After all, who lost whom: broken glass

Chapter 4 The Empress Dowager's Study

Xin Yu still stays at the Cuihu residence every day, Rong Yu is used to cooking green rice porridge for him as supper every day, and sending it to him at midnight, Xin Yu is ready to finish approving the memorial, and seeing her graceful, he is actually a little happy, One day, she let her breath out and said: "The empress is newly mourned, and the sixth house has no owner. What do you think, Rong'er?"

Rong Yu was shocked, and knelt down in panic: "Rong'er asks himself that he has no ability to command the harem."

Xin Yu smiled, not saying yes or no, just took a sip of the porridge and said: "You are generous." Then said: "It's strange, why is it always cinnamon, so I'm not afraid that I will feel tired?"

Rong Yu already had the answer: "Although it is cinnamon each time, the ingredients are different. Your Majesty taste it carefully. Are there any repetitions?"

Xin Yu smiled and said, "That's right, yesterday it was pears, but today it's replaced with apricots, but why do you have to add sweet-scented osmanthus? Is it because the sweet-scented osmanthus is strong?"

Rong Yu's heart skipped a beat, "The concubine went to the Palace of Compassion with His Majesty that day, His Majesty seems to have a special liking for sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, so..."

Xin Yu waved his hand and said: "I was joking with you, but you really took it seriously—it's hard for you to be careful." Rong Yu Yanran didn't answer the words, she just leaned softly over, the soft jade was warm and fragrant, and the scenery was beautiful.

The next day when Xin Yu went to court, Rong Yuxian was very bored, sitting in the Wuxin Pavilion doing needlework, the sun gradually came up, and suddenly he knew that Qin came to report, saying that someone from the Palace of Compassion and Ning had come and asked Concubine Rong to come over.When Rong Yu moved his hand, the needle pierced his finger, and the profuse blood splashed on the snow-white brocade, like a peach blossom in full bloom, very gorgeous.Zhiqi sighed and said: "It's a pity that I need a handkerchief." Rong Yu said in a daze: "I promised to make it for Sister Chunyan. Sister Chunyan went with the queen. Help me go to Lanling Palace and burn it for her. She broke my heart, and she definitely doesn't blame me for a little stain." Zhiqi took the order and went.

The Empress Dowager sent to invite Rong Yu, a female official of the Palace of Compassion and Ning called Jiang Xiao, Rong Yu tried to ask the Empress Dowager why she was summoned later, but Jiang Xiao said she didn't know.Rong Yu wiped the clear jade bracelet on his wrist and stuffed it, "The empress dowager is peaceful, so she is not afraid of talking about it, but she is rarely summoned, and it is not good to startle Cijia by saying something inappropriate, please tell me more "Jiang Xiao was busy pushing back, but she didn't push it, she kept saying "I dare not", and said: "Your Majesty has already said everything, what do you want slaves to say? Anyway, the Empress Dowager likes Her Majesty very much, so it is natural to call her to go." For the good of the empress."

Rong Yu felt at ease, but he didn't know that Jiang Xiao used the same set of words for every concubine, and he didn't even change the words.

After a while, we arrived at the Palace of Compassion and Peace.The last time I came was at night, the moonlight was hazy, and I couldn’t see anything very clearly, but this time the sky was just right. The Compassionate Ning Palace is not as magnificent as the Lanling Palace, but it is more delicate and meticulous. Every step is a scene, and the subtleties are especially thoughtful.

The Empress Dowager was waiting for her in the main hall, but this time she was quite polite. Before she could bow down, she stepped forward to help her up and looked her up and down.Rong Yu felt uneasy, and said: "I don't know if the Queen Mother has summoned me, but there is something Rong'er can do for me."

The Empress Dowager stared at her face, she had seen countless faces like this, and there were some more similar to her, but she had something else, which she had never seen in those concubines before, perhaps it was for this reason that the emperor treated her It's different, let her live a little longer, she thought silently, and only smiled and said, "It's nothing——the old lady can't pass it on to you if it's nothing?"

Rong Yu hurriedly knelt down to confess her guilt, but the Queen Mother stopped her, and said with a smile: "But I said some obscene things to you, and you took it seriously again, are you also so restrained in front of the emperor?"

