Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Heartbreaker at the End of the World

On a dark, windy and desolate autumn night, Cha Shuizhang took great risks and carefully arranged a special tryst. Yingtai is a small island surrounded by water, and the only way to connect with the outside world is the boat by the pier.This boat is not like an ordinary boat, it is not rowed or poled by people, but a long rope is tied at both ends of the boat, one end is connected to the shore, and the other end is connected to Yingtai.When someone goes ashore, the eunuch on the shore pulls the rope. On the contrary, when someone goes to the island, the eunuch on the island pulls the boat, so that the boat glides gently on the water along the rope.Usually the boat was on the shore, and the people on the island got off the boat, and the boat was pulled back to the shore immediately, so the initiative was all in the hands of the eunuchs on the shore wharf.

The wharf is to the east of Yingtai, facing Yingtai across the water.Chashuizhang asked Guangxu to change his clothes, pretend to be an eunuch, and quietly walked in the opposite direction of the pier, and came to the west of Yingtai under an old willow tree.Cha Shui Zhang had asked someone to hide a small boat under a tree in advance, and there were already two young eunuchs on board guarding there.As soon as Guangxu boarded the boat, Cha Shuizhang put his fingers in his mouth and imitated a few bird calls, and soon there were several bird calls from the other side. Cha Shuizhang nodded to the little eunuch who was rowing, and the two little eunuchs rowed lightly. Moving the wooden oars, the boat sailed silently towards the shore.

As soon as the boat landed, there were already two young eunuchs waiting there. These people were all apprentices of Cha Shuizhang, and they were all reliable.They helped Guangxu ashore, but because of special circumstances, they didn't kneel down to the emperor. In order to see Concubine Zhen, Guangxu didn't care too much, and followed Cha Shuizhang and others all the way to the east from the bushes. It seems that Cha Shui Zhang's popularity is really good.The checkpoints were greeted by acquaintances in advance, and there were almost no major difficulties along the way. Guangxu followed him into the Shenwu Gate, and then touched the compound of the North Third Institute through the West Iron Gate.As the saying goes, a strong dragon can't beat a local snake, and even the honest Cha Shui Zhang has this magical power, let alone Li Lianying.Guangxu thought to himself, Li Lianying was able to do so many bad things without telling Cixi, not because all the land in the palace was under his control.

Cha Shui Zhang left the two young eunuchs by the door, and led Guang Xu to walk quietly to the bungalow where Concubine Zhen was imprisoned.Although he grew up in the imperial palace, he has never been to this place called Beisan. Looking at this withered courtyard and a lonely one-story house not far away, he can hardly believe that the imperial palace is still so desolate. The place. Guangxu followed Cha Shuizhang to the dilapidated one-story house, and in the darkness, he saw three iron chains tightly locked on the door.Thinking that as the king of a country, even his most beloved woman has become a prisoner, his heart hurts like a knife, and tears can't help but come out of his eyes.

Cha Shui Zhang tugged at Guang Xu's sleeves, obviously implying to the emperor that this was not the time to cry. He led Guang Xu to the window, patted the wooden board nailed to the window, and called Yin'er softly. Lying on the ground, Yin'er heard the noise, opened her eyes in a daze, and heard the sound of the tea chapter, hurriedly got out of the quilt, put on her coat and walked to the window, calling Uncle Zhang in surprise.Concubine Zhen also woke up, sat up from the kang, and asked who it was, and Yin'er said it was Zhang Gonggong.Cha Shuizhang quickly said it wasn't me, the emperor is here.

Concubine Zhen, like Yin'er, both thought they had heard it wrong, and they didn't come back to their senses until the tea chapter repeated in a low voice.Concubine Zhen rushed to the window excitedly, wearing a bed sheet, and she saw Guangxu dressed as an eunuch standing beside Cha Shuizhang, and she cried out in surprise: Your Majesty! Guangxu grabbed Concubine Zhen's hands stretched out from the gap in the wooden boards, and held them tightly in his palms.Her little hands were cold, trembling slightly in his sweaty palms, through the moonlight flickering through the clouds and haze, Guangxu saw that she had lost a lot of weight, and her oval face was elongated a lot, round and round His chin is thin and pointed.

