Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 2 As soon as you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea (1)

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the sun shines and the east wind brings warmth.

The gongs and drums are noisy, and the whole country is rejoicing.

The emperor's wedding, which caused a sensation in the world, made the people of Tiancheng crowded and took to the streets to watch the first happy event after the three years of national filial piety.

Sitting on a swaying eight-carriage sedan, Yun Qing wore a scarf with a big red phoenix crown on her head, and could only see the gold thread and jade shoes with dragons and phoenixes on her feet.

The suona was loud outside, but her heart felt calm.

Today is the day she gets married, and also the day she becomes the queen of Tianque Kingdom and the day when her mother will honor the world.

 Entering the palace is the queen! Perhaps this is a privilege that many women cannot ask for, but she doesn't love it.

If possible, she would rather take off this phoenix crown and become a free and ordinary woman. If she could, she would jump off this sedan chair and bravely pursue the life she loves.

But, she couldn’t.

Reason told her that she was the prime minister's daughter, she was the queen appointed by the queen mother, and she had no choice.

 She missed Feng, but he came a step too late. She couldn't wait for him any longer!

Her heart ached, and the silk handkerchief in her hand twisted into a ball, just like her chaotic heart at the moment, which could not be relaxed.

He once said that she was as pure as the clouds in the sky, and he was as free and as carefree as the wind. He is the wind and she is the cloud.

 He and she are destined to become a couple and stay together for the rest of their lives.

"Wait for me, Yun. Two years, wait for me for two years! I will give you a crown and harem, and I will marry you!" The distant promise is still in my ears, accompanied by the sound of the breeze, so beautiful.

 But now…

"Feng, I'm sorry!" With tears dripping down her face, Yun Qing took out a short jade flute from her arms, stroked the blue jade with the word "wind" engraved on it, and held it tightly. Hold it in the palm of your hand.

 In the past, people had gone by Yellow Crane, and the Yellow Crane Tower was vacant here;

The yellow crane is gone and never returns, and the white clouds remain empty for thousands of years.

 Perhaps she and him are just destined to have no connection! And she had broken the promise.

Even if he comes as promised, she can no longer go with him; her red wedding dress, phoenix crown and harem are all worn for others. He can't give it to her!

 “Get off the sedan!” I didn’t know how far I had walked, but I felt the sedan sinking, and the hustle and bustle around me suddenly disappeared. A long, high-pitched voice penetrated the barriers and reached Yun Qing's ears clearly.

She was startled, quickly put away the jade flute, picked up the silk handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and took a deep breath.

With a bang, she seemed to hear someone kicking open the sedan door, and then, a low and sweet male voice came along with the opened sedan curtain: "Please get off the sedan!"

Yun Qing secretly thought that he should have arrived at Xihua Gate at this time.

 Just why do the people who greet you when you get off the sedan call you your empress? Could it be that he is not his husband-in-law?

However, while she was silent and did not extend her hand, the man's low-pitched urging came from outside the sedan again: "My subordinate Murong Chong, please respectfully ask your Majesty to get off the sedan."

Now Yun Qing finally understood that the person who came was indeed not the current emperor. But he actually kicked down the sedan door that the groom should have kicked down on behalf of the emperor. This...

She reached out her hand in confusion, feeling uneasy in her heart.

until a pair of tough and powerful palms wrapped her slender palms in time, she felt an inexplicable sense of peace.

They come, the security!

She was led by the strange man along the way, over fences, across fire pits, and around several unknown obstacles. Yun Qing almost fell down several times. Fortunately, the man beside her always helped her out in time. Get through it.

She couldn't see clearly what was going on around her, or the courtiers and courtiers on both sides who were whispering in low voices. She could only see her own feet, and a pair of dark boots that followed her all the way.

 “Welcome to the Queen, she may live a thousand years!” Finally, when she stood firmly on a high platform, the people around her stopped together. Many people shouted in unison, and accompanied by the whistling wind, she felt unrealistic and unreal.