Rong Yu didn't dare to answer yes, nor did he dare to answer no, he just turned his plain white face flushed red, lowered his head again and again, wishing that there would be a crack in the ground so that he could jump in directly.

The Queen Mother patted her hand to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, the Ai family just wanted to talk to someone—how long has Rong'er been in the palace?"

Rong Yu regained his composure and replied, "More than five years."

"Have you ever served Ah Wei in Lanling Palace?"

"Yes, the queen is merciful."

The queen mother smiled and said: "Ah Wei grew up in the palace since she was a child, and was raised by stars like the moon. How could she have any thought of understanding the servants, so you don't need to cover it up for her."

Rong Yu didn't dare to refute the queen mother, he just followed her and said: "The queen mother has learned a lot."

The queen mother took her hand and asked, "Can you read? What books have you read?"

Rong Yu didn't dare to lie anymore, and replied: "I know a few, I have read "Book of Songs" and "Three Hundred Poems of Tang Dynasty." The queen mother nodded with satisfaction, and said: "It's always good to read more books when you are bored all day long. The Ai family also likes to read in their spare time, the emperor has arranged a study room for the Ai family with all his heart, since you are here, go with the Ai family to the study room, pick a few books you like and bring them back."

The study room is at the westernmost point of the Compassionate Ning Palace. At a glance, it occupies a larger area than the main hall, but when entering from the main entrance, it is not so spacious, perhaps because it is filled with books.There are many books, all kinds of books, astronomy and geography, strange arts, Rong Yu followed the queen mother's steps, and his hands were sweating.

After walking for half a day, the Empress Dowager suddenly stopped and said: "Ai's family is really old, but I feel tired for a while, you can take a look first, Ai's family is going to rest, you don't have to be restrained here, it should be Your emerald lake is ready."

Rong Yu hurriedly replied to the Empress Dowager with a routine, and then saluted and sent him off. After the Empress Dowager's figure disappeared outside the door, he breathed a sigh of relief. He returned to the bookshelf, hesitated, and thought: Because of the Empress Dowager's temperament, she was specially summoned. When I came to see you, I naturally had something to say, but I didn't say anything. What was the reason for bringing her here?

Could it be that it is inconvenient to speak directly?
As the empress dowager, what can't be said, what can't be said?unless……

Rong Yu didn't dare to think about it, if Xin Yu was really involved, even if she took a hundred lives, it would be in vain.

She couldn't figure it out from left to right, so she simply put it down, walked back and forth a few times along the study room, and looked up to see "Three Hundred Poems", which was a book she was very familiar with, so she naturally took it down from the shelf. The bookshelf sank silently.

She was originally a very smart person, but after being stunned, she pushed it out: the queen mother knew that she didn't read much, and she also knew that she liked it, so she just asked her just now, just to test her scheming.A person's habit is that when he sees a familiar book, he will inevitably take it down and read it, and compare it with the version he is used to - this trap is clearly set up for her, and if she doesn't come, it will definitely trigger the trap.

After thinking through this verse, my heart can't help but sink heavily.

Looking around, the gray wall behind the bookshelf is plain and unremarkable. Rong Yu bent his fingers slightly, and wanted to knock on the empty space before he touched the wall, but his fingertips hurt, and he hurriedly withdrew his hand—the wall It was originally extremely smooth, but as soon as Fang touched his hand, tens of thousands of needles suddenly drilled out, densely packed.

Rong Yu lowered his head, his fingertips were a little dark red under the dim light, and it instantly turned blue. Knowing that he was poisoned, he couldn't help feeling disheartened, thinking: But I don't know where I offended the Queen Mother and provoked such a killer.

