Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 22 Return to Feng Palace to Palm Houyin (2)

"Ling Ge?" Yun Qing blinked her beautiful eyes and looked at this handsome little eunuch. It was the first time she heard such a unique **** name. No wonder he looked so handsome. It was a pity to be a eunuch.

“Yes, empress!” Ling Ge lowered his head respectfully. Although he was young, his words and deeds were all very calm, which made Yun Qing secretly admire him.

The father-in-law in charge of the Queen Mother's palace is indeed extraordinary. The eunuchs trained by him are capable of taking charge of their own affairs even at a young age.

This reminded her of Eunuch Cheng from the Golden Phoenix Palace. Although he was quite old, his behavior was not suitable for the head of any palace at all. He was far from the **** in front of her.

"Haha, the four of you are here on the orders of the Queen Mother. Yunqing is honored. Could you please thank the Queen Mother for Yunqing? It's just that Yunqing really doesn't dare to move back to Jinfeng Palace after being deposed, so I'd like to ask you Reply to the Queen Mother, it is more appropriate for Yun Qing to stay in Cuiwei Palace as a concubine." Yun Qing smiled lightly and looked at the **** in front of her, her voice calm and gentle.

What she said shocked Xiao Taohong, and Bi Tao did not expect that the young lady would directly reject the Queen Mother's kindness.

"Miss!" she called softly. Seeing that the young lady's face remained unchanged, she couldn't help but feel anxious, wondering what the young lady's plan was.

"From now on, the empress is the master of the servants and the others. Wherever the master is, the slaves should follow. Since the empress does not want to move back to Jinfeng Palace, the servants and others will stay with the empress in Cuiwei Palace to serve. Chang Xi, please go to Xiangning Palace to report back to the Queen Mother, and say that the four of us are willing to stay with the Queen Mother in Cuiwei Palace. Please rest assured, the Queen Mother, the servants will take good care of the Queen Mother!"

Comparing to Bi Tao's surprise, Ling Ge looked calm and calmly asked the **** named Chang Xi to report to Xiangning Palace.

His attitude is correct, and his voice is not as shrill as the usual eunuchs, but a little softer.

Yun Qing raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Ling Ge silently without saying anything.

After the sunset incident the other day, although she was still her Yunqing, she was no longer the Yunqing who allowed others to bully her.

The emperor destroyed himself indiscriminately, taking advantage of his heart and doing what he wanted. In the end, he made people make things difficult for him in every possible way. If that's all, that's all. At most, she can endure it. Anyway, the word "tolerance" has been memorized in her heart since she was born. However, she did not expect that there were others in the harem who were eyeing her, making her feel uneasy even if she wanted to spend the rest of her life in this cold palace without fighting against the world.

She only thought it was Shang Gongju's fortune that made him embarrass her everywhere because of his greed. But when he insisted on only taking Bi Tao away that day, she could no longer say that he was just bullying good and fearing evil.

If someone hadn't known that Bitao and he had been in love with each other since they were children, and the two of them depended on each other for life, and their relationship had long surpassed the ordinary relationship between master and servant, Fugui would not have just kidnapped Bitao, making himself sad, self-blame and painful.

Yun Qing did not offend anyone in this palace. The only explanation is that someone deliberately wanted to attack him.

Yunqing can believe that this person is definitely not the cold and arrogant Emperor Xuanyuan Ze, let alone the Queen Mother. Neither would Xuanyuan Yi, who had been involved with him, otherwise he wouldn't have planned to help him this time.

 So, the only thing left was the noble empress that Fugui kept mentioning that day - Concubine Hua.

 I remember that before getting married, Yun Ya went to her West Courtyard and ridiculed herself under the guise of a visit, saying that she had forcefully separated her sister He from the emperor, causing her sister He to cry every day and feel depressed.

Therefore, the person who can know the relationship between himself and Bi Tao must be the most talented woman in Tianque who is on good terms with Yunya - He Ruowan.

Hehe, it is true that women are jealous, and it is respectable to defend love, but she, Concubine Hua, is jealous of the wrong person.

