103 Wuqi Hall
Wuqi Hall.
The dance concubine was plain in white, with long hair drooping, standing in front of the bronze mirror, looking at her face.
It has been many years since she was demoted here. For a long time, even she herself has forgotten how many years have passed.
Here, it is far away from the center of the palace, but also far away from the emperor who regarded her as an object and a tool from the beginning.
She is only in her early twenties, and she is still a bright and beautiful time. The corners of her eyes and eyebrows can't hide her old age. Because my heart is tired. This desolate and remote Wuqi Hall has been inaccessible for many years. Beitanghao, who is busy with state affairs, has forgotten the existence of a palace concubine like her. Those concubines in the harem, on the one hand, probably believe that people like her have no competitive attraction, and on the other hand, they are afraid of her identity as the princess of South Vietnam. Therefore, no one has ever been interested in this place.
"Cough..." The window drawer opened a little big, and a gust of wind blew, so she couldn't help coughing.
She has been sick for a long time. Maybe she forgot to close the window when she fell asleep one night. She was blown by the wind all night. After that, she kept coughing, sometimes good and sometimes bad. During this time, she called the imperial doctor to treat her once. However, because she was a palace concubine who had fallen out of favor for a long time, the imperial doctor just hastily opened the prescription and did not concentrate on the treatment. She delayed Xu. After a long time, the disease turned out to be a persistent disease.
"Mother..." Pearl took a cloak and put it on for her, and said sadly, "What's wrong with you?"
"Fu Ben Gong... Cough... Ben Gong wants to..." The violent cough made her speechless.
A few years of harem life has long worn away her edges and corners. She is no longer the princess of South Vietnam who was not afraid of heaven and earth.
"Does the Empress want to go out for a walk?" Pearl was mean, and said, "But it's a little windy today."
"It's okay, I... I haven't gone out for a long time. I want to go and have a look..."
"Well, the maidservant asked Han Xiang to help the Empress together." Pearl taffede the dance concubine's cloak and raised her voice and said, "Incense, come here!"
The fragrant sound of tea came in and asked, "Juar, what's the matter?"
"Let's help the Empress go out for a walk." Pearl is a little older than Han Xiang, and there is some sense of order between her words.
"The wind is very strong..." Han Xiang is consistent with Pearl's previous concerns.
The dance concubine smiled faintly and was moved. In this lonely palace, there are only two maidservant who have been with her since childhood in South Vietnam.
"It's okay. I'll come back as soon as I go."
Pearl and Han Xiang, one left and one right, helped the dance concubine out of the bedroom, and then went out from the hall.
This is a afternoon with a sass and autumn wind. The light and light sun shines on the body, with the long-lost warmth, blurring the sadness...
The dance concubine took out a brocade handkerchief and wiped the sweat on her forehead.
She used to be the most beautiful princess in South Vietnam with the highest martial arts skills. After entering the deep palace of Northern Qi, her physical condition was getting worse and worse. Martial arts and dance skills have been abandoned because they have not been involved for a long time.
It's like this weedy backyard.
Through a thick palace wall, it seemed that someone could be heard whispering on the other side of the wall.
"Are you sincere to me?" It was a woman's voice with an annoy smile.
"That's natural." The voice was hoarse and unpleasant, like the voice of the servant in the palace, and his tone was full of complacency, "I am the big celebrity in front of the noble concubine."
Obviously, the two people did not expect that there was someone on the other side of the wall at this time, and their smile was a little unscrupulous.
In front of the noble concubine? Well, this person should be the most face-to-faced servant beside the noble concubine Yan - the arrogant and domineering Xiaochuanzi. The dance concubine continued to listen with her fingers, Pearl and Han Xiang's voice.
It's about the noble concubine Yan. I don't know what the dance concubine has, so she has to listen to it. From the day she entered the palace, her scheming Yan Moyun had no good impression. In her concept, she should not say one thing in her mouth, think one thing in her heart, and hurt people invisibly by hiding guns and arrows.
"However, I heard that the emperor punished your brother a few days ago?" The woman asked.
"The boy has gone a little too far, and there is nothing he can do if he is punished. But after a few days, the noble concubine will dredge the relationship and let him out." Xiaochuanzi was very proud. The more he said, the more excited he became. "The noble concubine has now brought down the queen. This one in this hall has no chance for a long time. I heard that she is very sick. Which of the other empresses can compete with the noble concubine? If the Empress has another prince..."
"In this hall", it obviously refers to the dancing concubine who has been forgotten by the emperor and the empress dowager for a long time.
"Then can you promise to be good to me all your life?" The woman acted coquettishly.
"Naturally, I have seen a lot of girls in this harem. Which one can compare with you? In addition to taking care of the little princess..."
