MTL - Allure of the World-Chapter 257 Concubine Shu and her people
I looked up and saw that the red plum blossom in the corner was blooming like a torch. …
A vague grief flashed across Qing Yun's heart, but she couldn't tell what it was when she wanted to catch it. Her pair of plain hands were as pale as the moon and snow, and they were dazzlingly white against the gorgeous neon clothes.
The shock gradually became clear, it turned out to be seeing myself. Qingyun seems to see that he is like this lonely Yushang, maybe he will be here forever in the Wangshang Palace, loveless and ruthless, until the beauty passes away.
A tear fell silently in her palm.
Qing Yun raised her face, gently wiped away the water marks on her cheeks, put this gorgeous feather dress into a box, and smiled silently.
Before dusk, Qingyun asked the maid to close the door. She rested early and lay on the bed, but she was unable to fall asleep.
Tossing and turning, she heard someone knocking on the door.
The little palace maid came in and told: "Princess, the emperor is here."
Before Qingyun got up, Huo Jingyun walked in.
His face was slightly red, and it seemed that he had been drinking a lot.
Qing Yun put the quilt on her body alertly. Shark flicks. The candlelight flickered, and Huo Jingyun's slender shadow was reflected there, making the night quieter and deeper.
"Today is your big day, what are you doing here at Qingyun so late?" Qingyun asked.
Huo Jingyun just stood there, he was only wearing a bright yellow jacket.
"I just married her. Everything I said to you was serious." Huo Jingyun looked at Qingyun, his eyes sparkling.
Qing Yun said: "Senior brother said this, you know that woman can hand over her life to you."
Huo Jingyun said: "I already told her when I was engaged, I couldn't give her too much, and she agreed. I helped his father regain the family business, and she married me."
Qing Yun said: "Senior brother, you don't have to tell me this."
Huo Jingyun's eyes showed deep disappointment: "Qingyun, I married someone else, aren't you unhappy?"
"No, there should have been a woman by my brother's side."
Huo Jingyun gave her a deep look, "Okay, you can rest." He calmly retracted his gaze, turned lightly, and his back was cold and quiet.
From the second day of the wedding, Huo Jingyun would go to Qingyun's palace to sit for a while every time he went to the harem. Just more or less.
There are rumors in the palace that the new emperor has a deep affection for Princess Qingyun. The two are deeply in love.
There are only two days left for the Chinese New Year, and it is surprisingly cold.
The trees outside were covered with large and small red lanterns, which added a seven joy to this icy harem.
Qingyun likes winter, especially the snow in winter. It is clean and pure.
Clothing a lavender cloak, Qingyun stood quietly under a blooming plum tree in the plum garden with a small heater in her hand.
She looked at the snow particles on her hands, turning into droplets of water. Life and death are impermanent, prosperity is impermanent, it is but a momentary thing.
As if snowdrops entered her eyes, they gradually became wet and filled with cold tears.
The afternoon sun reflected the silver snow on the ground, but suddenly there was a sound of laughter in this quiet courtyard.
"Why are there still people there! Who is there, disturbing the purity of the goddess!" A female voice came over.
Another voice next to her said: "It seems to be the Princess Beiyi!" The voice of the chamberlain.
Xiaojing whispered to Qingyun: "Princess, Concubine Shu is here."
Qingyun turned around and saw a group of people standing not far behind with beautiful flowers.
The one in the middle was wearing a red cloak, tall, with a high brow bone, sunken eye sockets, bright eyes, and a faint shrewdness.
This is the woman Huo Jingyun married. If Huo Jingyun married a woman in the past, Qingyun must be very happy. She is the one who hopes her brother can be happy the most. Now Qingyun has mixed feelings in her heart.
She bowed and gave a salute, "My Lady, Wan'an."
Concubine Shu nodded, "Princess, it's freezing and snowing, and the princess is also here to enjoy the flowers."
Qingyun said: "Qingyun has always liked white snow and red plums. Qingyun has been here for a long time, so please don't disturb the empress to appreciate the flowers, please redeem Qingyun and return to the palace first."
Qing Yun wanted to leave.
"Princess stay," she looked at Qingyun, "Now there are only two of us in the emperor's harem. I heard that the emperor is going to marry the princess after the new year, so we shouldn't be too detached."
Qing Yun said: "In another day, Qing Yun will definitely say goodbye to Niangniang. It's really too long to come out today."
"Niangniang, the emperor just gave her that priceless feather dress! It was a gift from other countries to congratulate Niangniang and the emperor on their wedding!" A palace maid next to Concubine Shu said unconvinced.
Concubine Shu smiled slightly: "The emperor has given me enough, and I don't need to worry about a feather dress. I also want to invite the princess to appreciate the face and plum."
She stepped forward and grabbed Qingyun's hand, "Princess, how about a moment longer?"
Qingyun had to agree to see her saying this. She didn't understand why the empress had to keep her.
She took Qingyun's hand and said: "I heard that the princess is only seventeen years old, and I am twenty years old. Almost all women of this age have children. I was framed, the family was wronged, and my father only had me and my seven-year-old brother. It was the emperor who helped me."
Qing Yun did not speak, she did not understand why Concubine Shu told her so much.
"I married the emperor to repay my kindness, don't take it to heart."
Qingyun looked at her: "You don't need to tell me this, you are already his concubine."
Concubine Shu said: "The emperor has told me that he only has you in his heart. I mean you don't have to care about me and him, he doesn't like me."
Qing Yun looked at her with wide eyes, this woman has something different from others. Not an ordinary woman in a boudoir.
But Qingyun didn't want to talk too much with her. Regarding the grievances between herself, Huo Jingyun, and Ling Chen, she and Concubine Shu didn't have the kind of friendship that they could talk about.
"You are the first woman he married. You are so smart, he will like you. I really want to go back." Qingyun wanted to break his hand.
Concubine Shu still didn't let go. She approached her and whispered, "But I like him. I liked him when I was a child. My father and Uncle Huo are friends. I have known him since childhood."
Qingyun finally understood what Concubine Shu was going to say to her. Concubine Shu took her hand and walked slowly forward. The maids and servants at the back looked at them very close, and even Xiaojing felt this Concubine Wei is really easy to get along with.
Qing Yun said: "Don't worry, he is just my senior brother, I have a lover. Not him."
Concubine Shu looked ahead: "You know, my father was framed last year, but before, I was also a lady, why didn't I marry? It's because I was waiting for him!"
Qingyun stopped and asked her: "What is the mother going to say to Qingyun?"