Yue Laohong Temple holds two shadows, Yuqiao Fengyue is a close friend. Let others compete for the peaches and plums, and do not care about prosperity.

 Concubine Hua, Concubine Hua, I have no intention of doing so, but why do you keep provoking me? Although I don’t fight, I can’t ignore the people around me. From now on, if Yun Qing cannot be calm and gentle, I will fight for it in the harem!

"What? Did she really say that?" Hearing Qiuyue reporting the news to herself, He Ruowan's slender eyebrows couldn't help but knit together deeply, her beautiful eyes staring straight at Qiuyue, as if thinking about her words credibility.

"Everything Qiu Yue said is true. I just found out the news from the Queen Mother's Palace. It is estimated that after the Emperor comes to court, the Queen Mother will send someone to ask the Emperor to order the woman to return to Jinfeng Palace." Qiu Yue He lowered his head and looked calm under He Ruowan's scrutinizing gaze.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Concubine Hua's personal maid Ning'er looked slightly flustered when she heard this. Seeing He Ruowan thinking silently, she couldn't help but become anxious, "Originally, Your Majesty should have been canonized as Queen in the past two days, but I didn't want to Suddenly this happened again, this..."

"This time the bad thing happened to the sick prince. If it hadn't been for him, I wouldn't have made such a mistake." With a heavy snort, He Ruowan interrupted Ning'er's voice, her beautiful eyes flashed, and she said: "However, this This time she was lucky enough to survive, but this concubine also figured out something. It turns out that in the harem, accidents are always everywhere!"

As she spoke, the corners of her mouth raised evilly, and her stern voice shocked Qiuyue, and her palms subconsciously became cold.

　　"Slave Ronglu sends greetings to the Emperor. May the Emperor be blessed! Long live, long live, long live!" Xuanyuan Ze, who had just come down from the court, was blocked by Ronglu, the chief internal officer, on his way back to Longqian Palace.

He knelt down with great respect, flicked the duster, and his standard father-in-law's voice was extremely harsh, stimulating Xuanyuan Ze's heart.

"My father-in-law is old. From now on, you can just greet me according to the etiquette of the middle palace. There is no need to pay such a big courtesy." He waved his hand impatiently. The recent political turmoil and many things made Xuanyuan Ze feel a little irritable, "Say, What's the matter?"

There were changes on the northwest border the day before yesterday. Residents around Fenglai Kingdom began to riot in small groups. General Yuan Tiangang, who had just returned to the north, suddenly contracted a serious illness and has not recovered. Therefore, his military advisor Cao Zijian went to the Ming court to suppress the situation. Let’s wait and see for now.

Early in the morning, we also learned that the plague was prevalent in the southeast. During the spring equinox, a large number of poultry and humans and animals were infected with the disease. The situation was so rapid that local officials panicked and sent reports to the imperial court for emergency response.

With so many things to worry about, I haven't been to Wan'er much in the past two days. I spent most of my time in the imperial study room discussing countermeasures with several important ministers.

"Back to the emperor, the queen mother asked the emperor to order to recall the queen Yunqing and let the queen take charge of the harem." Rong Lu observed the words and expressions, and saw that the emperor had a worried look on his face, as if he was upset, so he lowered his voice alertly, so that it would no longer sound so uncomfortable.

"My mother is the one who decides on such small matters, so why bother me?" With a wave of his sleeves, Xuanyuan Ze turned around and returned to the palace, ignoring Ronglu who was trotting behind him.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother said: After all, the Queen was deposed by the Emperor due to a misunderstanding. The fault lies with the Emperor. The Emperor must personally issue an order to take the Queen back to the palace." After all, Ronglu was older, so he walked quickly. He couldn't keep up with Xuanyuan Ze's vigorous figure even at a trot. He was panting for a while and spoke cautiously.

"Oh? Such a thing could happen?" Chang Le paused and stopped immediately. Unfortunately, Ronglu almost bumped into him accidentally.