Zhen'er, Guangxu choked up with sobs after you suffered, and it took him a long time to say this. This is not a dream, is it?Concubine Zhen stared at Guangxu, almost in disbelief that she could still see him. Touch it, this is me, I am right in front of you!Guangxu grabbed her hand and pressed it tightly against his cheek. I heard from Zhang Deshun that you are sick and have a cold?Concubine Zhen asked. That's okay.I pretended to be sick and let him enter the palace to get medicine, so that I could find out about you by the way.Guangxu said with a wry smile. Concubine Zhen wanted to cry aloud in front of Guangxu.She didn't dare, she was afraid that people would find out that the emperor had come here secretly, and she was even more afraid that the other party would be sad.She knew that his heart had been broken by Cixi, and when she cried, he couldn't help crying too.The two finally had this rare opportunity to meet each other, so they had to talk and ask him about his situation in Yingtai.Guangxu briefly talked about his situation, and then asked her anxiously why she refused to eat.

I heard you haven't eaten for several days.This is not good, you must eat it, even if the food is poor, you must endure it and eat it.She refuses to let us live well, we must live!Guangxu said excitedly, even if you do it for me Don't worry, I listen to you.Concubine Zhen suppressed her grief and nodded. As long as I don't die, as long as she doesn't abandon me for a day, you and I will be together sooner or later.I don't know how many times Guangxu thought about these concubines Zhen.But she had a hunch that even if Cixi could spare Guangxu one day, she would not let her go.She thought so, but didn't say it out loud, for fear that Guangxu would feel bad when he heard it.Of course, she said to herself in her heart that as long as there is a glimmer of hope, no matter how hard it is, she will grit her teeth and live.

In the past, people always heard that there were always seventy-two concubines in the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards, and a large group of women surrounded him, and even one woman couldn't sleep a day.Therefore, since ancient times, there has been a Tang Minghuang, and there is no second emperor who is so infatuated with Concubine Yang.Yin'er stood there far away, looking at Master Zhen by the window and the emperor outside the window, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, let alone an outsider, even she would never have thought that Emperor Guangxu was so affectionate and dedicated to Master Zhen.Compared with Tang Minghuang, Guangxu will never be worse than Tang Minghuang to Master Zhen.More importantly, Concubine Zhen is different from Concubine Yang who misled the country and the people. She is dedicated to the future of the emperor and the Qing Dynasty.She is not like Yang Guifei, relying on the emperor's favor, all her brothers and relatives ran to the court to become officials.

What a couple.One is Mingjun and the other is Xianfei.But things in the world are so strange, the more good a person is, the less reward he gets.In the past, when I was singing in the stands, I saw treacherous ministers entrap Zhongliang, and I was anxious and angry, crying with tears and snot in my nose.When the play was over, I thought it was funny, the play on stage was fake, but she cried like it was real.This kind of thing doesn't happen in life, and if it does, it's very, very rare.But since she entered the palace, looking at the incident in front of her, she did not expect such a worrying incident to happen around her.No, the emperor and Master Zhen are the good guys in that play.

