As soon as he saw Jingren Palace arrive, Eunuch Yu nodded: "At this time, I will go back to serve the emperor."
I turned around and saw him turn away. The thin and hunched back looked a little older in the snow than usual, but when I turned around and saw this familiar Jingren Palace that had been in and out of countless times, a strange thought suddenly arose in my heart.
Is it really going to become unfamiliar here?
It was almost the hour of You, and it was dark early in winter. The dim sunshine shone on the surrounding red walls and green tiles, and there seemed to be a different scenery. I was standing at the door and watching when I saw Kouer and Xing'er coming from another road, holding a box in their hands. When I saw me standing at the door, I hurriedly stopped: "Girl."
"What are you busy with?"
"The Queen Mother's cough is off again, let's get the medicine."
"real?"
I was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said, "Is it serious?"
Kou'er frowned and said softly, "I cough so badly that sometimes I can't stop."
When I heard this, my brows frowned and said, "I'll go over and take a look."
“Okay.”
Kua'er nodded, then I took Miaoyan and walked over with her. I went outside Chang Qing's house. I looked at the doors and windows where the doors and windows were closed. I could hear Chang Qing coughing in the low voice through the window. It sounded like a sharp stomach and a very serious look.
Kou'er said, "Miss, wait a moment, I'll go in and report it."
I nodded and led Miaoyan to stand outside. Kua'er went in for a long time. Hearing the coughing sound inside quieted down, but she didn't come out immediately. Instead, she stopped for a while before seeing her walk out with a somewhat distressed look on her face.
I took a step forward: "Empress--"
She said, "Girl, you'd better go back first."
"What's wrong?"
"The Empress said that her illness is not easy to cure. Don't let the little princess go in. If she survives it, the emperor will be angry."
"..." I was stunned, and didn't know what to say for a moment, so I was stunned at the door.
At this moment, Xing'er's voice sounded again in the room, shouting softly: "Sister Kou'er, come in!"
Kouer bent over and saluted me, then turned around and retreated.
I stood at the door and forgot to move for a while. After a while, my confused mind barely sorted out the fact that "Chang Qing doesn't want to see me."
Is this really true?
Since when did she and I become so alienated? Although I know that we have never talked about everything, in this palace, she is the only one I feel sorry for, trusted, and rely on. Although she - I am not her only, I know that she also has the same feelings for me.
But how could it be like this?
I stood at her door again for a while, but I was afraid that Miaoyan would be frozen, so I carried her back to our room.
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In the next few days, I didn't see Chang Qing again.
Speaking of which, her illness has become a little worse. The ones who got back from the Imperial Hospital before were pills, but later, the Imperial Doctors kept coming and going in Jingren Palace every day, and the decoction of medicine began to be boiled in the kitchen. The cold air of Jingren Palace was filled with a faint smell of medicine every day.
I went there once or twice later, but she was still turned away by her on the grounds that she was "too sick and afraid of living with the little princess and me." Later, I sent Susu and the others to say hello the next day, and gradually, there was less contact.
In a blink of an eye, it was the tenth day of the lunar month.
Miaoyan’s birthday.
On the eighth day of the lunar month, Pei Yuanhao came to accompany me for dinner and mentioned how to celebrate Miaoyan's birthday. It seemed that in his opinion, this was a big deal and it should be lively. After all, the little princess was not by his side in the past years. No matter how nice Pei Yuanxiu is to her, she is not her biological parents after all, and she can be happy. So he wants to do something big on this birthday.
After hearing his words, I was indifferent.
After a while, I said softly: "The child is still young and has many disasters. If you love her more, you will be blessed."
Pei Yuanhao fell silent after hearing this.
Then, I will never mention the princess’ birthday.
On this day, we got up early. After breakfast, I planned to take her to Jixian Palace. First, I came to visit Fu Badai, and second, I heard that the prince will be on an envoy with Lord Wu in two days, so I also wanted to see him.
However, before leaving the house, Kouer and the others came first.
As soon as he entered the door, he smiled and bowed to me and Miaoyan, and said, "I wish you a birthday to the birthday boy."
I hurriedly asked Su Su to help them up, and then smiled and said, "You guys are really, why do you remember this?"
Kou'er smiled and said, "It was the Queen who asked us to come over and specially sent a gift to the princess."
"oh?"
I was stunned and saw two little eunuchs behind me walking in with brocade boxes, carefully putting them on the table, and then saluted Miaoyan.
When I opened it, I saw a pair of crystal clear jade bracelets inside, which were very delicate, but it was just right for me. I said, "Thank you so much for the Empress, Empress——"
"The Empress got up early and coughed so hard, so she still couldn't come."
"oh."