Xuanyuan Ze suddenly turned around, glanced at Ronglu, couldn't help but snorted, and said to himself: "She is really beyond my expectation. Is she trying to demonstrate to me?"

"Your Majesty, look at this..." Ronglu quietly raised his head and glanced at the emperor who looked unkind. After saying a few words, the embarrassment on his face was clearly revealed.

"Okay, you go back to the Queen Mother. I will definitely give her a satisfactory result." Xuanyuan Ze glanced at Ronglu and confessed with a sneer. He flicked his sleeves and did not return to Longqian Palace. He changed his route and headed straight to Cuiwei. Go to the palace.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ronglu knelt down from a distance to send him off, but he did not lack the proper etiquette. It was not until the Emperor's handsome figure disappeared from his eyes that he dared to quietly wipe a small amount of sweat from his forehead.

Hey, I finally completed my mission as Queen Mother! He has been working in the palace for half his life, and now the three highest-ranking masters in the palace do not want to be more difficult than the other.

 The young emperor, who had always obeyed the Queen Mother's orders, was no longer the young man who always relied on the Queen Mother and important ministers to make decisions since he took charge.

Even the queen who seemed to be bullied by others, just one word today made the queen mother secretly happy and made the emperor's expression unpredictable.

　　Alas, the slaves of the masters could never figure out their thoughts, but he knew that the harem was about to enter a new round of unrest...

“Your Majesty is here!” From a distance, Yun Qing heard the loud voice of Eunuch Chang Le. Following that, the four eunuchs led by Ling Ge hurriedly dressed their clothes and quickly walked out of the palace to greet them.

Xiao Taohong and Bitao quickly gathered around Yun Qing and wanted to help her decorate, but Yun Qing refused with a smile: "No need, any decoration I make in front of him will be colorless air. It doesn't look good, so why waste it?" cosmetics."

With a sneer, she took Bi Tao and Xiao Taohong out of the palace to greet the noble man who was afraid of provocation.

On the blue water of the lake, a flash of bright yellow is particularly dazzling, the golden crown is dazzling, the black hair flutters in the wind, and the purple and gold threads embroidered on the ink ribbon also shine under the refraction of the sun.

Looking from a distance, it looks like a dazzling god, riding on the wind and waves, riding on the blue waves.

 All the guards and eunuchs standing silently around him have become statues in the wind, existing only to complement him.

"Minions and maids, please see the emperor, long live the emperor!" The uniform voice of greeting was deafening as the handsome man stepped onto the lake shore.

Yun Qing also bent his knees slightly, with his eyes lowered and his face turned to the ground, and he bowed respectfully to Xuanyuan Ze: "The sinful girl Yun Qing comes to see the emperor, and wishes the emperor good luck!"

Standing coldly in front of Yun Qing, Xuanyuan Ze ignored the people in the underground palace and only looked at her. His voice was cold and a little arrogant: "Forget it! I heard that the queen was recovering, so I came here to take a look. Sure enough, the voice sounded interesting. I'm full of energy, but I wonder if I'm feeling well?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. The sinful girl dare not face the saint, let alone think of herself as the queen. I didn't know that the Emperor's saint is here. If I made any mistakes in haste, please forgive me." Yun Qing still lowered his head. head, only looking at his feet.

They were a pair of extremely ordinary gray cloth shoes without any color embellishment. They were not even comparable to the patterned cloth shoes of some of the maids in the palace.

His handsome eyes couldn't help but sink. He also noticed her shoes. He didn't expect that she would come out to see him so quietly.

 Looking at the other two palace maids, they were also dressed in ordinary and plain clothes like Yun Qing.

"Didn't the queen pack two decent clothes when she moved in? Why are she dressed so shabbily?" Jun's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he was wondering if she came out to see him like this on purpose. If so, then she is really stubborn. No wonder he always gets angry easily in front of her.

