Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 18 How many times of harm are there (1)

Yun Qing was certain that a relative of the woman in the painting must have been here last night, but she didn’t know who that person was.

Xiao Taohong followed in, and when she saw the confession on the case, she couldn't help but murmured: "It seems that the king of Ming and Qing Dynasties should have been here."

Yun Qing turned around, with surprise in her beautiful eyes. She looked at the bamboo tube again and realized that it seemed to have been touched.

"Prince of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, why did Xiao Taohong mention him?" She was confused. Thinking of the frivolous and bohemian Xuanyuan Moyu, she really couldn't reconcile it with the person who insisted on spending several years to complete a portrait of a woman. Together.

On the third day after coming here, the three of them cleaned the entire palace again. Yunqing accidentally discovered that there was such a quiet place where the Four Treasures of the Study were placed, and saw six volumes of portraits of women with similar characters but completely different painting skills.

At first Yun Qing thought they were just a few ordinary scrolls, but when he opened them and took a closer look, he discovered that the same woman was painted on all six scrolls.

It’s just that the first one is really poor, like a child’s painting, with only a few simple outlines of the body shape; the second one is slightly better, but the painting quality is also poor, and the appearance of the characters cannot be seen.

The third painting made much progress, and the order of painting was also very accurate. However, the woman in the painting only had a general shape and could not express her emotions. By the fourth painting, the true appearance of the woman could almost be seen in the painting, but it still could not be conveyed. People are profound in their hearts.

 In the fifth picture, Yun Qing was already slightly surprised. It can be seen from the painting that she is a very beautiful woman, beautiful and ethereal, aloof and cold, like a fairy from heaven who does not eat the fireworks of the world.

By the last painting, Yun Qing was already sure that the person in the painting loved the person in the painting very much.

Because in his paintings, the woman's eyebrows, eyes, nose, lips, hair...as well as her smile and every small movement can be clearly seen from the painting, making people completely Being attracted by the people in the painting, I forget myself.

At that moment, Yun Qing sighed: There are many people in the world who use painting to express their emotions, but she has never seen anyone who can express a person's emotions on paper so tenaciously.

 Over and over again, and again, and judging from the brushwork, it definitely took several years to complete this painting.

This is truly an admirable spirit that is also deeply impressive.

It's just that this person turned out to be Xuanyuan Moyu, which was something Yunqing never expected.

"Yes. Xiao Taohong was transferred to the Queen Mother's Xiangning Palace to work in Huanyifang. At that time, there was an older aunt named Lin who was a very good person. Seeing that Xiao Taohong was young and timid, she always helped her Taohong. When she had time, she would tell Xiao Taohong about some things in the palace. Seeing Yunqing's curiosity, Xiao Taohong explained, "Xiao Taohong was still young at that time and didn't understand some of the rules in the palace. It was Aunt Lin. Taught me. One night when I couldn't sleep, I saw my aunt quietly putting on her clothes and going out to worship someone secretly outside the palace wall of Cuiwei Palace. I was curious and alerted her, and later I heard her talk about Concubine Zhen. s story."

Xiao Taohong told Yunqing that Aunt Lin was originally the aunt in charge of Cuiwei Palace, and she had been working with the once extremely favored Concubine Zhen.

However, something unexpected happened, and Concubine Zhen was wrongfully imprisoned in Cuiwei Palace. Most of the people in the palace were assigned to do hard work in Xinzheku or Huanyifang, and Aunt Lin was also sent to Huanyifang.

But not long after the incident, Aunt Lin heard that Concubine Zhen had hanged herself.

At that time, some people in the palace said that Concubine Zhen died of shame, some said that she died because of injustice, and some said that she died of depression because of the huge gap between being favored and falling out of favor.

Aunt Lin was very sad. She said that Concubine Zhen had a very good temperament and treated people well, and she should never have ended up like this.

After Concubine Zhen's death, I heard that the emperor ignored her, and her only son was asked to be taken back and raised by her cousin, Concubine Shu, who is now the Queen Mother.