The surrounding wind blew her robe, causing the jewels all over her body to ring loudly, and even the hikerchief above her head slowly moved with the wind.

"Murong Chong, you can retreat." Following a majestic yet kind voice, Murong Chong next to him let go of Yun Qing's hand and said respectfully and calmly: "Empress, I'm leaving."

 “Thank you!” The moment his hand was released, Yun Qing felt that everything around him was empty. Empty, nothing.

However, she didn't know that her gentle thanks made Murong Chong shudder, and then quietly died away like the wind that came at this moment.

 Everything around was covered by the faint red, making it invisible and unclear.

Yun Qing stood quietly on the tall city platform, waiting for her future husband, the emperor of Tianque Kingdom.

Today is not only the wedding day of the emperor and the empress, but also the day when the young emperor takes charge. Together with him, she will accept the obeisance of the officials.

 “The Emperor has arrived!” Finally, with a long and thin voice, Yun Qing felt that a long time had passed.

 She moved her fingers that were almost stiff, and looked ahead silently following the sound.

However, the sound of "Hua Fei has arrived!" immediately followed like a tide, causing a commotion below.

Yun Qing was stunned, and the silk handkerchief in her hand loosened up and fell with the wind. She no longer needs this silk handkerchief, which should be discarded when she formally holds her husband's hand.

 All the confusion just now disappeared like a flash of lightning, and Yun Qing quickly understood the whole thing.

No wonder someone else kicked the sedan door and held my hand. It turned out that when the queen was established today, she was also conferring a new concubine.

 The wind blew suddenly! The whir penetrated her robe and lifted the hem of her skirt.

In an instant, her vision became clear. From a distance, she saw a handsome man in red holding the hand of a delicate woman in a similarly bright red wedding dress, stepping up the steps step by step, walking straight in her direction.

 She opened the corners of her lips and smiled faintly at him.

However, what looked back at her was a pair of eyes full of hatred. He was cold and handsome, but he treated her with extreme disdain.

She smiled lightly, understanding his disgust.

If possible, she would like to take off this phoenix crown so that they can fulfill their long-cherished wish.

 She doesn’t want this crown on her head!

 Whew, the red hikerchief was completely blown off by the wind, and there was an exclamation of surprise from the palace people below.

The crowd who had just been attracted by Xuanyuan Ze's concubine now turned their heads again to look at Yun Qing, who had an indifferent expression. Some people came back to their senses and whispered.

"Hurry, cover the Queen's head quickly." The majestic voice sounded again. Yun Qing turned around and saw that it was a noble woman with kind features but majestic appearance.

She smiled lightly, guessing that this person might be the Queen Mother who decreed to make her the queen. When the woman came into contact with Yun Qing's calm face and eyes, her expression seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then quickly returned to its original state.

Not far from the woman, there stood a handsome and resolute young man. He seemed very surprised by the sudden situation. His handsome eyes suddenly fell on Yun Qing's indifferent smiling face, and he was slightly startled.

The busy palace maid hurried over and covered Yun Qing with the red scarf she had found, blocking her from the outside world...

 Zhuhua Palace.

In the magnificent palace decorated with splendor and splendor, the maids and eunuchs were busy in a hurry. When they stepped into the Qinyue Palace, their busy footsteps automatically slowed down in time.

 Various items required for the wedding ceremony were delivered to the new room one by one under the guidance of Xi Niang, and then sixteen young palace ladies lined up on both sides from the palace door to the new bed.

These palace maids each held a big red tray in their hands, with peanuts, lotus seeds and various fruits on it.

Xi Niang, who was sent by He Mansion, had a happy face. She narrowed her eyes with a slightly round smile, quickly picked up the fruits one by one from the tray, and spread them evenly on the big bed carved with dragons and phoenixes in the palace.

After doing all this, she ran out in a hurry, like a red whirlwind, and quickly disappeared outside the palace.

