangzhi said, "I also live for happiness. Originally, I wanted to leave, even if I became a monk. However, I couldn't let go of Sule. When I thought of leaving Sule , I was in pain. My own pain could not be resolved, so I had to stay with Su Le. I did not live for Su Le, I lived for my own heart."
"If you can still get happiness now, would you still want to die?"
Concubine Jing was startled, and laughed mockingly, "Happy? Am I still happy now?"
"I once lost everything about myself." Sangzhi said softly, "To be exact, I once lost all my relatives and friends. I have nothing, like a newborn baby, cut off all cares. I am very painful, but This pain is not unbearable, because I think they will still be alive. However, one day, I suddenly thought, are they really alive? How are they doing when I don’t know? Are parents sick? Is there anyone to take care of them? When I think about it like this, I suffer a lot. Madam, do you know that at this moment, I suddenly realize that my pain is not due to other external forces, but because of my own heart.” She said, “I don’t know what happened to my parents, relatives and friends, and my life is good, but my pain is very strong, because of the feelings they gave me. At that time, I thought, what is pain? Is it because of loss? Is it because of feelings?" She looked at Concubine Jing, "Neither, it's because we are uncertain."
"Sometimes I am happy because of Sule." Sangzhi said, "But just as pain does not come from external forces, is happiness entirely due to Sule? It is because Sule makes me feel at ease. In the final analysis, I am at ease, so I Happy. Empress, is the pain you can’t bear really because you lost Jinxiu? Not entirely, you don’t know whether Jinxiu is alive or dead. You think she’s alive, so you’re looking forward to it. Hope, maybe looking forward to seeing each other again one day, but we all know that this is basically impossible. You feel that she has passed away, so you are in pain because you feel that you have completely lost her. But the empress was sent out of the palace in Jinxiu When you go, you have completely lost her."
"It's joy to gain, pain to lose. Gain and loss are all in one thought." Sang Zhi said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, think about it from another angle. When you fell in love with the emperor, didn't you also think that you would be able to live forever?" But in the end it didn't. You lost the emperor and were demoted, if... the owner of the bank note was replaced by the emperor, would you still be in such pain? You hurt because you love. You love and you think you only love. You are bored in Yongshou Palace, and you put all your heart on Jinxiu, so all your happiness comes from Aunt Jinxiu. There is a big hole in your heart that cannot be filled, and the pain is so unbearable that you think you are dead It can dissolve everything. But it can't actually!"
"If you die from pain, how do you know that there is no pain after death? There are many rumors about evil spirits and ghosts in the world. Besides, is your death really a one-and-done death? If you can't bear the pain and choose to die, it is equal to everything in the Palace of Eternal Life Bury it all with you. So is Aunt Jinxiu. Everything between you and Aunt Jinxiu has disappeared. Instead of choosing to die, it is better to choose to face it. All you want is peace of mind, nothing but happiness. Happy? Your Majesty, you are still supported by the Empress. You know, as long as the Empress is in power, the Yongshou Palace will be able to enjoy life for a day. Whether the Yongshou Palace is a tomb or a paradise is all up to you. Why do you Why don’t you choose to carry the memories of Aunt Jinxiu and let yourself live this life with peace of mind? I have the experience of growing flowers and plants, and I feel that taking care of a flower and plant, watching them grow and wither and then bloom again, is full of joy in my heart Why don't you give it a try, madam? If you have a hobby, you won't always be in pain."
"This...wouldn't be painful?" Concubine Jing was startled when she heard this, and the hands holding the wine glass stopped.
Sang Zhi filled her another big glass, "Mother, I've finished what I want to say. Regardless of whether it's painful or not, tonight, I'll accompany my mother until I get drunk!" She looked at it and simply threw away the wine glass , directly picked up the wine jar, "Isn't everyone drinking like this on the grassland? Madam, do you still remember the pride of the grassland?"
Concubine Jing looked at her silently for a while, then picked up the wine jar, "My people of Horqin, how can there be pustules! Do it!"
