The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 194 Extra Story: Concubine Hui 1
Concubine Hui Tan Yulan felt as if she had been in the palace for several lifetimes, and felt that everything was boring and lifeless everywhere.

But after all, he was still very young. At the age of 25, I can probably live for several decades.

Live like this for decades.

She sighed, put the finished book back on the shelf, and pulled out the next one.

After reading the two pages, her mind was once again immersed in the characters in the book, and the corners of Concubine Hui's lips unconsciously smiled.

As the saying goes, "There is a golden house in the book." She has no interest in the golden house, but likes the rivers and lakes in the book.

The days of happy and enmity of martial arts written by literati are really hearty.There are no rules and etiquette for eating meat and drinking in big bowls; calling brothers and sisters to those who admire, and fighting against those who are enemies, there is no need to stab the knife secretly.

It was a completely different world from the palace, and it was tightly isolated far away by the palace walls of the palace and the walls of the imperial city.

But it seemed very close, and she found it as soon as she flipped through the book.Everything was vividly presented in front of her eyes, and when she read the chapter on fighting, she could even smell a little bit of blood.

There were many times when a fire was burning in her heart, making her want to visit the world in the book.

However, no chance.Not to mention the world in the book, she can't touch even the world in reality - she still has to stay in the palace for a while, and after the temple outside is repaired, she will go to live the life of Qingdeng Ancient Buddha.

That's it for the rest of my life.From the lifeless palace to the lifeless temple.

It was like moving from one tomb to another.

Concubine Hui kept reading until the evening, and after ordering the meal, Lan Xin said, "Ma'am, Your Majesty is here."

Concubine Hui was startled, she stood up to welcome her out, and Yu Jia was just in front of the gate of Roujia Palace.

"Your Majesty, Sheng'an." Concubine Hui gave a blessing, and the emperor nodded: "No."

The two entered the room together, the emperor took his seat, Concubine Hui went to serve tea, and then sat down opposite the desk.

She smiled and asked politely: "What's the matter, Your Majesty?"

"En." The emperor nodded. "The temple over there is almost finished. You can start preparing the things you want to bring. If there is anything missing, let the Liushang Bureau handle it. I came here in person to ask if there is anything I need in person." Things that can only be brought out by Yunke."

Things that require the emperor's personal permission to take out?
Concubine Hui thought about it carefully, but couldn't think of anything.

The emperor asked again: "Should I go home and have a look before leaving the palace? It will not be convenient for you to go home after you start practicing."

Concubine Hui nodded, then shook her head again, and said softly: "It would take a lot of time and effort to arrange the family visitation, why don't you invite the concubine's parents to come in... It's just in the filial piety period, it is reasonable to say that they come in to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager, so as not to fall into trouble handle."

"Alright." The emperor nodded in agreement, and the two drank their tea and fell silent.

This is often the case. After finishing the business, there is nothing else to say.Concubine Hui could often see that the emperor was trying to find something to say to ease the atmosphere, but she still didn't know how to speak.

Or conversely, when she occasionally wanted to find something to say, he didn't know how to answer her.

It's been like this for years.She has been in charge of Fengyin in the harem, and the difference between her and the queen is only a name, but there seems to be no "heart-to-heart" between the two of them, and they only meet each time when they have important things. There is nothing more to say when the important things are over.

The more you get together, the more it looks like a simple and clear relationship between monarch and minister.

Such silence lasted for a long time.

When the emperor looked at her and was about to get up and leave, Concubine Hui finally found another sentence: "Your Majesty..."

"Huh?" The emperor sat back down again.When Concubine Hui took a look, she felt that the time for her to find something to say was too bad.

She still said it out: "Recently, do I need to teach my concubine Ruan about the harem? Once the filial piety period is over, Your Majesty will almost be conferred..."

The emperor pondered for a while, then smiled and said: "No need, Xue Li is pregnant, and there are three more years of filial piety, let her rest well recently. She will just get started with the harem matter in the future, and there is no rush. "

"No, listen to Your Majesty." Concubine Hui answered with lowered eyes, and the emperor got up and left.Concubine Hui gave a slight blessing behind him, and inadvertently glanced at his back when she raised her eyes, and was stunned for a moment unconsciously.

