Chapter 233 White Shadow
"I'm sorry, I was in such a hurry that I didn't notice anyone here. Are you okay?" Zi Su came over to help Chu Liuzheng up. After seeing Liuzheng's face clearly, a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes.
Chu Liuzheng didn't expect to run into her here.
Wasn't this person imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment by the tyrant? When did he get out?
"It turns out to be Miss Liu Zheng." Zi Su reached out to help Chu Liuzheng pat the hem of her clothes clean.
Chu Liuzheng asked doubtfully, "Do you recognize me?"
Zi Su nodded, thinking that she had seen how special the emperor treated this person on the night her master was punished, so she naturally recognized him.
"My name is Zi Su, and I serve at Youlan Residence. I didn't mean to offend you just now, young lady. Please forgive me." Zi Su bowed to Chu Liuzheng, "My master is not feeling well. I have to hurry to Wenhua Palace to report. Bye."
Chu Liuzheng was surprised why Zi Su was so polite to her. He quickly returned the greeting and watched her leave.
In order to avoid bumping into anyone again, Chu Liuzheng didn't dare to be distracted or jog this time, and walked back to Yiran Garden with great concentration.
Moxiang and Yuzhu were on duty in Wenhua Hall, and there was no one in the room.
Chu Liuzheng put the bag on the table, not bothering to try on clothes. He poured water while opening the system, searching for information related to Youlanju.
[Zi Su was imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment by the tyrant's own order. Her release requires the tyrant's permission. I remember the tyrant saying he didn't want to see Concubine Gao again. So he's going to go back on his word so soon?]
She pulled it down.
[Hmm... Here it is, let me see... Tsk, she didn't even get slapped in the face. Concubine Gao's method is quite devious, even targeting the Queen Mother.]
Concubine Gao had the Gao family send in a jade Guanyin statue, which she brought to the Wanshou Palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager. The jade Guanyin was exquisitely carved and lifelike, and the Empress Dowager was delighted and couldn't let it go.
Seeing this, Chu Liuzheng could guess what would happen next.
After receiving the gift, the Queen Mother naturally expressed concern for Concubine Gao. After all, Concubine Gao was pregnant with her grandson. Wouldn't her concern give Concubine Gao a chance?
She glanced down.
As expected, Concubine Gao took the opportunity to complain to the Queen Mother, saying that her unborn child was naughty and she had no one to help her, so she couldn't eat or sleep well. To make it look more realistic, Concubine Gao even put on makeup before leaving, looking as haggard as possible.
The Queen Mother was furious when she heard that. She knew no one could suffer but her grandson. Zi Su's minor mistake was nothing compared to her grandson. She immediately sent someone to the tyrant.
During the New Year, the tyrant didn't want his mother to be upset, so he followed the Queen Mother's wishes and released Zi Su. It was also thanks to Concubine Gao's frequent dispatches to the Ministry of Punishment that Zi Su didn't suffer too much in there.
After figuring out how Zi Su came out, Chu Liuzheng was about to shut down the system when she suddenly remembered that Zi Su had just mentioned that Gao Bin was not doing well. She became curious and continued to dig.
[Hmm? Concubine Gao suddenly feels abdominal pain and spotting... Frog fun! Is this a sign of miscarriage?]
She tried to refresh the page quickly, but it didn't work for a long time.
[Why do I suddenly have a stomachache? Did I eat something wrong?]
Chu Liuzheng searched in the system for a long time.
[No one added anything to Concubine Gao's food. Besides, Concubine Gao is so careful and cautious, she doesn't care about food, clothing, or anything else. Who could possibly harm her... Wait, it's not that she ate something wrong, she was frightened!]
[She said she always had a white shadow floating around in her dreams, making her sleep restless at night. Today, Concubine Gao woke up from her nap and opened her eyes to see the white gauze hanging at the head of her bed. She was startled and suddenly had a stomachache and spotting.]
[This pregnant woman is restless and suddenly frightened. These are symptoms that could lead to a miscarriage, right?]
Chu Liuzheng only had a vague understanding of all this. Seeing that Gao Pin's current situation had not been updated yet, he dug up this gossip and pondered Bai Ying's matter while browsing the system.
Qiaoru saw a white shadow, she saw a white shadow, Gaopin dreamed of a white shadow.
What on earth is this white shadow?
【Why not? 】
Chu Liuzheng felt strange, but there was nothing she could do since she was not in the system. After all, she still hadn't figured out the system's criteria for collecting gossip.
After searching for a while, Chu Liuzheng still couldn't find any useful information. He closed the system and went to try on new clothes.
Since entering the palace, she has never made red clothes, no matter whether it is water red, madder red, pomegranate red, peach red, silver red, Wei red, ivory red, Sumei red... she will not touch anything related to red.
She doesn't touch bright colors.
Now Chu Liuzheng was not used to wearing a light red dress after a long time, but he was very happy.
She stood in front of the dressing table and looked at herself in the mirror. She had taken good care of herself these days, and her complexion was already fair with a rosy tint. Now, with the bright red dress, her complexion looked even better.
A pair of almond-shaped eyes are as bright as water, revealing a full spirit.
Chu Liuzheng turned around in front of the mirror with a smile and found that the clothes were a little big. He thought that his mother probably didn't know her current size and deliberately made them bigger so that she could wear them.
After all, clothes can be altered to be smaller if they are too big, but if they are too small, they will be unwearable.
She reached for the two pairs of embroidered shoes in her bag and wanted to try them on together. As soon as she put her feet in, she found something inside the shoes.
She reached into the toe of her shoe and pulled out a silver ingot weighing about five taels.
Chu Liuzheng blinked, rummaged through the remaining three shoes, and took out another small ingot.
That's ten taels of silver.
She didn't have time to try on the shoes and hurried to open the letter from home, but she poured out five taels of silver from the envelope.
The contents of the first two pages of the letter were similar to the previous ones, mainly reporting safety and saying that everything was fine at home. It was obviously the eldest brother's handwriting, but the handwriting on the third page was more childish, and it was written by Chu Yuxin.
"Sister, His Majesty rewarded me with one hundred taels, and Mother left me ten taels. I secretly put it in your embroidered shoes. Father, Mother, and Brother didn't know. Remember to buy some meat. Mother stewed it yesterday, and it's so delicious!"
Chu Liuzheng's eyes curved when he saw three more lines of small words at the end.
"I know—brother."
"I know that too—Mother."
"I'm the last one to know—Dad."
The three lines of words were neatly written, the same as the handwriting on the previous two pieces of letter paper, obviously written by Chu Shangming.
Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but chuckle and read the short letter over and over again. As he read, his eyes gradually turned red.
She pursed her lips, suppressed the longing churning in her heart, lowered her head, carefully folded the letter, put it back into the envelope, and locked it in the cabinet.
There are still seven years left, and it will pass quickly.
Comforting himself in this way, Chu Liuzheng rested his forehead against the cabinet door, closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, turned around, picked up the embroidered shoes and tried them on.
The small one is a bit tight, the large one is just right.
She stared at the shoes on her feet with a smile, thinking that her mother's craftsmanship was still so good.
The sky outside the window was getting darker and darker. Under the silvery moonlight, the shadows of the trees were mottled and swaying in the wind.
A letter was quietly placed on the desk.
The person at the window said, "Bring it here."
The servant respectfully presented the letter.
A pale and thin hand opened the envelope, read the letter, and threw it into the brazier next to him.
"Pack your luggage and leave for Beijing in two days."
"only."
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