Shang Ruyi had a lump in his throat.
Chu Ruoyan continued to say seriously: "Second brother has always had this problem in recent years, but the strange thing is that it suddenly got better in the past few months, and it never happened again, but this time it happened again on the way to Northern Xinjiang .”
"..."
"You don't know yet, but actually this time outside Yanmen City, he could have shot the vital part of Ashina Tsari."
"..."
"Unfortunately, when he was shooting the arrow, his leg cramped again, and he lost his accuracy."
"..."
"I was scared to death when I heard about this incident. What if there was another commotion on the battlefield and I lost my life? So I must find a way to diagnose and treat him. But for some reason, my second brother didn't care about this incident. Don't take it seriously, just say it has nothing to do with me, it's not an illness, and I don't need to worry about it."
"..."
"But I couldn't ignore it, so I asked the imperial physician in the palace to look for ancient books and find this recipe."
At this point, she looked at Shang Ruyi seriously: "Madam, you must give this prescription to your second brother. No matter how you let him try it, it is always a good thing if it can be cured, right?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi looked at her blankly.
After a while, he reached out to take the brocade box and said with a smile, "Yes."
When he looked at Chu Ruoyan again, especially those big bright and innocent eyes, Shang Ruyi suddenly felt a little helpless. But the jealousy he had had before, in the face of such sincerity and innocence, Shang Ruyi felt a little helpless. It's really a bit redundant.
Thinking of this, she said softly: "I heard that drinking some goat's milk can cure leg cramps."
Chu Ruoyan looked at her with wide eyes: "Really?"
Shang Ruyi smiled and said: "I heard that I don't know if it will work. However, since the princess wants to help him cure it, she might as well try this method."
Chu Ruoyan immediately smiled and said, "Okay, I'll try it next time."
Shang Ruyi nodded.
At this moment, several young eunuchs outside the main hall came over carrying an eaves and stopped at the foot of the steps. One of the young eunuchs smiled apologetically and said, "Madam, please."
Shang Ruyi said: "This is -"
The little eunuch smiled and said, "This is the Queen's order. It's dark and the road is not easy to walk, so I just gave it to my wife for this convenience."
Shang Ruyi said hurriedly: "Thank you very much, everyone."
"Wherever, please."
So, Shang Ruyi saluted Chu Ruoyan and sat on the eaves. Several young eunuchs immediately carried her out of the Queen's East Palace and walked back along the way they came.
Although this eaves looks small, the eunuchs are obviously used to it. Not only can they walk steadily, but their hands are also stable. Shang Ruyi sat on it without any bumps. He only looked at the high walls on both sides like running water. Sliding from sight.
As in a dream.
She was also a little confused. There seemed to be nothing important when she entered the palace this time, but for some reason, her mood was hundreds of times heavier than when she came.
Probably because of this little brocade box in my hand.
Looking down at the brocade box, and then recalling Chu Ruoyan's big bright eyes, she couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt in her heart - although this was not the first time that she felt guilty for ruining someone else's marriage. Guilt, but this time the guilt is clearer than ever. ….
Her choice was right, but she was indeed wrong.
From the first moment she saw Chu Ruoyan, she knew that she could not win the affection of others, but now she understood that the best outcome for her in this relationship was to escape unscathed.
After a while, they passed the Anning Gate.
But just as they passed the Anning Gate, a group of eunuchs suddenly walked out next to them. The leading chamberlain came up and greeted them, and several young eunuchs stopped immediately. One of them asked politely: "Eunuch Pang, what are you—"
Pang Gonggong said: "The rest of this journey will be taken by our family and my wife.
. "
After saying this and waving his hand, several of his young eunuchs came up to replace those young eunuchs and raised the eaves again.
Shang Ruyi was stunned for a moment, but then thought that there were probably rules in the palace, so he didn't say anything more and just watched the man retreat to the side, while the young eunuchs carried the eaves and continued Go forward.
But as she walked, she realized something was wrong.
If I remember correctly, after exiting Anning Gate, they should have turned right so that they could return the same way. But these little eunuchs, holding the eaves, turned left and walked hundreds of steps before they passed through. That tall and majestic Xuanwu Gate!
Shang Ruyi whispered: "My father-in-law, where are we going?"
Eunuch Pang glanced at her with a smile, but didn't reply.
Shang Ruyi's heartbeat became more intense.
She knew that this was Ziwei Palace, and her wife, who was a foreign minister, came into the palace. If she made a mistake, she would be doomed, and she might even cause trouble to the Duke's Mansion. But now they are like this, but they don't know where to take her. .