The usual tall and straight figure was once obsessed with her when she first entered the East Palace.

And...and he was really good-looking, handsome and tough, she could never deny this, just like she couldn't deny that he was a very good person.

——But it doesn't seem to work, she just can't like him no matter what.

So is he.He had thanked her many times, but obviously didn't like her.

Now it's almost the end of the day, she is going to practice, and he has Ruan Shi.The little girl who was always happy, the little girl who made her wonder why she was always so happy, was indeed very painful.

He allowed Ruan to get started with the harem affairs slowly, which probably meant that when it was time to get started, he would be willing to spare his time to help her.

Not to anyone else.

Concubine Hui sighed a little, walked to the case and opened the sandalwood box containing the phoenix seal, looked at it, and called Lan Xin: "Send it to Zichen Palace, I just forgot to return it to Your Majesty."

The days of practice seem to pass faster than those in the palace.

More than a year has passed in a blink of an eye, and the daily things are still monotonous and boring, but they are less depressing after all.

This small temple is very elegantly built. The walls of the courtyard are surrounded by green bamboos. When you open the door, you will be surrounded by blue eyes. The cold dew in the morning looks more attractive.

Concubine Hui liked these green bamboos with a heart that was even more pious than when she worshiped the Buddha.

Lush bamboo forest, this is a common scene in martial arts books, not necessarily when there will be a gust of wind, followed by a duel between several heroes.

——It's a pity that there is no bamboo forest here, only a thin piece of green bamboo, the front is the yard, and the back is the courtyard wall, and there will be no heroes to fight.

But this does not prevent Concubine Hui from sipping tea and snacks at the stone table when the evening breeze is blowing, looking at the green bamboos and dreaming about the world for a while.

Suddenly, there was a rustle from the green bamboo behind him.

Concubine Hui turned her head to look around, but she couldn't see anything in the night.She smiled, took a small plate and put a piece of snack on the ground a few steps away.

Occasionally, there will be little wild cats or little foxes on the mountain to visit, and she has fed it like this many times.

She has seen a few kittens that often come, and now most of them can see that she does not hide. Last time, there was a black cat that walked slowly while watching her movements. She stretched out her hand, and the little black cat came Let her touch her head.

As for the little fox...he has never seen any "true face", only occasionally sees the figure and knows that it is a fox, and will never come near her.

Even if she looked at them from a distance for a while longer, they would slip away vigilantly, without even knowing to thank her for the snacks.

Concubine Hui put the plate of snacks on the floor and sat back in her original position, listening intently to the movement behind.If the sound of footsteps is more obvious, it is a fox, and it is better for her to pretend not to know; if she hears nothing softly, it must be a cat, and she can turn around to tease it.

After a while, a very clear sound of footsteps came to my ears.

Concubine Hui was startled for a moment, and then said again.

... This is not the sound that small animals can make, it is as heavy as human footsteps.

There was a sudden chill on her back, and she slowly turned her head stiffly: "Ah..."

As soon as the shout came out of her throat, she choked on herself again. Concubine Hui watched in astonishment as the other party fell down a few steps away, and she really saw blood spots on the piece of snack she put on the ground.

Concubine Hui was so frightened that she didn't dare to move a step until Lan Xin, who came out of the room, let out a scream that resounded through the monastery.

"This... who is this!" Lan Xin trembled for a while, and after recovering, she stepped forward and grabbed Concubine Hui to drag her into the room, "My lady, go into the room, I, I will find Yuling guard……!"

There are imperial guards guarding the foot of the mountain.

Concubine Hui grabbed Lan Xin's wrist, "Wait a minute..."

She was so frightened by this sudden scene that her voice was a little hoarse, and after explaining something, she remained silent for a long time before she was able to move.

"Miss?" Lan Xin looked at her with a pale face, forgetting to protect her for a moment.

