This time when Chu Yu turned over the brands, he turned over Xie Churou's brand. He hadn't seen her for almost three months, and he didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional.
After Zheng Yinghuan got the news, she was so angry that she tore her handkerchief.
Xie Churou is a member of the Queen Mother, and now that Your Majesty has gone to her place, I am so angry that I am going to die!
"I have been waiting for His Majesty in Qixiang Palace these days. I never expected that Your Majesty would actually come!"
After Xie Churou got the news, she immediately changed into a peach-pink dress. When she put it on, she looked like a blooming peach blossom.
She usually wears aqua blue dresses and looks calm and gentle. Unexpectedly, she changed into a pink dress today, which looks a bit charming.
But it was obvious that Chu Yu's attention was not on her at this moment. He just crossed her and sat on the chair above, expressionless.
He doesn't like this feeling and doesn't like doing what others want, even if that person is his mother.
Xie Churou's eyes darkened, and she was keenly aware that His Majesty might be in a bad mood.
"Your Majesty can come here and think of me. I am really happy."
Xie Churou stepped forward and poured a cup of tea and handed it to Chu Yu. Chu Yu took the tea and drank it in one gulp, but still didn't want to say anything.
Don't think that he couldn't tell that when he turned over the signs tonight, someone specially brought the sapphire brush sent by the Queen Mother to his case. He saw it when he was picking up the brush to approve the memorial, and naturally he understood what it meant.
I just wanted him to come and see Concubine Shu, and don’t forget the person the Queen Mother sent here.
In fact, he also likes Concubine Shu. She has a nice face and a gentle and kind temperament. However, Concubine Shu is the queen mother, and there is always some unexplainable displeasure in his heart.
Just like Xie Ruling back then, I actually liked her quite a lot, but I still didn't like her wholeheartedly because of my status.
So when Xie Ruling was so angry that she was willing to go to the Leng Palace, he didn't stop her in any way. He thought that it would be fine if Xie Ruling went to the Leng Palace and not appear in front of him.
Before you like her too much, cut off the relationship quickly.
Actually, all said and done, he still had very complicated feelings towards the Queen Mother. Firstly, she was his biological mother, so it would not be good if she caused too much embarrassment. Secondly, she was not close to her after all.
When he was a child, he grew up next to Concubine Rong. Concubine Rong was neither good nor bad to him, but she was always separated by one layer. Naturally, he was keenly aware of this, so his temper became more and more suspicious.
Even if he later returned to his biological mother, he could not make up for the missing affection. Moreover, his mother particularly loved his younger brother, which made him feel even more hurt.
But he didn't want to say it, so the wound became bigger and bigger. In fact, he really wanted to make up for it, but he couldn't find any way.
He could also feel that his mother also wanted to make up for it, but she used the wrong method every time, which made the wound bigger and bigger, and in the end it could not be repaired at all.
"Since winter, there have been no flowers in bloom, only plum blossoms. His Majesty ordered the construction of a plum garden full of red plum blossoms in full bloom. It should be very beautiful."
Xie Churou stood beside her and secretly glanced at Chu Yu's face. She felt fine, so she boldly spoke out.
"Plum Garden?"
Chu Yu was suddenly stunned for a moment, and a red figure slowly appeared in his mind. She was the most pampered woman in the past.
He knew that Ru Ling liked red plums, so he directly ordered a plum garden to be built, which was filled with blooming red plums. Every winter, when seen from a distance, they looked like bright red skirts.
But, that was all eight years ago.
"Actually, I dare not hide it from Your Majesty. When I entered the palace, my sister had already gone to the cold palace. However, I was also curious about what the plum garden your Majesty built for my sister was like, so I went there quietly. It was just an unfortunate time. It’s not when the plum blossoms are in full bloom, and you only see a patch of bare branches.”
Xie Churou smiled sheepishly. When she was talking, she kept looking at Chu Yu's face secretly. She was afraid that her words made him unhappy, but the look showed that she didn't mind it.
"Ru Ling likes red plums the most. She says red plums match her red dress best."
Chu Yu himself didn't realize that the name Ru Ling actually came out of his mouth. This was a word he hadn't uttered in eight years, and he saw the red figure again in a daze.
Xie Churou hid her ecstasy. It seemed that His Majesty still had Ruling in his heart, and he didn't mind mentioning it now, which meant that everything would be a good start.
"Unfortunately, when I went there, it was not the season when plum blossoms were in full bloom, but it is now. If I go to see it now, I will definitely see a sea of red flowers!"
Xie Churou seduced her calmly, whether she could succeed or not all depended on tonight, her heartbeat was beating very fast.
"If you want to go and see it, I can go with you."
Chu Yu suddenly turned his head and stared at Xie Churou. Xie Churou was suddenly startled, but quickly calmed down and smiled happily.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for letting me see what this sea of flowers looks like!"
Xie Churou's heart almost jumped out of his chest along the way. He didn't expect how everything could go so smoothly. He thought it would take a lot of effort, but his Majesty was naturally willing to go and have a look.