In fact, Sangzhi was not strong enough to drink, and he was already dizzy.However, Concubine Jing didn't care about her, she held the wine jar with one hand, and pulled out the long-hanging whip with the other hand, while swinging the long whip like a galloping horse, she raised the wine jar with one hand with pride.
What palace, what pain, are thrown away in this drunkenness.She seems to be riding a horse and flying on the grassland with a beautiful brocade.Just like a long, long time ago, before entering the palace.
☆、Knowledge is easier than action
Shunzhi 17 years.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the empress is always the most tired, just like in the past when all the officials paid homage to their wives, after half a day, the empress was exhausted.Finally at lunch time, the queen took a short break to drink some tea and asked Cai Wanyun, "Has Sang Zhi come back?"
Cai Wanyun was stunned for a moment, then replied respectfully, "Return to the Empress's words, not yet."
"Haven't come back yet?" The empress frowned, a little worried that something happened in Yongshou Palace.But she couldn't leave, she would have to kneel down beside the emperor for a day.After a little hesitation, she ordered, "You go to Yongshou Palace to have a look."
Cai Wanyun led the order to go.At the beginning of the year, everything in the palace was renewed and full of joy, but Yongshou Palace seemed to be a forgotten corner, still desolate and desolate.After the Jinxiu case, the Yongshou Palace was like a cold palace - Concubine Jing really angered the Empress Dowager this time, if the Queen hadn't been responsible for it, I am afraid that the Yongshou Palace would really become a cold palace.After the maids appointed by the Empress Dowager were tortured away by Concubine Jing, only the little maids newly transferred by the Empress from Chuxiu Palace were left, called Sixi.The little girl who just turned 14 years old barely learned the rules, but didn't understand anything else. She served her master timidly and cautiously.Especially seeing Concubine Jing being moody, Sixi was trembling all day long, fearing that she would be punished if she offended her master.
It was almost noon when Cai Wanyun came over.
Sang Zhi, who was too drunk, and Concubine Jing, who was not restless, were still asleep, thanks to Sixi who was half dead tired and brought them into the room last night.Sixi still remembers that when she moved the mulberry branch last night, Sangzhi suddenly opened her eyes and asked her with clear eyes, "What's your name?"
"Go back to sister, just call your servant Sixi."
"Four joys...Four joys," Sang Zhi said with a low voice, smiling, "Gentle rains come after a long drought, and old acquaintances meet in a foreign land. Wedding night, when the gold list is named. But these four joys?"
Sixi didn't understand, so she blushed and said, "I don't know, this is the name given by the empress." , for these slaves, that is the supreme glory.
"Empress?" Sang Zhi was stunned for a moment, then laughed lowly, "She half understands, but she has also learned how to give people names."
Although Sixi had heard about Sangzhi's legendary deeds long ago, she still found it hard to accept that Sangzhi was so disrespectful to the queen, and said timidly, "Sister shouldn't be disrespectful to the queen."
Unexpectedly, Sangzhi's expression changed because of this, she looked aggressively at the girl in front of her, Sixi was so frightened that her hands trembled.I heard Sangzhi ask, "Sixi, do you know what is the most important thing to survive in the harem?"
Sixi trembled, "I don't know..."
"Duty." Sang Zhi closed his eyes, "Don't worry about things you shouldn't care about, don't look at things you shouldn't look at, and don't open your mouth if you don't want to say anything. Apart from serving your master well, be a deaf person." A blind man is dumb, so he may be a cow and a horse for a lifetime."
When she said this, she didn't know what kind of mood she was in. There was sadness, irony, helplessness, and unwillingness.
But Sixi had a look of reverence after hearing it, "Sixi thanked my sister for her teaching, and Sixi is willing to ask her for advice."
Sang Zhi was a little surprised, she had a severe headache, "To me?" Sang Zhi smiled without saying a word, shook his head, thought for a while and said, "If you were me, you would have died long ago without a place to bury you." She knew very well I survived time and time again, partly due to luck, but more because of my usefulness.Everything she experienced was because she was different—a different education and a different disposition.It is impossible for any real slave to replicate this survival mode.
