When Qiguaibaguai finally arrived at Chuxiu Palace, Chu Xin was almost frozen. She had just come out in a hurry, and she didn't wear many thick clothes, so she ran out in a single layer of clothes.
The people guarding outside didn't know whether it was because of the handkerchief or something else, but they generously let Chu Xin in.
Chu Xin couldn't care about this. It would be great if she could come in and find His Majesty anyway. After so many years in the cold palace, she had never seen what her father looked like, and she secretly had some expectations in her heart. .
Maybe His Majesty doesn't know that she is so pitiful in the cold palace. Maybe if she comes here this time and lets His Majesty see how miserable she is, will he pity her?
I can only comfort myself quietly in my heart first, so that I can have some courage in my heart.
"How did you get in!"
Xiaoyue stared at Chu Xin from above, with an expression as if she was watching a thief sneak in.
"This is the handkerchief Aunt Cui gave me. She said that if anything happens, I can come and find it."
Chu Xin quickly raised the handkerchief, but Xiaoyue didn't even look at it.
"Your Majesty is accompanying the princess in the house at the moment. There is no time to meet other unrelated people. Before your majesty is discovered, you can go back as you came!"
Xiaoyue urged her in disgust, why did someone who was originally in the cold palace enter the Chuxiu Palace?
I don’t know how the people outside are guarding, how could such an unlucky person enter the palace of the empress!
"I really have something to go to His Majesty, and I would like you to inform me."
Chu Xin was pushed and staggered a few steps. She put her feet up and tried to look out the window, but she couldn't see anything.
"What happened"
Xiaoxiang came over with a plate of pastries and saw Chu Xin looking around with a look of understanding.
"Who knew that people from the cold palace would come to us? It's really unlucky. No matter how hard we try, we can't drive them away!"
Xiaoyue cursed in disgust.
"So that's it. What is this little princess doing here? Could it be that the imperial concubine has been beaten to death?"
Xiaoyue walked over with the pastries, smiled at Chu Xin's dirty face, and then stretched out her hand to pinch her face.
Chu Xin instinctively waved her hand back, but for some reason, Xiaoxiang dropped all the cakes in her hand on the ground. The white jade shattered into pieces, and the sound of the plate breaking alerted everyone in the room.
Chu Xin stood there in a daze, as if the uneasy feeling in her heart had spread again.
After a while, the door was opened, and a palace maid came out. She looked at Xiaoxiang, and Xiaoxiang nodded to her, and then hurried in.
After a while, an imposing middle-aged man came out, followed by a beautiful woman, but the woman seemed a bit sickly.
Chu Xin raised her head and looked at the man. She knew that this man was His Majesty and her father.
"We have already told you exactly what happened. Just now Yuerou came in and said that the princess from the cold palace broke in, but which princess?"
Zheng Yinghuan glanced at Chu Xin with her long and beautiful eyes, and then quickly looked away.
She was just a little girl with thin clothes and dirty clothes. She was once the queen's direct princess, how could she compare with her Yi'er now?
Chu Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. He was just about to go to bed and was disturbed. He was already a little angry. The charcoal fire was lit in the room and it was as warm as spring. When he came out to the ice and snow, he became a little impatient.
I didn't feel anything when I saw the dirty Chu Xin. He had many children, and no matter whether they were sons or daughters, none of them were outstanding in appearance or ability.
If we only talk about princesses, Yi'er Bingxue is smart and cute, and he loves this daughter the most.
A princess in the cold palace?
Is she the daughter of the Mu family who was born in the cold palace?
Thinking of this possibility, Chu Yu looked at Chu Xin more carefully. When Mu gave birth, he specially asked someone to see her.
If a son is born, both mother and child must die. If a daughter is born, they must live in the cold palace for as long as they can. Unexpectedly, the daughter has grown so big.
"Father!"
Chu Xin knelt on the ground and shouted. Although it was the first time for her to see the man in front of her, it still did not prevent her from shouting the word "Father" very naturally.
No matter what, we have reached this point, and we can only please the person in front of us first.
"Father, my mother gave birth to me in the cold palace and named me Xin'er. After so many years, my mother has died of illness in the cold palace. Fortunately, Concubine Xie, who is also in the cold palace, is kind and willing to raise me. But because the cold palace is too cold, I She was beaten with a cane for stealing the imperial concubine's charcoal fire, and was beaten all over her body. No imperial doctor in the cold palace was willing to go, so Xin'er had no choice but to run out and beg her father to let the imperial physician rescue Concubine Xie!"
Chu Xin kowtowed heavily on the ground. The ground was very cold. The knees on the ground seemed to be numb and could no longer feel the temperature, but when her forehead touched the ground, she was still shivering from the cold.
"It turns out that you took my charcoal fire." Zheng Yinghuan wrapped her furry cloak tightly around her body. "Look at you, you are also pitiful. The matter of stealing charcoal fire is not big or small. Since you have already punished it, let's forget it. , it’s just the next thing…”
Zheng Yinghuan didn't dare to make the decision, so she turned to look at Chu Yu, seeking his opinion.
