mtl008 Chapter 482 What I Saw at the Peak
Chapter 482 What I Saw at the Peak
Lingyun Peak
Zhen Huan looked at the two large boxes placed on the ground and smiled with emotion.
"Gao Changjin is quite attentive. I'm afraid he asked the embroiderers to make these according to my measurements overnight after returning home."
She pointed to one of the boxes.
"These are for you. Look, the colors and patterns are almost the same as the clothes you brought with you when you came into town."
Cui Jinxi didn't even move her eyelids, she replied softly.
"That's all. Good or bad is all fate."
Since she returned to Lingyun Peak, she has been haunted by nightmares for several nights in a row. In the dream, the black snake that had shed its skin tightly wrapped around her, as if it wanted to devour her.
"what?"
Zhen Huan asked with concern.
"Master, I like these fabrics. Chen, the chief steward in Gao Changjin's mansion, said he wanted you to dress up nicely, so I guess that's why he sent these things."
Cui Jinxi, feeling annoyed, brought the topic back to Zhen Huan.
"I know what Gao Changjin means. He wants me to dress up and win the emperor's heart in one fell swoop, but this seems too deliberate."
Zhen Huan tugged at the loose Zen robe on her body and whispered instructions.
"The baby is still young, so I can't tell that I'm pregnant. I'd like to ask Aunt Jinxi to take the trouble to tighten the waistline of the Zen robe and sew clever patches on the hem, cuffs, collar, and trouser legs, which are prone to wear and tear."
If it were in the past, her old clothes would have been taken away by others, but now Zhen Huan has tasted all the hardships of life.
She had completely given up on the emperor, but she also knew how to make him feel guilty.
"Master, I know. The Emperor once called your name in his dream. I guess he still misses you."
Cui Jinxi felt choked up and said the words without thinking.
Zhen Huan chuckled, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes.
"Is this really a deep love? People who always treat others as shadows hurt themselves and others. The emperor treats people coldly, and the so-called true love given by such a cold-hearted person, will you be moved, Jinxi?"
Cui Jinxi turned to look at Zhen Huan. "Just now, Steward Chen relayed Gao Changjin's words, saying that the Emperor called your name for a moment in his dream. I saw your eyebrows twitch slightly. Could it be that your master truly had no thoughts at all?"
Zhen Huan shook her head firmly. "I've already injured you completely, so what's the point of giving you some useless medicine?"
"Whether it's interesting or not, as long as the emperor has this intention, we will get twice the result with half the effort."
Cui Jinxi lifted up her sleeve, revealing the purple and blue teeth marks on it, and pleaded in a low voice.
"Master, you must not look back, otherwise all Jinxi's efforts will be in vain."
"Jinxi, that beast did this to you?"
With red eyes, Zhen Huan trembled as she touched Cui Jinxi's intact skin, fearing that she would accidentally touch her wound.
Cui Jinxi nodded with a choked voice.
"Master, I've said before that as long as it's something you want to do, I'll help you achieve it even if it costs me my life. These injuries on your body are nothing."
"Jinxi, do you have any other injuries? Bring me the ointment quickly so I can apply it on you."
Zhen Huan was so anxious that tears came to her eyes.
She did intend to let Cui Jinxi go back to Su Peisheng for help that day, but according to what Huanbi had said, Su Peisheng was clearly interested in Jinxi.
Later, she secretly observed that Su Peisheng was indeed taking special care of Jinxi.
In Zhen Huan's plan, Su Peisheng is the most suitable person for Jin Xi. What kind of accident happened?
How could Jinxi fall into the hands of that beast Gao Changjin?
"Master, the wounds on my body are a bit scary, I am afraid to scare you. Please rest assured, Jinxi will take good care of the wounds. I will follow you back to the palace to serve you."
Cui Jinxi tightly held the hand that Zhen Huan extended and comforted her softly.
"Okay, then you just stay by my side and serve me, and no one will be able to take advantage of you."
Zhen Huan lowered Cui Jinxi's sleeves with a distressed look on her face, her cold eyes staring towards the direction of the palace.
Five days later, after settling everything in the palace, the emperor boarded the carriage arranged by Gao Changjin to leave the palace.
The original plan was to set off on the third day, but on the night before departure, news came from Chuxiu Palace that Longyue was ill.
The emperor, who loved his children very much, postponed the date of departure. After finally waiting for Princess Longyue to wake up, Concubine He in Changchun Palace had another miscarriage.
After the emperor arranged for the imperial physician to examine Concubine He, he felt more and more that he should go to Ganlu Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings.
As soon as Jingbai heard the news that the emperor was coming to burn incense, he hurried over to pay his respects.
"Your Majesty, please have some tea!"
"Put it aside." The emperor's mind was full of Longyue's red face, and he asked with a serious face.
"Where is the Wanpin from the palace now?"
He actually knew in his heart that Zhen Huan had gone to Lingyun Peak, but he didn't want more people to know that he had never forgotten Zhen.
Jingbai was stunned for a moment, then he vaguely remembered that there seemed to be three disobedient masters and servants who took the initiative to live in the deserted Lingyun Peak.
She was afraid of being blamed by the emperor, so she lied without thinking.
"In reply to the emperor, Wanpin has moved to the Zen room on Lingyun Peak due to illness."
The emperor's sharp eyes swept over Jingbai: "Is she sick? How long has she been sick? Is she seriously ill?"
"Wanpin should...should have recovered."
Jingbai was extremely terrified. She had received orders from her superiors from the beginning to not let Zhen have an easy life, so how could they care about her situation?
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the emperor's angry voice rang out.
"That's ridiculous! What do you mean by should? You are the host..."
"...But Wanpin was a very kind and benevolent woman. She didn't want to bother others and wanted to do everything herself... One day, she caught a cold and fell ill..."
......
"Then please take me to the Zen room to visit."
When the emperor heard that Zhen Huan had to wash clothes, chop wood and fetch water, he felt very distressed.
This stubborn woman has suffered a lot and must always miss the happy days when she was with him.
Cui Jinxi accidentally caught a glimpse of the wisps of green smoke rising in the distance, and then carefully stuck her head out from the platform of Lingyun Peak.
She trotted back to her room with joy and reported, "Master, the emperor's procession has arrived. It looks so majestic from afar."
"okay, I get it."
Zhen Huan looked longingly at the new house where she and Yun Li once lived, then slowly turned her head away.
"Aunt Jinxi, is the tea ready?"
Cui Jinxi reported in a low voice.
"Master, the fire in the small clay stove in the kitchen is burning brightly. The tea is wild tea that I and Bai Zhi picked in the mountains. It tastes much richer than the tea in the shop."
"Okay, then let's just wait for the person to come."
A burning light flashed from Zhen Huan's eyes, as if it wanted to burn the person who came.
When the emperor reached the top of the mountain, he was shocked by the several small meditation rooms on the platform.
Huan'er, the one he held in his heart, was living a life worse than even the lowest-ranking palace maid.
This caused him to feel an indescribable pain and anger.