Is there any recommendation for a good romance novel that is not brain-damaged? I drank a bowl of the “tonic diet” given by the
emperor for four years.
Some concubines have already given birth to two, and my stomach is still silent.
Later, I learned that it was a local prescription for contraception.
I’ll never forget it. It was like being stabbed through the chest by an ice pick. It was so cold that it took a long time for the pain to spread.
But on his face he kept quiet, and continued to accept all the “tonic meals” given him every day, thanking him gratefully, and then secretly throwing them away.
Along with the fall, there is my love and expectation, the juvenile emotion on the apex of my heart. Today is the wedding day of Shen Guifei. I shirked my illness and did not attend the ceremony. I lay alone in the Zhongchen Palace to hide. Ice cubes were placed in the center of the
hall, and Shuer sat on the edge of the couch and fanned me. The breeze wrapped me in coolness and ironed my limbs and bones.
When I closed my eyes comfortably, I heard Shuer say tentatively, “Empress, since ancient times, your heart has been unpredictable, and you always see the new people laughing. You should be more open-minded. Don’t be too sad.”.
“” Oh, which eye of yours saw this palace sad! Go on, get two more bowls of almond cheese, iced.
“Shuer hesitated.” But your body … … The Imperial Physician has told you not to be greedy for cold, which will hinder your jade body. I’m afraid it will affect your future pregnancy.
I opened my eyes and looked at her. Do you think I can get pregnant if I avoid cold food? How long has
the emperor not come to Zhongchen Palace? What can I take?
Hearing that I had changed my name, just like when I was not married, Shuer knew that I was going to tell her the truth. She glanced out of the window alertly and then got up and came to me.
Then you should pay more attention and find a way to keep Your Majesty. If you really can’t, you should take the initiative to find him! In this palace, the king and the heart are not credible, only the children are solid. Then he stepped back
and knelt down. “Miss, don’t blame me for being talkative. This is what your ladyship told you. Let me persuade you more..” Forget about the past. People have to look back when they are alive.
The past is far away, and in the mouth of others, it is like breathing out casually, which can always be easily eliminated.
For me, it is condensed into water, frozen in my heart drop by drop.
Up to now, the ice placed in the same hall is almost thick, so it saves these things to cool down.
I chuckled, and Shuer became nervous again. She even took my hand in a discourteous manner and said, “Empress, are you all right?”? The concern and heartache in
her words were overflowing, but she was more afraid that I would go back to a certain time in the past and get into a dead end because of love.
I patted her hand and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t hurt myself and make you worry anymore. He’s not worth it anymore.”.
Shuer’s mother was my wet nurse. She grew up with me and was inseparable. She had long gone beyond the friendship of master and servant and was more like a sister.
She is loyal to me, and I have nothing to say to her, so she knows best what happened between me and Xuan Ling. I
know better how I went from being high-spirited to being dead now. Sitting in the seat of the head of the harem is in vain. Even the concubines who have a little face dare to step on my head. That
is to say, the new Shen Yaohe, his mother’s family is not prominent, when he first entered the palace, he only sealed the humble Chang, but he was able to rely on his own drilling camp, climbing all the way to the position of the imperial concubine, even his father Shen Zhong also rose from the fifth grade to the first grade of the Minister of the Ministry of the Interior, holding the financial power, as the emperor’s confidant. All
this is not based on her appearance, in this Dayu Dynasty, no one can compare with me, the first beauty with both talent and beauty.
Is not her scheming and means, on the contrary, she is a typical big chest, no brain and affectation reckless, see I am not spoiled, they often against me, but also behind the stumbling block to harm me.
Although they are all unfashionable tricks, they are not harmful but insulting.
I thought about it and didn’t understand. Did she borrow the courage from God? She dared to challenge me, the granddaughter of the queen of the court, the head of the cabinet and the two emperors! Later, I learned that it was Xuan Ling who gave her courage.
Xuan Ling was afraid of me, and when she saw that she was not in harmony with me, on the one hand, she intentionally hinted to guide her to turn against me, on the other hand, she supported her ascension, in order to contain and divide my power.
As for why she was chosen, it was probably because she was stupid enough to be manipulated.
This is comparable to the ceremony after the seal is also to make my face ugly, I naturally will not go to humiliate myself. Seeing that I didn’t take it seriously
, Shuer didn’t give much advice. She just wrinkled her little face and didn’t even take two bites of her favorite braised pork in brown sauce at dinner. It wasn
‘t until she was waiting for me to remove my crown before bathing that she sighed lightly, “Miss, you really misjudged me in those days..” Shaking my head with a wry smile, I looked at the man in the bronze mirror, his eyebrows were like smoke, his smooth black hair was gathered on one side, his skin was like congealed fat, a small mole on the tip of his nose had ten thousand kinds of amorous feelings, his eyes were like the deep sea, which was full of melancholy, and in the blink of an eye, he hid his anger and unwillingness. I’ve been
thinking about it for a day, and I think my mother is right. I still want to give birth to a child for the future.
When Shuer heard this, he immediately became energetic, and soon wilted again: “Today is the great joy of Concubine Shen. Your Majesty must be in her palace..” But not in a hurry. With a sneer,
I curled my fingers slightly, and the phoenix hairpin made a faint scratch on the table.
Some things, the fight is this moment. Halfway through the
night, I was leaning on my couch reading when I heard screams and noise outside the palace.
Shu-er pushed the door open and came in, her face flurried. “Empress,” she said, “Shen’s Palace of Eternal Harmony has run out of water. What is the
situation, Your Majesty?