 The little prince is now the king of the Ming and Qing Dynasties - Xuanyuan Moyu.

I heard from Aunt Lin that Prince Moyu was only six years old at the time. Due to Concubine Zhen's death, he changed from an innocent and lively prince to an extremely taciturn child overnight. For a long time after Concubine Zhen's death, he was talking every day. I must go back to Cuiwei Palace.

　　Until one thunderstorm night when he was ten years old, he almost died because he lost his footing and fell into the lake. Concubine Shu firmly refused to allow him to return to Cuiwei Palace. It was also from then on that his character became cheerful again.

　　However, from then on, he did not like to study or practice martial arts all day long. He only liked to play with the palace people and play with flowers, birds, insects and fish to pass the time.

"So Xiao Taohong thought that the person who quietly came to Cuiwei Palace to pay homage to Concubine Zhen must be the King of Ming and Qing Dynasties." After Xiao Taohong finished speaking, she saw that Yunqing was thoughtful and thought she didn't believe it, so she added: " Miss, Xiao Taohong believed Aunt Lin. She once said that the King of Qing was as kind-hearted as his mother and concubine, so he must have seen that Miss lived in poverty here, so he secretly sent those things. "

"Well, so it should be him." Yun Qing said softly, without any doubt. Opening Concubine Zhen's portrait again, looking closely, Xuanyuan Moyu indeed looks very similar to her.

  She did not expect that he, who seemed to be carefree and unruly, actually had a sad childhood.

 Suddenly I remembered his warm smile when I met him on the night of Shangyuan. Yun Qing suddenly realized that he was not all a frivolous prince with no merit.

It is only because of his different experiences that he has a bohemian temperament. If he had grown up smoothly since childhood, would he have become a ruthless and ruthless emperor like Xuanyuan Ze now?

 In fact, everything is not going smoothly for Xuanyuan Ze. At least, his marriage was not up to him, but he married a woman he didn't love.

"Miss, what are you thinking is so funny?" Xiao Taohong saw the lady suddenly laughing, and she was curious and couldn't help but ask.

Yun Qing was startled for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "I think the emperor would be extremely uncomfortable if he saw that we are well fed and housed in this cold palace."

Xiao Taohong was also stunned for a moment, then she lowered her eyebrows and her voice became lowered: "Miss, don't think like that! Although Miss is indifferent and never argues for herself, Xiao Taohong believes that if the Emperor knows that he has wronged Miss, he will definitely To take the young lady back to Jinfeng Palace.”

"Uh..." Yun Qing was really stunned this time, and then he realized that Xiao Taohong thought she was feeling sad just now, so she said these words to comfort herself.

 In fact, Xiao Taohong didn't know that it was the greatest relief that she could live peacefully in such a place far away from the fight.

As for the love with Feng, she has no chance to have it again in this life. She only hopes to know and stay with him in the next life...

After the food delivery incident, for two days in a row, other things for food or use would appear in Cuiwei Palace. The three of them had long believed that it was sent by Xuanyuan Moyu, the king of Ming and Qing Dynasties, and happily accepted it.

Yunqing was just wondering if Xuanyuan Moyu lived outside the palace? Delivering things every day without showing up, it's not like his bohemian character.

  Could it be that he didn’t want to mention the matter about Concubine Zhen in front of others, but even though it had been many years, there was still a shadow in his heart?

At this moment, the palace was dimly lit with candles. It was no longer the usual candle that had to be used sparingly. The large palace was no longer so dark and scary.

Bitao and Xiao Taohong were clearing away the dishes after dinner, while Yunqing sat in the hall and embroidered, preparing to weave and embroider a new piece of clothing for Bitao and Xiao Taohong each using the fine silk threads and silks sent by Xuanyuan Moyu.

Yun Qing felt funny when he thought about it. Xuanyuan Moyu was really attentive. He knew that these two girls had nothing to do in the palace, so he specially sent them fine brocade threads and other things to pass the time.