What about Lafayette?She is by no means a bad person.But why does Lafayette treat the emperor and Master Zhen like this?After all, they are family.After much deliberation, she finally managed to figure it out.The bad ones are the people around Lafayette, like Lord Rui.People like Li Lianying and Cui Yugui.They joined forces to sow discord in front of Lafayette, and entrap the emperor and master Zhen. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think of Rong Qing.Thinking of Rongqing, I immediately thought of the stupid things I did, if I didn't let Xiaohui bring a letter to Lafayette that day, the emperor would not step down, and Lafayette would not be able to teach politics again behind the curtain.If this is the case, Rong Qing and her will be together forever at the discretion of the emperor.Thinking of this, indescribable frustration welled up in her heart. Then again, if the emperor wins, will he also lock up Lafayette, or let her live in the Summer Palace to prevent her from entering the city?Will Master Zhen treat Lafayette badly?If this is the case, then who is the good guy, the emperor or Lafayette?The more she thought about it, the more confused she became, as if a pot of paste was boiling in her head, she couldn't figure it out no matter what. Cixi had already taken off her make-up and was about to go to bed, but because she was upset, she sat on the edge of the bed, and Li Lianying beat her back herself.An eunuch knelt on the ground, holding the thread-bound copy of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" in both hands, and read it word by word. It stands to reason that Li Lianying, in her capacity as chief executive, would not normally do this kind of work.The reason why he insisted on doing things in person and beating Lafayette's back was because he wanted to please her.A while ago, Lafayette and Guangxu were in a contest between the New Deal and the Old Deal. Because Lafayette acted like he was tossing around Guangxu, he saw that the power in the court was gradually being seized by Guangxu, and he listened to the words of Chashui Zhang. After all, Cixi and Guangxu are two mothers and daughters. No matter how they fight, they are a family. I am a slave, and I have no good fruit if I mix too deeply, so I turn a blind eye to the matter of the emperor and Master Zhen. Can you not report it? Try not to report it, one thing more is worse than one thing less. On the contrary, Cui Yugui, the second manager, ignored this and followed Cixi very closely. Several times, the situation of the emperor and Master Zhen was passed on to the Lafayette of Chuxiu Palace by his subordinates.Cixi gradually became suspicious, thinking that Li Lianying wanted to step on two boats and play tricks between her and Guangxu, and let Cui Yugui handle many important matters, intentionally or unintentionally neglecting him.Of course, outsiders can't see these subtle changes, but Li Lianying, who is used to seeing Cixi's face and always guessing her master's heart, knows it very well.That's why Li Lianying didn't miss any chance to be alone with Cixi recently, and was not even afraid of being a difficult person, rushing to the cold palace to declare Cixi's will to Master Zhen.In the past, he would never show up in person. For a long time, no matter what happened around Cixi, all bad things and things that offended others, people always remembered him, the emperor and master Zhen were the same, especially the emperor, hated him a lot.This is really the conscience of heaven and earth!He is a slave, no matter what he does not dare to compete with the emperor and Master Zhen, but he has to do the things assigned by Lafayette. In fact, he is careful everywhere in the palace and walks on eggshells all day long, so he still offended many people.People who don't know look at him as the chief executive, thinking that he is too arrogant, but in fact, only he himself understands the pain in the heart. Li Lianying gritted her teeth and beat Cixi's back unhurriedly. She only felt her elbows and shoulders sore, and her waist and legs were weak from standing there.To put it aside, it would be no problem for him to beat Cixi for an hour.After all, people in their early fifties have worse eyesight and memory than before. In short, they feel old.This feeling didn't appear slowly, it came very suddenly, just like before the eyes, it came as soon as it was said. Cixi glanced at him, and there were gray hairs around his ears, and a sense of melancholy and pity suddenly appeared in his heart.Time flies so fast, in a blink of an eye, he has been working in front of him for more than thirty years.Thinking of her intentionally ignoring him these days, it really didn't mean much, he was a slave, and he was afraid that the emperor would deal with him one day when he was gone, this is also human nature.Cixi pointed to the square stool beside her and asked him to sit and rest for a while. Li Lianying stood there