She focused on looking at the wound on her fingertips, and didn't pay attention to her surroundings, until the light was bright in front of her, and when she looked up, she was shocked again:
It turned out that the mechanism was touched, and the gray wall was cracked in two, revealing a small palace. The palace is similar to Cuihuju, there is also a lake, and there is also a pavilion on the lake. There are countless hibiscus and green onions planted outside, and there are many people. Sitting or lying down, he didn't care about people watching.One or two turned their heads, and Rong Yu saw their faces, and suddenly heard his heart beating, beating in shock and urgency.Those women's complexions were haggard, with various scars on their faces, ferocious and distorted, which ruined their beautiful faces to the point of ugliness, but when they were put together, Rong Yu could still recognize them—she wished she had to know them, but this face she really All too familiar—she sees it every day in the mirror.

Rong Yu laughed miserably, it turned out that this is Guanju Palace.

It turns out that Guanju Palace is here.

Many women in the palace didn't respond when they saw her, they didn't intend to come out, and no one called for help, those who were sitting still sat, and those who were lying still lay down, suddenly they had never seen the door or anyone.Rong Yu looked at it for a while, then suddenly thought, yes, if her face is ruined like this, even if she is allowed to go back to Cuihu Residence, she will not want to.

But after a cup of tea, the cracked wall slowly closed again, and the bookshelf still rose up as it was.

Perfectly clothed.

Rong Yu turned back, and the Queen Mother was standing at the door with a smile, "I'm really tired today, it took me so long to take a nap, and I've neglected you - have you seen any books you like?"

How could Rong Yu dare to touch the book again, he just smiled and said: "Rong'er is so dazzled, I don't know which book to read."

"Since it's bothering you, you don't need to look at it." The queen mother came over and took her hand affectionately, "Come on, the emperor sent me some fresh fruit, so you can try it too."

Rong Yu followed her out stiffly, his fingertips tingling one after another.

The sherbet was offered by Persia. It seems to be made from grapes. It is mellow and sweet.Rong Yu subconsciously thought that it would be a good thing if he could taste it with Xin Yu, but then he thought that he was poisoned and how long it would last was still unknown, so he couldn't help feeling bitter.But the queen mother asked: "What do you think of the taste?" Rong Yu replied: "It's really delicious." The queen mother smiled and said: "Since Rong'er likes it, then come to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to drink with me every three months from now on."

Rong Yu is so vigilant, he naturally understands that the Empress Dowager is implying her that she only needs to come to the Palace of Compassion and Peace every three months to get the antidote, so he relaxes and smiles: "I sincerely wish, I dare not ask my ears .”

"The emperor is here—" There was an announcement at the door, the voice stopped, Xin Yu had already strode in, his eyes fell on Rong Yu's face, and he smiled and said, "You are here too." Rong Yu saw that there was a little sweat on his forehead , I couldn't help being moved, thinking: He must have got the news, and I'm afraid that something might happen to me... So, I feel ashamed of him.

Facing his gaze, the eyes are gentle, just like the first time I saw him.

First time seeing...

At that time, she was only nineteen years old, and she was picking flowers in the hibiscus forest in Cuihuju. On the night of Qixi Festival, the moon was as bright as water, and a man in Tsing Yi stepped on the moon, with a handsome face and affectionate eyes.What she fell in love with at that moment was that man named Xin Yu, not a high-ranking king.But later, later, later... There is no outlet for love, no outlet for hate, no outlet for resentment, all the entanglements are entangled in the heart, cold as a snake, burning like fire.

Such as the legendary Infernal Affairs that will never be reborn.

Xin Yu had already rested, Rong Yu got up quietly, took the glazed lantern and headed towards Lanling Palace.

"What exactly did you give me?"

"Of course it's not poison, otherwise the imperial doctor would have noticed it long ago."

"But...will it hurt him?" Anxiety, the hanging heart was finally anxious.

The young man's eyes were piercing, "Regret? It is said that Empress Rong will enter the Lanling Palace. It seems that it is not a rumor. Xiao Wang congratulated him first."

"Of course... no." Rong Yu bowed his head, "You and I both know, it's too late to regret now. It's just, just—"

The boy smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't kill him."

Rong Yu sneered, "Do you think I am a three-year-old child? If you spare his life and let him know, do you think he will let you and me go?"

The young man hesitated, and said: "It's okay to tell you, my father once made me swear that I must never kill him."

