When Cen Xijin followed Yunxiang to the Lama Temple to meet the Queen, the snow in front of the Yiyuan Hall had accumulated several feet deep. When he walked up, there was a crackling sound, which sounded like biting an old popsicle, bit by bit. If you're not careful, you'll slip if you don't walk carefully.
She walked crookedly and with difficulty, and even took a sneak peek at Yunxiang.
Sure enough, Yun Xiang's face became very embarrassed.
In the past, how could the palace people in Yonghe Palace dare to be so lazy and not sweep away such thick snow? If the queen went out for a walk, wouldn't she fall to the ground before taking two steps?
But now... alas, the trees have fallen and the hozens have scattered.
Cen Xijin looked calm on the face, but he was a little silent in his heart. It seemed that the situation of Yonghe Palace was worse than that of Chengqian Palace.
Seeing that the queen has lost power, how can these palace officials care about the work assigned by their master!
What's more - the Queen is crazy, this is what His Majesty said - and a crazy Queen cannot go out and walk around casually, it is simply an insult to the royal family.
The queen was still resting in the Nuanchun Pavilion, but even the little maid guarding the door had dozed off outside, so how could she care about the queen's life and death?
Yunxiang frowned, and as soon as her temper got angry, she kicked the little palace maid who was crying and sleeping, and cursed angrily: "You are blind! In broad daylight, sleep in your mother's sleep! If the Queen is not good, , can you afford it?!"
The little palace maid immediately woke up from the pain, her eyes were red, and then she stood up with her skirt in hand, glanced at Yunxiang, and then snorted angrily: "Humph, Yunxiang, the palace maid, only talks about me. No! You know I have been guarding outside Nuanchun Pavilion for many days. During these days, no one came to replace me! Sister Yanhong was injured and went away to recover, and sister Yanzi was afraid that she picked up a high branch and flew away. Aunt Ying has already disappeared without a trace. These high-profile aunts and sisters have stopped caring about things. I, a humble little palace maid, can still stay here at this moment, and I have done my best! The eldest maid humiliated me like this, why bother?"
The words of the little palace maid made Yunxiang's face tremble with anger. She stretched out her fingers and cursed intermittently: "You... you are a little palace maid, taking care of your master, then... that is what we are meant to be slaves for." "Fuck, how could you say such a thing! You can stay outside the Queen's house, that is a blessing that you will never be able to cultivate in several lifetimes, and now you dare to make noise here!"
"What the eldest maid said is wrong!" The little maid's eyes turned over, and she was not afraid at all. Instead, she looked up at her young face as delicate as a flower and turned pale with Yun Xiang, "If this matter had been done in the past, it would have been considered a serious matter. It’s a great blessing, but now it’s a great misfortune!”
The little palace maid was feeling aggrieved. Why did those people find their way to other palaces, so she had to stay by the side of this crazy queen? Now, she was still complaining in front of the eldest palace maid, why should she bother! If I had known earlier, I would have asked Sister Wenxu who is beside the imperial concubine!
While the two were in a stalemate, a gentle and subtle voice came from the Nuanchun Pavilion.
"Yun'er... come in quickly..."
When Yunxiang heard this voice, she shed two lines of tears.
She had been serving the Empress since she was five or six years old, and her relationship with the Empress was the deepest, deeper than that of Liu Ying. If not, the Empress would have been worried about placing her next to His Royal Highness.
Yunxiang wiped her eyes and walked into Nuanchun Pavilion with a forced smile on her face. When she saw the queen struggling to get up from the couch, she quickly found a soft support for her to warm her back.
The queen's face was pale, with sweat breaking out on her head, but her eyes were full of tenderness. She took Yunxiang's hand and started to chatter with a smile: "Don't blame her! Shuangfu is a bitch, she has been serving me for several days. She hasn’t closed her eyes yet, let her go down and have a rest.”
Yunxiang glared at Shuangfu angrily, and when she saw her retreating arrogantly as she was told, she started to complain: "Mother, you are such a nice person."
The queen's eyes flickered a little. She sighed and smiled a little desolately: "What's good? This is how it will be in my life."
"Mother, I don't allow you to say such things! You are a phoenix, so you will definitely live a long life!" Yunxiang defended as if accusingly.
The Queen shook her head feebly, and then smiled to herself: "Phoenix destiny? Ha, if I really had the Phoenix destiny, I wouldn't be in this situation now..."
"That's Your Majesty..." Before Yunxiang could say the words "emotionless and ungrateful", Cen Xijin, who had been standing at the door and watching, pulled down the felt curtain with a "snap".
The queen looked at Cen Xijin with admiration, but she started joking with Yunxiang: "Yun'er, what do you think of this Jin girl?"
Yunxiang knew that the queen valued this girl, so she did not dislike her as much as before. She just glanced at Cen Xijin lightly and replied in a serious and dignified manner: "This girl is acceptable."
OK?
Cen Xijin snorted when he heard this. Judging from Yunxiang's unwillingness, this "fair" comment might be a little untrue, right?
The queen also smiled. She took Yunxiang's hand and smiled softly: "Then, do you think it is safe to entrust the prince to her?"
Yunxiang had mixed feelings in her heart, and the queen's words meant she was asking for help!
This is a big deal.
So she replied: "Feng'er likes to be a good person, but is quite selfish. Die'er is loyal, but has a fiery temper, and is easily instigated and deceived by others. Moth'er is smart and quick-witted, but unfortunately has a softer heart and is easily deceived." He is shaky, and Dragon'er is gentle and virtuous, but he is very thoughtful and has too much money. At the moment, there is no better candidate."
Cen Xijin's words didn't sound right at first, but after careful consideration, he found some truth.
Yunxiang was a fair person and knew that it was a big deal for the queen to entrust her to an orphan, so she did not belittle her blindly. She only talked lightly about the temperaments of the second-class maids.
The implication of this is that Cen Xijin's overall quality score is already better than the four of Bee, Butterfly, Moth and Dragonfly.
Cen Xijin secretly laughed in his heart, but thinking about it carefully, it was wrong. It was really not a good thing for him to be valued by them at the moment!
Although Shuangfu's previous words were a bit presumptuous, they were straightforward.
In the past, this was a great blessing, but now, it is a great misfortune!
"By the way, where is that Wang Xiang?" After carefully considering the palace attendants she personally arranged in Chengqian Palace one by one, the queen then remembered the niece of the concubine De who entered the palace with Cen Xijin, "How is she now? "
Yunxiang straightened her face and said in a sinister tone: "Reporting to the empress, that Xiangyu has been sent to Yongchun Palace by Concubine De to serve her."
Hearing this, the queen only sighed.
During the days when she was ill, Concubine De didn't even come to see her, which was really chilling.
"Jin girl is smart and wise. I'm afraid the prince will have to take more care of you in the future." The queen sighed softly for a while, and then looked at Cen Xijin pleadingly. Seeing that she was a little unmoved, the queen made a show of asking. Get up and bow down.
"Your Majesty, you have broken this servant!" Cen Xijin forced himself to kneel on the ground, feeling miserable in his heart. The Queen was almost done playing and was still playing tricks with a little girl like her, so why bother!
The queen nodded with satisfaction. Her mood improved, and she naturally felt better mentally. Her originally pale face became flushed, and she looked as delicate and bright as a girl, like the pink peach blossoms in the spring.
Seeing that the queen seemed to have regained her energy, Yunxiang felt even more sad. She had also seen such a look on the old lady's deathbed!
I'm afraid this is what people often call returning to the light.
Yunxiang took a long breath, steeled herself, turned around and said, "Miss Jin, go and invite His Highness the Crown Prince to come over."