overwhelmed by flattery, saying that the servant was not tired, so she would not sit down no matter what.Cixi didn't force the other party, turned to the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground reading and said: Don't read it.In other words, I feel tired when I listen to it.How about this, after you understand it yourself first, just tell me the general meaning, just like a storyteller. The servant is afraid of speaking badly.The eunuch looked up at Cixi in panic. Alas, I didn't spend so much effort on the tea chapter.He can not only make tea, but also read books, but he is not like you, who doesn't talk much and can always tell the key points.If you have time, you can ask him for advice, that's no shame! twitter!The eunuch agreed. Go ahead.Cixi lowered her eyes, and the eunuch hurriedly exited the living room with a book between her hands. Is there anything new these two days?As soon as the reading eunuch left, Cixi asked Li Lianying. Master Zhen seems to have not eaten for three days. Really.A good man is afraid of being hungry for three days, and I don't believe she can beat this.Wait and see, what else? The emperor's side is also much quieter, and he sleeps when it gets dark. Don't play the piano anymore? Sometimes I also play, unlike the first few days, I tossed and tossed all night, endlessly. oh.What about the head outside the palace? It is said that Lafayette is holy, this year must be a good weather, the country is peaceful and the people are happy. I don't listen to Xigeer, you know what I want to listen to. Oh, there is a lot of noise in the market, saying that the emperor will be changed after the twelfth lunar month. Who spread the word?Cixi was taken aback for a moment, and immediately asked. Going back to what Lafayette said, there is no way to check this, but it is not bad to let the common people yell first, so as to save time from turning their eyes and staring at them, and there will be a crash!Li Lianying showed that he stood firmly on her side and wholeheartedly supported her to take down Guangxu. Cixi didn't answer, got off the edge of the kang, and kept walking around the room, feeling that this rumor contained a lot of information and must be taken seriously.The people below, especially the Manchu princes, clamored to abolish the emperor.In fact, why didn't she want to, it's just that she saw farther than those fools.Nowadays, Western countries generally praise and support Guangxu's New Deal in the imperial court.On the contrary, countries around the world complained a lot about her returning to politics behind a curtain.If she abolishes the emperor now, it is inevitable that countries will intervene.Besides, the governors and governors all over the country have not made a clear statement, especially the officials in the southern provinces, who have a positive attitude towards Guangxu's new deal. It is hard to say whether it will cause civil strife if they announce the abolition of the emperor.These people support their own self-respect, and if they provoke trouble in the name of the emperor, the consequences will be disastrous. Even if you want to move Guangxu, you must not do it now.Cixi cleared her mind, and immediately asked Li Lianying to prepare pen and ink, and asked him to draw up an imperial edict for her. Li Lianying walked to the desk next to the wall, opened the inkstone box, took off the brush from the pen holder, and was inexplicably puzzled while grinding the ink.I thought it was so late, why couldn't the edict be left to draft tomorrow?Seeing that he was ready, Cixi said to him: I told you to remember, hand over the military plane tomorrow and let them sort it out.Then he walked and thought, dictating the content of the imperial edict. The Queen Mother of the Holy Mother said: "The city has been full of wind and rain recently, and it is wrong to talk about government affairs."There are even some people with ulterior motives who spread gossip and gossip, making groundless rumors that the throne will be changed. This is because Tan Sitong and the rest of the party took the opportunity to make a fuss and ordered the infantry commander to strictly investigate and deal with it quickly.Anyone who speaks falsely about the throne will be punished with impunity Ci Xi stopped talking, sometimes it took a long time to come up with a sentence, and sometimes she spoke a lot in one breath, and she had to wait for Li Lianying to write it down before continuing.Sitting at the table, Li Lianying memorized every word carefully, but she was indescribably surprised.He knew that Cixi wanted to abolish Guangxu very much, so he was reluctant to make up his mind, but the time was not enough.For this reason, she often told others that it is not allowed to mention the matter of abolishing the emperor, but what she said was unfounded after all.Now she asked him to write down the content of the imperial edict, and tomorrow it will be sent to the military plane to be