The fire is not small, the fire brigade is putting out the fire with all their strength, and the imperial guards have also rushed over, so I think it’s all right.
“I closed my book unhurriedly.” That’s good. I’m a little hungry. Go to the small kitchen and bring me a bowl of fish soup.
“” Yes. It’s no use for the empress to have a mouthful of fish soup at
dinner. I’ll just warm it on the fire for you. It’ll be here soon.
Shuer finished and walked quickly out of the door. I walked to the window with my shoes on and leaned over to smell the rose flowers on the table.
Half pink and half white petals are layered, with a cluster of blue stamens in the center, and dark green stems trembling in the night wind.
I reached out to touch the petals, a greasy, like coated with a layer of fine powder, light fragrance, the end of some choking.
After coughing twice, Shuer came back with the fish soup. I had just drunk half a bowl when I suddenly felt colic in my abdomen. It seemed that something was stirring my stomach and intestines. I vomited more and more. Finally, only brown bile was left, mixed with bloodstains.
I curled up in a ball on the couch, and it was not until the Imperial Physician applied the needle that I was relieved. As soon as I caught my breath, Xuan Ling came.
He was dressed in a bright yellow suit, with a handful of cigarette ash on the hem, and had obviously come in a hurry. His face was
always as heavy as water, the corners of his mouth were not angry, and his eyes were as dark as the sea, but when he looked at me, he took some gentleness and diluted the cold and fierce spirit of his whole body.
Such eyes, really is a long time ago. Hsuan Ling came over and sat down on the edge of the couch. “Why did you suddenly feel unwell and vomit blood? Are you feeling better now?”?
I lay down and didn’t get up to salute, and he said there was no need for me to keep these empty salutes with him. I
used to think it was a favor to me, but later I realized it was a blunt knife to kill me.
“Your Majesty is worried, and I am all right, but when I heard that your Majesty was in danger in Palace of Eternal Harmony, I was in a hurry.”.
Now see your majesty safe and sound then rest assured, your majesty is the real dragon son of heaven, want to come from the God’s blessing, everything is safe.
Xuan Ling was most concerned about fortune and fortune, so I picked out what he liked to hear, and as expected, he was a little more cheerful with the naked eye. He
took the decoction from Shuer’s hand and fed it to me personally. His eyes were focused, just like when we first met.
My name is Wei Ying. My grandfather is Taifu, and my father is General Weiyuan. Although I am a woman, I am the eldest, and I am the favorite in my family.
Even my grandfather, who had always been old-fashioned, agreed to let me practice martial arts under my pestering, and my father personally taught me. In addition, my piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and articles were all brilliant. It can be said that I was both civil and military, and had a good reputation in Beijing.
At that time, everyone looked at me with surprise and admiration and some ingratiation, only Xuan Ling, whose eyes hid the determination to win.
I don’t think much of him, and I don’t know where his blind confidence comes from.
Xuan Ling’s mother had a low position and died early. He was not favored by the late emperor. He was calm and introverted, neither humble nor pushy. He studied with his grandfather and was praised as a good young man. The first time
I saw him was when my grandfather was sick in bed and the students spontaneously came to visit him.
Xuan Ling also came, followed behind the crowd, not many words do not love the limelight, but can not hide the light of his whole body.
His stature is tall and straight, the skin looks good, the temperament is good, just stands quietly, then Lanzhi Yushu.
My father led the troops to war, and the brothers at home were not there, so I took on the work of accompanying them.
After turning around the yard, he played throwing pots in the back garden.
I am only superficial in martial arts, but I am very talented in skills. It is very ugly to win a group of royal children.
They didn’t care. They all laughed and praised me for not being inferior to men. In fact, they just took a fancy to the power of my family and my beauty. It was boring.
Only Xuan Ling, rubbing the black and cold arrowhead, asked me in a low voice, “Miss, would you like me to have a game and bet on a big one?”?
I looked up at him. What’s the bet?
He tugged at the corners of his mouth and gazed intently at my eyes. “Bet on you, one game decides the outcome.”.
The game was very tight, and Xuan Ling was much better than his messy brothers, and his strength and accuracy were very accurate.
He was old, but I was more and more nervous, and I regretted that I was arrogant and too hasty to agree to his bet. When
I was upset, I lost my aim. I lost.
But Hsuan Ling just smiled and said, “The young lady has accepted.”.
There was no mention of the bet just now, and it seemed that it was just a casual joke.
I breathed a sigh of relief and heard him lean close to me and whisper, “Marriage has been the order of parents since ancient times. I know you can’t decide, and I’m not willing to embarrass you. I just want to take this opportunity to take a place here.”.
Don’t mistake me for being frivolous. I’m very serious. It wasn
‘t until he had finished and left that I stood there in a daze, shocked by his honesty and directness. After
reacting, I felt that these whispers were too ambiguous. Even the arrows he put into my hands were like soldering irons, which made me lose my hands in a hurry. My chest was itchy and my cheeks were red at once.
Angrily, he bit his lip and chagrined that his love was too easy.
Later, I realized that Xuan Ling was born a wise man and planned everything carefully.
He knew that I was arrogant, and he was used to being flattered. If he pursued me submissively like other people, he might not have a chance to win, so he simply deviated from the sword. He was strong, bold, and had a very obvious desire to conquer, which was the best way to arouse the freshness and curiosity of people like me. Although the
routine is very vulgar, it is enough for me at the beginning of love, or it is difficult for a wise woman in the world to keep absolutely sober in love.
I am a person who has ideas, and my family dotes on me, especially in marriage, they still respect my wishes, so Xuan Ling’s “catch the thief first catch the king” is really beautiful.