Two rows of palace maids were still standing quietly on both sides, respectfully waiting for the newcomers to enter the palace.

At this time, Jinfeng Palace was deserted. It was obviously the queen's wedding, but the palace eunuchs were listless and worried about their future status.

"Well, I thought that being sent to the Queen's Golden Phoenix Palace would give me the opportunity to get closer to the Emperor. Now it seems that it will be good if I don't get laughed at by the servants in the palace." A rather handsome man The pretty palace maid scattered the dates randomly while sighing at the girl beside her.

“Shh, keep your voice down. The queen’s personal maid is still waiting in the outer hall. If she hears it..."

 “What are you afraid of!”

The palace maid raised her eyebrows after being hinted at, and did not take the words of the palace maid next to her seriously. She scattered all the hard walnuts on the bed regardless of the quantity, and said with a smile: "She is just a girl with no status. In terms of seniority, she is still with us. Underneath. I wanted to give her some respect because she was the queen's personal maid, but haven't you heard that the emperor just openly ignored the queen on the city platform in front of the people of the world. Tsk, do you know the newly appointed Empress Hua today? She is the woman that the emperor likes! She is talented and beautiful, and she is the most talented woman in our Tianque Kingdom. She is not better than our lucky queen! Everyone knows that this is the emperor's deliberate attack on her! Come on, let me tell you, in the future..."

"Pa!" There was a sound of breaking a jade cup, which frightened the palace goddess. When she turned around, she saw that it was Bi Tao who accidentally broke the wine cup that the emperor and empress had originally used to drink. She immediately raised the corner of her mouth and said in a strange way. He smacked his tongue bitterly at the girl next to him: "Oh, it's really unlucky to break things on your wedding day. Cuihong, let's go out after we finish our work, don't take advantage of the ominous atmosphere here."

 “You!” Bi Tao turned pale with anger and bit her lip, finally preventing herself from quarreling with others on the lady’s wedding day.

She didn't expect that these maids would be so harsh and mean. It would be disrespectful to criticize their master in private, but they dared to do so without hesitation.

“Miss, are everything they said true?” She squatted down absentmindedly to pick up the fragments of the jade cup, and her heart suddenly ached.

She had just listened to what the palace maid said word for word. She didn't want to believe it, but her tears fell down in vain.

 Miss, are everything they say true? That emperor, he married a young lady, why did he treat her like this?

"The Emperor has arrived! Concubine Hua has arrived!" Following Eunuch Chang Le's announcement, all the maids and eunuchs in Zhuhua Palace were so nervous that they did not dare to breathe. They lowered their heads and only looked at their own feet respectfully. .

"Long live the emperor! May the empress live a thousand years!" The bride who was waiting outside the palace immediately stepped forward to lead the way, with red wedding flowers in her hands, leading the bride and groom into the new house.

Tightly holding the hands of the people around him, Xuanyuan Ze's handsome face was filled with a joyful smile.

He has been waiting for this day for a long time. Although he cannot give Wan'er a posthumous position in the world, he believes that this day will not be too long.

"Please, Your Majesty, pick out a wedding veil for Concubine Hua." Xi Niang gently lifted the silk cover of the tray in the hand of the first maid, and smiled brightly at Xuanyuan Ze.

Picking up the wedding scale, Xuanyuan Ze turned to face the woman who was about to become his concubine, with gentleness between his brows and eyes.

The scales were gently lifted, and a peerless face was revealed under the red scarf, which made him stunned.

The person in front of him had a face like a peach blossom, skin like gelatin, beautiful eyes, rosy lips, and a beautiful nose. Even though he had known her for a long time, his heart was still moved when he saw her in her wedding dress.

"Wan'er." He gently stroked her blushing cheek lovingly, and his fingertips rested on her reddish eyes: "Wan'er, I can finally marry you."