It’s just Bitao, the girl, who wants to embroider a green peach blossom on her lapel. She says that she is the one who named her, and she also wants to embroider a green peach blossom for her.

She smiled and said at that time, the green peach and the green peach should be green peaches, why should she embroider green peach blossoms?

Bitao immediately blushed and threw herself at her, saying that Yunqing was bullying her. She was so embarrassed and angry, so cute.

Yunqing asked Xiao Taohong again if she wanted to embroider a red peach flower, but Xiao Taohong smiled and said: The peach is a flower, so she can make it a fruit, a pink peach.

She said that she only hoped that she would have both flowers and fruits by her side, and that everything would go well with her.

Thinking about it, a warm smile couldn't help but overflow on Yun Qing's face, which made the people who quietly sneaked into the palace beam to see her moved in their hearts and wanted to play a trick on her.

"It seems that you are quite comfortable here." The figure flashed, and Xuanyuan Moyu's figure and voice appeared in front of Yun Qing at the same time, making her hands tremble in shock, and she almost pricked herself with the needle.

"Be careful!" He quickly stretched out his hand and took her hand lightly. He smiled hatefully: "Haha, you haven't seen me for a long time. Isn't it too surprising?"

Yun Qing was really frightened by Xuanyuan Moyu just now, but the moment his voice sounded, she also reacted. Panic flashed in her eyes, and she gently withdrew her hand, calmly put away the needle and thread, and said calmly: "I haven't seen you for many days, and the prince is still as good as before. It's just that Yun Qing was not surprised. It was inevitable to be frightened. Fortunately, Yun Qing I have been brave since I was young, otherwise I would have been frightened by the prince. "

"Alas, I came here late at night to see you, but you didn't even have the slightest surprise. What a failure." Xuanyuan Moyu lamented, seeming quite disappointed, but the smile on his handsome face was clearly full of joy. of joy.

"Oh, which mountain did the prince climb, and which water did he wade through?" Yun Qing smiled slightly, looking at Xuanyuan Moyu who was dressed in night clothes, and a trace of amusement filled his beautiful eyes: "Look at the makeup of the prince. , It seems to be coming from the beam."

As she spoke, she pointed to the palace beam where Xuanyuan Moyu had just flown down, her beautiful eyes reflecting Xuanyuan Moyu's slightly discolored handsome face.

"You seem to be living a good life!" He stared deeply at her brisk smile, barely able to see any sadness or grievance, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed in his heart: "Are you still used to living here?"

Yun Qing ignored the deep meaning in his eyes and said with a smile: "It's good. There is a kind-hearted prince who sends things here every day. Yun Qing can't endure hardship even if he wants to."

 “Send something?” Xuanyuan Moyu’s handsome eyebrows wrinkled, a little confused: “What are you sending? Are you talking about the fruits from the side hall that day?”

Every day, since he came here three days ago, he went to secretly investigate the man named Du Jinhan. Today is the second time he came here to see her.

The last time he came back from going out for business, he heard someone say that a businessman named Du Jinhan actually asked to see the queen in the Taiji Hall and asked for the queen's pen and ink, saying that he wanted to be imbued with auspiciousness.

On the night he came back, he saw a newly painted portrait of a man in the side hall of his mother-in-law. He also saw that the jade pendant around the man's waist was similar to the one worn on Yunqing's jade flute.

He felt something immediately. He didn't believe that Du Jinhan was just an ordinary businessman, so he went to investigate it personally. But he accidentally discovered that besides himself, there was another person who was also investigating the man.

 And the people on that side turned out to be the royal guards sent by Xuanyuan Ze.

Hum, he didn't know whether Xuanyuan Ze wanted to know the details of the man when he investigated him, or whether he wanted to find out whether the man had any involvement with Queen Yunqing.

 But he disdains it. Since he has relegated people to the cold palace, does he still care if she has someone else in her heart?