Even when we come to the end of the road in the future, I still have to lament his good means of hitting the target.
Grandfather is in the first place, afraid of being afraid of the son of heaven, has always been unwilling to marry me with the prince. I
just want to find a scholarly family with a good family background to marry. According to the power of my mother’s family, I will not be wronged in my life.
Unfortunately, I don’t want to.
I like Xuan Ling, from that day after the first sight is like falling into the whirlpool, involuntarily.
Because of his status, he did not often associate with me, and did not dare to ask his subordinates to give me something in private, so he had the cheek to ask my grandfather to bring me something.
There are books, there are copybooks, there are some novel gadgets, there are always some small thoughts hidden in the inconspicuous place.
Unfinished drawings, clever numbers, or anagrams.. It’s all right for me, and I can always play in the middle of the day.
Grandfather didn’t think much about it at first, until one time the imperial kitchen in the palace developed a new type of dim sum. There was only one plate in total. Xuan Ling did well in the exam, so the late emperor rewarded him with a piece. He didn’t want to eat it, so he hid it in the painting box and asked my grandfather to bring it to me.
As a result, my grandfather smelled it on the way and questioned me. My
heart was sweet and I blushed and stammered, and my grandfather understood it all at a glance. I
didn’t object. I just sighed, “After all, you’re going to walk into that man-eating place..” Ying, you are intelligent but simple-minded. I’m afraid you will suffer losses.
I leaned on my grandfather’s knee and said coquettishly, “He’s just an unloved prince. In the future, he’ll be an idle prince at most. Where can there be all that trouble?” If he marries you and has my family behind him, it’s not necessarily that he doesn’t want to fight. Even if he has no intention, others will see him as an opponent, and then he can only fight back.
Besides, he’s not in the pool.
Grandfather patted me on the head and smiled. Of course you know that. Otherwise, how could you like him.
I turned my head shyly, knowing that my grandfather was only making an objective analysis, but my heart missed a beat.
Will Xuan Ling treat me because he wants to use his grandfather’s power?
The idea flashed by and was quickly rejected by me. There are many dignitaries in the
capital, and there are many princes and counts. They are more powerful than my family. He must like me because he likes me! Then naturally I won’t let him down.
I looked up at my grandfather with firm eyes and said, “If that day really comes, I will do my best to help him ascend the throne, not for the honor of the world, but for his wish.”.
At that time, I gave all my heart to Xuan Ling.
Even though he hesitated, he was still suppressed by love and secretly promised to accompany him for a lifetime.
Now, he is the son of heaven, and I am his wife. They sit opposite each other, but they seem to be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.
Xuan Ling fed me the medicine and helped me lie down. He hadn’t treated me like this for a long time. More often than not, he was just evasive and indifferent.
It seems that a fire tonight is very useful.
The empress is weak, so she should pay more attention to recuperation. She can send someone to ask me for food and use, but she must not wronged herself.
Xuan Ling’s voice is low and rich, and when he speaks seriously, it always makes people feel that he is full of sincerity, but his peach blossom eyes are as faint as mist.
I nodded and said, “Thank you, Your Majesty. It’s just that I don’t have enough energy because of my illness. I’m afraid I can’t manage everything in the harem well. It’s better to let Shen Guifei take charge of it. I can be lazy for a while.”.
Xuan Ling was stupefied, as if he didn’t expect that I would take the initiative to delegate power. After all, when I was most muddleheaded, I still held the power of Zhonggong.
I have always been on the right track, and I have never made a mistake. He could not find a reason to seize my power, and now my own proposal is exactly what he wants.
Even her eyebrows and eyes relaxed a little: “All right, the queen will take good care of her body.”.
After Xuan Ling left, I sat up and took out a pill from my purse under my pillow. I pinched it in my hand and looked back and forth. Seeing this
, Shuer brought me a cup of tea. “Just now the Imperial Physician gave me pills. Are they tonics?”?
I didn’t drink any tea, so I swallowed the pill in one mouthful. There was a bitter taste between my teeth, but it was still less than one in ten thousand in my heart. It’s
not from the Imperial Physician, it’s not a tonic, it’s an antidote.
“Shuer was frightened.” You’ve been poisoned! Is there something wrong with the fish soup. The Imperial Physician didn’t make a diagnosis! I shook my head and said, “I poisoned myself, and the Imperial Physician is also one of mine.”.
Rose’s stamens are not poisonous, but they can’t be eaten with fish. This is what I saw in a book given to me by Xuan Ling.
Eating corn silk, tartary buckwheat and tangerine peel can be solved, so I made a good understanding medicine in advance, directed and acted by myself, that is, to make a play in front of Xuan Ling.
Even the fire Palace of Eternal Harmony was arranged by me. When I was
sixteen, I married Xuan Ling. At that time, he had not yet been granted the title of king, but he lost some face in front of the late emperor, mostly relying on my grandfather’s face.
After all, he was the grandson and son-in-law of the first assistant minister, which was enough to offset his humble origin. On the
wedding night, he was so drunk that I noticed that he was in a bad mood. I just thought that the late emperor was not present to congratulate him. He was disappointed and angry.
But the way he looked at me was not right, and even the hand touching my face was trembling slightly, as if he was suffering from a struggle.
I didn’t have time to think about it, so he jumped on me and kissed me. He tossed and turned and kissed me ruthlessly, like venting and losing control, biting the corners of my mouth.
That night, he was not gentle at all.
Although he apologized to me softly on the second day, he seemed to be polite to me overnight, and there was a lot of respect between husband and wife, but there was no intimacy and touching.