That man who was as sparse as a green pine... Rong Yu sighed secretly: Even if she stops now, she will be helpless.But Xin Yu, Xin Yu, the man who came to step on the moon, the person she fell in love with at first, finally, are they going to die under the conspiracy of her and others?Rong Yu hid his face.

The young man stroked her hair, "In the future when I rule the world, I will definitely not treat you badly."

Rong Yu said coldly: "Do you think you have this chance, King Qin and King Rui..." Fang said five words, already feeling inappropriate.The young man was vigilant, "Have you read the secret book?" Rong Yu said: "Why do you need to read the secret book? You are alone, with no power inside and no soldiers outside. How can you have such courage? King Ping Jun must have looked down on the people of the world. The young man pondered, but shook his head, "It turns out that you are not simple. I'm not afraid to tell you, I've naturally guarded against this, King Qin and King Rui will never get along."

Rong Yu stared at him, wondering how he could have such meticulous thoughts at such a young age.

Seeing her eyes like autumn water under the moonlight, the young man couldn't help but kiss her lightly.Surprised, Rong Yu pushed him hard, but the young man's strength was so amazing that he couldn't push him away. Rong Yu was startled and annoyed, and said angrily: "You don't want to die!" The young man let go of her and chuckled Silent.Rong Yu was so close to him, and when he saw that his face was as beautiful as a demon, she was startled and terrified, and suddenly understood, she said softly: "Do you know that the emperor dotes on me only because I look like Alone." Hearing these words, the young man's expression turned pale, "Go."

Rong Yu ignored him, and continued: "So no matter what you do, even if it hurts nature and reason, he will never kill you. You...why should you turn against him?"

The young man said indifferently: "But he killed my mother. If you were me, what would you do?"

Rong Yu was at a loss for words, and asked for a while, "How do you conclude that your mother was killed by him?"

The young man said: "My mother and aunt died of the same poison. That poison is unique to my Liu family. It is called Mingyuexin, and it is passed on from daughter to son. That's why my father suspected that my mother died at the hands of aunt, but now even My aunt also died of this kind of poison—so besides my aunt, who else can get this kind of poison? What reason does my aunt have to poison my mother? With my aunt and him...naturally, it can only be him." The voice is getting lower and lower, but I can only hear it, but I can't hear the resentment and sorrow, or there is nothing at all - just like the deep water under the river, no one can see the turbulent undercurrent.

Rong Yu's hands and feet were cold when he heard that the woman he loved so much was killed by him himself?It was as if the sky had turned completely dark.

She didn't know how she returned to Green Lake Residence.Xin Yu was still sleeping soundly, with a peaceful face, only frowning.She put her hands on his neck and closed them, as long as she exerted force - it was better for him to die by her own hands than someone else's, at least she was still with him in the end.Rong Yu thought sadly: Does she still love such a cruel and determined man?Xin Yu turned over in his dream, and called vaguely: "Lin Lang!"

Rong Yu's hand softened, but in the end he couldn't let go.

Concubine Pingliu, surnamed Ruan, surnamed Linlang, native of Hangzhou, was exiled in the capital during the war.Emperor Yao of the Qing Dynasty died of illness in 20 years, and his son was named Luo.

Few less than a hundred words.

Rong Yu was not reconciled, so he turned to check the information on King Pingliu, which was much richer.There is a passage in it that said that King Pingliu was young and good-looking, and he tried to say that if he can live in the rivers and lakes, his life will not be in vain.King Pingyi's discipline is very strict. Although King Pingliu was born in the palace, he has never been infected with the habits of a dude, and even rarely goes to wine shops.It is recorded in the book that the young prime minister, Qin You, once hosted a banquet in Shuangsilin, and invited King Pingliu to go, and suddenly felt very glorious.

When the history books recorded this passage, I don’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional. It mentioned the singer Su Xinyue at the banquet that day, saying that the girl named Su Xinyue had unparalleled singing skills. Han E, who is "absolutely" can be compared, and said that when Su Xinyue sang that day, a boy in Tsing Yi played a pipa outside Shuangsi Forest, and it was like fairy music, and those who heard it would forget the customs.Everyone later heard that the boy in Tsing Yi was actually a child of Wang Ping Yi's family, and they realized that King Ping Yi's extravagance was well-deserved.