"Oh, the emperor is asking Yun Qing if there are any decent clothes here?" Yun Qing smiled softly, his voice was pleasant, but he still didn't raise his head, "Back to the emperor, although there are not very decent clothes, the clothes that are slightly more colorful are still good. Yes. It's just that as a retired queen, Yun Qing naturally didn't dare to wear red or green for fear of offending the emperor's sacred power. Besides, there are few people in Cuiwei Palace, and there is no need to dress up. It has been said since ancient times that women should look good. I wholeheartedly seek peace, and I have just recovered from a serious illness, but I have never thought about anyone. "

 “You!” Xuanyuan Ze’s suppressed anger finally erupted from the bottom of his heart.

His handsome face dropped, and his body was like a shadow. He stretched out his hand to clasp Yun Qing's chin, and growled in a low voice: "I want you to raise your head!"

Damn it, it was just one sentence, but she could say a lot of rebuttals in her mouth; doesn't she, a woman, have the slightest meekness that a woman should have?

"ah!"

"Miss!"

Xiao Taohong and Bi Tao were so frightened that they screamed. Although Ling Ge and others were shaken, no one raised their heads. They still knelt on the ground respectfully and waited for the emperor to speak.

Chang Le, however, lowered his eyes silently, as if he had not seen the scene that happened in front of him.

"Yes! As long as the emperor orders, Yun Qing dare not disobey!" Looking calmly at Xuanyuan Ze's fiery eyes, Yun Qing's voice was calm and his beautiful eyes were clear, and he was not at all frightened by the angry face.

 This is not the first time she has seen him so domineering and rude. Anyway, he has never been a gentle and considerate man in front of him, and there is no need for him to pretend to be the gentle and gentle woman behind him.

"Hmph, it's good to know! Go back to the palace quickly, change your clothes, and move back to the Golden Phoenix Palace immediately!" Feeling that he was angry at her for no reason, Xuanyuan Ze's heart moved and his hands suddenly relaxed when he looked at him with his clear eyes. open.

 Her eyes seemed to reveal a kind of silent ridicule, mocking her own impulsiveness and irritability.

This kind of gaze was different from her cold and firm gaze before. He could only see his own embarrassment and irritability in her eyes.

“Please tell me, Your Majesty, in what capacity should Yun Qing return to the Golden Phoenix Palace this time?” A cold smile appeared on the corner of his lips, but Yun Qing did not return to the palace respectfully after he let go. Instead, she looked straight at him, her voice was clear and sweet, but every word was so thorny that Xuanyuan Ze felt like countless needles were piercing his body.

"Queen of Tianque Kingdom! How are you? Are you satisfied with your status as queen?" Xuanyuanze snorted slightly with itchy teeth. He clenched his fists depressedly, staring straight at Yun Qing with his handsome eyes and spitting out anger.

He really regretted that he fell into her trap and followed her wishes even though he knew that she was provoking him to come and take her back to the palace in person.

It was contrary to his intention to come, but it somehow made him feel that he had to say this just now!

 Damn it! He thought that he must have been mad at her.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Yun Qing dare not violate the Emperor's imperial edict. As for his dissatisfaction, Yun Qing just wants to say: The Emperor's satisfaction is Yun Qing's satisfaction. If the Emperor is dissatisfied, then Yun Qing will be equally dissatisfied!" Yun Qing said After saying that, looking at the tall man whose eyes were narrowed dangerously by him again, he couldn't help but feel happy and the corners of his lips could not help but curl up slightly.

Whirling around slightly, she no longer cared whether he would be so angry that she would explode, and quickly turned around and returned to the palace.

However, her inadvertent smile caused the fire in Xuanyuan Ze's heart to dissipate inexplicably.

Moreover, an indescribable and inexplicable impulse actually made him blurt out: "In this case, the queen will never scream in front of me again, or she will make me dizzy."

"Uh..." Yun Qing paused as he was about to enter the palace. He turned around in surprise, only to see Xuanyuan Ze also looked stunned, as if he had just realized what he had said.

