I turned the cold palace into a paradise

The scent of sandalwood lingered around the room, and a statue of the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva stood in the center of the main hall. The Queen Dowager gently inserted the lit incense into the center of the incense burner. She stood in awe, clasped her hands together, and bowed respectfully to the Bodhisattva.

Then he sat reverently, holding a string of Buddhist beads, and moved one of the beads with his fingers.

Bowing to the Buddha one hundred times can eliminate sins, and chanting his name ten times can plant good roots.

"Merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva, please protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from illness and disaster. I am willing to exchange my life for his safety." Yes, when the Queen Mother saw the body of the Crown Prince brought back by the Second Prince, she knew that it was not the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince had a small mole behind his ear. Only the Queen Mother and I knew about this. At that time, I also told the Queen Mother that a mole behind the ear was a sign of good fortune.

The Queen Mother did not tell this secret, and the Second Prince's wolfish ambitions had already been exposed. Telling it herself would only make him kill the Crown Prince.

Thinking of what the Queen said to her when she gave birth to the Prince, the Queen Dowager lowered her eyes and lost herself in memories.

Sister Lin, I hope that if you are still alive in heaven you can bless Moer.

"Knock, knock, knock." The knock on the door interrupted Concubine Wang's memories. Aunt Xu, who was standing behind Concubine Wang, turned around to open the door.

"Madam Xu, I'm here to return the bowl." Yun Yue raised the clean bowl in her hand.

Aunt Xu knew that her mistress was worried about Yunyue this morning, so she personally went to deliver food. She turned aside and said, "Your Highness, please come in."

"Madame Xu, please don't call me that. I'm no longer a royal concubine. Just call me Yunyue." Yunyue said indifferently.

The Queen Dowager turned around and sat back in her chair, saying calmly, "You don't have to return the bowl. It's only for this meal today."

Concubine Wang looked down on Yunyue, or was a little angry. She was engaged to the crown prince, but she became the concubine of the second prince. This was undoubtedly a betrayal of the crown prince. Although the second prince was the emperor and the emperor's orders were difficult to disobey, Yunyue did not resist at all, which made Concubine Wang unhappy. The food she sent today was just to repay the kindness of General Yun, and had nothing to do with Yunyue.

Yun Yue understood what she meant. She would not be sent food in the future. She waved her hands and said, "The Concubine has misunderstood. I am very grateful for the meal you sent me. It is not easy for everyone in this cold palace. You are very kind to help me in my time of need. I dare not ask for more. I can take care of the food myself. I just came to return the bowl and ask some questions."

Concubine Yun was a little surprised that she could say this. After all, everyone knew that Yun Yue was arrogant and domineering. Although she didn't believe her when she said that she would solve the problem of food by herself, she didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so she said, "Well, ask."

"Do you know how to ask someone to bring something in?"

The Queen Dowager finally looked up at the woman in front of her, with a hint of amusement in her eyes. I thought she would just keep enduring like this. Unexpectedly, she actually started to think of a solution.

"You can ask the guards in charge of the cold palace to help you bring it. But..." Concubine Dowager Wang did not continue speaking, but touched the emerald green bracelet on her hand.

Yun Yue nodded, but she had to give them benefits, which was inevitable. Otherwise, why would she help these deposed concubines and do good deeds?

Yunyue thanked him and left.

Queen Dowager Wang looked at Yunyue's departing figure and murmured, "This person, I really have to see him in person."

"Miss, you are right. Miss Yun is not as arrogant and ignorant of etiquette as people say. She is just following the crowd."

Yunyue did not return to her residence immediately, but strolled around the cold palace. This cold palace is not a single house, but is composed of many houses. For example, the cold palace in the Forbidden City that she visited in her previous life covers an area of ​​72 square meters. The cold palace here is similar, very large. Yunyue could not tell how big it is.

As we walked along, we saw a bleak scene, with weeds everywhere and the paper on the windows of many houses not evenly pasted. There were a few crooked bamboos that were about to break, and a flower bed covered with green moss. Next to the flower bed stood two or three shabby purple clay flower pots with wild grass growing in disorder. There was thick dust everywhere. Only a heavy rain in the daytime washed many places outside a little cleaner, but the uninhabited rooms were covered with three layers of spider webs inside and outside, adding a bit of chill to this lifeless cold palace.