Chu Yu only asked two followers to hold lamps at the side, and did not ask a group of people to wait on him.
He couldn't explain why he agreed like this. He had already seen what Concubine Shu meant, and she didn't even have any thoughts of blaming her.
Because there is also a desire in my heart to take a look, to see what the fiery red plums look like, or whether they are the same as in the memory.
After Xie Ruling went to Leng Palace, he never saw this plum garden again. The palace felt that this plum garden was a bit unlucky and no one dared to go and take a look. I wonder what it has become after so many years.
Xie Churou held up the hem of her skirt and followed step by step, silently praying in her heart that tonight's affairs would be successful. As long as they succeeded, their future life would be better.
"My concubine said that this flaming red plum garden is the most eye-catching. When I first came here to see it, I didn't see this flaming red. The palace officials also persuaded me that this place was unlucky, so there was no chance. Come and see.”
Xie Churou looked around the garden. Sure enough, it was filled with red plum trees. It had been abandoned here for so many years. Perhaps because no one took care of it, the plum forest grew more and more lush, and the plum blossoms were in full bloom. Big flowers.
Chu Yu didn't speak, just stared at a bouquet of plum blossoms that bloomed just right, and fell into deep thought.
I remember that after this plum garden was built, I wanted to give Ru Ling a surprise, so I asked someone to blindfold her and bring her here.
I still remember the joyful smile on Ru Ling's face, watching her dancing in the fiery red plum forest. Her skirt was red and the plum forest was also red. The red sky reflected in my mind.
But he suddenly saw a flash of white appear in this fiery red plum forest, a flash of extremely bright white.
"His Majesty?"
Xie Churou's heart was about to jump out of her chest, and she looked at Chu Yu nervously.
"You go and wait outside, no one is allowed in."
Chu Yu only left these words and followed the white figure. He felt that the white figure was so familiar, but at the same time it felt so far away.
"yes!"
Seeing Chu Yu's hurried figure, Xie Churou knew that tonight's plan would most likely succeed.
The steps she took when she walked out were extremely light, which was in sharp contrast to the worry and heaviness she felt when she came in just now. She knew that there was a high probability that all this would be successful.
How could someone who liked him so much at the beginning not like him a second time? As long as the plan is good enough, everything is possible.
"who is it?"
This plum forest was too lush, with many plum branches blocking the view. Chu Yu couldn't see his surroundings clearly, and he didn't know where the conspicuous white was.
Looking left and right, I couldn't see the white figure clearly, and I felt a little irritated. He was a majestic man, when had he ever been teased like this!
If he doesn't come out, he will immediately order people to eradicate all the Merlin to see who is playing tricks here!
"His Majesty."
A familiar voice suddenly appeared behind him, and Chu Yu's anger suddenly stopped. He slowly turned around and saw the familiar person.
"Ru Ling?"
Chu Yu tentatively said, because he felt that the woman in the white dress in front of him was similar to the woman in the red dress, but he felt they were different.
"it's me."
Xie Ruling said calmly.
She thought that her mood would be very complicated from the moment she stood here, but she didn't expect that there was only peace, just like a puddle of stagnant water, unable to stir up any waves.
Eight years can change a person long ago.
"You are really different from the Ru Ling in my memory."
Chu Yu sighed with emotion. In his memory, Xie Ruling always liked to wear red clothes. He didn't expect that the person he saw today was only wearing white clothes and looked so simple and plain.
"I have spent eight years in the cold palace, and I am changing every day."
Xie Ruling lowered her eyes and only looked at the ground.
She was indeed dressed up carefully today, with a touch of red on her lips, but compared to her eight years ago, the red was much lighter.
Her hair was simply combed behind her back, with only a touch of white hosta inserted. This white dress was only made of the simplest fabric, but it made her whole person look much gentler.
"Yes, it's been eight years," Chu Yu nodded, "I still remember the way you decided to leave that day. You threw the imperial concubine's hair crown on your head to the ground, saying that you didn't care about being this imperial concubine, and you were going to the cold palace. , you said you don’t care about being by my side, and you don’t care about everything I give you.”
Under this situation, even if Chu Yu recalled the original incident again, he couldn't bear any anger in his heart, because Xie Ruling had really changed a lot.
He remembered that Xie Ruling was so pampered and flamboyant back then. The things he rewarded must be worn on her head and body, and she wanted to let everyone in the palace know.
At that time, he felt a little happy in his heart. This woman loved him so much and regarded everything he gave her as a great joy.
But now it was like a pool of living water suddenly stopped flowing, and everything became calm and silent.
"Your Majesty, you know that I regretted it after I dropped my hair crown. It was the crown that Your Majesty gave me last time. I wear it on my head every day. I want to tell everyone that this is Your Majesty's love for me, but But I fell, and at that moment I felt like my heart had been thrown to the ground.”
The cool moonlight shone on Xie Ruling, who happened to be wearing a white dress, as if she was blending in with the moonlight.
Under the moonlight, Chu Yu clearly saw the tears in Xie Ruling's eyes, and suddenly felt some pity in his heart.