written in black and white, and it will be very difficult to abolish the emperor.He didn't understand why Cixi did this. Isn't it because he tied his own hands and feet. Li Lianying took down what Cixi dictated, and stood by the table suspiciously.Cixi walked to the table, picked up the imperial edict and looked at it casually, and then said to Li Lianying: "What's the matter, didn't expect it?" Lafayette!slaves are afraid What are you afraid of? The servant is afraid that Prince Rui and the others will be chilled when they see it. you?Cixi asked unexpectedly. The slave listens to Lafayette.Li Lianying was taken aback for a moment, and responded with tact. I know what you're thinking.The emperor was in power for a day, but his heart was not at ease.In fact, it's no wonder you.Cixi sighed, and said to the most caring chief executive, think about it, the governors and governors of the provinces didn't speak, and the foreign ministers didn't nod, can they be changed?Send it to the event office quickly, and post a notice tomorrow! Li Lianying breathed a sigh of relief.Cixi didn't just confess this to him casually, the meaning here was far more than that, which meant that she not only forgave herself, but also regarded him as her most confidant slave.Thinking of this, a trace of relief appeared on his long horse face. Lafayette!Should the Yi decree be sent to the performance office now, so that they can be sent to Prince Rui's mansion overnight. Tomorrow morning.After Cixi finished speaking, she stood there, frowning and thinking for a while, before suddenly asking for a change of clothes. Li Lianying looked at Cixi in confusion.Normally, it was time to go to bed at this moment, but the old lady suddenly wanted to change clothes.Changing clothes means going out. It's so late, what on earth is she going to do.Fortunately, Li Lianying was used to her sudden surprises, so she quickly called in a few maids to help her change her clothes.The court ladies hurriedly replaced the embroidered robes and casual clothes, put on black inches on their heads, and put on flowerpot-soled shoes. Cixi sat in a soft sedan chair without a roof, and was carried by two eunuchs, all the way out of the Chuxiu Palace, saying that she was going to the Beisan Institute.Li Lianying followed closely behind the sedan chair, not knowing what kind of tricks Cixi was playing, and what she wanted to do at this late hour in the cold palace where Master Zhen was staying. Guangxu and Concubine Zhen were talking at the window that could never be finished.Cha Shuizhang tried to persuade him a few times, saying that he couldn't stay here for too long, and if someone reported it, it would be difficult to let Lafayette and the people in the respect room know.Guangxu ignored him and refused to leave. Hearing the drumming sound from the palace, Cha Shui Zhang estimated that it would be almost two watch days, and it would be too late if he didn't leave.He went to Guangxu again to persuade him to leave quickly, Concubine Zhen also helped to persuade him, saying that it is too cold outside, you should go back quickly. emperor!Concubine Zhen saw that the Chashui Zhang was urging her so hard, she knew that it was not easy for him to arrange for the emperor to come here, even though she was reluctant to part with Guangxu, she had to persuade him that if nothing happened this time, there will be a next time, and there will be a long time to come It's on. Jane!When can we wait until the next time! Guangxu dawdled and refused to leave, holding on to Concubine Zhen's hand.At this moment, the little eunuch who was guarding the gate of the compound suddenly ran over in a panic, saying that Lafayette came out from Chuxiu Palace and was coming this way.When Guangxu heard that Cixi was coming here, he was speechless in fright, not knowing what to do.Chashui Zhang originally wanted to leave here and rush back to Yingtai before Cixi came, but it was too late, and there was already movement from the gate of the courtyard.Lafayette came as soon as he said it, and a large group of people carried Cixi and palace lanterns into the courtyard gate. Cha Shuizhang hurriedly followed the little eunuch, dragged Guangxu away from the bungalow, ran along the grass to a pile of bricks and tiles in the distance, and hid there motionless, Zhenfei and Yin'er also hurriedly lay back On their respective beds, they pretended to be sound asleep, as if nothing had happened. As soon as Guangxu and others left, Cixi came to the bungalow where Concubine Zhen and Yin'er lived in a soft sedan chair. Li Lianying held up the gauze lantern in her hand and illuminated it from the window.With the support of the eunuch, Cixi went to the window and looked in. She vaguely saw Concubine Zhen and Yin'er lying on the kang and sleeping on the ground. There seemed to be nothing suspicious. The servant wakes them up?Li Lianying asked Cixi in a low voice. Need not.Cixi shook her head, standing there