Chapter 256 Little Stone
Su Zhizhi said, "I blew willow leaves, but I couldn't make any tune."
Dong Yue curved her eyebrows and said, "I can play it. I will play it for Miss Su later."
"Master Gong, if Miss Su is thirsty or tired, please bear with it for a while. We will have sweet snacks when we get to Minghui Palace."
Dongyue talked about this and that.
It seemed as if she was the little girl who entered the palace for the first time and was so happy that she kept talking.
Dongyue finally stopped talking when they arrived at Myeonghye Palace.
As soon as Su Zhizhi entered Minghui Palace, she saw the dry old locust tree.
Spring was almost over, but Su Zhizhi only saw a few small leaves growing on the tree branches, which would be gone after a few bites from insects.
Su Zhizhi felt that if the people from Heifei Mountain came to water and fertilize the tree, it would definitely grow well.
Dongyue took Su Zhizhi to the side hall to put down her luggage and helped Su Zhizhi put her clothes into the suitcase and sort them out:
"The timing is a bit unfortunate. I heard that the Queen was just summoned by the Emperor and will not be back until after lunch."
Dong Yue's tone was filled with disdain for Murong Yu, but when she turned around and saw Su Zhizhi, her resentment disappeared.
"Miss Su, I will serve you dinner later. Her Majesty has also arranged for someone from the Shanggong Bureau to come and tailor your clothes for you."
Su Zhizhi smelled a faint fragrance:
“This room smells good.”
It’s like Sister Hua’s fragrant house in the Five Poisons Valley, but the fragrance is even better.
Dongyue helped Su Zhizhi pack her bag, walked over to her and squatted down:
"This is the incense Her Majesty ordered. Everything in the hall is arranged according to Her Majesty's wishes, but Her Majesty said that if Miss Su doesn't like something, she can change it at any time."
Su Zhizhi didn't know Dong Yue's identity or background, but she felt that the look in Dong Yue's eyes was a little familiar.
It was just like the way Aunt Qiu and Sister Hua looked at me.
Su Zhizhi had her meal and took a nap in Minghui Palace. People from the Shanggong Bureau also came to measure her clothes and shoes.
There are windows on the north and south sides of the side hall, with a desk on one side and a carved couch on the other.
Su Zhizhi placed the small stones she brought side by side on the windowsill. When the sunlight shone on them, they reflected colorful light.
When Pei Shu came in from outside, she happened to see Su Zhizhi fiddling with small stones.
She suddenly remembered that a long time ago, Xuan'er would prepare some small items she liked and quietly put them on her desk as a surprise for her.
From time to time, she would see a small wooden sculpture on her desk, a small flower beside the embroidery frame, or a chestnut with eyes and a mouth painted on it on a stool...
Pei Shu was not very old at that time, and she felt puzzled when she saw the little thing suddenly appear. She would scold her sister and not let her run into her yard to put things there.
But Xuan'er would always forget what she heard. If she found a leaf with a strange shape the next day, she would excitedly put it on Pei Shu's desk.
"Zhizhi." Pei Shu stood behind Su Zhizhi.
Su Zhizhi turned around, with a sparkling smile in her eyes:
"Empress Hui."
Pei Shu asked everyone to leave except Dong Yue.
Pei Shu sat on the chair next to her, looking Su Zhizhi in the eye:
"Zhizhi, do you know who I am?"
Su Zhizhi saw that the door of the hall was not closed and there were people outside, so she just looked at the bracelet on Pei Shu's hand and said:
"The queen's bracelet is very beautiful, just like it was made of wood from Lingnan."
She pointed to a row of small stones on the table and said, "I brought these from Lingnan as a gift to the Queen."
Pei Shu and Dong Yue understood after hearing this.
Su Zhizhi knows everything.
"Okay, okay. Zhizhi is really smart." Pei Shu said hoarsely, gently stroking Zhizhi's face.
The sun sets and falls on the red palace wall.
Every stone was stained orange.
Ning An was kicking stones in Yaohua Palace.
