Investiture of the Gods
"That's right." She sighed.
Siyang shook her head and chuckled, "I still remember.
That year, I followed him out of the Prime Minister's residence with nothing and left my parents.
We came to the cold cave in Wujiapo to settle down. "
"Niang niang?" Cui'er heard some clues.
She frowned.
However, Siyang was unmoved. She held the wooden hairpin and the bitter smile on her lips deepened, "I used to think that I didn't need to be rich and well-matched.
I only needed a sincere and motivated heart.
As long as it was what I liked, it was the best. "
"Eighteen years, I went from being the daughter of the Prime Minister's residence who didn't do anything.
I was reduced to poverty and could only shelter from the wind and rain in the cold cave.
I couldn't eat enough and my clothes couldn't cover my body … "
"… I don't feel bitter about this."
Wang Baochuan waited willingly. She didn't feel bitter because there was someone she always cared about.
No matter how much bitterness there was, she would swallow it and not reveal it.
"But …" Her eyelashes trembled slightly.
She closed her eyes and tears dripped down.
Sadness filled her body.
Siyang raised her head.
She made herself look stronger.
Her voice couldn't help but tremble.
"I didn't expect.
It turned out that for eighteen years, he was on the other side with a beautiful wife and children. How could he remember me, Wang Baochuan. "
"This servant knows your bitterness." If there was anyone who understood Wang Baochuan the most, it would be Cui'er. At this time, she felt uncomfortable. She didn't care about the difference in seniority and stepped forward. She threw away the comb and supported Siyang with both hands. She said with heartache, "This servant was saved by Miss. I saw what happened to you all these years. When I learned that Xue Pinggui was like this …"
"Be careful with your words." She turned around and hurriedly stopped Cui'er from continuing. Siyang shook her head with a serious face. She looked in the direction of the door and said in a low voice, "This is the palace, not our home. We need to be careful with our words and actions."
"Miss." Cui'er pursed her lips. She called her by the way she used to address Wang Baochuan, not the way she addressed the Empress now.
Cui 'er realized that it wasn't just her. Miss didn't treat the Imperial Palace as her own home either.
When they were in the cold kiln, every day they would listen to Miss talk about her husband, Xue Pinggui, recounting how the two of them met, got to know each other, fell in love with each other, and how she broke off all ties with her father and came to the cold kiln to live a hard life.
Cui'er had never met Xue Pinggui at that time, but in Wang Baochuan's description, she thought that this person was an indomitable man who was responsible and ambitious. However, when Xue Pinggui came to Han Yao with his noble aura, she only felt that everything was different from what her Miss had described.
What do you mean by righteous? You're clearly heartless.
The world praised Xue Pinggui for not forgetting his wife when he was rich. He even made her Miss the Empress. Cui'er didn't know much, but she saw everything.
"Miss, let's not be the Empress anymore. Let's go back to Han Yao. Cui'er will do anything for you." The more she thought, the more excited Cui'er became. She pulled Siyang's hand and said in a mournful voice, "If you continue to stay in this cannibalistic place, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it really is …"
Cui'er already had doubts in her heart. Yesterday, she secretly poured away the medicine made by the imperial physician according to Miss's orders. Today, Miss, who had been sick for many days, was able to get up. Thinking of the many inconsistencies in the palace, she didn't dare to continue staying. She wanted to leave. Not only that, she wanted to quickly take Miss away from here.
"Silly girl, some things can't be done just because you want to." Wang Baochuan gently put his hand on Cui 'er's hand that was holding his arm. Wang Baochuan had worked hard for many years. His hands were already covered with calluses. His hands were rough and cracked. The delicate fingers of a rich young lady were long gone.
Siyang lowered her head and looked at her black, ugly, and thick hands that didn't match the exquisite and luxurious clothes she was wearing. She sighed softly, "Since we entered the palace, we have no chance to go out, unless …" Her voice became lower and lower until it was close to Cui'er's ear, "unless they let us go."
Them!
Who were they?
Why didn't they let them go?
Hit hard by Siyang's words, Cui'er's body softened and she sat on the side. Her hands hung down weakly, and she bit her lips tightly. Looking at her ugly face and increasingly desperate eyes, Siyang felt a little distressed.