Fortunately, Concubine Hui didn't get too close, she stopped when she was three or four steps away from that person, and stopped to look: "This...Young Master?"

The person lying on the ground raised his head and smiled weakly: "I'm bothering you. Girl, will someone else come here for you?"

"No..." Concubine Hui subconsciously answered when the front yard door suddenly knocked.

"Bang bang" was knocked hard, and the people outside the courtyard shouted: "Lady, there were bandits breaking in just now. Madam, please open the door and let me wait in and have a look!"

Concubine Hui was startled, and there was a "buzz" in her head, and for some reason, she subconsciously wanted to help that person.

This seemingly weak person suddenly grabbed her wrist, and the anger in his eyes forced out: "Such a big battle... who are you!"

Concubine Hui tried her hardest but failed, so she shouted back: "Are you crazy? You broke into my place!"

The man added two more strengths to his hand: "Let them go!"

"They don't listen to me!" Concubine Hui's wrist was so painful that she didn't dare to move rashly, she stared at him and said, "I'll take you inside to hide! Say a few more words, and they will be able to enter the courtyard in two steps!"

After she finished speaking, she immediately asked Lan Xin to open the door to answer, the angry man in front of her finally didn't dare to delay any longer, and followed her into the room.

Words from outside spread into the room word by word.Lan Xin had always listened to her very much, but no matter how frightened she was at this moment, she still acted according to her wishes.

She heard Lan Xin angrily say to the imperial guards: "My lords, search the yard if you want to search, our lady is asleep, it's inappropriate for you to go in now!"

I didn't hear the imperial guard replying to these words, but there was a sudden silence in the courtyard, and then someone's voice was awe-inspiring: "What's the matter with the blood on the ground?"

Lan Xin was dumbfounded, and the man in the room held the hilt of the sword in his hand.

Concubine Hui made a silent gesture to him, and Yang Yin asked outside: "Lan Xin, what's going on?"

"Miss, they said they were going to search for a bandit who broke into the mountain." Lan Xin replied calmly, "The blood on the ground..."

"Oh, I just saw a fox coming in and I went to feed it, and I was accidentally scratched by that beast."

The voice outside was obviously suspicious: "Really?"

"My lord didn't see the dim sum on the ground?" Concubine Hui took a deep breath, "If your lord is afraid that I will have an accident, just wait for a while until I change my clothes and come out to see your lord."

The imperial guard did not dare to take her safety as a trifling matter, and replied naturally, "The minister is waiting."Concubine Hui didn't hide either, she took off the blood-stained blouse and changed into another one, took out Bai Lian, wrapped her arms around her, opened the door and went out.

"Lady." Everyone bowed, and the head of the hundred households sized her up, "I don't know where the lady is hurt? Do you want me to go to the palace to tell the imperial doctor?"

"I have medicine here, and I cleaned it myself." Concubine Hui's voice was calm, and she stroked her arm with her hand, "The injury is on the arm, so it's inconvenient for adults to see. But if adults want to search the house, please do so."

As she spoke, she retreated to the side, and just as they were about to go in, she said again: "Oh...the adults on the other side of the bed, don't go there. I just changed clothes over there, on the bed..."

Her face was flushed, and the imperial guards were a little embarrassed: "No, I just can't wait."

After they finished speaking, they went into the house, Lan Xin said nervously: "Lady, this is the imperial guard..."

Concubine Hui raised her hand to indicate that nothing happened.

Yes, the imperial guards are the most vigilant.Even if she told them not to let them see the bed, they would still have a way to know whether there was anyone on the bed—probably by the sound of breathing, or if they stabbed inside through the curtain, she wouldn't be able to say anything.

and so……

What she said just now was the truth, not deliberately not to let them pass, it was really because the clothes she had just changed were lying on the couch, which didn't look very good.

The imperial guard searched around but found no results, so he went out to apologize to her and left.

Concubine Hui watched them go away, making Lan Xin also back away.After entering the room, she opened the closet, flicked the brass button on the back of the closet, and pushed the closet open with her hand.