I have observed and thought about it, and I have lost my temper after I failed to communicate with him. At first
he just coaxed me, but gradually he began to avoid me, but he never admitted the subtle change I said.
More often than not, he was very kind to me, and even made me think that he was making trouble out of nothing.
Family education and self-cultivation do not allow me to be as suspicious as a shrew, so I can only attribute all this to the insipidity of men after their novelty fades and the dignity they need to maintain in front of their wives.
If you think so, the day will be able to live, it is also good to raise the case, when those girls have never had a beautiful vision of the heart! Throw away this point, Xuan Ling is really a very good husband, he has the means, in politics and court affairs are very insightful, dare to think and dare to do, plus his brothers are very mediocre and failure, but a little subtotal can be a big fall, more and more he is outstanding.
With the blessing of my mother’s family, in just three years, he was honored with the title of East Palace.
Soon after the late emperor died of illness, Xuan Ling ascended the throne and made me queen.
He sat upright on the throne and accepted my kneeling from a commanding position. His face was gentle, but there was no joy in his eyes. His whole body was alienated.
At that moment I knew that he was no longer my husband, but a king. I felt a sharp pain in my
heart, but I could only smile appropriately, looking at him with no waves in his eyes, and gradually becoming alert in the future.
Yeah, alert.
Although on the surface the favor as before, also respects and dotes on me, but Xuan Ling is really guarding against me.
I saw it, but I didn’t ask it as before. It was all in vain, and it was easy to offend Longyan. After all, he was no longer the teenager who said he couldn’t bear to embarrass me. I don’t know why I can’t stop
these changes, so I can only accept them, just like the way I chose at the beginning, I can only stick to it.
I have never mentioned these things to my family, but I have told them many times that they should abide by their duties as ministers and never overstep their authority.
The palace is really the most luxurious cage in the world, which can wear down people’s strength of character and spirit, as well as sincerity. After a
long time, the blood gradually cooled down, and I looked down a lot. Even when the beauties of Xuan Ling were taken into the harem, I could congratulate them with a smiling face.
However, at least I am still the queen, as long as I can give birth to a legitimate son, have a sustenance and dependence, I will no longer be persistent.
Unfortunately, in the past four years, some concubines have already given birth to two, and my stomach is still silent.
Xuan Ling comforted me because I was weak, so he ordered the Imperial Physician to take care of me more carefully. The tonic and diet were very delicate and never stopped.
Later, I learned that one mouthful and one bowl added up to a local prescription for contraception.
I will never forget how my family felt when the old doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, who came to me from outside the palace, told me these things with a frightened face. It was
like being stabbed through the chest by an ice pick, so cold that it took a long time for the pain to spread.
But the face is calm, the daily tonic diet also continues to accept all, grateful to thank, and then secretly throw away.
Along with the fall, as well as my love and expectations, on the top of the heart of the juvenile emotion.
What is more difficult is that I have no way to talk about these pains, and I can only suffer alone. When
facing Xuan Ling, he also forced a smile, listened to his hypocritical concern and comfort, and pretended to be happy and sweet when hugging and making out.
At that time, I thought this was the most painful thing, but I didn’t think there was a bigger change waiting for me.
Soon after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, Xuan Ling drank too much, and it happened to be the day to go to the palace, so I helped him back directly.
He was a little confused and squinted at me for a long time without calling out my name.
At that moment, I realized that we were strangers. He hadn’t called me for a long time. He just called me Queen. Shaking my head with a wry smile,
I bent over to give him water, but he hugged me and muttered in a low voice, “I’m sorry..” Ying, it’s all fate. You can only sacrifice for me. I’m sorry. I want to be the sun, too. He spoke vaguely and intermittently, and it took me a long time to figure out that it probably had something to do with numerology, which he always believed in.
I sent someone to check it in private, and soon got back the letter of approval. The birthdays
of Xuan Ling and me are rare in the world. I am his shield and his nemesis.
Out of the stars, I am the sun and he is the moon. Therefore
, I can avoid disasters for him and help him go straight to the top, but he needs to be attached to me and will be swallowed up by me at any time. Holding the book of life,
I fell to the ground, laughing to the sky, but tears spurted down, and for a moment I did not know whether to love myself or him.
Deliberately close to me, while hypocritical and deliberately keep a distance from me, afraid to guard against me, I dare not even have my own flesh and blood, but can not quickly get rid of me. It’s really hard
for Xuan Ling to live! My chest seemed to be disturbed by countless daggers, so painful that I couldn’t breathe. I wanted to raise my hand and clap it, only to find that the clenched palm was already bloody, like my bloody heart.
It turned out that he never really loved me. I gasped and spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted. When I woke up again, Xuan Ling sat beside my bed and looked at me meaningfully.
Shuer nodded to me to show that she had destroyed the book of life. I breathed a sigh of relief and heard Xuan Ling say slowly, “You’re pregnant.”. In a daze,
I subconsciously reached out and stroked my lower abdomen, and my hair stood up all over my body.
He was nothing unusual, but gently told me to take good care of the fetus. The next day, all kinds of expensive meals and medicines for the fetus were delivered again. I dare to eat
this time.
Since I can be pregnant, must be aware of the previous eating problems, Xuan Ling naturally understand, will never do anything.
It’s just that neither of us said anything, and we maintained a tacit understanding.
In fact, after I knew the truth, I didn’t want to have children at all, but since I had children, I had to raise them well.
Unfortunately, after all, it is difficult to do so.