"Why, isn't it you?" Yun Qing was equally surprised. Seeing that Xuanyuan Moyu's expression didn't look like he was pretending, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

 “You mean, there have been people in the past two days…”

"Miss, who are you talking to?" Bitao's voice interrupted Xuanyuan Moyu's words. Yunqing was slightly startled. He turned around and saw that Bitao and Xiaotaohong had arrived in the palace. Xuanyuan Moyu was inside, both of them Startled.

 “My slave Bitao has met the prince.”

 “My slave, Xiao Taohong, has met the prince.” After a brief moment of stunned silence, the two of them quickly knelt down.

 “No courtesy!” Xuanyuan Moyu raised his hand in the air, and a force that was neither light nor heavy made the two of them stand up.

"There are no outsiders here. Take good care of the young lady. I have something to do first." As he said that, he told Yun Qing to get some rest early, and then he flashed past Bi Tao and the other two.

"Miss, he is..." Bi Tao looked at Xuanyuan Moyu who disappeared like the wind, wondering why he left in such a hurry. Ordinarily, they haven't even thanked him for sending these things over.

"It's okay. This is the cold palace. It's not suitable for him to stay here any longer." Yun Qing explained calmly and asked the two of them to wash up and turn off the lights to rest. However, in her heart, she couldn't calm down because of Xuanyuan Moyu's words just now.

Looking at his expression, it seems that someone else has sent things to Cuiwei Palace in the past two days, but who could it be?

These things obviously came from the Shang Palace Bureau, and she knew the eunuchs there very well. It was already good if she didn't withhold money, so why would she secretly give it away?

If someone has bad intentions, there will be a commotion the next day, but it seems to be calm now. What is going on?

He couldn't figure it out, so Yun Qing simply stopped thinking about it.

 There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain. She believed that no matter who sent it, he had no ill intentions.

In addition, after Xuanyuan Moyu heard what he said today, I believe he will also help him find out clearly, so there is no need to worry too much about it.

"Alas!" Listening to the even breathing of Bi Tao and others beside her, she sighed softly and let herself fall asleep quietly.

The next day, Yunqing and the others would not be short of anything if they did not go to Shang Gong Bureau to apply for items, but she wanted to see if there was anything going on at Shang Gong Bureau, so she went with Bitao.

As soon as they entered the Shanggong Bureau, the eunuchs seemed to have not seen them, and continued to do what they were supposed to do. It was not until Bi Tao found the supervising eunuch, Eunuch Fu, that he took a slow look at the two of them and said in a sharp voice: "Well, ask our family for help." What's the matter?"

“Eunuch Fu, we have come to claim the rights to Cuiwei Palace. Please ask Eunuch-in to help us take care of it.” Bi Tao held back her anger, bowed slightly to Fugui, and asked.

"Oh, just let Xiao Jizi do these small things. Our family has more important things to do. Anyone can just ask me to do something!" Fugui glanced at Yun Qing, who looked calm, and said, Thinking of Concubine Hua's explanation, she couldn't help but raise her voice, her voice was sharp and mean.

"We found Eunuch Ji, but Eunuch Ji said that all the cases in this palace have to go through Eunuch Fu and the chief steward, and it's not easy for them to make the decision." Bitao squeezed the hands in her sleeves, biting her lips slightly, with a look on her face. He defended angrily.

 Hmph, a bunch of dog slaves who flatter their superiors and bully their subordinates!

"That's right, Shang Gong Bureau has the rules of Shang Gong Bureau. If anyone comes to pick it up without restraint, then the palace will be in chaos. However, your Cuiwei Palace is really annoying. It happens every three days. Come here to ask for this or that, don't you want to report everything to Shang Gong Bureau? Tsk, you know, Shang Gong Bureau has been missing a lot of things in the past two days, and everyone in the palace is tightening their stomachs to save money. I want to make up for it. Where can I give the rations to the idle people? Come back, you guys, save some food for the past two days, and come back in two days to get it." Fugui snorted and raised his hand. Hui, his attitude was obviously impatient.