feeling a little puzzled. During the day today, she heard from Cui Yugui that Zhang Deshun went back to the palace to get medicine the other night, and stayed in the palace for a long time before leaving the palace, and someone saw him walking around the Beisan Institute, and wondered if he would do it for him. Guangxu came here to inquire about the situation of Concubine Zhen.It will be cloudy for a few days tonight and it will be strangely dark.She sat there thinking hard about the issue of Guangxu's throne, and suddenly had an inexplicable urge to go to the North Third Institute to see this bad woman who had been on a hunger strike for three days, maybe she could meet something unexpected here. Cixi asked Li Lianying if she heard any noise just now, but Li Lianying shook her head and said nothing.When she came here, she clearly felt that there was movement inside, and the eunuchs guarding the courtyard gate were hesitant, and their expressions were not quite right.She asked Li Lianying if she asked someone to search the courtyard to see if anyone was playing tricks. In the night, the cool wind blowing in from the window heard the two talking intermittently, and my heart couldn't help being tightly held together.The emperor is hiding nearby. As long as they send people to search around, Cha Shui Zhang and the emperor will definitely be caught, and the consequences will be disastrous ghost!hell!In order to distract Cixi and Li Lianying's attention, a ghost suddenly got up from the floor and yelled loudly before Yin'er had time to think about it. Yiner!What are you doing?Concubine Zhen sat up from the kang, and shouted sharply, thinking that at this moment, you still don't think there is enough chaos.Yin'er ignored Concubine Zhen, jumping and screaming, screaming that there is a ghost, while running from the inner room to the outer room, and from the outer room to the inner room, like a ghost possessed, causing chaos in the hut ring. When Cixi heard Yin'er yelling that there was a ghost, she was inexplicably puzzled, and quickly asked Li Lianying to send someone to open the iron lock on the door.Li Lianying took several eunuchs, finally subdued Yin'er, and brought her to Cixi for questioning.After asking and asking, Yin'er couldn't recognize Cixi at all, she was crazy, she answered irrelevant questions, and kept calling ghosts with her big eyes.Cixi was furious, and slapped her hard, shouting sharply: Yin'er!How dare you be presumptuous! Yin'er was slapped, her knees went limp, and she fell to the ground.After a while, she propped up her upper body from the ground, pretending to be woken up by Cixi, rubbing her eyes and looking around, not knowing what happened, when she found Lafayette standing in front of her, she was terrified. I have to kneel on the ground, kowtow again and again, saying that slaves are guilty.Seeing him at the side, Li Lianying kept boasting that Lafayette was a true Buddha descended to earth, and with a single slap, he knocked away the ghost attached to Yin'er. Yin'er, what's the matter with you?Cixi straightened her back and asked, making Li Lianying happy in her heart, as if she really believed that her predecessor was a Buddha. Yin'er told Cixi seriously that she was not dreaming, and that there were really ghosts here in Beisan Institute.For several days in a row, she saw black shadows wandering outside the window, and sometimes they floated into the house without a sound, and she was willing to leave only after begging.Just now she saw Eunuch Zhang, who was working next to Master Zhen, and several eunuchs floating into the room through the window, she begged them to go, but they refused to go.That's why she screamed in terror. When Yin'er saw Eunuch Zhang and others, Cixi was startled.Because the eunuchs and maids of Jingren Palace were locked in empty rooms, she ordered some of them to be beaten to death with sticks, and eunuch Zhang was one of them.No one outside knew this news, not even the eunuch in charge of the respect room.The corpses were smuggled out of the palace at night, buried quietly in the official land, and said to the public that they had died of illness. Yin'er, don't be afraid, evil never overpowers good, as long as you are not afraid, they will naturally not come.As Cixi said, she ordered Li Lianying to send someone to send some incense sticks to Yin'er tomorrow, and asked her to burn them sooner or later. Yin'er knelt on the ground and nodded repeatedly.After Cixi finished speaking, she didn't dare to stay here any longer, so she hurriedly got into the sedan chair and was carried away from this desolate compound. The eunuchs waited until Yin'er entered the bungalow before putting on the iron locks. Perhaps influenced by Yin'er, they left in a panic one by one.After Cixi and the others left, Concubine Zhen realized that Yin'er had just pretended to be crazy and said there was a ghost, scaring Cixi away.Otherwise, once she sent people to search, the