Shen Guifei was still a concubine at that time, and she was quite disrespectful to me. I admonished her a few words, but I didn’t take it to heart. However,
she held a grudge, deliberately provoked and argued with me, and took the opportunity to push me to the ground, causing me to miscarry, and the baby less than three months old was gone.
I lay on my back on the couch, with my dry eyes open, feeling cold blood all over my body, and deep regret accumulated in my chest.
Why did you fall in love with Xuan Ling, why didn’t you clean up the bitch Shen Pin at the beginning, why didn’t you know how to resist. I knew that all this was Xuan Ling’s acquiescence, otherwise, even if Shen Pin was reckless, she would not dare to attack Zhonggong, who was pregnant with a legitimate son.
After that, he was only demoted by two levels as a punishment, and after three months, he was restored, and his favor was even stronger than before. Everyone
is satisfied, only I am black and blue, deceived, used, calculated, even the dignity has been trampled to pieces, and ultimately nothing.
At that time, I was very bad, or crying and wailing, or giggling, crazy and confused.
The Imperial Physician came to treat me and said that the pain of losing my son was too much. My heart was depressed and stimulated. My memory was damaged. I needed medication to recuperate and recover slowly. The time was uncertain.
Xuan Ling breathed a sigh of relief, very satisfied with the current situation-I am still alive, but no threat to him. It was probably from that moment that
he took off his guard against me, or that he had doubts and scruples, but not much guilt. After
that, he was much more gentle to me, and I smiled at him, but in my heart I vowed to get justice for myself and my child’s life.
I didn’t tell anyone that I was pretending to lose my memory, including Shuer, and she just thought I was getting better slowly.
Even Xuan Ling did not notice, he is a very conceited person, when guarding against me, watertight, but that I have no harm, then completely relaxed.
So, this is my best chance.
I arranged for someone to set fire to the Palace of Eternal Harmony, deliberately put him in danger and then ordered people to rescue him secretly, while I made a false impression of sudden distress in the bedroom.
When Xuan Ling turned bad luck into good luck, he would naturally think that I had blocked a disaster for him. It was hard to avoid some gratitude and old love, and he would come to visit me. Then
I took the opportunity to propose that Shen Guifei should take charge of the harem on my behalf and completely remove his guard, so that he could get closer to me and prepare for future plans.
…… It’s just the beginning.
When Shuer heard what I had said, she was stunned on the spot. After a while, she rushed up and hugged me, crying in a suppressed voice: “Miss, you have suffered..” No matter how hard it is, it will pass. I will only make myself happy every day in the future.
That being the case, why did the empress hand over the power of the middle palace to Shen Guifei? Can’t she bully you when she’s in power?
“I narrowed my eyes and smiled at the corners of my mouth.” If you want to destroy a person, you must first make her crazy.
Shen Guifei never let me down, but for more than a month, she has managed the harem into a mess, and complaints are everywhere.
From time to time, concubines came to complain to me, but I avoided seeing them on the grounds that I was not feeling well and needed to rest. Seeing this,
Shen Guifei thought that I was afraid of her, so she became even more arrogant and domineering, and the momentum seemed to have crossed my main palace.
She has a high position and is favored, and everyone dares to be angry but dare not speak out. Han Pin
of Sining Palace used to be a cautious and patient person. Now they all come to beg me on their knees. It can be seen that they are forced to be anxious.
I told her to come in, and her eyes were red when she saw me.
Shen Guifei has always been at odds with her, or unilaterally against her, because she did not judge the hour and size up the situation, did not take the initiative to take refuge in Shen Guifei, but was very respectful to me, the queen who lost power, that is, unappreciative.
Moreover, she herself has a beautiful appearance and is highly accomplished in piano skills. She is a close disciple of the first musician in the country.
Although the temperament is tranquil and does not like to compete for favor, Xuan Ling values her very much, and she must be brought to attend the high-level state banquet of diplomatic relations, which is half a national treasure.
Shen Guifei herself was born in a low family, and she didn’t have much skill. Naturally, she was full of jealousy. On weekdays, she made things difficult and bullied a lot. Han Pin always endured what she could.
Recently, however, Shen Guifei was in the limelight and became more and more aggressive. Even her father, Shen Zhong, at her behest, tripped Han Pin’s father by wearing small shoes in the former court. Old Han was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet.
But he was the assistant minister of the Ministry of the Interior, and he was as low as Shen Chong. He could not speak out his suffering, and he was depressed in his heart and could not afford to get sick.
Han Pin wept until her eyes were red. She knelt down and kowtowed to me. “Empress, it doesn’t matter if my concubine is humiliated, but it’s a sin to involve my father.”.
She also asked the empress to take pity on her and rectify the harem to suppress the arrogance of Shen Guifei.
“I asked Shuer to help her up.” No one else is to blame for the situation, only yourself. In
the harem, people always climb high and trample low. If it’s serious, it’s a life-and-death struggle.
Had it not been for your aloofness and unwillingness to tear, and your patience and concession, she would not have made her worse, and even your father would have ruined her, wouldn’t she?
You are very intelligent, but you would rather come to this palace, a dilettante queen who can’t be counted on, than take the initiative to think about how to fight back. It’s not urgent to want revenge. In that case, why should this palace help you?
Han Pin wiped away her tears and looked at me in a daze. The expectation and sincerity in her eyes gradually cooled down, and a cold resentment and determination floated up. This
is now.
I got up and walked up to her and looked at her with magnanimous eyes. “In this palace, forbearance and tolerance will only lead to more trampling. You and I are the same.”. It took
me eight years to understand, and you, it’s not too late.
Shen Guifei and Shen Chongshi are both a part of the same body, and they hold each other in check.