"But now the sisters in Chuxiu Palace are very envious of my sister," Sixi said puzzled, "They all say that as long as they can become a person like sister." Regardless of Sang Zhi's surprise, Sixi sighed again, "That's right. Mother Li's teaching to us is the same as what my sister said just now, Mother Li said...that sister, you burned high incense in your previous life."
Sangzhi smiled, "Nurse Li is right. Sixi," she looked at the girl in front of her drunkenly, and suddenly asked casually, "What did you hear and see tonight?"
Sixi was taken aback for a moment, then lowered her eyelids, and replied cautiously, "Back to sister, this servant only cares about cleaning the Yongshou Palace tonight, and doesn't know anything else." After a pause, he continued, "This servant only listens to Concubine Jing Tell me, slaves dare not ask about the master's affairs, and they don't understand."
"Okay, okay..." Sangzhi's throat became hoarse again, and he said softly, "Sixi, you are a smart girl, if you are willing to stay in Yongshou Palace honestly, this life will be your blessing "Only the Yongshou Palace has the least right and wrong, because it is too deserted and deviates from the bloody center of power.But because of the Empress Empress' attention, it won't be too desolate.
Sixi rolled her eyes, "My sister said that Yongshou Palace is good, so it must be good. Sixi believed my sister!"
Sangzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he had a severe headache and was dizzy, and was helped into the house by Sixi.
Concubine Jing is much worse than Sangzhi, Sangzhi is drunk, Concubine Jing is as drunk as mud.Sixi is a little girl, it can be said that it took a lot of effort to finally get Concubine Jing to the bed.Unexpectedly, Concubine Jing tossed and tossed all night, vomiting and drinking water, Sixi waited on him all night, and was able to touch the bed to sleep by herself at dawn.
Cai Wanyun didn't expect Yongshou Palace to be so quiet, even the only little girl she picked from Chuxiu Palace was nowhere to be seen.As far as the entrance of the main hall, Cai Wanyun didn't dare to go in hastily, after thinking about it, she turned to Sixi's room beside her.Sixi was tired all night and slept soundly, not even noticing that there was someone beside the bed.
Seeing this scene, Cai Wanyun was furious, and said coldly, "Sixi!"
Sixi was so startled that she jumped up from the bed, and when she saw the person in front of her clearly, she broke out in a cold sweat, rolled and fell to the ground, "I've seen Nanny Cai!"
"What time is this, you're still sleeping!" Cai Wanyun was furious, "There are no rules at all!" She kicked Sixi angrily as she spoke.
Sixi was in pain, and didn't dare to refute, so she knelt down silently.Anyway, she was used to being beaten, scolded and humiliated by the people above.
"Where is Concubine Jing?" Cai Wanyun sat on the bed and asked condescendingly, "Is the mulberry branch from last night still there?"
"If you're going to answer Mammy, Concubine Jing is still asleep." Sixi replied in fear, "Sister Sangzhi is also here."
Cai Wanyun glanced at her, coughed lightly, "It's too dry today."
Hearing this, Sixi quickly got up and poured tea for Cai Wanyun.
Cai Wanyun just smiled and said, "You have some winks." She took a sip of tea and said casually, "I brought you out of Chuxiu Palace. It's because you're not confused. Sixi, did Sangzhi disrespect Concubine Jing last night?"
Hearing these words, Sixi was startled. She hurriedly knelt on the ground trembling, "Last night, Concubine Jing asked the servants to clean up after delivering the wine. The servants have been cleaning the Yongshou Palace, not daring to leave a single place behind." , other... other things, Concubine Jing didn't call the servants, and the servants didn't dare to come forward, I don't know what happened. I only know that Concubine Jing asked Sister Sangzhi to drink with her, and both of them were drunk."
"That's it?" Cai Wanyun frowned, very dissatisfied.
Sixi hurriedly kowtowed, "If you go back to the nanny, this servant will never dare to hide anything."
