listen.explain

(fourteen)

"Is there something on your mind recently?" In the Xiefang Hall, Xiangling couldn't help asking concerned when she saw Concubine Ru's worried face.

Ruyue tried her best to smile, and said, "Recently, I have indeed encountered a problem."

"Xiang Ling is willing to share the worries for the empress."

"Do you have a pen and paper?" After Xiang Ling brought the pen and paper, Ru Fei drew on the paper the needle pattern that she saw on the sachet that day. "Xiang Ling, you have good eyes and ears, do you know who made this kind of embroidery?"

Xiang Ling leaned over to watch, startled.His face was still calm and he said: "I don't know why the empress wants to inquire about this matter?"

Ruyue said: "This embroidery is exquisite and exquisite, I can't forget it after seeing it, but it's a pity that I don't know who made it, but it has become a thing hanging in my heart."

"Looking at this embroidery picture, it should be Suzhou embroidery." Xiang Ling said intentionally.

"Indeed." Ruyue shook her head, embroidering pictures with her fingers. "This embroidery style is Jiangnan style, but it is not completely Suzhou embroidery. Look at this flower, it is Wuxi's "Palindrome Colored Embroidery Brocade". Here, a large folding pattern is used, and the whole pattern is decorated into a square grid to form a square. Continuously, it is particularly ingenious.”

"Your Majesty has good eyesight, but Xiang Ling's eyes are clumsy."

Ruyue put down the embroidered picture, looked at Xiang Ling and said, "I really want to see this person sooner."

When Concubine Ru came out of the Xiefang Palace, Xiangling hurried to Chuxiu Palace.

"Mudur──"

Seeing that it was Xiang Ling, Mu Du'er's face darkened.Fangcai's father reprimanded her in Ruyi Hall for not embarrassing Erniang everywhere, but now the owner came to the door by himself, Mu Du'er looked indifferent, and said: "It's rare for Erniang to come to me, is she here to Xingshi to inquire about the crime?"

Xiang Ling asked patiently, "Did you take the sachet I gave you before?"

Lifting the sachet, Mu Du'er's expression froze, Xiang Ling immediately understood, and asked urgently: "Who did you give the sachet to? You know it's a big taboo in the palace to give a sachet privately as a token of love. You have always followed the law the most. How do you do such a thing?"

Every time he heard a sentence, Mu Du'er's complexion became more and more ugly. "Didn't Erniang give this sachet to me back then? Why is it now a token of love between men and women? Mu Duer really doesn't know what Erniang thought when she gave it to me."

"No matter what the meaning of the gift I gave you back then, the key point is in whose hands it is now, and what do other people think! Today Rufei asked me about the owner of the sachet, do you think it is really that simple?" Jian Muduer Without saying a word, Xiang Ling said again: "Now I can't take care of the three children in the countryside. You are my closest relative in the palace..."

"──My father said, do you want to leave the palace?"

Mu Du'er abruptly changed the subject, Xiang Ling was puzzled for a while. "I really wanted to go out of the palace to take care of the three children. The last time I saw my daughter, she was only three months old, but I have been in the palace for so many years."

"Then why don't you go out of the palace and stay in the muddy water?" Mu Du'er suddenly became angry, and turned to accuse Xiang Ling. "I have my own opinion about the sachet, as long as I am upright and not afraid of the shadow. Erniang can just concentrate on caring about the children in the country, and don't bother about Muduer."

Seeing Mu Du'er turning her back, Xiang Ling's always shrewd eyes flashed a trace of loneliness.Xiang Ling sighed, and whispered softly leaning against the door.

"Muduer, how long are you going to be angry with me?"

Mu Du'er's heart trembled, but the warmth in his heart was immediately suppressed by hatred, and he said harshly: "You will always say one thing and do another. Back then you destroyed my trust in you, marrying my father is a Concubine, do you want me to obey you like I used to?!"

"Marriage is the destiny of a woman. You blame me for taking away your mother's place in your father's heart, but you never thought that women can only live like this."

"You still don't understand why I hate you." Mu Duer said no more, pointing his right arm to the door. "Don't worry, I won't get you involved with the sachet, so I won't give it away."

After Xiang Ling left, Mu Du'er was still looking at the ground, almost staring into the dust.

It seems that what father said is true, Xiang Ling wanted to go out of the palace, but because of his business, he had to stay in the palace, just like her, he was only regarded as a profitable commodity by father.

What Xiang Ling said is also true, Rufei's question about the sachet is definitely not simple, and the concern in Xiang Ling's words is hard to fake.

They are a family of gossip peddlers, so they have moments of sincerity?

Or, in the end, these sincerities are just lies to conceal one's own selfishness.

The night in Shoukang Palace is a lonely and deep darkness. Wanxiu once thought that she could only stay at the window all her life and create the ink color alone that even layman Yi'an would stop writing and sigh.

That white light is the hairpin reflecting the moonlight on the temples of Concubine Yonggui, which slanted down slightly and lost the straightness of the past.

Wanxiu's heart couldn't stop beating wildly. She looked at Concubine Yonggui who was resting her forehead with one hand in front of the embroidery table. Her old chest that no longer rose and fell implied that her life had come to the last moment.

Gently stretch two fingers to the front of the nose, no more breathing.Wanxiu widened her eyes excitedly, then pushed hard with both hands──

Concubine Yonggui fell on the embroidered pattern she had been sewing for many years, only to see the blood color gradually spread from the needle point, and finally dyed into a large area of ​​bright red flowers.