Although Shen Guifei covered up the sky in the harem, if Shen Zhong had an accident in the former court, her arrogance would naturally dissipate. I’m afraid your father’s illness can be cured without medicine. After
listening to my last sentence, Han Pin’s eyes suddenly brightened. He was the kind of person who could understand at one point. He was really a wise man.
Concubine, I understand. Thank you for your advice.
“I smiled and nodded.” Your Majesty was almost in danger in Palace of Eternal Harmony a few days ago. I have some taboos. I don’t want to go there recently.
Your Sining Palace has always been elegant, and the sound of the harp can clear the heart and calm the nerves. I will advise Your Majesty to sit more often.
Han Pin knelt down and saluted again. I knew that the alliance was done.
I took Shuer to see her out in person, and Han Pin talked to me at her side. “Have you heard, Empress?”?
Palace of Eternal Harmony the water that day, Your Majesty was lucky to escape the broken beam, thought it was God’s blessing.
Recently, after investigation, it was known that a bodyguard named Wu Gang hit the beam with an iron nail.
But he is not greedy for merit did not mention a word, your majesty will appreciate him more and more, has been promoted to be the deputy commander of the imperial guards.
That’s a very reliable man.
“” Yes, Your Majesty is counting on him very much now, and his rapid rise is just around the corner. Then
Han Pin muttered in a low voice, Strange to say, the Palace of Eternal Harmony is well-built, why did a fire burn off the beams? With a light laugh,
I looked at the dusk rising in the west and sighed coolly: The dike of a thousand miles has collapsed in an ant hole. The collapse of mansions in this world often begins with a piece of rotten wood.
No one can resist.
Han Pin moves very quickly, but half a month to hear the news of the former Dynasty.
Han Pin’s father took the evidence and impeached Shen Zhong for corruption, bribery and selling official titles.
Xuan Ling was furious and ordered the Dali Temple to conduct a strict investigation. In just two days, he collected five pieces of paper, among which there was no lack of reports from the officials who had been bullied heavily on weekdays.
In addition, Shen Zhong was usually favored by the imperial concubine Shen, and was very arrogant and domineering among his colleagues. People had accumulated resentment against him for a long time, and now they are adding bricks and tiles one after another, happy to see his success.
The charges were detailed and the evidence was conclusive. With a stroke of his pen, Xuan Ling sentenced him to be beheaded and executed five days later.
Shen Guifei cried out and knelt down in front of Xuan Ling’s bedroom to plead for mercy, but she refused to leave. She was so annoyed that Xuan Ling hid in my palace.
I ordered the small kitchen to make his favorite snacks and a pot of tea with my own hands. With a wry smile
, Xuan Ling said, “The empress is the most comfortable here. She doesn’t make any noise, and she knows the general situation. It makes me very relaxed.”.
I was in the rear seat, and I should have shared your worries, but unfortunately I couldn’t do great things, so I could only talk with your majesty and feel relieved.
“Xuan Ling was slightly stunned. He froze me for a long time. He seemed to remember what had happened before. His eyes were moved.” You accompany me.. That’s good. He
gently took my hand. “You have always been very good, but I am sorry for not being able to protect you.”.
And the teacher, has been loyal, for the court, I will be even more guilty.
Grandfather loved me and was naturally dissatisfied with Hsuan Ling, but he was in a high position, loyal to the imperial court and the country, and even if he was angry again, he would not make fun of state affairs.
Such a mind and responsibility is not Xuan Ling this kind of person can understand, his guilt will only make my grandfather sick! With a sneer in my heart, I gently patted him on the back of his hand and said, “Your Majesty, don’t say that. You and I are husband and wife, and naturally we will be United forever.”.
Grandfather is only looking forward to the harmony of our emperors and empresses, and he will do his best for Dayu.
As long as I am still in the position of queen, as long as I don’t fall out with him, he can always have the support of my mother’s family, which Xuan Ling should be able to understand. His
eyes changed slightly. He put his arm around me and pressed it to my ear and whispered, “I’m staying tonight.”. When I got up
the next morning, I helped him dress. Shuer came in with the medicinal soup, and I took it and drank it all in one gulp. “What is this?
” Xuan Ling asked?
“I smiled with shame and said,” Your Majesty, forgive me. I’m weak and sick, and I don’t want to be pregnant until I’m well, so I asked the Imperial Physician to prepare a decoction to avoid my son, just in case.. ” Xuan Ling was stunned. Her eyebrows and eyes relaxed. “Thanks for your hard work, Empress. I’ll come to see you in the next court.”. After
that day, Xuan Ling stayed in my palace more often. He could show his favor to me, and he was not afraid that I was pregnant with his heir. Why not?
As for Shen Guifei, she was clever once, and when she saw that there was no hope of pleading, she was wise enough to protect herself and voluntarily handed over the power of the harem to meditate on her own mistakes for Palace of Eternal Harmony.
Xuan Ling intended to make an exception for her, I watch, take the initiative to intercede for her, Xuan Ling then down the steps, she was down two levels of confinement in Palace of Eternal Harmony, at the same time the right to return the Harem to me.
All of a sudden, the harem immediately turned the wind, and the concubines fawned on me and scolded Shen Yaohe in front of me.
I didn’t feel happy, but I was very annoyed. When I told Hsuan Ling about it, he was also somewhat helpless: “They just love to chatter, so don’t pay any attention to them.”. When
I look at Han Pin, he is not surprised by spoils and humiliations, and his heart is very good.
Her father has also made a great contribution this time, and your Majesty has time to see her.
