Chapter 156 Trace in Jade 1

I immediately asked Qinger to investigate Hongzhi's situation outside in the past eight years. When I returned to the book, there was no in his intrigue in the palace that day, and every business came openly. I sighed deeply and felt a lot lighter. So I obeyed Li You's wishes and asked Li Shimin to let Hongzhi accompany Li You to Qizhou, which also played a supervisory role. Li Shimin hesitated, and I told him that in the past eight years, Hongzhi has been positive outside and made business friends, and his main method can help Li You govern the fiefdom. Li Shimin thought about it again before agreeing, and called four senior bodyguards to Qizhou together.

The New Year is approaching March. Li You and Hongzhi finished the palace ceremony and rushed to Qizhou. Sitting in the huge Deqing Palace and looking at the scene in front of me, I suddenly felt that it was much more empty and quieter than before. Looking back on everything in those years, Song Yi was not called by Li Shimin and was not allowed to enter the harem for medical treatment. Nian'er was outside the palace. Wenizi entered the court for a long time without hearing his trust. Li You and Hongzhi have gone to Qizhou. The catastrophe that happened a few years ago seems to have been settled by the dust of time, but I never thought that Hongzhi's secrets are far more than what I saw, but also other people's secrets, far from what I know today.

Two years ago, Li Shimin selected several good palace pink plums from outside the palace and planted them in the front yard of our Deqing Palace. The sun was very good and the wind was not strong. I called someone to set up a table of tea in the Meilin and leaned on the bench to look at the new flower buds on the branches. Although the sun above my head was not strong, it was also dazzling. My heart moved, held up the jade pendant hidden in my waist, and looked closely at the sun.

This jade pendant can be said to be my fate with Li Shimin. He said that he knew me because of the jade pendant, and the cracks on the jade pendant were also his, and the person who repaired the jade pendant was also him. Think of the past, or this is the bitterness and sweetness. Whenever I have a hard time, I often inadvertently hold it carefully, and the fineness of my fingertips will always scratch the slight cracks. However, in this way, my heart gradually calmed down, just like everything can't go smoothly forever, and there must be some twists and turns to reflect its imperable and preciousness. The past madness has passed, and the years are plain and comfortable.

I closed my eyes, held the jade pendant in the palm of my hand, pressed it to my chest, and quietly breathed the clear fragrance of plum blossoms in the forest. For a while, there was a sound of footsteps coming here and stopping beside me without hurry. Qinger bent down and thought I was asleep. She gently patted my arm. I opened my eyes slightly and looked at her with a smile. She said, "Empress Changsun is going to share the reward again and call the Empress to go to the political palace."

Queen Changsun will give rewards every time and give her collection to the meritorious concubines in the palace as a reward. A few days ago, she gave me a night pearl, which is the treasure that many people dream of, and she actually gave it to me generously. Since the incident with her in Chengqian Hall, the relationship between me and her has been flat. I still respect her, and she is not embarrassed by me. She is generous and strict with me, is all about management, and treats people fairly and generously.

Not long after I came to the political palace, the concubines invited by each palace also arrived. Empress Changsun had already sat on the top and waited. Seeing that someone had arrived, she recruited the maid to put on a blue and gentle jade pendant. The jade pendant is more soft and shiny on the red cloth, which makes people feel moved. Empress Changsun looked at me and said slowly, "I think this fast jade pendant is quite suitable for you, and it is interesting to wear on your body."

And Yang Fei, who was beside her, reminded with a smile, "There is already a jade pendant on Defei's body. Let this piece be filled."

Queen Changsun chooses the best for me every time she rewards me. Not only Yang Fei, but also I feel that this is a little biased. I don't have a close relationship with Empress Changsun, but I also get along well with her. I am grateful to her in my heart, but this time I also stand on Yang's side. I nodded with a smile, and Empress Changsun turned her eyes to picking. Caiqi lowered his head and smiled in shock and shook his head shyly: "How can I stand such a beautiful jade?" She lowered her eyes and looked at the jade pendant on my waist and said with a smile, "With all due respect, there is a crack on the part of the Empress Defei. I'm afraid it will be brought soon. Let's give the beautiful jade to the Defei."

I was stunned. I have been carrying this broken jade with me over the years. Maybe it's a little inappropriate, but no one has asked about it, and most people don't pay much attention to it. Speaking of picking qian this time, everyone's eyes turned to my waist, with a few cracks of green jade scattered soft light, and awkwardly accepted everyone's different eyes helplessly. At this time, Empress Changsun covered her sleeves and smiled and said, "There are already cracks and you can't leave your body. This jade pendant must have another precious meaning for the German concubine."

Concubine Yang was shocked and asked with a smile, "Is it a love token given by the emperor?"

Hearing this, I lowered my eyes and pinched the wooden chair handle beside my hand. I couldn't help but feel a sense of heat in my hair and thought about how to talk about it. I don't know the origin of this jade pendant. When everyone asked this question, I really didn't know how to answer it. I was so nervous that I couldn't speak for a moment. However, Yang Fei was happy beside her and said angrily, "Don't embarrass Concubine De. Her face is redder than rouge."

