Uncle Nine

Chapter 174 The Concubine Yao 19 Years Ago

"No need." Xia Yu stood up suddenly, "If you go with me, it's probably another show for the emperor. I don't like so many people following, and then one or two will stare at me like a monster. If so, I will Never enter the palace again."

This seems to make sense, Zhao Lu is bound to shout and hug when he goes out.

After thinking about it, Zhao Lu said, "Then I'll be waiting in Suoxiang Palace. If you finish your work, come to Suoxiang Palace to find me. I'll take you to eat something delicious!"

Xia Yu nodded like a pounding garlic, "Okay!"

"Shunzi, please lead the way." Zhao Lu said to Shunzi.

Shunzi nodded and saluted, "I understand."

Xia Yu handed the box to Anu who was outside the door, and followed the servant Zhao Lu had appointed to walk outside.The Imperial Palace is no better than Prince Rui's Mansion, one has to be extra careful every step of the way.Just like what Zhao Shuo said, you must be careful when you go out, otherwise if something happens, even if he wants to save it, it will be too late.

The Wenhua Hall is very large, and there are almost full bookshelves at a glance.The place is extremely clean and tidy, and it is so quiet that you can hear a needle drop.

Earlier, wasn't Liang Yiru walking in the Wenhua Palace?
This place was originally where Liang Yiru stayed.

Xia Yu looked around, the environment was not bad.In fact, Liang Yiru is really suitable to stay in such a place, to be with the sea of ​​books, with pen, ink, paper and inkstone.He was originally a pure-hearted person with few desires, and he had no intention of fighting between the ruling and opposition parties.But fate played tricks on people, and the person who least wanted to be an official in the court ended up becoming a first-rank official, the official at least Fu.

The materials in the Wenhua Palace are clearly divided into categories, the folks belong to the folks, and the imperial court belongs to the imperial court.

The officer on duty pointed out the direction, and Xia Yu and Anu went to find it by themselves.In the vast sea of ​​books, it is not difficult to find a direction.It wasn't that Xia Yu was stupid, she could be found by others, so why did she have to find it by herself.It's a matter of great importance, and I don't want to involve anyone.

What's more, apart from herself and Anu, in this palace, she dare not trust anyone easily.

Otherwise, she found the information on one side, and someone on the other side has already got the information and started to destroy the evidence.She is not that stupid, she is so stupid as to reveal her affairs casually.

Except for a few people like Zhao Laojiu, she didn't trust these bullshit officials at all.

"Anu, did you find it?" Xia Yu asked.

She couldn't read, so naturally she couldn't help.

Anu shook his head and continued to read.

Suddenly, in a martial arts annals, I really found a record about the silkworm-clothed lady in Jianghu.Anu raised his head, then turned his eyes coldly, "My lord, I found it."

Xia Yu was delighted, "What do you say above?"

Anu's face tightened, "The lady in silkworm clothes is good at sea silk. This thing is highly poisonous and extremely tough. It can break iron like mud, but—" She paused, her sharp eyes quickly looked around, and then took advantage of people not paying attention. He approached Xia Yu and whispered something in Xia Yu's ear.

"What?" Xia Yu was astonished, followed by looking left and right, tearing up that night without saying a word, carefully folded it up and stuffed it into the pouch on his waist, "I have to tell Zhao Laojiu about this as soon as possible."

"Yes." Anu put the book back to its original place, so as not to teach others to see the clue.

Taking a deep breath and calming down, Xia Yu walked out of Wenhua Palace pretending to be nonchalant.The emperor is still waiting, if she leaves in a hurry now, it will definitely arouse suspicion.So it's best to act as if nothing happened.

Stretching, Xia Yu rubbed her sore neck, and said to the leading eunuch, "Let's go, take me to say goodbye to the emperor."

The leading eunuch saluted, and quickly led Xia Yu towards Suoxiang Palace.

She thought she would be able to leave the palace smoothly, but Xia Yu felt that it must be because she didn't read the almanac when she went out today. The palace is so big, no matter where you go, you can meet people you don't want to see?