"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the empress. The emperor and the empress are a match made in heaven, destined for three lifetimes. Now that the lovers have finally got married, it is really gratifying. The slave family wishes the emperor and the empress a hundred years of happiness, eternal love, and hundreds of children and grandchildren. Xi Niang, who took advantage of the situation, immediately stepped forward to congratulate her. Her smiling round face was full of flattery: "Please eat a red date each, and then eat two peanuts and lotus seeds. I wish the emperor will give birth to a precious son soon and support the royal family in the future." The branches and leaves spread, and the fragrance continues.”

He Ruowan glanced at Xuanyuan Ze shyly, and her face that was already hot turned even redder.

Xuanyuan Ze wears a golden crown on his head, a face as beautiful as jade, a red wedding robe tied with a golden jade belt, a jade symbolizing the emperor's nobility on his waist, and a pair of golden boots inlaid with bright red and green gems. His originally handsome and extraordinary temperament became even more majestic and majestic. Compared with his usual elegant temperament, he actually had more of an imperial domineering air.

"Your Majesty!" She called softly, knowing in her heart that the man in front of her was not only her husband, but also the king of a country.

 She and him are no longer the sweethearts they were when they were young.

Today she can make him fall in love with her and make her his concubine on the day of her concubine, but in the future she will have to compete with the woman who is known as the concubine.

She kept him tonight, but that didn't mean she could keep him for the rest of her life. There can be many concubines, but there is always only one queen!

"What's the matter, Wan'er?" His heart tightened. Seeing the person in front of him actually shed tears, Xuanyuan Ze couldn't bear it. He stretched out his hand to gently wipe it away for her: "Are you complaining?"

 He blames himself. He once swore that he would not marry anyone other than her in this life. When he ascends the throne in the future, the queen he wants to establish will definitely be her!

 However, he broke his promise.

"No, Your Majesty! Wan'er doesn't complain. Wan'er understands the emperor's feelings for Wan'er. But Wan'er is worried that today the emperor went against the Queen Mother's wishes and made Wan'er his concubine. She is afraid that she will have feelings for Wan'er in the future. Jie Di." Leaning into his arms, He Ruowan understood that only by firmly grasping the heart of the person in front of her could she have everything she dreamed of.

Seeing this, Xiniang, who was shrewd and clever, asked everyone to put down their fruits and guided everyone to retreat.

Xuanyuan Ze hugged his beloved woman tightly, and every drop of her tears made him feel distressed: "Wan'er, don't worry, now that I am in charge, I will not let others make things difficult for you with me here." Even the queen mother! He added in his mind. Although he believed that because of Wan'er's virtuous nature, the queen mother would also like her.

However, if the queen has always been worried about making her his concubine, he can only use his own ability to protect her and not let her get hurt at all.

"Yes." Sniffing, He Ruowan raised her head slightly, opened her charming eyes, and lightly opened her lips: "Wan'er understands. Wan'er will definitely respect the Queen Mother wholeheartedly from now on, and listen to the Queen's sister's words. I hope they can gradually like Wan'er and tolerate Wan'er."

After saying that, she seemed to have remembered something, and tears suddenly filled her eyes: "Your Majesty's appointment of Wan'er as your concubine today must have made the Queen's sister very angry. At this moment, the Emperor has sent Wan'er back to the palace, so... please invite the Emperor to go to my sister's palace. Let's rest here." She bit her lip tightly, looking like she was trying to hold back her tears, which would make any man unbearable, let alone Xuanyuan Ze who loved her.

"I'm not going anywhere. That woman, the queen in my heart is not her at all! As long as I have a chance in the future, I will definitely destroy her!" Xuanyuan Ze held He Ruowan in his arms again, not letting her see the anger on his face. meaning.

If the queen mother hadn't insisted on making her the queen, Wan'er wouldn't be so sad today. It was all that **** woman who made his kind and gentle Wan'er so scared on her wedding day. He would never let her have an easy time!

"Your Majesty, no!" He Ruowan raised her head from Xuanyuan Ze's arms, looking very innocent, "Your Majesty, don't say any more. As long as the Emperor truly loves Wan'er, Wan'er will be satisfied."