emperor and Cha Shui Zhang would be finished, because there was only one door in the yard, and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to. She glanced gratefully at Yin'er on the floor, and wanted to praise her a few words, but thought that she had been indifferent to her these days, but she couldn't say what she said. Is it too cold on the ground?Concubine Zhen finally found a word to ask the other party. Don't be afraid, there are straw mats.Yin'er replied. Come, sleep on the kang.Concubine Zhen patted the edge of the Kang. no no you are the master Come up when you are called!What kind of master and slave, lying there are all individuals. Concubine Zhen is in a hurry, and must Yin'er sleep on the kang.Yin'er refused, saying that she was afraid of crowding the master, but Concubine Zhen said that the kang was enough for three people, and it was very spacious for two people.The two argued for a long time, until Concubine Zhen was about to get off the kang to help Yin'er carry the bedroll, Yin'er hurriedly got up from the ground and spread the bedroll at Master Zhen's feet. In the dark, the master and servant lay on a kang.Maybe what happened just now was too thrilling, the two of them suddenly lost their sleepiness, and seemed to want to say something, but neither of them said anything.In this silence, they were each thinking about their own thoughts, and at the same time, they were also thinking about each other's thoughts.Although they didn't say anything, their hearts quietly moved closer. When Cixi returned to Chuxiu Palace, the more she thought about it, the more puzzled she became.I can't tell what Yin'er said about the haunting of Beisan Institute, but I also have some doubts about it. Could it be that Cha Shuizhang is haunted?To be honest, she has been in vain for Cha Shui Zhang all these years.When Guangxu asked her for a cup of tea, she agreed without hesitation.She thought that when he came to the emperor, he was grateful to her and would definitely help her secretly.Even if he didn't help her, at least he wouldn't help the emperor. She was very disappointed that he secretly favored the emperor. The strange thing is that Li Lianying kept saying good things for him.If Cui Yugui hadn't sent a lot of information, she would have always thought that Chashui Zhang was as calm as water, and remained neutral between her and Guangxu.It seems that he can't be allowed to stay by Guangxu's side any longer, and he should be transferred away from Guangxu's side as soon as possible.Thinking of this, she suddenly asked Li Lianying to rush to Yingtai immediately to see what was happening on Guangxu's side. Confused, Li Lianying hurriedly led people to Yingtai, and found that Guangxu had already gone to bed, and there was nothing suspicious. The eunuchs guarding the shore said that no one had come up on the island.Li Lianying rushed back from Yingtai to Chuxiu Palace to report the situation in Yingtai to Cixi, and Cixi went to bed with peace of mind. Li Lianying sent the decree about not being allowed to depose the emperor to the hands of King Rui. King Rui reluctantly complied, but he couldn't explain what Cixi meant.In the afternoon, Prince Rui hurried from the Military Aircraft Department to Chuxiu Palace to shout. When Li Lianying reported to Cixi that Prince Rui called his son, Cixi knew that he must be for the Guangxu throne, and he was a person who firmly advocated Guangxu's abdication.Cixi waved him to come in, and said to Li Lianying with a smile: Here comes another sensible person.King Rui came in and asked for his knees.Li Lianying knew that he and Cixi were going to talk about something, so she withdrew from the palace. Going back to what Lafayette said, the servant asked the commanding yamen to post a notice according to Yizhi's intention, and now no one outside dares to mention it.What King Rui said was the opposite.This has almost become a rule of the game for the ministers and masters in the palace to speak.Needless to say, supporting the master.If there is a disagreement, just say what the minister thinks; if you disagree, just say what others say.He said that no one outside dared to speak, but he was referring specifically to the imperial court, that is to say, no one dared to discuss it in the imperial court, and the knowledge lies in the word dare not.In other words, it's not daring, it's not that I don't want to discuss it, and it doesn't mean that I agree. This undoubtedly shows that he disagrees, why the emperor can't change. Don't dare to say it outside, are the princes from all walks of life pretending to be stupid?Cixi understands what he said, don't look at him as a rough man, he is never ambiguous in major issues, and always stands firmly on her side. To her, this is a good dog that bites and barks, and at the same time is loyal to the master . Lafayette asked what the governors mean?Sure enough, as soon as the master opened his mouth, King Rui knew what the other