"Perhaps, old slave, let's go take a look?" Zhang Du stood up again before he really sat down.
"In a while, I would like to see Yuan Meiren." Yang Xianrong took away the quilt and stood up. "Brother Liu, follow me."
"Oh, okay." Liu Yao didn't know what Yang Xianrong was going to do, so he just followed suit.
"Yuan Meiren lives in Luyuan? Has she gone back?"
"Yes."
"Then let's go to Luyuan." Yang Xianrong has already left the door, and there are many palace people following her. The group of people looks a bit huge.
Cuixi followed and handed over a hand warmer.
"This weather is not bad." Looking at the heavy snow falling from the sky, the palace has been covered with a thin layer of snow, and the temperature is also dropping.
"It's better to be warmer." Cui Xi said seriously, "The dark circles under my eyes are all out, and I haven't even covered them with powder."
"Hey, how could this happen?" She wanted to touch it with her hand, but was afraid of knocking off other powder.
"Then slave girl, go call Luzhu over?" Cuixi asked in a low voice.
"No, no, no, that's it." Yang Xianrong walked quickly.
"Your Majesty, you can take the sedan chair..." Zhang Du also walked quickly.
"No need." Yang Xianrong still smiled slightly, "This is the first time I have seen such heavy snow."
"...Really?" Zhang Du walked slowly beside her.
"It rarely snows in Tai'an County. Even if it does snow, it will melt as soon as it hits the ground. Such beautiful scenery is really rare." Fortunately, the Deer Garden and the Peony Garden are not far away, and she is a queen and can travel around the palace at will. , so we took a shortcut and soon arrived at the courtyard where Yuan Meiren lived in Luyuan.
Before, Yuan Meiren, Ru Meiren and Yanmei Ren all lived in Luyuan, in different courtyards, and they had a good relationship with each other.
After he was deposed, Jia Nanfeng was "jealous" and they had little chance to see the emperor.
As soon as Jia Nanfeng died, the emperor began to wander among the concubines. They were all very happy, thinking that they might have a chance to ascend to the throne.
However, time waits for no one.
His appearance was no longer young, and he could no longer serve others with his beauty. He could only be considerate or gentle, which allowed Emperor Sima Zhong to stay longer.
Yuan Meiren lay on the bed with a pale face, her whole body still trembling.
Her little maid hurriedly added a few pieces of black coal to the fire in an attempt to warm the room.
When she saw the Queen and her entourage walking in, the little maid didn't even react. She just stood there blankly holding a bamboo clip.
Zhang Liangxue had already scolded him, "You don't know the rules, why don't you kneel down when you see the queen? Why don't you let your master come out to pick her up?!"
"Ah!" The little maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground with a thud, trembling and not knowing what to say.
Yang Xianrong ignored her and walked straight into Yuan Meiren's room, bringing in the cold wind. Yuan Meiren shouted angrily: "Close the door! Are you going to freeze me to death?"
"Bold!" Zhang Du had already shouted, "The Queen is here! Yuan Meiren hasn't gotten up to greet her yet!"
Yuan Meiren is already over forty years old, with a slightly plump figure and a round face. It can be seen that she was really beautiful when she was young.
Wearing a thin little dress, she rolled up from the bed and knelt at Yang Xianrong's feet. Her reaction was quite quick: "Slave, please salute the Queen."
Beauties are the lowest-ranking concubines and are often the least valued group in the palace.
Although Emperor Sima Zhong had many concubines, many of them had died over the years.
Now the only ones left with rank and status are four beauties, two Zhaoyi and two noble concubines.
"I heard that Mrs. Yuan Mei fell into the water, so I came here to have a look." Yang Xianrong tried his best to keep a calm tone, "Get up, there is no need to be polite."
"Thank you, Queen." Yuan Meiren saw that so many people had come to Wuya, and for a moment she didn't dare to say anything, and she still knelt on the spot.
Because I was wearing very little, I could not help but shiver from the cold.
"It's okay, you go and lie down on the bed. I'm here to visit. Where can I ask you to kneel like this?" Yang Xianrong had already reached out to help her.
However, with her little strength, she didn't even lift it up.
Fortunately, Cuixi followed beside her and gave her a hand in time.
The two of them worked together to help Yuan Meiren to the bed, covered her with a thin quilt and lay down halfway.
After such a torment, Yuan Meiren's face turned red, and she was afraid of having a fever.
"Call an imperial doctor to come over and take a look." Yang Xianrong looked at Zhang Du, who turned around and went out to give instructions.
"Everyone else, please go out. I have a few words with Yuan Meiren." Yang Xianrong looked at the large group of people following him again and couldn't help but sigh, "Mr. Zhang, please clear everyone out. We are here Visitors should be quieter. By the way, Brother Liu, stay here and don’t go out."
Zhang Liangxue also quickly made arrangements, and the scene was cleared in an instant.
"Ren Meiren, I won't go around in circles with you anymore." Yang Xianrong lowered his voice, "Have you also gone to play the shakuhachi?"
"...Yes." A trace of panic flashed in Yuan Meiren's eyes.
"Why didn't you go to Yingliu Lake?"
"...So many people died there, I dare not." Yuan Meiren's voice was hoarse and she clenched her fingers nervously.
Seeing this, Yang Xianrong had to slow down his speech and tuck her quilt, "I just want to know, what did you see over there at the koi pond? What did you hear?"
Yuan Meiren's eyes showed a look of horror, and she opened her mouth to speak, but she didn't know how.
When she saw Zhang Du, Zhang Liangxue and Liu Yao standing in the room, she felt even more nervous.
"Sister, don't worry. I just want to ask what happened just now." Yang Xianrong sighed, "Did you hear something?"
Yuan Meiren still didn't speak, still looking at Yang Xianrong, her hands under the quilt were shaking, she opened her mouth and closed it again.
Zhang Liangxue on the side wanted to come forward, but was held back by Zhang Du.
Liu Yao felt a little uncomfortable after entering the woman's room, so he moved half a step back.
Cui Xi couldn't stand it any longer and asked directly: "What happened? My queen asked you why you fell into the pond?"
Sure enough, it still needs to be more powerful.
Cuixi was confident and her voice was a bit harsh.
Yang Xianrong originally wanted to say a few words to Cui Xi, but Yuan Meiren immediately said: "There is a ghost sound, and the slave heard it!"
"What?" Everyone looked over.
"I don't know what to say, but there is a ghost talking, asking me to jump into the pond. It is said that this way I can gain the favor of the emperor, and even..."
"What?"
"You can even be a queen!" Yuan Meiren said this boldly, but felt that she was too straightforward, so she hid herself under the quilt and started crying, "I don't know anything. I really just I did what the ghost said. This slave did no harm to anyone! There really is a ghost! The ghost of the devil's voice!"
(End of chapter)