“Xuan Ling chuckled,” Is the empress tired of disliking me for coming so much?
“I laughed, too.” How could it be? Your Majesty loves his ministers and concubines, and naturally he can’t ask for it! It’s just that the harem wants to share the rain and dew, and I don’t want to bear the reputation of being jealous.
“Besides, my concubine likes Han Pin. She already has a son. If she can give birth to another son and a daughter, and my concubine wants to bring them up, maybe it’s better than what was born of this broken body..” Xuan Ling did not expect that I had already had the idea of not giving birth to parents and children. After being stunned, he naturally agreed and went to the Sining Palace that night.
Han Pin is an exquisite mind, as long as Xuan Ling goes, naturally there is a way to win his heart, I can get half a month of leisure. Flipping through my
household register, I counted the days of Yuexin and told Shuer to invite the Imperial Physician who had taken orders from me.
These days, all the herbal medicines for “avoiding the son” are made by him, and their real function is to tonify and recuperate. After examining him for a moment,
he bowed and said, “Congratulations to the Empress. It’s been more than a month.”.
I breathed a sigh of relief and told him to keep it a secret, and asked him to continue to take the medicine carefully, and to be sure to hold the baby for me. After
the doctor left, I asked Shuer to send a letter to Wu Gang.
His father is my father’s lieutenant, we have known each other since childhood, like brother and sister, but men and women are different, when they grow up, they intentionally avoid suspicion, into the palace is different, so few people know that we know each other. It is for
this reason that he can become my most reliable and unexpected trick in this palace.
Now that the Palace of Eternal Harmony is still sealed, I want Wu Gang to reveal the truth about Shen Zhong’s murder, and “accidentally” let Shen Yaohe know.
You don’t need to go into details, just let her know that I did it.
Three days later, Wu Gang replied that it was done. During lunch,
I mentioned to Xuan Ling, “It’s been two months. Your Majesty will forgive Shen Pin.”.
“Xuan Ling was puzzled.” Why did you suddenly think of her?
Nonsense. If I don’t let her out to serve, how can I find an excuse to push Xuan Ling away again? If I do it too many times, I’m sure I’ll be suspected. I went out for a walk
this morning, and when I happened to pass by the Palace of Eternal Harmony, I heard that there was still crying inside. I think Shen Pin already knew she was wrong, and it was very pitiful.
“I got up and looked at Xuan Ling.” Why don’t I go with Your Majesty?
If she is willing to receive a concubine, the harem will be more harmonious in the future.
Xuan Ling was very relieved and led me to the Palace of Eternal Harmony for the first time.
I looked at the side of his face, and my heart was numb and cold.
Since he ascended the throne, he has never been so close to me in front of others, taking care of the king’s decency and hiding dirty secrets. These hands, which
I had looked forward to more than once, were dry and warm, but now they were as disgusting to me as the letter of a poisonous snake.
Just like his feelings, after my heart has been broken into ruins, it happened that a small flower was born in the ruins, which was so obtrusive that I wanted to crush it.
I think Xuan Ling probably likes me a little, so he will struggle to avoid, will apologize to me when he is drunk, and will reveal his tenderness again after I have lost my edge.
But that love is too little, less than one in ten thousand of his own and power, can easily give up.
This is the first time we walked through the palace road hand in hand, and also the last time.
This is going beyond redemption.
Before hearing Wu Gang say, after Shen Yaohe learned the news, he made a scene in the Palace of Eternal Harmony and scolded me to pieces. As soon as I saw him
today, it was true, and he was as stupid as ever.
Even Xuan Ling ignored it and rushed up to beat me. After being stopped by Xuan Ling, he knelt on the ground and complained hoarsely, saying that I framed his father.
Xuan Ling frowned and pushed her away. “Shen Zhong deserves it. You can’t live with your own sins!”! The empress is now in charge of the harem, but she doesn’t care about the past and advises me to come to see you, but you are so ungrateful. I think you are too lightly punished for being grounded! As he spoke, he impatiently pulled me to leave. As soon as Shen Yaohe heard that I was back in power, he saw that Xuan Ling seemed to be keeping her locked up. He rushed over and hugged Xuan Ling’s leg and cried. She insisted that it
was her confidant who got the news, and she thought she was smart enough to say that it must be my grandfather’s black hand. The
more Xuan Ling listened, the more angry he became and kicked her hard.
Not to mention that my grandfather never said a word about a serious matter from beginning to end, the fact that a concubine who was grounded and guarded could receive news from outside was much more serious than her slander.
I looked at the side of some admiration, Shen Yaohe is really awesome, give her a chance, can make their own death.
Shen Yaohe was kicked to spit blood, climb up in a mess, eyes red, like a sharp blade in my body Ling Chi, gradually infected with madness.
Wei Ying, you bitch, do you think Your Majesty really loves you? It’s just because of your fate. Ah Hum.. In the middle of Shen Yaohe’s words, the scream suddenly stopped in her throat. Xuan Ling pulled out the sword of the bodyguard beside her and cut off her tongue. The veins on the side of her neck bulged.
“It’s no use keeping the tongue of a crazy woman who’s full of nonsense!” I pretended to be frightened and stopped Xuan Ling trembling. “Your Majesty, calm down..” Don’t get your hands dirty.. Xuan Ling saw that I was frightened and did not care about Shen Yaohe’s words, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, under my persuasion, he kept her alive and ordered the guards to lock her up in the cold palace.
Wu Gang was accompanying him when he heard that he had taken the order. Before he left, he looked at me quietly. I nodded to him without any trace.