Yun Qing raised his beautiful eyebrows inadvertently. Yun Qing thought that he must not have forgotten that he had not allowed himself to call himself a concubine. Now that he was not allowed to call Yun Qing again, could it be that he wanted to call himself a slave in front of him?

"Please give me your advice, Your Majesty. I... really don't know how to call myself in front of Your Majesty?" After thinking for a while, she couldn't think of anything more appropriate, so she threw the problem back to him.

Since he is not allowed to call this or that, let him decide everything by himself. Anyway, she only has the right to choose, not to decide.

 Isn’t it? Ah…

"Just call me Zuoyun! Okay, little Lezi, you stay and arrange the palace affairs for the queen. I have something to do, so I will stay here soon." His handsome eyes flashed, and Xuanyuan Ze regretted his unconscious impulse until his intestines turned blue. .

He had not allowed her to call herself his concubine, and now he had not allowed her to call her Yunqing. She couldn't be allowed to come and go in such an unseemly manner like just now! And he would never let her call her single name "Qing" like this no matter what. If Wan'er knew about it, she would think that he had feelings for her, and she would be secretly sad. Well, Yun is better! There is only one surname, and it is light and concise, that is Yun!

"Cha!" Chang Le responded clearly and prepared to send the holy driver away. However, Yun Qing's heart stagnated, and all his thoughts suddenly stopped with the word "Yun".

Looking blankly at his back as he left in a hurry, her eyes penetrated straight through him and saw an unknown place.

 Cloud, cloud! He actually asked himself to be called Yun!

 Is this a coincidence? How could that name that only the wind could call so softly be called for him?

He has already broken his agreement with Feng, now he wants to break the rare longing he had with Feng?

 Feng, what should she do?

"Miss, come into the palace quickly." Bi Tao and Xiao Taohong quickly stood up after Xuanyuan Ze left, only to find that the young lady was staring at the emperor's back in silence.

Bitao took a look and saw that the emperor's back was handsome and straight, and his clothes were fluttering. From a distance, he seemed to have an air of elegance beyond that of an emperor.

 Just, does this have anything to do with the lady's daze at the moment? How could the young lady treat the emperor...

"The west wind once smiled at my daughter, and the white clouds have been empty for thousands of years. Where is the hometown at dusk? The misty waves on the river make people sad. Wind, you once said that in this life I am just your cloud, the only cloud... But, there are some things, maybe... There is destiny in the dark, and there is no room for you and me..." With a sigh, Yun Qingyou looked away, quietly putting away the slight sadness just now.

 Turn around and take a deep breath...

Back at Jinfeng Palace, Yun Qing only smiled faintly at the frightened and panicked people in the palace, and then publicly told Xiao Taohong to be the aunt in charge of Jinfeng Palace from now on.

Bitao is still the queen's personal maid, her status is equal to that of Xiao Taohong, and other palace maids are not allowed to contradict her rudely.

She did not give up any of the original eunuchs. Instead, she promoted Ling Ge to be the father-in-law in charge of the palace. He was in charge of all affairs in Jinfeng Palace, including food and clothing.

After arranging the specific affairs in the palace, Yunqing looked at Qiuyue with a smile, without any fluctuation in his voice: "Qiuyue, are you willing to continue to work in Jinfeng Palace?"

Qiu Yue panicked, an emotion that she couldn't tell whether it was hatred or jealousy made her tighten the handkerchief in her sleeves, and she dared not look directly at Yun Qing's cold and chilling gaze.

After not seeing each other for a few days, there was a chill on her body that she couldn't resist. Although she had felt it faintly before, it had never been so obvious.

Even when facing Concubine Hua, she could handle it with ease, but now in front of her, she couldn't calmly raise her eyes.

"Qiuyue is at your mercy!" After a long silence, she had no way out.

Concubine Hua has already promised herself to stay in Jinfeng Palace no matter what. As long as she can continue to stay in Jinfeng Palace, Qiuyue can get the dream she expected.

 But if she fails to do things well, the only way she can go is to end up like Mr. Fugui from the Shang Palace Bureau and end up in a miserable state.

 (End of this chapter)