There is a groove behind the wardrobe, the width and height are almost the size of a person.This is a place specially arranged by the emperor, and even the imperial guards don't know about it.

The emperor said: "Are you going to the mountain after all? In case of any accident, it is right to leave a place to hide."

But he probably didn't expect that the first time she used this careful arrangement was to hide another person.

Concubine Hui took a look at the weaker person in front of her eyes: "Come out, I have medicine here...you rest before you leave."

The man came out leaning on the wall, forced a smile: "Thank you, girl, don't bother me, I'll leave now."

"I don't know how you got here, but the imperial guards at the foot of the mountain are not bad, you can't handle them a second time." Concubine Hui said with a sigh, "Young master rest until tomorrow morning, I know there is a way to go directly Go to the mountain to the west, and you can avoid them by going around that mountain."

The man finally sat down. Concubine Hui saw that he had injuries on his legs and shoulders. She hesitated for a long time but couldn't help being curious: "How did you do it? It seems that you don't look like a bandit who robbed a house..."

The man sneered, pondering as if hesitating whether to tell her or not.In the end, he finally raised his head: "The envoys from outside were drunk and hurt people. I couldn't see them, and they beat people up."

"...Envoys?!" Concubine Hui was dumbfounded, and the man changed the subject: "Who is the girl? You are the imperial guard and the imperial physician...Is it a relative of the emperor?"

Concubine Hui blushed, said, "Don't ask so many questions", and went out to fetch water for him.

A basin of clear water came in, and Concubine Hui was caught off guard to see his naked back.Fu was startled, and then heard his gasp, as if he had touched a wound.

She turned her head away with a hot face, and after a moment of numbness, she couldn't help raising her eyes and continued to look at him.

I can't tell where it is different from the emperor, but it just makes her feel very different.

The thick smell of blood and faint smell of sweat lingered in the room, she stared at his back for a long time, trembling when she spoke: "... Shall I help you?"

The back in front of him also froze.

The man said with a smile: "No need, bloody and bloody, don't scare you."

Concubine Hui suddenly felt a little dissatisfied, and raised her bar unconsciously: "Where is it so scary? I may not have seen fewer scenes than Young Master!"

After the words came out of her mouth, she froze, and looked at him again: "Forget it, I'm going to sleep."

She returned to the bedroom without staying, and after the bead curtains slammed for a while, Chi Yiming couldn't help but look back.

This girl is courageous enough, he is a strange man here, she really dares to turn her head and go back to sleep.

Is this enough confidence to believe that he dare not do anything wrong to her?
Then he better be honest.

Well, he didn't intend to do anything to his savior.

Concubine Hui was lying in the curtain, not as peaceful as he thought.

Her eyes always look out of the curtain unconsciously.The curtain is thin, and he can see his blurred figure. It can be roughly seen that he is cleaning the wound and applying medicine, and he can still hear the sound of him incessantly sucking air.

At first, the sound of gasping for air only made her feel that the wound must be very painful, but before she knew it, she felt a little distressed in her heart.

Did he know that the other party was an envoy from a foreign country, and he did it anyway, just because the envoy hurt someone...

She knew enough about Luo'an City to know that the ones injured by the envoys could not be dignitaries, but ordinary people without guards and servants around them.this person……

There was a softness in her heart, and she couldn't help but say again: "Is the young master a person who walks in the rivers and lakes?"

"You haven't slept for so long?" Chi Yiming looked at the tightly closed curtains and felt that he had overestimated her calmness.

Concubine Hui was startled: "Has it been a long time?"

"...It's been half an hour." Chi Yiming couldn't help laughing out loud, and then replied, "I'm a wanderer."

Then, he paused and smiled even more: "The girl refused to let me know the girl's identity first, and then asked me about my identity?"

His voice is nice, clear and uninhibited.

Concubine Hui was in a daze when she heard the sound of steady footsteps.

She turned her head vigilantly. He was approaching step by step. Before she could stop her, his hand had already stretched out to the curtain.

(End of this chapter)