Further in is a large open space covered with weeds.

When Yunyue looked at the vacant land, the farming gene in the Chinese nation began to stir.

Yunyue's grandparents are both old Chinese medicine practitioners. Although they have a house in the city, they like to live in the countryside.

When Yunyue was a child, she liked to go to her grandmother's house in the countryside during summer vacation. Her childhood was happier than most children in the city. She could go to the river to catch fish, climb trees to pick fruits, and learn to grow vegetables with her grandmother. Her grandmother even marked out a piece of vegetable garden for Yunyue to grow for fun. That piece of land seemed to have magic power. As long as she sowed a few small seeds, she could grow many vegetables she liked to eat. After Yunyue started working, the flower pots on her balcony were all planted with onions, garlic sprouts and the like.

Now seeing such a large piece of vacant land, Yunyue felt that it would be a waste to leave it like this. It would be better to grow some vegetables and improve the food.

In my own space, there are also special products sent by my grandparents, such as potatoes and sweet potatoes. I don't know if this thing exists in this era. If it doesn't exist, the things in the space will be gone after they are eaten, so it's better to take them out as seeds.

Just as I was thinking, I smelled something burning. What was burning? Yunyue followed the smell and saw a pond with endless green lotus leaves. Perhaps it had been unattended for a long time, and the messy lotus flowers looked even more beautiful.

"Hey, what are you doing?" A crisp voice interrupted Yunyue's thoughts.

Yun Yue turned her head and saw a pretty and heroic woman about fifteen or sixteen years older than herself walking out from behind a rock by the pond. There were a few traces of cigarette ash on her face.

Yun Yue quickly searched her memory, and when the woman came to her, she remembered that this was the late emperor's concubine, Li Wanhua. She was also her childhood enemy. She couldn't help but despise the late emperor in her heart. An old man whose body was half buried in the ground was still harming young girls. No wonder he died so early.

"Yunyue! Why is it you? Why are you running here? You have no food to eat and you still have the energy to run around." Li Wanhua frowned and said unhappily. It was really annoying. If she hadn't suddenly appeared, she would have been able to eat grilled fish. Now, she has thrown all the fish into the pond.

This character is worthy of a military family. I like it!

"You don't know this, fairies don't need to eat."

Li Wanhua's eyes widened in disbelief: "Yunyue, do you still have any shame? You say you are a fairy!"

"Hahahahahahahahaha, you are a fairy too. Look how good we both look." He said and winked at her.

Li Wanhua blushed, thinking to herself, has this guy taken the wrong medicine? Why did he suddenly come up and praise me? I used to fight with him. Thinking of the carefree time when they used to bicker and fight, her eyes couldn't help but darken.

"You're just being stubborn, huh! I'll see how long you can hold out." Then he turned and left. "If you can't hold out anymore, come and beg me, maybe I'll consider giving you something to eat."

Yunyue couldn't help but chuckle. What an awkward little girl. She was always so awkward when she cared about others.

Seeing Li Wanhua leaving, Yunyue walked behind the stone curiously, and saw the extinguished small fire and scattered fish scales on the ground. She couldn't help but smile. It seemed that she had disturbed Li Wanhua's secret meal.

After wandering around the cold palace for a while, Yunyue decided to go back. The cold palace was too big to be visited in a short time, so she just needed to get familiar with the general route. Besides, she was also busy moving.

Yes, the roof couldn't be repaired, so Yunyue decided to move to another room. Yunyue suddenly remembered that she still had a space to move the bed, but it was useless to move it, the roof was still leaking, so she simply moved to another room, after all, the last thing the cold palace lacked was rooms.

Yunyue had already picked a room during the walk. She had chosen a room that was close to the open space. It would be convenient for growing vegetables and so on. It was also far from other people's houses, so her secret would not be discovered. The most important thing was that there was a small kitchen and a well next to the room, which was really convenient.

Yunyue didn't have much stuff. She was suddenly banished to the cold palace and was not allowed to take anything. It was her personal maid who bribed the guards and sent her a package.

Yunyue opened the package and took a look. In addition to a few pieces of clothing, there were also some small change and jewelry.

Apart from the package, bedding and the only copper basin, there was nothing else to take.

Yunyue moved all the things in one trip. Then it was time for a thorough cleaning.