Chapter 191: But from indifference to prosperity (1)

Stepping on the solid white marble steps of Yaotai on Pengdao Island, your eyes fall on the ingenious, luxurious, dignified and majestic pavilion, the breeze blowing makes people feel comfortable. In front of the steps stood eighteen eunuchs and eighteen court ladies, one by one standing with their heads bowed, and Zhilan stood in the lead. Her face did not change much. When I stepped up the steps, I took a step forward, steadily. Big gift.
"Slavery Zhilan, rate the and maid of Yuanying Hall, and welcome the queen empress back to the palace."
I straightened my back and took the first step to become a queen again.
"Niangniang, please." Zhang Dehai stretched out his arm and slightly bent over.
I nodded, put my hand on his arm, and walked slowly towards Yuanying Hall.
"Niang, please go to the warm pavilion first. The slave and maid have prepared refreshments." Zhilan was not too surprised to see me, her tone and action were very natural, as if I was just going back to Kunning Palace for a stay, or went to the imperial palace. The garden came back to enjoy the flowers, and all the previous ones were nothing but a nightmare.
"Aunt Lao." I kept a dignified smile and went to Nuan Pavilion with Zhang Dehai.
Nothing has changed. There is a half-turned book on Concubine Yang's couch, and my favorite refreshment is placed on the peony wealthy table under the window. Sipping a sip of tea, hot or cold, is my favorite Lushan cloud mist. Only Du Heng burning in the incense burner is not the Su He I used to use.
"Being taken by Shi Lanxi to Du Heng, what she thought of Fangxinxi's legacy", Shen Xiyao, does that mean?
Turning the book, the page with the gold leaf bookmark is the last place I saw before leaving the palace. When Linglong came, I hurriedly put it on the couch without anyone putting it away, thinking that I could continue reading at night, but I didn't want to come back.
At this time, all things made me feel like I was in a dream, as if I had just returned from watching Linglong, and I would go to the bedroom to take a nap after refreshing.
I couldn't help but put my hand on my lower abdomen, as if my child was still here.
The corners of my eyes were sore, I tried my best to hold back, and slowly sat on the couch to calm the fluctuations in my heart.
"Niangniang," Zhang Dehai approached me and said, "Please take a break for Niangniang. The emperor allowed Lord Shangshu Ling Hongjian to visit the island before dinner."
I nodded: "My palace is still ill and will not leave Master Ling to eat."
Zhang Dehai showed his approval and said a thousand words: "The old slave has to rush back to the royal study room and let the old slave retire."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhang." I nodded lightly, and then paused: "But before Mr. Zhang goes back, there is something in my palace."
"Manny, please speak."
I looked around and said: "My palace is nostalgic, and I'm used to being served by the old servants. I also asked General Manager Zhang to transfer Huiju over." I paused and said: "When my palace is cured, I will naturally return to Kunning Palace. Of course, I am also willing to meet those who have served."
Zhang Dehai nodded and said, "Please follow the instructions of the mother. Miss Huiju will arrange to go to the island later."
"It's hard work." My fingertips slid across the edge of the teacup and said to Zhilan: "My palace wants to go back to the bedroom and rest."
Zhang Dehai bowed and retreated with a cry of "Old slave resigns."
The smile on my face faded, and I looked at Zhilan and said, "My palace is still ill, so I can only meet with my elder brother in the dormitory over the time and ask my aunt to make arrangements.
The smoky water-colored silver silk peony gauze tent on the red sandalwood bed of Yuanying Hall’s bedroom is spread out on the floor. Due to the gradual hot weather, the vermillion-red brocade blanket with hundreds of flowers has been removed, revealing the original color of the original wooden floor, and the texture is like clouds and flowing water. The color is neither quiet nor noisy, it is the finest huanghuali.
I leaned on the big welcoming pillow, covered with a light and soft wool blanket, my long hair was lightly pulled back, and I wore a pair of red gold phoenix wings and wiped my forehead with a few beaded flowers. , To add a touch of beauty to the slightly pale face in illness.
Because I was seeing my relatives and I was ill, I only chose a set of goose-yellow embroidered silk-breasted skirts with acacia silk and a thicker muddy and golden Hunan coat. The whole person looked rather weak and involuntary. My image of "healing from a serious illness".
A nanmu screen was placed in front of the door of the sleeping hall. The eldest brother knelt behind the screen and said: "Chen Ling Hongjian sees the empress empress, the empress is a thousand years old and thousand years old."
My eye sockets were sore, I wanted to see him from the gap between the carved screens, but I only saw the corner of his upright official uniform. His head was so low that he couldn't see his face.
"Brother please get up soon," I said softly, cooperating with a cough or two.
Zhilan walked to the door and said: "Master Ling invites you, the emperor has ordered, the empress misses her relatives, and the adult is allowed to enter the hall to speak."
"The minister thanked the emperor." The eldest brother bowed to the east and then walked in.
"Niang, the servant girl, go get some snacks. Girl Huiju stays here to serve." Zhilan bowed and retired.
"Brother, please sit down." I sat up and smiled: "Hui Ju, open this curtain."
Hui Ju Yiyan hung up the curtain, added tea to the eldest brother, and then retreated to the door to wait.
I can see Big Brother clearly. After I entered the palace, apart from meeting one person when I secretly left the palace, it has been four or five years now. The eldest brother's appearance has changed slightly. In the past, he was dignified and calm, and Taishan collapsed in front of him. He always had a gentle feeling about things and things, as if there was nothing in his life that could make him remember. But now his usual light look is gone, replaced by a slightly concerned and melancholic face, which seems to have serious concerns and all kinds of worries. It seems that the years have taken away the luster of a fine porcelain. Although it is intriguing, it is slightly vicissitudes of life.