"Alas!" Xuanyuan Ze sighed softly and took her hand, put it to his lips and kissed her softly, "Wan'er is so kind, how can I let Wan'er feel sad? Don't cry, I promise Wan'er, I only have Wan'er in my heart, I will only love Wan'er from now on."

"The Emperor is not allowed to lie to Wan'er." She shyly pulled out her hand, and He Ruowan stood up before Xuanyuan Ze could speak, picked up the dates that Xi Niang had just given and handed them to Xuanyuan Ze: "To be able to win the Emperor's sincerity in this life, Wan'er has cultivated it for several generations. Here comes the good fortune, Your Majesty.”

Smiling softly and coquettishly, yet seductive, He Ruowan's expression of wanting to smile but still being shy made Xuanyuan Ze fascinated for a moment.

 “Okay…” Jun Yan was startled, and he immediately understood what she meant. Smiling lightly, he took her hand, gently grabbed it, and took her fingertips into his mouth...

The red candle is extinguished quietly, the warm tent is gently placed, the room is charming, and the spring scenery is infinitely good.

But the originally magnificent Jinfeng Palace has now become the coldest palace.

Xi Niang supported Yun Qing into the bridal chamber. She waited for the emperor to arrive, but knowing that there was no chance, she found an excuse and left.

Bitao's eyes were red, trying not to cry. Looking at the lady sitting on the edge of the bed, she tried to ask several times but held back.

She thought that the lady must be more sad than herself.

It is obvious that today is the day of the Queen's establishment, but the emperor has accepted the concubine together. Until now, no one has come to the Jinfeng Palace. Sure enough, those servants' whispers were not groundless. It turned out that the person who felt most sorry for the young lady was actually the young lady's husband from now on.

 “Hoo!”

"Miss, what are you doing?" Just as she was feeling sad, Bi Tao was startled by Yun Qing who suddenly took off her hijab. She hurriedly stepped forward to cover it again: "You can't take it off, miss, it will be unlucky."

"You're here again, Bitao." Yunqing blocked Bitao's hand, trying hard to remove the phoenix crown that was causing pain on his neck, and said calmly, "What's wrong with you? Do you want me to sit with such a heavy crown on my head?" One night?"

Bitao's eyes turned red, and her voice couldn't help but choked with sobs: "But Miss..."

"Okay, Bitao, the emperor will not come here today. Please help me quickly, my neck is really about to break." Yun Qing deliberately screamed sadly. Bi Tao quickly helped her take off the phoenix crown that symbolized the queen.

"Well, I finally feel more relaxed." Yun Qing pinched his neck and sighed softly, and then started to untie the complicated wedding dress, but Bitao hesitated and stopped him: "Miss, I'm afraid this will not be good. If the emperor comes, See, that…”

Yunqing was amused by Bitao's embarrassed look, gently took her hand, and comforted: "Don't be like this, Bitao. This is a wrong marriage. I couldn't escape getting married, but I escaped the wedding night. This is also God's favor. Me, let me continue to live peacefully. It's just a different place to live. There won't be much difference between living in Yun Mansion and the palace."

"Miss, Your Majesty, he has gone too far! To treat the young lady like this, it's really..." Seeing the young lady's indifferent look, Bi Tao really felt aggrieved for her young lady, but when she was about to complain, she was interrupted by Yun Qing lightly: "One day The entrance to the palace is as deep as the sea. Bitao, in the eyes of others, I may feel aggrieved, but Bitao, don’t you still understand me?”

Her eyes darkened, the corners of her lips raised slightly, and she said in a faint voice: "On this day last year, in this door, the faces of the people and the peach blossoms reflected each other's red. I don't know where the faces have gone, but the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze. Ha..." I don't know when I have held it in my hand. Jade flute, his eyes moved upward, and his thoughts were hidden in a flash: "I'm tired, Bi Tao, fetch me some water."

 (End of this chapter)