For example, the unabated Empress Dowager Bo Yao!

Empress Dowager Bao Yao was sitting in the pavilion drinking tea with Princess Zhao Yan, both of them had similar smiles on their faces.Xia Yu couldn't stop complaining in her heart, how could she not die, and walked this way?
Still with a smile on his face, he saluted respectfully like last time.

"Xia Yu?" Zhao Yan was startled.

"Why, do you know each other?" Queen Mother Bao Yao asked.

Zhao Yan smiled gracefully, "My mother doesn't know something, this is the servant next to the emperor—Xia Yu!"

Having said that, Empress Dowager Bao Yao stared in astonishment, isn't this Xia Yu the rumor that King Rui Zhao Shuo is feeling well now?How did the male pet of Prince Rui's mansion come to the palace and become the emperor's guest again?Feeling a little sick, the Empress Dowager Bao Yao straightened her face, "The Ai family thought that Xia Yu had three heads and six arms, but unexpectedly she looked like this. It is really not a good thing to look like a man and a woman."

Xia Yu could hear the meaning of these words, the queen mother was afraid that she was not satisfied with herself.

Three heads and six arms?

Zhao Laojiu is still a thousand-year-old fox!

She snorted in her heart with disdain, but still had a slight smile on her face, "If the Empress Dowager and the Princess have no other orders, the servant will leave." There are many women, there are many right and wrong, 36 plan is the best!

"Why, Uncle Huang also entered the palace?" Zhao Yan asked.

Xia Yu paused, raised her lips and said with a smile, "If you return to the princess, the slave doesn't know."

Zhao Yan smiled slightly, sipping tea gracefully without answering.

However, Empress Dowager Bao Yao snorted twice, "Your master doesn't know where, how can you be a servant? Prince Rui, the tutor in the mansion, is too lenient. If it's in the palace, I'm sorry. The family will definitely not indulge."

If tutoring is not tutoring, it is not the Empress Dowager's family business!Zhao Laojiu doesn't care, and it's the queen mother's turn to take care of it?
Xia Yu slandered her in her heart, but she didn't want to cause trouble either.

The only woman in the world is difficult to raise with a villain. It makes sense for this woman to be placed in front of a villain.If she is both a woman and a villain, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to provoke.The beauty that can be seen is beautiful, but the heart that cannot be seen is ruthless.

"The queen mother, after all, is from the emperor's uncle's house." Zhao Yan took the Empress Dowager Bao Yao's hand with a smile, and squatted beside the Empress Dowager Bao Yao coquettishly, "You, you are just a servant, so you don't have to be so serious .Look, that little face turned pale with fright. I'm afraid he'll be angry if Uncle Kai Minger pursues it."

Empress Dowager Bao Yao helped her up, "You, you like to help Lao Jiu talk." Then she sighed softly, and looked at Xia Yu coldly with disdain.

Wu En flicked the dust, and snorted coldly with a shrill voice, "What are you still doing in a daze? Don't leave, is it possible that you are still waiting for the miscellaneous family to give you a ride? Hmm?"

Xia Yu felt a layer of goosebumps on her body, and hurriedly walked out of sight of these people in desperation.

After walking a long distance, she still felt that the Queen Mother's eyes were so cold that it made people shiver.

Those eyes seemed to have been seen somewhere.

But she knew clearly that it was impossible for her to meet the Queen Mother.Daizhou is too far away from the capital, she has never been to the capital, let alone the first queen mother in the palace.

So, is it in a dream?

Laughing like a self-deprecating, impossible thing.

I have never seen it before, how could I dream of it.

But——I suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling in my heart, as if it was stuck in my throat.

With a sigh, Xia Yu stopped and looked back.

"What's wrong?" Anu asked.

Xia Yu shook her head, "It's nothing, let's go!"

Seeing Xia Yu walking away, Zhao Yan coughed twice, and the Empress Dowager Bao Yao sighed, "Go back, it's getting cold, how can your bones withstand the cold wind."

Zhao Yan saluted, "After thanking my mother, my son will leave."

