eurekapd Chapter 344: Old Love is Hard to Come By
Chapter 344: Old Love is Hard to Come By
The two sides are usually tit-for-tat, evenly matched, and never give in in words.
Today, one party suddenly left the stage, and Concubine Hua suddenly felt a little embarrassed standing in the courtyard of Changchun Palace.
A scale without a weight will lose its balance and be meaningless.
If Xiaolouzi hadn't said just now that the emperor had punished the third prince, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry, throwing away the notebook and coming to Changchun Palace.
"Oh, Sister Qi Fei, why are you two still angry at this moment? When Empress Hua heard that something happened to the Third Prince, she rushed over immediately."
Xin Changzai went up to smooth things over. "You just came back from the Yangxin Palace. Didn't the emperor listen to your explanation?"
Xin Changzai laid a step, and Concubine Qi suddenly relaxed and sat down on the embroidered stool in the yard.
"I am old and ugly, how can he listen to any explanation from me!" Concubine Qi was born in the Han Army Banner and her family background was humble. She could not compare with other women in the harem who came from scholarly families and were very well-educated. Now she did not speak in an airy manner and just said whatever she wanted to say.
"Sister, please be careful with your words!" Xin Chang wanted to remind Concubine Qi that Changchun Palace was not completely safe or trustworthy, and there were probably countless spies around.
"Although you are old, Concubine Qi, you are still a middle-aged woman with a charming demeanor." Concubine Hua sat down and sipped her tea. "Time flies by, and if you are talking about aging, you are not the only one. Why do you have to feel sorry for yourself?"
Hua Fei's words were full of double meanings, and for a moment, it was hard to figure out who she was alluding to.
Everyone present had their own understanding. Xin Chang was thinking of the Queen. After all, the Queen and Concubine Qi had known each other the longest.
Concubine Qi thought of the emperor. Yes, over the years, the emperor looked much older than herself.
She didn't even think the emperor was old, so why should the emperor think she was old?
"It's useless to say anything now. My son has become someone else's son. It's hard for me to even see him now."
"If there is a misunderstanding, clarify it. If you are wronged, find evidence. As long as you didn't do it, there will always be clues to find it." Hua Fei said lightly, "There is a long way to go. After all, the third prince is the emperor's son. If the third prince behaves well, sister will not worry about the truth coming out one day."
After listening to Concubine Hua's words, Concubine Qi calmed down and felt that there seemed to be some truth in them.
However, Concubine Qi was also feeling guilty. Although she had not played leaf cards for a long time, she did play mahjong. Could it be that she brought the leaf cards out while playing mahjong?
"Sister, you have to trust the Third Prince." Xin Changzai looked at Concubine Qi with a timid look in her eyes, and became anxious as well.
"If you haven't done it, you haven't done it. Even if it's something you've touched, if you haven't touched it for a hundred or eighty years, would it pop out of nowhere?!" Hua Fei's tone became much tougher.
Linglong had already explained the whole thing to me before Concubine Qi came back.
It's just a small matter, framing and falsely accusing someone of stealing my child.
However, Hua Fei was still not quite sure what the Queen wanted to do.
If it is for the future, the emperor is still in his prime, so it is a little too early.
Hua Fei couldn't figure out the Queen's purpose for a moment, so she decided to just focus on the present.
Concubine Qi thought again, yes, the box for mahjong and the box for leaf tiles are not in the same place. No matter how careless this palace servant is, she would not take out things that have not been used for a long time and show them in front of Hongshi.
Moreover, Concubine Qi could guarantee that although she loved playing mahjong, she had never played anything in front of Hongshi.
What about leading the child astray? That's complete nonsense!
Concubine Qi was determined that she was playing mahjong! She was definitely not playing mahjong!
She admitted that her playing mahjong violated palace rules, but she absolutely refused to admit that her son was wrongly accused of using mahjong tiles!
"That being said, I still have to make the emperor believe it." Concubine Qi became depressed again. "How can I speak in front of the emperor now~"
"New people are good, but old friendships are hard to come by, Sister Qi Fei." Hua Fei put down her tea and smiled, "It all depends on whether you are willing to endure the hardship."
No matter how dumb Concubine Qi was, she could now understand the hidden meaning behind Concubine Hua's words.
Concubine Qi moved the embroidered stool towards Concubine Hua in small steps. She came close to Concubine Hua, bumped her shoulder against hers, and asked:
"Do you have any idea?"
Concubine Hua raised her chin proudly and smiled complacently.
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The next morning, Xiao Linglong, who had not yet woken up, saw through the window screen a graceful figure walking back and forth with a bowl on her head.
The shoulders rise and fall as the toes lightly touch the ground.
The figure is very light.
This rhythm is a bit... a bit... like a butterfly?
Linglong racked her brains to come up with an adjective and felt that her idea was not bad. Just as she was feeling happy, she suddenly heard a crisp sound outside the window, as if something had broken.
"My queen, this is the fifth one this morning." It seemed to be Sister Cuiguo's voice outside the window.
"What's wrong with the fifth one? Can't we in Changchun Palace afford bowls? Come again!" Oh, it seemed to be the voice of Empress Qi.
Linglong even heard Sister Cuiguo sigh softly.
"Bang!"
sixth!
Again!
Linglong felt that if she didn't go to the study today, her mother would not force her.
It's a little uneasy outside.
While thinking this, Linglong crawled back into bed like a caterpillar.
"Bang!"
Linglong: If you cover your head you won’t be able to hear anything.
After 102 bowls were broken in Changchun Palace, a very strict nanny finally agreed that Empress Qi could stop balancing the bowls on her head and instead bite the fan instead.
This is what Xiao Linglong saw after school one day.
Biting the fan and dancing like a butterfly, Empress Qi's cheeks might feel a little sore. Linglong felt that Empress Qi, who smiled back at her, might not necessarily look like a butterfly...
This is something later.
Concubine Qi accepted Concubine Hua's advice that day that "old love is precious" and began to learn fan dance from a nanny.
Back to that day, after Zhen Huan bumped into Concubine Qi and returned to Sui Yuxuan, she was stunned for a long time.
She had never known what the cold palace was like, nor did she know what kind of life the people there lived.
When Sister Mei pulled her through the crack in the door and saw a woman in dirty clothes and disheveled hair slapping a louse to death and then putting it into her mouth, Zhen Huan felt nauseous and almost vomited in the corner.
Sister Mei said that she had specifically inquired about it and found out that it was Concubine Fang who used to live in Suiyuxuan. She lost her chastity because she was immersed in grief after having a miscarriage.
The past is a lesson for the future. When Zhen Huan thinks of the scene that day, she still can't help but feel sick.
"Liu Zhu, go get all the things I used during my pregnancy. I want to take a closer look."