Cai Wanyun took a look at the trembling little court lady, a flash of impatience flashed in her heart, and finally said, "Get up. I have no other intentions, but I am afraid that Sang Zhi will bump into Concubine Jing, she has always been an unruly person." He went back and returned to his life.
The remaining Sixi broke out in a cold sweat.However, the little girl wiped the sweat from her forehead and thought, it's better to stand by Sangzhi's side.Who doesn't know that Cai Wanyun has been with the empress for so many years, and only in the past two years has she become proud of the prosperity of Kunning Palace.When Kunning Palace was treated coldly in the past, Cai Wanyun was not much better.On the other hand, Sangzhi, wherever he goes, which palace is valued by the emperor, even the current Kunning Palace has turned around, like Sixi, the maids of Chuxiu Palace have long made Sangzhi a myth.In addition, Li Yingrong of Chuxiu Palace has always been at odds with Cai Wanyun, wishing that Cai Wanyun would fall down, so she somewhat insinuated and derogated Cai Wanyun when she trained/taught the court ladies.
Li Yingrong has always been dissatisfied that Cai Wanyun is a head taller than her because of her background. Instead of letting Cai Wanyun oppress her for the rest of her life, it is better to send Sang Zhi up. Anyway, Sang Zhi is the one who got out of her Li Yingrong. thing.Moreover, Li Yingrong felt that if Sangzhi was a conscientious person——judging from what Sangzhi did in Chuxiu Palace in the past, Li Yingrong thought that Sangzhi might be more beneficial to him, so he would be more beneficial to the newcomers and old people in Chuxiu Palace. When raving about Sangzhi, although she did not support it, she never firmly opposed it.Therefore, although Sangzhi was in Kunning Palace, his reputation had already spread throughout the entire harem among the lower-level court ladies like Sixi.
The empress is accepting the worship of the wives of the third rank and above as usual, and listening to them chatting about family affairs by the way.This is a rule of etiquette, it has to be so.Cai Wanyun came to return, and quietly said beside the queen, "I want to report to the empress, Sang Zhi got drunk last night in Yongshou Palace, and she hasn't woken up yet."
"Alcoholism?" The empress frowned, but cast a suspicious look at Cai Wanyun.Cai Wanyun's face turned pale with fright, and she hurriedly said, "If you go back to your mother, I dare not tell half a lie."
The queen withdrew her expression, and said with a blank expression, "I know, you go down." She didn't think the word alcoholism would be applied to Sang Zhi. Although Sang Zhi didn't refuse to drink, he would never get drunk. Unless Concubine Jing forced her to drink.Thinking about it this way, the empress felt a little distressed, thinking that Sang Zhi might have suffered a lot last night.She somewhat regretted agreeing to let Sang Zhi stay to appease Concubine Jing, with Concubine Jing's temperament, how could Sang Zhi resist it?I also thought, I'm still hungover, I don't know how much alcohol I was drunk last night, it must be very uncomfortable.The more I think about the queen, the more anxious I feel, wishing to take Sang Zhi away from Yongshou Palace immediately.
Poor Concubine Jing was obviously drunk by Sang Zhi, but when she came to the queen, it was all her fault, but Sang Zhi was innocent.
However, even though the Empress Empress was in a hurry, she didn't show half of it on her face, she was still talking and laughing with all the wives.After finally finding a chance, the empress frowned deliberately, "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, why didn't you see Concubine Jing come over to say hello? I haven't heard anyone mention it until now."
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.As the saying goes, companionship with a king is like companionship with a tiger, but for the wives, you really have to be careful when you accompany the queen!
Cai Wanyun was stunned, but she was someone next to the Empress, and hurriedly said, "Go back to Empress, Empress Jing is not feeling well today."
"Is it uncomfortable on the first day of the new year?" The empress was displeased, and she muttered, "In this case, I have to go and see Concubine Jing in person." She glanced at the crowd and smiled, "I don't know but Is there any lady who wants to go with you?"
To visit Concubine Jing?Everyone's faces turned ashen in an instant.When Concubine Jing was still in the Central Palace, every time they came to worship, they had to raise their hearts 120 times. Concubine Jing rarely talked
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