This is natural, the eldest brother has inherited the title of his father, and naturally also the responsibility for the rise and fall of the Ling family. My father went suddenly, and my mother has not set foot on the sad land of the capital since his father left, and has been with the third brother. The second elder brother is very dangerous on the battlefield. The third elder brother is unpredictable in the business arena, and I am seriously ill. My life and death are unclear. For so many years, it is difficult for him to take off the burden on his heart for a moment. It's really hard for him.
Fortunately, although my mother is sad but healthy; the second elder brother stationed in the southwest but made great achievements, and married the eldest princess, adding glory to the Ling family; the third elder brother’s business is quite smooth and the wealthy side; and I am finally resting. Years later, he was allowed to be visited again. This means that my status, regardless of the rumors, has not been shaken by the fact that I have not seen the emperor for two years.
"Vil, how have you been in these two years?" The eldest brother sat on the side of the bed and asked with concern.
I don't know how to answer. I don't know whether the second brother will abide by the agreement with me and tell the eldest brother about the fact that he saw me in the private sector. I can only nod at the moment.
The eldest brother sighed: "I know, you are not doing well." He said, looking around the palace like a cage of gold silk, his smile was like thin ice on the river, and he said after a long while: "Hongxiang told me. "
I was surprised and looked straight at him, full of incredible.
The eldest brother pursed his lips and nodded slightly: "Don't blame him. I also saw that he had something on his eyebrows, and I was too obsessed with seeing you through military service, but the emperor was not allowed to see you again and again. Strangely, I asked him twice. , He just said."
I lowered my head, wringing the quilt in my hands.
"Did you have a bad time with the people? Why come back?" The eldest brother looked at me, and didn't blame me for leaving the palace and staying with Xihe again.
I smiled bitterly: "If I can, why don't I want to stay out of the palace all my life?" He sighed and said again: "It's only God's trick to make me meet the emperor the day before I leave Huangjiacun."
"What's next?" Brother frowned and looked at me.
My tone was like the breeze blowing over the forest shoots, without a trace of excitement or resentment, and slowly and calmly said: "After that? The emperor won’t kill me, it’s Ron. Could it be that I still hope that after I have an affair with the prince, I can still Sit back?"
"You and Wang Yu, really?" The eldest brother looked complicated.
I know, Yu Zhongjun and Lunchang, I have committed terrible mistakes. The eldest brother is loyal and patriotic and strictly observes ethics, which is naturally difficult to accept. It's just that the word "love" often cannot be constrained by the three principles and five constants.
I didn't want to conceal it at the moment, but just nodded: "In the folks, we have become a loving couple."
I think the eldest brother must know, but I personally admit that he was still hacked. At the same time, I saw in his wide-open eyes that he was not as enlightened as the second brother, and he was a little angry.
I smiled faintly: "Back then, I was leaving the palace by the Queen Mother's decree. Fortunately, Mr. Huang thought of the old father's kindness to him and gave me a way out. After nine deaths, I am no longer Ling Xuewei, just a rural woman." I was straight. Looking at the big brother’s eyes, the tone was slightly agitated: "I never thought about it, and I don’t want to come back here again. Then, Xi He gave up my glory, wealth, and status for me, why can’t I be a commoner with him? Staying together till old?"
The eldest brother closed his eyes in pain, shook his head, his heart tangled up, but in the end he nodded: "There is nothing wrong, Wei Er. As a brother, although I hope you can enjoy the wealth of the world as a queen, I want to see You and your beloved are happy forever."
"Brother Xie." Tears rolled in his eyes. What I was most worried about was that my eldest brother could not accept it. Therefore, I once thought about whether to hide it from him for a lifetime. But I also knew that after the second and third brothers knew about and did something for me, it was impossible to hide it from the eldest brother. But he was so easy to accept it was beyond my expectation.
"Since you have returned to Pengdao Yaotai, what are your plans in the future?" The elder brother asked after taking a sip of tea.
My gaze crossed him, fell on the sparkling waves not far from the window, and was silent for a while.
The tea cup in my hand was slightly cold, and I gave my eldest brother a peaceful smile, as if I had been living a good life for so many years, without a little wind and frost. But my tone was as cold as ice, and there was a sound.
"My plan is very simple." I slowly said: "Of course I will be my queen. Then, I will find out the real culprit who killed my father, repay those who are kind to me, and protect myself when necessary. Those who make me sad also deserve equal retribution."
"Weir, you have changed." For a long time, the eldest brother's eyes became more regretful and sad.
A drop of tear slipped from the side of my cheek, I didn't wipe it, and let it dry on the face, and it felt a little tight. It's as if my heart has gone through so much, how can it be as clean and dust-free as before?
"Brother, I am no longer the Vier in my boudoir." I was facing the phoenix on my forehead, and said lightly: "Actually, I have a lot of opportunities to stop myself, and death is the best relief. But I know I can't I want revenge as well as my gratitude. Ling Xuewei back then, she couldn't do this."
My eldest brother is full of regret, no one knows what I have experienced during the two years in the palace. But everything is not important anymore. The important thing is that I am back where I should be. I can rely on my rights to do things that humble Ling Xuewei can't do, and to fulfill my promises. Open my heart knot and realize my obsession.
"Vir, brother doesn't know what you have suffered, but you are not a person who will change easily. Today you are probably suffering an unimaginable sin." He sighed, his clenched fist loosened and tightened: "Father I and Hongxiang will find out clearly, whoever you want to repay, we can naturally do it. So, don’t be stubborn and live your life, Hongxiang and Wangshu, and I hope to see you. Carefree, simple and beautiful."