She was the only person who was loyal to Wang Baochuan. She and Wang Baochuan had supported each other to survive in the cold cave. It was more appropriate to say that they were sisters than master and servant. She was bullied like a soft bun by Xue Pinggui, so she valued this girl very much.
One of the reasons why she was angry was because after Wang Baochuan died, Cui'er didn't live for long. This girl was indeed loyal. She didn't go with her mistress directly, but waited for an opportunity to take revenge. She wanted to secretly kill Princess Tuozan to avenge her mistress.
However, Princess Tuozan had many capable people by her side. In addition, she knew martial arts. Before Cui'er could get close, she was caught. After being caught, she cursed Tuozan and Xue Pinggui. In the end, she angered the two people and had her tongue pulled out. She was put to death by a thousand cuts. Her death was very miserable.
She was such a loyal and courageous girl, the person Wang Baochuan cared about the most. How could he swallow this insult?
"Then what should we do?" Cui'er was about to cry.
In contrast, Siyang was much calmer. She had deliberately said these words to scare her. No … it wasn't appropriate to say that she was scaring her. She just wanted to let her know what was going to happen in the future. After all, she could rely on Cui'er now. She had to make sure that she was of the same mind as her.
Turning back, Siyang took a comb and began to comb her hair. "What else can we do? If we don't want to die, we naturally have to …"
"Have to what?" This turn of events gave Cui'er a glimmer of hope. She looked at Siyang expectantly.
"Naturally …"
"Imperial Consort Niangniang has arrived."
Suddenly, there was a loud shout that made Si Yang stop talking. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at the palace door that was gradually being pushed open from the bronze mirror. A dark light flashed in her eyes, and then her eyelids drooped as if nothing had happened.
"She's here so soon." Siyang whispered softly.
"Imperial, Imperial Consort Niangniang, why, why is she here …" Cui'er panicked when she heard the name. After all, what they were talking about just now had a lot to do with the person who was coming.
"What are you afraid of?" She was afraid that she wouldn't come. Siyang looked at her and said, "Help me up. Don't talk too much. Just watch me do it."
Cui'er had always listened to Wang Baochuan. Now that Miss said this, she licked her lips and quickly got up. She carefully helped Siyang up.
"Sister, Tuozan is here to see you."
The door of the bedchamber was pushed open by two attendants from the outside. Tuozan lifted her skirt and walked in. She was born in Xiliang, where girls were raised vigorously. Although she had come to the Central Plains, she still couldn't change some habits. No one would say anything about it. Anyway, Xue Pinggui said that she liked it very much.
"Sister, cough, sister, why are you here today … cough cough …" Siyang walked over slowly with Cui'er supporting her. Her face was pale. She coughed with a handkerchief in her hand and couldn't finish her sentence.
Tuozan stopped. Seeing this scene, her thin and long eyebrows raised. She looked at Siyang suspiciously. "I took time out of my day to visit sister."
Tuozan blinked twice and asked with a face full of concern, "I heard that sister's body is getting better?" However, her expression was more probing.
Siyang acted as if she didn't feel anything. She really thought that Tuozan was here to care about her. She smiled and said apologetically, "Sister, you are so considerate. But my palace is full of the smell of medicine. You have a delicate body. Don't get sick because of me. Oh … cough cough cough … cough cough."
Before she finished speaking, she coughed violently again. She couldn't stop coughing.
Jin Zan, who originally wanted to go forward, had a bewildered look in his eyes. In the end, he retracted his foot that was about to take a step forward. He even seemed to inadvertently take a step back. It looked like he was really worried that he would be contaminated.
Cui'er saw this and lowered her head to hide the sarcasm in her eyes. She knew that Princess Tuozan was not a good person. She usually called her Miss "sister" and "sister" intimately, but she never took her Miss seriously in private.
Others said that she was magnanimous and decent, that she was willing to give up her status as a princess and give up the position of the main empress, which made people praise her character. What good character? Who could compare with the character of her family's young miss? Her young miss was the first wife, so the position of the main empress was an honor she deserved.
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