While she was looking around nervously and not daring to question loudly, the Pang Gonggong walked forward and said with a smile: "Madam, please be patient, we will be here soon. Please be patient along the way, madam." , Madam is a distinguished guest, and we don’t dare to harm Madam.”
After saying that, he waved the whisk in his hand and urged the young eunuchs to hurry up.
So for the next long stretch of the road, everyone stopped talking and just walked forward in a hurry, passing through countless long corridors and palace doors. Shang Ruyi was already a little dizzy when he finally saw a large and quiet palace standing in front of him. In front of her, she didn't even know where she was.
And that palace is different from the previous tall Zuozang Palace and the gorgeous East Palace. This palace looks quiet and elegant, with a low base, no higher than a person's knees. Moreover, there is a faint gurgling sound from somewhere. The sound gives people a sense of leisure and laziness.
As I got closer, I found that all the gates of the palace were open. In this cold winter month, the doors were open, and it didn't feel like a cold wind was blowing through the hall. Instead, there was a feeling of being wild and not afraid of what the world is. situation.
As soon as he saw this scene, Shang Ruyi's brows immediately wrinkled.
The eaves stopped, and several young eunuchs placed her firmly on the ground. Eunuch Pang smiled and raised his hand to Shang Ruyi: "Madam, please."
Shang Ruyi could only come down, but he did not dare to go forward. He only asked cautiously: "Father, where is this place? Didn't the queen ask you to take me out of the palace?"...
Eunuch Pang didn't answer her question. He just pointed to a pair of shoes on the steps and said, "Madam, you need to put on these shoes when entering the house. You must not step in the mud."
Seeing that he was about to leave after saying this, Shang Ruyi became a little anxious: "What on earth is this place?"
Eunuch Pang looked back at her, smiled slightly, and said, "Madam, you will know as soon as you go in and ask. There is no answer if you just stand here and ask."
"..."
After saying that, he waved the whisk in his hand and turned around and left with a few young eunuchs.
Shang Ruyi was startled. He saw a few people walking in a hurry and disappeared in a few moments. There was no one around the palace, and he was the only one standing at the foot of the steps.
When she looked down at the exquisite pair of shoes on the steps, her breath couldn't help but suffocate.
It was a pair of emerald green silk shoes, decorated with several small crystal pearls, jade pieces, and colorful parrot feathers, which was extremely luxurious.
Looking at the shoes, Shang Ruyi fell silent.
There was no wind at all, but there was a solemn feeling surrounding her from the quiet atmosphere, as if someone was watching her, silently urging her, and at this moment, she had no other way to go. .
After thinking about it, she finally took a long breath, bent down and took off her shoes, and then gently put on the silk shoes.
Some are too big and don't fit well.
After she stood still, she adjusted for a while, then raised her head and slowly walked into the silent palace in front of her.
As soon as I set foot on this palace
, she discovered that the ground was actually warm. When she heard the sound of gurgling water, she immediately understood that there should be a hot spring flowing under the floor, thus warming the entire palace. No wonder she dared to walk in such a severe winter. Leave the door wide open.
In the palace, although the door is open, there are layers upon layers of curtains hanging down inside, like barriers one after another, which not only blocks the view, condenses the heat, but also prevents the cold wind from outside from entering.
Shang Ruyi carefully stepped on the slightly hot floor. After entering the door, the layers of curtains were like smoke and dust in a dream, lingering around her. She kept raising her hands to lift them away, ducking sideways, and finally walked through After gentle shielding one after another, a huge screen appeared in front of him.
Although after entering Ziwei Palace, everything was much larger than what she saw every day, but she had never seen such a large screen. It was more than dozens of steps wide and more than two feet high. It was almost an entire wall. The large palace is divided into two sides.
And behind the translucent jade screen, there seemed to be something faint.
At this point, she had no other way to go but to go inside.
Shang Ruyi took a deep breath and slowly walked around the huge screen and walked into the inner chamber of the palace.
Upon entering, the first thing you see is a huge bed leaning against a screen.
On the floor under the bed was a larger carpet that covered almost half of the palace. But if you look closely, you can see that it is not an ordinary carpet, but a huge territory map, which is at the feet of Shang Ruyi. Starting from the boundary of the Western Region, moving forward step by step, we gradually reached the hinterland of the Central Plains.
Spreading such a vast territory map on the ground shows the ravines in the hearts of those who do this.
Shang Ruyi's eyes followed the map bit by bit, and finally stopped at the center of the entire map - Luoyang, the eastern capital.
A man, dressed in elegant white clothes, standing there as tall as an immortal.
He put his hands behind his back and looked at Shang Ruyi with a smile.
"You came.".
Leng Qingshan