Bang, kick one away.
Bang, another one was kicked away.
Because Murong Zhen's illness has not been fully recovered, Ning An has not been able to leave Yaohua Palace until now.
She was almost going crazy.
She was already upset about not being able to go on the Spring Hunt, and now she couldn't hold it in any longer because she wasn't allowed to go out after the Hunt.
Fortunately, the palace servants of Yaohua Palace found out about the spring hunting and came back to tell Ning An, which allowed Ning An to find some fun in his boring days.
She heard that two female students from the martial arts school had actually hunted a tiger.
Ning An knew that Su Zhizhi was ten years old, and Yuan Caiwei was the same age as him, eleven years old.
The two of them have become little heroes fighting tigers.
Ning An was extremely envious and wondered if she would have the chance to hunt tigers during the autumn hunt.
Ning An asked someone to find a target and she practiced archery in the courtyard of Yaohua Palace.
The target was full of arrows, and the flowers and plants nearby were also shot to pieces.
After practicing for only half a day, Concubine Shu ordered him to stop and made him stand in horse stance for half an hour.
Ning An kicked the stones under his feet dejectedly.
The maid Qiao Yuan came over quickly: "Princess, Princess! I heard a piece of news!"
Ning An stepped on the rolling stone and asked excitedly:
"Has the East Palace recovered from its illness?"
Qiao Yuan: "Not really."
Ning An was no longer excited: "Oh."
Qiao Yuan said, "But wasn't the princess curious about Su Zhizhi before? I heard she entered the palace. The emperor summoned her to Minghui Palace to accompany Concubine Hui, and she will stay for a while before leaving."
Ning An was very surprised. She didn't expect that she couldn't leave the palace, but Su Zhizhi entered the palace.
But she still didn't know when she could get out.
Ning An entered the palace, threw herself on the couch, and begged Concubine Shu coquettishly:
"Mother, please ask my father for mercy. If Murong Zhen's illness doesn't get better, I'm going to get sick too."
Ning An really didn't dare to touch Murong Zhen anymore.
It’s not that she was afraid of Murong Zhen, but she felt that Murong Zhen was too fragile. How could he be like a clay figure that melted when it came into contact with water?
Concubine Shu saw through her daughter's thoughts at a glance:
"Did you hear that Miss Su, the tiger-killer, has entered the palace, and you can't wait to go and see her?"
Ning An admitted: "I really want to."
Concubine Shu held her chin with her fan, frowning slightly as she pondered:
"The prince's illness should be cured by now."
But why isn’t it healed yet?
Concubine Shu helped her daughter up from the couch:
"Don't worry, Ning An, wait two more days. The prince's illness hasn't healed yet, and there are people who are more anxious than you."
Palace of Fortune and Longevity.
The Buddhist temple is filled with sandalwood.
After reciting the sutra in front of the Buddha, the Queen Mother was helped up:
"How's things going in the Eastern Palace? The Crown Prince's fever has been gone for over half a month, but he's still not well?"
Nanny Gui supported the Queen Mother and said, "The Crown Prince still seems to have a headache. The imperial physician has been to see him every day, and he only says that the Crown Prince may be overexerting himself."
The Queen Mother pursed her lips to reveal two solemn lines:
"The prince rests in bed every day, why should he worry about anything?"
Nanny Gui thought of something and whispered in the Queen Mother's ear:
"Your Majesty, could it be... the resentment in the palace that the Empress mentioned earlier?"
On the day when the Queen Mother took Murong Zhen to Ciguang Mountain to see the Queen, the Queen mentioned that there were many injustices in the palace and she was plagued by resentment.
The Queen Mother was skeptical about this matter.
But the prince couldn't diagnose his illness and always complained of a headache. This was not a solution.
The Queen Mother fiddled with the Buddhist beads in her hand and thought of Master Mingdeng:
"Go tell the Emperor that I would like to invite Master Mingdeng from Ciguang Temple to the palace to exorcise the evil spirits and pray for the Crown Prince."
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