"When did you have an idea of rhinoceros?" The woman interrupted unhappily.
"At the beginning, the noble concubine first cleaned up this one here, and then knocked down the queen with a trick. Originally, I thought..." Xiao Chuanzi didn't say any more, smiled and flattered the woman, "Now that we have you, what are you doing?"
How to use it? So, before she was convicted and demoted, and Empress Du was repatriated to her home, all of which were all the tricks of the Noble Concubine Yan? Did she design it by unspeakable means?
Empress Du was repatriated to the house. After that, Dr. Lu of Caiqing and Tai Hospital beside her died unexpectedly. The whole harem was shrouded in a bloody storm, and there was also the ghost of the deceased. The saying that she stayed in the harem was far away, which made everyone in the harem panic all day long.
Is it possible that these murders are also masterpieces of Yan Guifei?
The dance concubine didn't want to listen anymore. When she turned around, her chest suddenly choked and she couldn't help coughing loudly.
"There is someone on the other side of the wall!" Ogawako screamed.
"What should I do?" The woman also panicked.
"Go!"
After the word "Walk" was produced, there was a heavy running sound from the wall, and then the sound spread farther and farther. In order to demonstrate in front of the maid of honor, Xiaochuanzi probably subconsciously thought that the master of the Wuqi Hall was sick to death. At this time, it was impossible to be by the wall and would not hear their conversation. Unexpectedly, my words were heard word for word, and this shock was not small.
2
"What, do you think the dance concubine may know some secrets of my palace?" Xiao Chuanzi's report made Yan Guifei stand up and stoop on the ground uneasily.
"When I returned to the Empress's words, I heard her maid Pearl say that her Empress will live in the Wuqi Hall, all because of the Empress." Ogawako bowed down and answered.
"It seems that the dance concubine knows something." Yan Guifei suddenly stopped her step and said to Hongqi, "Go to the Wuqi Hall to invite Pearl, and say that I have something to do with her."
"Mother, what if she refuses to come?" Hongyan asked.
Concubine Yan lowered her eyebrows and said for half a day, "If she refuses to come, tell her that it's a matter of her master's life and death."
Hongyan took the order and left, leaving Yan Guifei and Xiao Chuanzi with their own thoughts.
In fact, the purpose and starting point of Yan Guifei and Xiaochuanzi are the same: how to seal the mouth of the dance concubine and put yourself in a safe place.
Wuqi Hall, which has been calm for a long time, because the three masters and servants accidentally heard the dialogue between Xiaochuanzi and the maid of honor and learned some facts. This evening, there was another disturbance.
"Your Majesty, the noble concubine is so good to you. You must ask the emperor for justice. You can't tolerate her!" Pearl's face was full of flatness.
"Yes, Madam, think about what kind of life you have lived in the past few years, and think about why your health has become worse and worse..." Han Xiang is also very dissatisfied. "This Wuqi Hall is not even popular at all. Compared with our original time in South Vietnam, it is simply heaven and earth..."
After all, Han Xiang is younger and doesn't speak as thoughtfully as Pearl. Pearl looked at her and hinted that she stopped. When she was about to say more, a figure flashed outside the hall.
"Who?" Pearl went out of the hall and chased after him, but half of her didn't see her. She went to the courtyard outside the hall to look for it, but still didn't find anything. Maybe she was too careful... Pearl thought about this and wanted to get up and return. At this moment, a voice called in the dark, "Miss Pearl!"
"Who is it?" Pearl followed the sound, but saw a maid in red standing in the corner of the courtyard.
"I'm the maid of honor next to the noble concubine." The maid of honor introduced herself, "Our mother has something important to ask Miss Pearl to come over."
"It's not convenient for me to go," as the imperial concubine Yan expected, Pearl refused. "There is no one to serve in the Wuqi Hall. Our Empress will call me at any time."
Hongyan also followed the instructions of Concubine Yan and said, "What if it's about the safety of the Dancing Concubine?"
Safety... This word is quite **, and Pearl's face has changed almost invisibly. She can't joke about her mother's safety.
"Sister Pearl, I think you'd better go with me. There won't be any harm." Hong Yan laughed.
Pearl glanced at the kind smile and suddenly remembered the wall that the three of them accidentally heard this afternoon. With the ability of Ogawako, a waiter, he can even act with his master, which shows the poison of his heart. Well, let's go and listen to what they have to say.
Before she went, Pearl never thought that this Noble Concubine Yan was a murderous and cruel character. She was involved in danger for the safety of her mother, but ignored her own safety.
The Wuheng Hall is very far away from the Yunyun Palace. Along the way, Pearl silently followed the red silk, and both of them were silent. The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the autumn night has a cool feeling. Pearl feels that the cold air spreads from the neck of ** to the bottom of her heart.