Singer girl, pipa... Rong Yu's heart skipped a beat, and a gloomy voice came from behind: "Your Majesty, are you looking for Princess Pingliu's life?" Rong Yu was startled, turned around, and saw That person couldn't help but screamed out - the person who came was actually more terrifying than his voice.

Rong Yu didn't know whether the "person" standing in front of him was a man or a woman, young or old, or whether his status was high or low. With Rong Yu's eyesight, these things that she could see through at a glance fell on this person, and it was completely useless. Traces can be found.He wore a large black robe, which covered his skin from neck to ankle, but his face was exposed, a layer of sallow skin, supported by bones, his beard and hair were white, so white that there was no mottled color, but his facial features were unmistakable. Yes, but at first glance, only two black eyes can be seen—all black, with no whites and no eyeballs.

Rong Yu is not a cowardly person, but at the moment she is leaning against the bookshelf, her only thought is to escape, she repeatedly thinks about the word "escape", but she can't take half a step under her feet, and she is sweating layer after layer, Hot and cold.

"Is your empress looking for the life of Princess Pingliu?" the strange man repeated, with a flat tone, neither rising nor falling, eerie and gloomy from the bottom of his bones.

Rong Yu wanted to say "no" and leave this place as soon as possible, but his teeth chattered and he said, "Yes... so what?"

The weird man laughed, like a vulture howling in the middle of the night, the sound came from all directions, Rong Yu felt his scalp loosen and tense, and then felt pain like a needle prick, he couldn't help shouting: "Don't laugh, don't!" But that The sound was quickly lost in the strange man's laughter, which was endless like a flood.

Am I going to die here?Rong Yu thought so before losing consciousness.

When he woke up, he was in Cuihu Residence, in his bedroom, on his own bed.The maids are not around, there is the sound of running water far away, gurgling, the sun shines in from the window, slightly pale golden.

The gloomy library, the weird person with a dark body...it must be a nightmare, Rong Yu closed her eyes hard, she knew it was not, she clearly remembered that she saw the record of King Pingliu and Princess Ruan Shilinlang there, Shangshu Qin Mi's feast, the singer with unparalleled singing skills, and the pipa like fairy music, Rong Yu let out a long breath, and Zhiqi's surprised voice sounded outside the curtain: "Your Majesty is awake!"

Rong looked at her wearily: "I... Where am I?"

Zhiqi touched her forehead and said anxiously: "Is your mother alright?"

Rong Yu said in a daze, "Why am I here?"

Zhiqi hurriedly said: "Have you forgotten, Madam? You went to Lanling Palace and fainted for some reason. It was Miss Chunmei who brought you back."

Rong Yu snorted, and asked again: "Has the Emperor been here?"

Zhiqi said: "At noon, Eunuch Xu came to pass on the meal, and the servant girl returned to Eunuch Xu truthfully. The emperor sent Yuyi Lin to come, and Yuyi Lin said——"

"What did you say?" Seeing Zhiqi hesitated, Rong Yu asked anxiously.

Zhiqi congratulated with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is happy!"

Did...have a child?Rong Yu gently caressed her abdomen, at this moment, unexpectedly, unexpectedly... She closed her eyes exhaustedly, if, if Xin Yu really died in this conspiracy, what fate would happen to her child?
If Xin Yu gets through it safely, will she also be unable to escape the fate of being sent to Guanju Palace?Can this child save her life?

Losing a father or a mother, it seems, the child has to make a decision before it is born.

Rong Yu sighed softly, and heard Zhiqi whispering beside his ear: "... Madam, don't worry, the emperor said that he will come to see you when he is free."

Without waiting too long, Xin Yu came to Cuihu Residence, unexpectedly gentle, he held her hand and said, "You need to take care of yourself." Then he said: "Lanling Palace is full of yin, so don't go if you have nothing to do. It's gone." He said something, and Rong Yu responded, she snuggled up to Xin Yu's side, and in a trance, she just felt that this was it, for the rest of her life, it would be like this.

(End of this chapter)