Dongfang Qing stepped forward and helped Zhao Yan leave the pavilion.

"Yan'er's body is getting worse and worse." The Empress Dowager Bao Yao got up and stared at Zhao Yan's back as she was walking away.The frail figure was extremely thin.If it wasn't for herself, she wouldn't be where she is today.For a moment, she regretted what she did back then.But is regret useful?

A guilty heart will never be forgiven for a lifetime.

It's like some people, even though they are dead, still live in their hearts, living endlessly.

Fang Ying comforted, "Don't worry, Empress Dowager, there will always be a solution."

"Even the roots have been pulled out, what else can I do?" The Empress Dowager Bao Yao narrowed her eyes and frowned, "I searched for famous doctors all over the world, but they couldn't cure her disease. The Ai family didn't know that she was not healthy all these years. Okay, but there is really nothing I can do. So Aijia is doing her best to make up for it, I just hope she can be happy."

"Everyone can see the Empress Dowager's love for the princess." Fang Ying helped Empress Bao Yao get off the pavilion.

The Empress Dowager Bao Yao's gaze turned to the direction where Xia Yu was leaving, and she suddenly asked, "What do you think of this Xia Yu?"

"I don't know, but the Empress Dowager means it." Fang Ying didn't dare to chew her tongue.

I heard Empress Dowager Bao Yao say, "You have been with the Ai family for many years, haven't you noticed? It's a pity that Xia Yu is a man, otherwise--the first time the Ai family saw her, it was like seeing her from the past. of myself."

Fang Ying lowered her eyes, "I don't know if I should say something or not."

"Let's talk about whether it's appropriate or not!" Empress Dowager Bao Yao walked forward slowly.

Fang Ying said, "This Xia Yu looks more like the Empress Dowager than the princess. Especially those eyes are almost the same as when the Empress Dowager was Yaofei."

Upon hearing the word Concubine Yao, the Empress Dowager Bao Yao stopped in her tracks instantly, her eyes were complicated and deep, and the vicissitudes of time eroded on her beautiful face, "Concubine Yao?"

In the depths of the soul, something seems to be colliding fiercely.

19 years ago, she had just entered the palace, and like all young girls who had just entered the palace, she stepped into the palace compound that had almost imprisoned her all her life, with the beautiful dream of being favored by the emperor.

At that time, the first emperor really loved her, and there were three thousand beauties in the harem, not to mention her beauty.

But the first emperor said that he just liked her innocence and her eyes full of aura.He spoiled her so much that the harem complained and ignored him, but he still only wanted to give her the best.

The day she gave birth to her son, she was directly promoted to Concubine Yao from a young nobleman.

Everyone envied her because she was the fastest-promoted harem concubine in the history of the Great Yan Dynasty.And what she got was the emperor's complete love and wholehearted love.

It was also at that moment that she believed that what it means to be loved by three thousand people in one body.

But the good times didn't last long. The first emperor fell ill, and gradually became listless, gradually unable to go to court.And those things that happened later made his illness worse. She thought that she could bear the humiliation and make him live longer, but she really didn't want him to die.

……

The slender fingertips gently caressed the corners of his eyes.Empress Dowager Bao Yao's eyes were gloomy and her expression was slightly cold.I don't know when it started, the youth is gone, the beauty is easy to age, the fine lines have already climbed up the corners of the eyes, and the pair of eyes that he likes——smart eyes, no longer have the original brilliance.The rest is cold and ruthless.

Your Majesty, if my concubine goes to see you in the future, will you still recognize me?
Or, you don't want to wait for me at all.

In the end it was me who hurt you.

But don't worry, as long as I am still alive, I will guard this country for you, and your country will always be named Zhao.The humiliation of those years was bearable, but how can it be unbearable to endure the hardships of today.

I'm not afraid of death, I'm not afraid of torture, but I'm afraid that if I go down there, I'll have no face to see you.

"Empress Dowager?" the screening whispered.

Empress Dowager Bao Yao came to her senses, "Let someone go and see why the emperor is looking for Xia Yu."

(End of this chapter)