Chapter 436: A common cause of trouble 1

After Ru Ge and Xiao Liu'er, the master and servant, entered the East Side Hall, before they sat down, they heard Xiao Liu'er couldn't help but sigh:

"This residence is so grand! It seems that Concubine Shun treats Miss very well. Others who enter the palace live in the West Side Hall or the Warm Room, but Miss can live in the East Side Hall."

She pursed her lips and said with a hint of pride, "But this is also because Concubine Shun gave the emperor a favor. Everyone knows that among the new ladies entering the palace, only you, Miss, have your title personally drafted by the emperor~"

"What he gave me was not what I wanted."

Ru Ge couldn't muster up any interest at all.

She leaned back on the yellow pear wood chair, took out the heart-shaped knot with the word "Rong" embroidered on it from her bosom, and held it tightly in her hand.

The angelica flowers that adorned it had long since dried up, and the stalks pricked her delicate palms, causing pain.

It hurt so much that she burst into tears.

Xiao Liu'er quickly took out a silk handkerchief to wipe her tears, and said distressedly:

"Miss, please don't be sad. Once you enter the palace, you and His Royal Highness Prince An will be separated by mountains and seas, and you will never be able to see each other again in this life... I know that you are sad, but even for the sake of the master and the mistress, we have to live a good life, right? Besides, Concubine Shun has the same hobbies as you, and she doesn't seem to be a difficult person to get along with."

"Same hobbies?" Ru Ge raised her eyes tiredly, looked at the blooming angelica outside the window, and said with a wry smile:

"You mean the angelica?"

Xiao Liuer said, "Doesn't the young lady have to offer fresh herbal angelica in her boudoir every day? Also, when we came here just now, I saw Shunxiang Gate in front of us. Not far from Shunxiang Gate is Ruyi Pavilion. Wouldn't it be more convenient for the young lady to appreciate paintings on weekdays?"

Ru Ge smiled bitterly and stopped talking.

What she liked was never the fragrant grass, but the plum blossom, which was the most majestic among all flowers, even more majestic under the fierce snow and wind.

But because Xiao Jingyan liked Lingxiangcao, she thought she should like it too.

She doesn't like painting, but lives next to the Ruyi Pavilion which houses countless famous paintings from all over the world;

She didn't like the fragrant grass, but lived in the Zhuixia Palace, which was as purple as the starry Milky Way.

Others always thought that Ruge had gotten everything she liked.

But Wei Ruge knew in her heart that she would probably never have any happiness in her life again.

She stood up and walked to the bed, lifted up the pillow, and carefully pressed the knot under the pillow.

Then she quietly let down the veil, lay on the couch, and whispered to Xiao Liu'er:

"I'm tired, let's settle down."

*

At night, the main hall of Zhuixia Palace.

Rong Yue was leaning alone on the warm seat, holding a heart-shaped knot in her hand, her eyes lowered to look at it, staring at it in a daze.

This heart knot is exactly the same as the one in the singer Ru's song.

But there is only one word "Yan" embroidered on it.

The stitches of the embroidered words were crooked, and it was obvious at first glance that they were not made by a woman.

In the past, when Rong Yue and Xiao Jingyan expressed their love to each other, they swore a love knot.

Each of them has his own name on his sewing clothes, and they give them to each other as a token of hope, which shows that they are of the same mind.

After entering the palace, Rong Yue would often stare at this heart knot in a trance in private.

As a result, there are some signs of yellowing on the edges of this object.

'Squeak'

The palace door was pushed open, causing Rong Yue to shudder.

She hurriedly hid the knot under the goose feather cushion.

He looked up and saw that it was Caiying who brought in the tranquilizing drink. He then stroked his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"You walk so quietly that people are scared by you."

Caiying smiled and said, "Maybe the queen was lost in thought and didn't even hear the sound of my knocking on the door."

She placed the tranquilizing drink on the table beside Rong Yue and said, "Your Majesty has had trouble sleeping at night these past two nights. This is the tranquilizing drink prescribed by Imperial Doctor Zhang. Your Majesty will have a good sleep after drinking it."

Rong Yue picked up the tranquilizing drink, frowned and drank it all.

When Yu Caiying was about to leave with the empty cup in her hand, she took out the knot hidden behind her and handed it to her.

"Take it down and burn it carefully."

Caiying was stunned, "This... Your Majesty treasures this thing, why would you burn it?"

Rong Yue smiled bitterly and shook her head, "Zhao'er is right. I will not be the only one living in this palace from now on. I don't know how deep the Nalan family is. If I keep this thing around, it will be a disaster sooner or later."

She clenched her hand tightly around the knot and took one last reluctant look.

"I don't want to implicate him, I just hope everything is going well for him."

Caiying responded, "Don't worry, Madam, I understand."

After saying this, he took the knot of love, bowed and left.

The next morning,

When the concubines went to pay their respects to the Queen, Zhilan, who was beside Concubine Yun, came to ask for leave.

"Your Majesty, my queen is feeling unwell this morning and cannot come to pay her respects."

Zhao Hua said: "It's okay, let her have a good rest."

As he was talking, he saw that Ruge's eyes were pink and slightly swollen, so he asked:

"Did your precious one not rest well last night?"

Ru Ge replied: "I am grateful for the Queen's concern. Everything is fine. I just miss my father and mother a little..."

Zhao Hua said: "This is what it's like to enter the palace. This is your home. You need to stop having many inappropriate thoughts."

Zhao Hua didn't know whether Ru Ge heard the double meaning or not. He just saw her nod slightly and didn't say anything else.

Afterwards, the concubines just chatted casually, and most of them were newcomers trying to curry favor with Zhaohua and express gratitude for her arrangements.

When the greetings were over, Zhao Hua saw from afar that Rong Yue was about to leave the door and was stopped by Xiao Yinzi.

It was unknown what Xiao Yinzi said to Rong Yue. After a while, Rong Yue followed him.

Zhaohua quickly pointed to Xiao Fuzi to ask about the situation.

About a quarter of an hour later, Xiao Fuzi came running back and said to Zhaohua:

"Just now, Xiao Yinzi said that Concubine Yun went to Chaoyang Palace early this morning and waited for the emperor to leave the court. She then asked the emperor to dismiss his attendants and had a long conversation with him inside.

When Xiao Yinzi went in again, the emperor's face was already not looking good, so he suppressed his anger and asked him to summon Concubine Shun to Chaoyang Palace for questioning. "

Hearing this, Zhao Hua frowned, and felt vaguely uneasy in his heart.

She hurriedly said, "Yunshan, go prepare some snacks and follow me to Chaoyang Palace."

*

At the same time, in Chaoyang Palace.

When Rong Yue entered, she saw that there was not a single palace servant serving in the huge main hall.

Xiao Jingheng was sitting in the upper seat, his face covered with a layer of gray mist, and he was staring at her sternly.

Concubine Yun was sitting in the hall, raising her eyebrows, looking at her as if she was watching a play.

The air pressure in the hall was extremely low, which made Rong Yue feel suffocated in her chest.

She stood at the bottom of the hall and knelt down to pay respect to Xiao Jingheng.

"Your Majesty, may your Majesty live long and healthy."

As soon as she finished speaking, before Xiao Jingheng could call her up, Yun Fei threw something that was burnt black and faintly red in front of her and said in a choking voice:

"Shun Fei! You are so brave!"

Rong Yue was shocked for a moment.

Her eyes fell on the things in front of her.

When I looked closely, I saw that it was actually a half-burned love knot!