Shen Yaohe must be alive. She is still useful to me, but the crime of living is hard to escape. Naturally, there are people in the cold palace waiting to “serve” her.
Back at the Zhongchen Palace, I was still in shock. Xuan Ling patted me on the back and said, “You’re just too soft-hearted.”.
This is probably the truest and truest thing he said.
Unfortunately, he said that I have been killed by his own hands, and now I will no longer have a trace of pity for the pain and tears of others, including life.
Shen Yaohe and Xuan Ling should pay for my dead child.
I gritted my teeth, suppressed the hatred in my heart, and shook my head with a wry smile: “In half a month, it will be the Longevity Festival, and it is not appropriate to see blood.”.
“Hsuan Ling was stunned. He hugged me for a long time and sighed,” I’ll listen to you.
“” That.. Your Majesty’s birthday banquet is also given to my concubine to arrange?
“” Well, I’m waiting for a surprise.
I leaned back in his arms, hung my head and squinted. “Your Majesty, please look forward to it!” Since ancient times, the emperor’s birthday has been a routine system, and the Ministry of Rites has helped to settle all matters. All I have to do is to add some good play.
On the first night of the birthday party, I secretly went to the cold palace to meet Shen Yaohe.
She was curled up in the empty and cold room, her whole body was in a mess, her face was thin and pale, there were ferocious wounds on both sides of her mouth, and her whole body was withered like a ghost. When she
looked at me, her eyes were dull, and the white shadow gradually covered her pupils, presumably because the poison I had given her had taken effect and turned her into a breathing puppet. Will
only be crazy under a specific stimulus and inspire an amazing explosive force, and that stimulus is Xuan Ling. On the night of
the Longevity Festival, the whole country celebrated together, the palace was brightly lit, and Xuan Ling held a grand banquet for his officials, which was very lively.
I asked Wu Gang to release Shen Yaohe secretly and arranged for her to mingle with the maids serving food. She lowered her head obediently until she saw Xuan Ling’s face. She went mad in an instant and took out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed it hard.
Imperial guards frightened, immediately swarmed up, Wu Gang rushed to the front, but a little slow step, Shen Yaohe’s dagger has been handed to the front of Xuan Ling.
Xuan Ling sideways a hide, right hand holding a chopstick directly pierced Shen Yaohe’s throat, the latter a mouthful of blood spurted his face, quickly died. The screams in the
hall suddenly rose, and I turned pale and staggered forward to see Xuan Ling.
He took my handkerchief and wiped his face. Breathing heavily, he gulped down the glass of wine and knocked it heavily on the table. “Bitch, I’m not grateful for letting her live, but she wants to assassinate me and die!” I pursed my lips. Indeed, I didn’t expect Shen Yaohe to kill Xuan Ling.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He lifted the table, got up, and shouted, “Where is the bodyguard guarding the cold palace? How did she get out?”?
And the imperial guards, who are so slow to react. What use do I want you? He knelt on the ground below. Wu Gang confessed in a low voice. Just as Xuan Ling was about to open his mouth, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and twitched at the corners of his mouth. He seemed to be strangled by his neck. He could not make a sound in his mouth. Then he suddenly fell to the ground.
I breathed a sigh of relief without any trace. This is the real use of Shen Yaohe. The chronic poison in
her blood, coupled with liquor, became highly toxic. The more excited Xuan Ling was, the faster she broke out. She went straight into her heart and lungs, and there was no cure.
This is also written in the biography that Xuan Ling gave me. I always cherish what he gave me. I have read it many times over and over again, and I have remembered it carefully for many years. Now I return it to him as my last farewell.
Xuan Ling soon became weak, leaning on the dragon couch to look at me, eyes dark, can not say a word.
I repelled the crowd, took out the imperial edict I had prepared in advance, and handed him a pen: “You write that I will temporarily take over the government affairs, and my grandfather will supervise the country. When I give birth to a legitimate son, I will ascend the throne immediately, and I will rule from behind the curtain. When he comes of age, I will return to power.”. Shocked and angry
, Xuan Ling looked at me with her eyes wide open and clenched her teeth. Blood dripped down the corners of her mouth on the bright yellow brocade quilt. Her whole body was trembling slightly.
I sat down beside him unhurriedly, raised my hand and stroked my lower abdomen. “You’d better do as I say. At least this land will belong to your son in the end. Otherwise, I’ll get rid of all your children and support one of the younger generation in my family.”.
Shen Zhong was denounced by Han Pin’s father and daughter. My grandfather was not involved. He was still the head of the hundred officials with the highest prestige in the court. You were killed by Shen Yaohe in revenge. My hands are clean, and I am still the head of the harem in power.
“I looked down at him.” You should know that I can do exactly what I just said.
So Hyun Ling, you have no choice.
Xuan Ling was short of breath, and his eyes were about to crack. He confronted me for a moment, and finally picked up his pen and wrote down the testamentary edict word by word according to what I said.
Then he threw the pen and stared at me fiercely. Suddenly, he shed two tears. He reached out his hand and took out a brand-new phoenix hairpin from his bosom. He only got half of it and stopped breathing.
I stood by and looked on coldly, with no waves in my heart, only feeling relieved, and then empty numbness and coldness.
Xuan Ling finally died, I avenged the child and myself, but the child in the belly also lost his father.
I, on the other hand, had something dead in my chest.
I touched his face for the last time, and it was already slightly cold: “Xuan Ling, I used to regard you as the moon of my life, but now I can only be my own sun.”.
The sun and the moon can hardly shine together, and you and I will eventually leave each other. This is our final outcome.
Author: Liu Yunduan. Focus on not getting lost ~