Concubine Yonggui died, but she, Niu Hulu Wanxiu, was alive!

When Liu Yingrui, who was by Concubine Yonggui's side all day, confronted her, she could finally raise her head and say:

"How dare you spit out wild words and tell the truth to me? Well, let me ask you, who actually took the benefits of the respect room and scare Dowager Yonggui all day long, causing her to feel uneasy when she died? The truth Who encouraged the imperial concubine and her old man to work hard and move to the Xiefang Palace, so that she contracted the plague throat? In the end, she lost her life? The fact is which slave didn't realize that the master around him was sick and should be blamed? The fact is which dog took advantage of others and barked for a long time Do you think you have become a human being? The fact is that our country was prosperous in the Qing Dynasty, and the Shoukang Palace has changed dynasties, but some people are obsessed with it, and they can't see how capable I, the Niuhulu clan with the Yellow Banner, are both inside and outside the court!"

Wanxiu, who had never even worn mourning clothes, was dressed in cloud-white silk, which set off her graceful figure, but her eyes shone coldly. "I don't know if what you just said is true or not, but what Eunuch Liu said just now is very reasonable. If you don't want people outside to gossip, first of all, don't gossip. You must know that people's words are scary, and gossip is often enough to kill people── "

Then Liu Yingrui was trembling with fright, and rushed forward like crazy, tore the embroidered curtain in the hall, tore it apart with his hands and stomped on it. This is all destroyed.Seeing this scene, Wanxiu laughed up and down. She finally waited through the long hard days until Concubine Yonggui went to hell first. From now on, it will be the time of her Niu Hulu Wanxiu!

Like a pool of deep water finally finding its way out, Wanxiu feels that she has never been so happy in the past few decades. She can relax on the bed all day without listening to Concubine Yonggui's reprimand, and she can change the makeup on the mirror with her favorite one Clothes, like an eagle spreading its wings, like a fish entering the sea, the strict dogma of Shoukang Palace can no longer control her.

Therefore, she simply created a commotion, making Concubine Shugui, who has always been superstitious about gods and Buddhas, believe that Concubine Yonggui's soul will not rest in peace in the palace, and she was so frightened that she moved to the temple outside the palace overnight; she also asked Youxiang to spread rumors , falsely claiming that Concubine Yonggui loved to listen to operas the most during her lifetime, but she just didn't want people to notice.

"Yuxiang, you are smart. You also know that Concubine Yonggui had a relationship with the General, but the two could only look at each other from a distance across the stage, so Concubine Yonggui will no longer set foot in Changyin Pavilion in this life." Wanxiu was quite satisfied with the spread of rumors. It's rare to praise Youxiang for the speed.

The latter just shook his head. "This incident was not passed on by the servants. I only had to follow the order of the empress dowager to tell that there are many operas hidden in the dowager concubine Yonggui's room."

"It seems that someone is behind the scenes to fuel the flames." Seeing that the goal has been achieved, Wan Xiu doesn't care. "Whoever it is, it's always a good thing."

Now what she thinks about is how to embarrass everyone.The more she has to do things that were blocked by others in the past, she has to prove that even if half her life is bullied by fate, she is still the master of her own destiny in the end!

Concubine Chun's name gradually became popular in the palace, and when the news reached Ruyue, she had no choice but to respond.

"Concubine Chun, in the name of Concubine Yonggui, summoned foreign actors to perform in the palace before the [-] days of the funeral. This kind of behavior is too much." Hearing the news from the harem, Er He was indignant. "If you don't stop Princess Chun's absurd behavior, one day she will definitely hurt herself."

"I understand what you are worried about, but at this moment, Wanxiu will definitely not listen to my advice. Back then, I issued an order to ban foreign actors from entering the palace. Now the first thing Wanxiu does is to summon Gao Liufei again. If I try to dissuade you again, I'm afraid the sisterhood will really be ruined." Ruyue knew that Wanxiu was angry with her, so Ruyue felt comforted in her heart, at least this younger sister still took her seriously.

"It's not this thing that worries me now, but something that I can't see secretly."

Er He followed Ru Fei's gaze, and saw that this gaze fell on the willow branches in front of the Buddhist hall.

"The last time you sent someone to investigate, you said that Xiangling's mother was originally from Wuxi, right? It can be seen that she clearly recognized the shape of the sachet that day, but still wanted to hide it. The owner of this sachet must have something to do with Xiangling."

After Xiangling left that day, Rufei sent her in and told her to investigate Xiangling's background carefully. "It's just a sachet..."

"Wanxiu has always had a high opinion of herself, so it is impossible to wear a sachet of unknown origin for no reason, unless the sachet is a gift from someone who means a lot to her." Thinking of this, Ruyue's brows became more gloomy.

Erhe thought for a while, and said: "The person Xiangling Quyi protects, could it be Muduer?"

"I have also made this kind of guess, but Muduer is only Xiangling's stepdaughter, and the relationship between the two has always been at odds. In addition, Muduer has repeatedly prevented her from doing business in the palace. Defend Muduer, risking the lies being exposed."

"Your Majesty is very true. Moreover, Concubine Chun has always had a bad relationship with Concubine Muduer. I heard that Concubine Chun deliberately made things difficult for Muduer recently. After Concubine Shugui left the palace, Concubine Chun ordered that the daily meal order must be at Yinshi. Send it to Shoukang Palace on time."

"It's really Wanxiu's style to make things difficult for others all the time." Ruyue sighed heavily. "It's not just Mudu'er who makes things difficult for her, but also me."