"As expected, I grew up in the cold palace. No one taught me the rules. I have been doing these things since I was a child."
Chu Yu's voice was majestic, but it felt cold to Chu Xin's ears, even colder than the ground in this winter.
On the way over just now, she had already thought of many things to say. She was not qualified to fight against the favored Concubine Zheng, so she could only confess to stealing the charcoal fire and suffer a loss because no one was willing to come forward to testify. .
The expectations in his heart just now have all been disappointed. It doesn't matter what others say, but when he heard his biological father say this, he still felt a bit sour.
He didn't even ask his mother how she managed to survive in the cold palace all these years. He didn't ask her what illness caused her death. He didn't ask her how cold she was to steal charcoal. I never asked Xiao Xie if he was seriously injured.
But they only heard about her stealing charcoal.
Is this Your Majesty, my biological father, so cold and heartless?
No, His Majesty had already done something even more indifferent and ruthless. After using the Mu family as a stepping stone to ascend the throne, he wanted to remove this stepping stone.
Zheng Yinghuan didn't speak, just smiled lightly, and then glanced at Aunt Cui who was standing next to her calmly.
When Aunt Cui followed her out, she already felt that something was wrong. It seemed that she really shouldn't have had such thoughts. She didn't expect that just because she kindly gave a pot of charcoal that day, she caused even greater trouble. .
It's all her fault!
The look in Chu Xin's eyes became more and more pitiful, but she quickly retracted it, and then she stood behind her and stared at the ground like an emotionless person.
"Father, Xin'er knew that she was wrong. It was because it was too cold in the Cold Palace this year, and her mother froze to death. Xin'er didn't want herself and Concubine Xie to freeze to death, so she had no choice but to go and steal some charcoal. But now Xie The imperial concubine has been beaten and bruised all over her body. If there is no imperial doctor to save her, she will probably die. Please please save the imperial concubine Xie!"
Chu Xin bit her lip hard and kowtowed heavily again. As long as she could invite an imperial doctor to save Xiao Xie, she would do anything here.
It doesn't matter whether he swallows all his grievances or admits all the crimes, as long as he can save Xiao Xie.
Chu Yu looked at him coldly and said nothing, and no one could figure out what he was thinking.
If you didn't like this princess, you should have kicked her out as soon as you saw her. Why would you waste time listening to her talk?
If you say you care about this princess, but up to this moment you still have a lukewarm attitude, which is really hard to figure out.
Suddenly there was a sound of ringing bells in the room. It was Chu Yi who ran over holding a snow-white kitten. There were two small bells tied to her hair. When she ran over, the bells were shaking and tinkling. ring.
"Father, mother, concubine!"
Chu Yi shouted loudly and sweetly, ran over and stood between the two of them, staring directly at Chu Xin who was kneeling on the ground with a pair of bright eyes.
When Zheng Yinghuan saw her daughter, she ran out and showed a loving smile. When her daughter stood beside her, she gently touched her little face.
When Chu Yu saw this daughter coming out, his majestic expression softened immediately, and he stretched out his hand to hold Chu Yi in his arms. Chu Yi used the kitten to rub Chu Yu's face. Playful.
Zheng Yinghuan saw it in her eyes and felt happy in her heart. Regardless of whether she was a son or a daughter, His Majesty liked her so much. This was her greatest confidence.
This concubine's love is too illusory, and always feels a little unreal. Only these two children are the most real, and no one can take them away!
Wasn't Xiao Xie still loved and pampered back then? Wasn't she still the most pampered and arrogant concubine? But now, everyone can see the result.
"What are you doing here, father? I want you to play with little Snowball!"
Chu Yi's small hands hugged the little kitten hard. The kitten was all white, and she knew it was very valuable just by looking at its coat color.
"Who is she? I just heard inside that she is a princess in the cold palace. She is also a princess. Is she also the daughter of the father? Is she my elder sister or younger sister?"
Chu Yi stared at Chu Xin and tilted her head, and asked curiously.
"You silly kid, she is naturally your sister. If you count the time, you were still in my belly at that time!"
Zheng Yinghuan smiled and touched Chu Yi's face, and secretly glanced at Chu Yu's face. Seeing that the other party was still looking at her daughter with a smile on her face, she immediately felt relieved.
If His Majesty's love for the prince is more complicated, then his love for the princess is the purest.
His Majesty often said that this daughter should be pampered and raised, and there is no need to be as restrained as a prince. What's more, Yi'er is pretty, cute, and smart. She is really a lovable lucky baby!
"Then what is this sister here for? I also heard that she took our charcoal fire, which is why the concubine got cold. The concubine is only used to using colorless and odorless red charcoal.
If you use other charcoal fire, you will choke, but considering that the mother-in-law has already drank the medicine and is almost recovered, don't worry about it. Seeing this sister kneeling on the ground, it is so pitiful! "
Chu Yi looked at it, her whole little face wrinkled, as if she couldn't bear to see such a bleak scene, she directly gave birth to one hand and hugged Chu Yu's neck, while the other hand hugged the little boy. The cat sat on Chu Yu's arm.