It's not a pity, so I glanced at the bracelet again, then closed the cover, and let Susu take it inside.
At this time, there was another chaotic footsteps outside, and it seemed that there were still many people.
When I looked up, I found that there were a large group of concubines, all of whom were coming.
There are few people here usually, and Pei Yuanhao is guarding him. It is so quiet that the night is so quiet that I can’t even hear the sound of the wind. Suddenly, so many people came, which scared me and hurriedly retreated and gave in. The first person to come in was Xipeng Pang Yan. She was a little more rounder than before, but she was still childish. As soon as she entered the door, she smiled and said with a spring breeze: "We are here to celebrate the birthday of the princess. I don’t know if there is any noodles to eat."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although I told Pei Yuanhao that I don’t want those empresses to come to me, today is the princess’ birthday, and it is their duty to come to celebrate their birthday. Besides, I have a good impression of Pang Yan, so I smiled and greeted her: "All the empresses are here, I have been welcomed."
Immediately afterwards, Concubine Shun Wensi brought the third prince, Concubine Ning Yang Jinqiao, and Concubine He Liu Li and the second prince also walked in.
Then, a dark-skinned and wild beauty walked in, and I recognized it at a glance, and it was Yumuya.
There were two other people behind her who looked a little bit like a little bit. They should be the newly-elected newcomers who had just been enthroned. The last one who came in was Ye Yunshuang.
I glanced at her, didn't say anything, and just hurriedly asked Susu to pour tea for them.
For a moment, my deserted and quiet little house became lively.
These people are some of the things they can say back then, and some probably think that I will have an inseparable relationship with them in the future, so I also have to "silence" at this time. After entering the house, the two newly promoted concubines came to give gifts. Wen Sisi also put a small brocade box in the hand of the third prince and handed it to me. It was a huge and bright bead inside, which seemed to be of great value.
Although I couldn't say anything wrong with them when they came to congratulate Miaoyan on her birthday, I gradually felt a little nervous.
After all, this feeling is not what I want now.
Just as I was sitting and chatting with them, a few more people came in outside. When I saw the one in the lead, I immediately stood up from my seat.
Nangong Lizhu walked in.
She was full of spring breeze. As soon as she entered the house, she looked at the flowers and green willows in the house, and said with a smile: "It's so lively here."
Concubine Ning and the others looked at each other, hurriedly got up and saluted her. Nangong Lizhu raised her hand and smiled and said, "I thought that only I could remember the princess' birthday, but I didn't expect that everyone would remember it."
She said something a little uncomfortable. Yang Jinqiao listened on the side and said with a smile: "Sister is worried about so many things every day, and she still remembers the princess' birthday. We are idle, so why don't we remember it?"
“That’s true.”
Nangong Lizhu smiled, then turned around and walked to me, looking at me with a smile: "Miss Yan, today's Japanese Palace is here to celebrate the birthday of the princess, have you always seen her?"
I looked into her eyes, and I smiled and laughed enough for a long time: "The concubine's words made Qingying panic. When did the Empress have not seen Miaoyan?"
She smiled "humph" and then looked down at the beautiful words beside me.
Immediately, the smile on that face became a little different.
She squatted down and looked at Miaoyan. The long smile in her eyes almost overflowed from the corners of her eyes, and even the tip of her eyebrows were smiling. She stretched out her hands, as if she wanted to hug her, and said softly: "Princess Miaoyan, do you still remember me?"
Miaoyan stood beside me, holding the corner of my clothes with one hand, mute.
Nangong Lizhu didn't mind at all, so she moved forward a little further: "Princess, do you still remember being in my palace that morning-"
When I heard her words, my face couldn't help but sank. I took a step to the side, just blocking the center of her and Miaoyan.
Nangong Lizhu touched her outstretched hand and looked up at me.
I smiled and said, "My lady came to visit Miaoyan, which is really a blessing for Miaoyan. But His Majesty the Emperor also said, "Don't love her too much." The Empress's kindness has been appreciated by the people, and she has also taken over Miaoyan."
Nangong Lizhu's face froze.
However, it was only a moment before she immediately returned to her calmness and smiled: "This is reasonable."
Then he stood up and smiled and said, "However, I still have to give this birthday gift."
After saying that, with a wave of his hand, two little eunuchs walked out from behind her, and carried a big brocade box over. It seemed to be very heavy. The two of them were whimpering and finally moved to the house and put them down carefully.
When the people around him saw it, they were stunned and didn't know what was placed inside.
I took a look and felt a little unhappy even though I didn't know what it was, but I still had to fool me in my face. I smiled and leaned over and saluted: "Thank you for the gift of the concubine."
Chapter completed!