 Then he glanced at Yun Qing and the others with disdain, no longer wanted to talk to them, and was about to leave.

"Eunuch, please slow down!" Yun Qing suddenly said, making Fugui's ears **** up, but his steps slowed down.

“Huh?” He frowned and lazily turned back to look at Yun Qing, who had a serious look on his face, and motioned her to speak if she had anything to say.

"Yun Qing did not understand what my father-in-law just said. I would like to ask my father-in-law, is it because there is something missing in the Shanggong Bureau that the people in Cuiwei Palace will starve to death? My father-in-law also knows that there are very few cases in Cuiwei Palace. It's only two people among three people. They have already been extremely frugal in order to make ends meet. If my father-in-law cuts off his food rations today, will he be able to get away with it if he is killed?" Yun Qing looked at Fu coldly. Gui, there was no warmth in her beautiful eyes. Although the slight smile on the corner of her mouth seemed gentle, it made Fugui feel frightened.

I never thought that this abandoned queen who was usually silent could be so frightening, but she should not be underestimated.

At this moment, if Concubine Hua was not behind him, he would have been embarrassed at most and asked someone to send them something to send them away.

Knowing that Concubine Hua couldn't tolerate her at all, Fugui was only slightly stunned before he sternly retorted: "What an unbridled sinner, my family is very good at persuading me. I just hope you can understand the truth." I don’t want to cause trouble to any family, but I don’t think you dare to criticize me here. It’s just the opposite. Do you think you are still an arrogant queen?”

"Eunuch Fu, what nonsense are you talking about?" Bitao couldn't help but become anxious when she saw Fugui insulting the young lady like this. Regardless of the other eunuchs who rushed in after hearing the noise, she loudly accused: "My young lady is innocent, what's the crime?" Really? It's obvious that you are doing things unfairly and are trying to make things difficult. Miss is just telling the truth. Where is the blame? Please don't slander me!"

"Yo yo! Did our family hear you right? A little girl dares to make such nonsense in our family's territory. Whoever comes here, kick them out for our family!" Fugui didn't expect that he would be taken so seriously. The father-in-law who had been supervising him for many years was actually pointed at and scolded by a young girl. He lost face for a moment and his voice became even shriller.

"What are you doing?" As soon as Fugui finished speaking, the **** serving in the Shang Palace Bureau quickly ran towards Bitao and Yunqing, pulling the two of them one by one and dragging them out of the palace, scaring Bitao into screaming, "What are you doing? How could you do this? Don’t pull me...Miss, don’t touch Miss..."

“Stop yelling, you even dare to insult Mr. Fugui. You are so audacious.”

“Hey, my father-in-law is kind enough to just let you go out. If the ghost continues to scream, he will let you drink water from the lake in Cuiwei Palace every day.”

“Haha, I was originally an unpopular queen, but now that I have become a waste, I want to come here to show off my power...”

All kinds of harsh and unpleasant words hit Yunqing and Bi Tao's hearts like raindrops. Bi Tao's arms were sore from being grabbed by these eunuchs, but her heart ached even more.

These people are really bullying people. How can they bully people like this? How can they bully young ladies like this?

"Ah, stinky girl, how dare you bite me?" With a scream, one of the eunuchs holding Bitao loosened his grip, and the other **** was stepped on by her so hard that her toes jumped up in pain, allowing Bitao to escape quickly. He ran to Yun Qing, knocked away the two eunuchs, picked up Yun Qing and ran: "Miss, let's go!"

"Bitao?" Yun Qing was slightly surprised. Seeing Bitao running so desperately to help him, his nose felt sour and his eyes were slightly astringent.

She is not afraid of being bullied. She has been bullied since she was a child. What moved her was that Bi Tao was the one who helped her desperately every time, and now that she had entered the palace, she was asked to protect her...

 (End of this chapter)