kingnovel Chapter 115: Exorcism
Chapter 115: Exorcism
"Maybe she hates me." Baogui Fei said softly, "It is because she hates me that she made me a concubine."
"Why?" This time it was Yizhen who asked the question, "Isn't it an honor to be a royal concubine?"
"Behind the glory, we also lost a lot of precious things." Baogui Fei sighed softly, and her flashing eyes seemed to be covered with a thin layer of mist. Her voice became more and more choked, and she said softly: "For example... losing the qualification to love."
Because once you enter the harem, you will be the emperor's concubine and can only love the emperor.
Once a woman enters the harem, she will be the emperor's woman for life. Even if the previous emperor dies, she cannot remarry.
Once you step into the harem, you no longer have the right to choose and pursue true love.
Baogui Fei, who always had a smile on her face, now looked a little lonely. Ji Anni looked at her beautiful profile quietly, and for some reason, Yun Zhen's face suddenly appeared in her mind.
Is there really some unspeakable story between Concubine Baogui and Yun Zhen?
I still remember that before attending the Queen Mother's dinner on the first day of entering the palace, Yun Zhen took me to the West Palace of Concubine Baogui. In the West Palace, Concubine Baogui not only dressed up Ji Anni, but also gave her a dress and a peach blossom hairpin.
There seemed to be some story behind the peach blossom hairpin, because Ji Anni remembered that after Yun Zhen saw the hairpin, he said to Concubine Baogui, "So you still kept this hairpin." At that time, Ji Anni vaguely realized that the peach blossom hairpin should be something that Yun Zhen gave to Concubine Baogui. But for some reason, Concubine Baogui gave the peach blossom hairpin to her.
Ji Anni had always kept the peach blossom hairpin in a small box on her dressing table, together with the pearl and jade hairpin that Concubine Baogui gave to her and Yizhen, and was reluctant to use it.
Concubine Baogui entered the palace at the age of thirteen. It has been ten years now and she is twenty-three years old.
She was not old, but she looked indifferent and vicissitudes of life, and it was not easy for people to see through her. She smiled at everyone and was kind to everyone. But that smile was definitely different from Ji Anni's. Ji Anni smiled when she wanted to smile, but Baoguifei smiled when she should smile, accurately and without error.
There seemed to be a kind of strength hidden behind the smile of Concubine Baogui. Unlike her weak appearance, she had a very strong spiritual strength in her bones. Ji Anni still remembered what Concubine Baogui said to her on the first day she entered the palace. She told her that the way to survive was not to grow thorns like a rose, but to be like a weed, no matter how much it was trampled, as long as the spring breeze blew in the next year, it would stand up with its head held high. A woman who could say this must be very strong in her heart.
The atmosphere became a little depressed as some past events were brought up.
It was a rare good day for the three sisters to get together, so of course they should be happy. Ji Anni pointed to the simple grill that she had built for a long time by the pond, deliberately raised her voice, and said enthusiastically: "Look here, this is the protagonist of tonight! Without this, there will be no barbecue party."
Yizhen helped Concubine Baogui walk towards the stone grill, smiling as she walked, "Your Majesty, come and see, Xiao Zhao is very clever and always comes up with some strange things. She said she was going to have a barbecue party and show us her skills. Your Majesty, you should look forward to Xiao Zhao's wonderful performance tonight."
Baogui Fei also smiled, as if she had forgotten the sad past. She looked at the stone grill carefully and said to Ji Anni, "This is interesting. I have never seen such a strange stove. I wonder what tricks you have in mind, sister."
"I told you it's not a trick, it's a hometown dish." Ji Anni pointed at the meat skewers on the round table in the pavilion and said, "When the time comes, light a fire in the middle of the grill and grill the meat skewers, potato skewers, eggplant skewers, and steamed bun skewers on the fire. Brush them with oil and sprinkle them with seasonings. I guarantee that the taste will be unforgettable for you all your life."
Ji Anni couldn't help bragging when she was happy.
At this time, a thin female voice came from behind: "What do you mean by unforgettable? It seems that this princess has encountered something good?"
Upon hearing this familiar voice, Ji Anni couldn't help but shudder.
I could guess without looking back that it was definitely Princess Tianning coming again.
Ji Anni secretly groaned, thinking: It seems that Princess Tianning is really determined to pester me, from the Concubine Palace to the Right Courtyard. I am afraid that as long as I stay in the palace for one day, I will be destined to be unable to get rid of Princess Tianning's clinging entanglement.
"Good luck to the Princess." Concubine Baogui and Yizhen hurriedly greeted Princess Tianning.
Ji Anni was half a beat late to them. She turned around slowly without any interest. She wanted to give a perfunctory salute to Princess Tianning, but as soon as she turned her head, she saw a familiar figure appear behind Princess Tianning.
"Yun Zhen?" Guigui Concubine was stunned for half a second and murmured in a low voice.
"Imperial Master..." Yizhen hurriedly bowed her head to greet him.
Ji Anni thought she was dreaming, so she rubbed her eyes and looked again - it was indeed Yun Zhen.
But Yun Zhen was a little different today. He was dressed very formally, and you could tell at a glance that he was engaged in exorcism. He wore a jade lotus crown on his head and a dark blue robe with Tai Chi Bagua painted on it. Two thin ribbons fluttered under his armpits. When blown by the evening breeze, coupled with Yun Zhen's gorgeous silver-white long hair, he looked like a fairy.
Yun Zhen bowed to the three ladies and greeted them one by one.
Ji Anni finally came to her senses from her surprise and walked forward curiously and asked, "Yun Zhen, what are you doing?"
Before Yun Zhen could answer, Princess Tianning spoke first, "This right courtyard has been empty for a long time, probably for more than 30 years. Although the eunuchs and palace maids hurriedly cleaned it out yesterday, I am afraid that there are some unclean creatures living in it, disturbing your daily life and rest, so I specially invited the imperial master to come and help Concubine Zhao to exorcise the evil spirits."
"Thank you for your concern, Princess." Ji Anni was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Princess Tianning's enthusiasm was a good thing, but the bad thing was that it came at the wrong time. Ji Anni had already decided to hold a barbecue party for Yizhen's birthday tonight.
Ji Anni was about to decline, but Princess Tianning noticed the large round table in the pavilion and ran over curiously.
"Princess!" Ji Anni was afraid that she would cause trouble, so she hurriedly chased after her.
Tian Ning thought that the table was filled with delicacies, but when he got closer, he found that the vegetables and meat on the plate were all raw. He frowned and asked, "Zhao Fei, what are you doing?"
Ji Anni responded with a fake smile: "Princess, you came at an unfortunate time. We have a lot of raw food to cook tonight, so I'm afraid we don't have time to exorcise the evil spirits."
"What do you mean by coming at an unfortunate time?" Princess Tianning immediately understood the meaning of Ji Anni's words, and could not help but said angrily, "I came here on purpose, does Concubine Zhao want to send me back?"
Ji Anni certainly didn't have the courage to do so, so she had to say, "Princess, next time before you want to do something, can you please let me know in advance? Don't catch me off guard every time and make everyone unhappy."