The Queen Changsun reacted completely completely from Yang Fei. She reluctantly laughed, sighed slightly, and looked at the jade pendant on my waist silently and said slowly, "I have some impression of this jade pendant. At that time, the previous dynasty was not destroyed. The emperor happened to meet a master who built jade in the former Daxing City. When the emperor saw that he built jade skillfully, he customized a piece, which was this Liuyun Baifu jade pendant. The emperor said that there was only one such a jade pendant in the world. He was very happy and often took it with him, so he had seen it several times. Later, the emperor changed another jade pendant on his waist, and it turned out that he gave it to the German concubine.

I quickly stood up and bowed my head: "I'm frightened."

Empress Changsun came to her senses, promised me to sit back, and then turned to Caizhen and said, "In this case, all the rare treasures are not as good as this jade pendant. Can you rest assured to accept the beautiful jade?"

Caiqi also seemed to be thinking about something. He was stunned and immediately smiled and thanked him: "Thank you for the reward."

After saying that, the maid of honor behind her came forward and took the jade pendant with her hands. Empress Changsun made a move back, and the maid of honor came with a shiny brocade cloth. Empress Changsun said to me with a smile, "This is a good silk from the south of the Yangtze River, and there are only three in the world. This, just give it to Defei. In the past, I saw that you didn't like making many robes, so don't refuse this time.

has just refused. This time, the Empress Changsun still remembers me. How can I push it again? I got up and smiled and said, "I thanked the queen."

After the reward was completed, the imperial concubines retreated one after another. On the way, Qinger quietly muttered to me, "Now she is the most favored by the emperor, and she must have received a lot of strange treasures. She is the object of jealous people. Why is the queen willing to give her beautiful jade?"

I smiled astringently: "You're right. Now you are most favored by the emperor, and that's the problem." I looked at the new willow branches in front of me, depressed and cold in the cold wind. I said lightly, "The queen feels sorry for her, and I don't want to argue with her. Although Cai Chongrong has been with the emperor for the longest time, he still doesn't hear about pregnancy. The reason for the guess is heartbreaking.

Caiqi has no background and does not lack love, but she has not been pregnant for a long time. I'm afraid that only Li Shimin knows the reason best, and others' speculation is just a false idea.

And Qinger obviously still thought about the jade pendant and praised with a smile, "That jade pendant was really beautiful. If the Empress hadn't had this piece on her body first, the jade pendant would have been the Empress."

I laughed bitterly: "No matter how beautiful it is, it's just decoration, not as practical as satin."

When I returned to Deqing Palace, I held the jade pendant in my hand, and I remembered what Empress Changsun just said. There is only one piece of jade pendant under the sky, which was customized by Li Shimin in the previous dynasty, but this is not the token he gave me. Did the jade-builder quietly build the same jade pendant, but others don't know, or is it just imitation jade?

The latter conjecture is obviously wrong, and the former one has no way to verify it. I don't know how old the jade man is, whether he is alive, and where he is.

This night, I toss and turned, and kept recalling what the Empress Changsun said in the daytime. There is only one piece of Liuyun Baifu in the world, and this part of my body is exactly Liuyun Baifu. Li Shimin had it before the end of the previous dynasty, but how could it be in my hands again? What did Li Shimin mean by "I know you with this jade pendant" when he first saw me? Is the real owner of this piece on me Li Shimin? As for the process of transferring from him to me, I don't know at all. I only remember that I have been wearing this jade pendant since the beginning.

After thinking about it, I still couldn't figure it out. Li Shimin was the only one who understood. The next day, I decided to find him, and I was inexplicably nervous. The closer I got to the Liangyi Hall, the softer my feet became. The unknown panic leaked from my breathing. I went to the Liangyi Hall and wrote manuscripts in my stomach.

When I was about to enter the temple gate, I heard Li Shimin talking. My heart moved, stopped, leaned against the door, and slowly came from inside: "On that day, I sent her the clouds and made an oath. Unfortunately, the city is broken and I can't find her anymore. There are thousands of blessings under the sky, and only I can recognize that.

It's such a coincidence that he also talked about the jade pendant. I secretly held the jade pendant at my waist, and the voice of Queen Changsun came from it. Today, my companion was Empress Changsun. After listening to Li Shimin's words, she asked puzzled, "Didn't the emperor say that there is only one piece of Liuyun Baifu in the world? Why?"

Li Shimin said, "Liuyun Baifu is just a fancy. What I really mean is that the jade perry has my name, otherwise how can the jade builder be called a master?"

Empress Changsun hesitated and asked gently, "If so, the piece in Defei's hand..."

The hall fell into silence and sighed for a moment: "That's her own."

I held it tightly, slowly picked up the jade pendant around my waist, wrapped the red rope on my finger, and looked at the jade face through the sun. There is nothing in it except three cracks and fancy. I laughed bitterly at myself, and there was a moment when I fantasized that this part of myself was what Li Shimin said. I didn't know him from the previous dynasty, and naturally the person he fell in love with was not me. Liuyun Baifu, I thought it was the fate between me and him, but I didn't think it was a story between him and another woman. He has never forgotten her. After all, I am too sentimental and wishful, and I have already figured out why my heart is still so bitter.