party was thinking. Rong Lu doesn't need to ask.Liu Kunyi from Liangjiang, Zhang Zhidong from Lianghu, did they reply? Both Liu and Zhang are members of the Han Dynasty, can they take care of our housework? I spit on you!Cixi glared at King Rui, both angry and funny.Whenever this happens, King Rui becomes worse than a three-year-old child, innocent and simple.Seeing that King Rui didn't dare to make a sound, Cixi went on to say, why are you always so confused? Yes, the emperor is going to die, and if he has a son to pick him up, if he doesn't have a son, he has to choose among the nearby branches. This is Aixinjueluo's housework.People in the Han Dynasty never open their mouths, but not now!The emperor was romping and dancing, so he changed his voice when he looked good, and no one had to weigh it.Liu and Zhang, one in the southeast and the other in the Central Plains, if they say no, half of China will shake their heads! After hearing this, King Rui had to admire Lafayette, a man in his sixties was so thoughtful about everything.He finally understood that Lafayette didn't want to change the emperor, but he was afraid that he would burn his own hands. After pondering for a long time, King Rui finally said to Cixi in a low voice: I dare to say that these two big officials of the frontier have changed the bannerman. Wouldn't it be Ansheng? Seeing the serious expression on King Rui's big round face like a pancake, Cixi smiled wryly in her heart, thinking that he was at best just an excellent watchdog, and when it comes to politics, it's a piece of cake, no matter how much you teach him Promising, since the ancestors entered the customs, win over the Han people and use their talents, it is because the Han people are located in the Central Plains, they are not as good as the Manchus in war, and their culture and knowledge are much higher than the Manchus, so this has become a national policy of the court. .The number of Han people is far more than that of Manchurians, not to mention the abundance of talents, such as Ji Xiaolan, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong, Weng Tonghe, etc., how many people have emerged.She thought to herself, as long as the banner man is going to be successful, why is she in such a hurry?Needless to say about her, how many Han people were used by the emperors of each dynasty, especially the more Han people came up in the future, she was really disappointed when she thought of this, but in order to keep the Qing Dynasty, as long as the emperor is from the Aixinjueluo family , I can't care too much.What should I do?Cixi ignored King Rui's nonsense, and was only thinking about how to get the leaders of the provinces to express their opinions, especially Zhang Zhidong and Liu Kunyi. As long as these two express their opinions, other provinces will be able to handle it easily. The slave will send a telegram to Liu and Zhang.King Rui finally understood what Cixi was thinking.Whenever Cixi frowned, he could understand every major event, but when it came to specific matters, he couldn't keep up with the other party's thoughts, and had to make several detours, and finally had to be pointed out by the other party. It's useless to send a telegram, you have to go to the people.After all, Cixi is a cunning and scheming man, and she is meticulous in her consideration of issues.In her opinion, the candidates to be sent are very particular. They can talk to Liu and Zhang, and they should not be too eye-catching. After working hard with water, breaking it apart and smashing it into pieces, he used his face to confound him, and it would be best to get it out of their mouths in exchange. King Rui heard Cixi's words very clearly, and immediately understood what she meant.Just like she usually does things, it is clearly what she thinks in her heart, but she makes a detour to let others say it.No, she just issued the imperial edict in the morning, forbidding to discuss the matter of abolishing the emperor, but now she is thinking about how to get the words of changing the emperor out of Zhang Zhidong and Liu Kunyi's mouths, this is her brilliance. The slave understands!King Rui replied. Is there such a person?Cixi asked. King Rui thought about the people around him back and forth, but couldn't think of a suitable candidate for a moment.This person must have a considerable status, but cannot be a decent official in the court. Not only must he be capable in handling affairs, he must also have good martial arts, because he must not be conspicuous, so he can only take one or two attendants with him on the road.Of course, there is the last one, this person must be absolutely reliable.Cixi and King Rui thought about it for a long time, but they couldn't come up with it. King Rui suddenly had a thought, thinking that Xiao Gege was a personal choice, but it was a pity that she was a woman.It would be great if there was a man like Little Grid. As soon as he said it casually, Cixi immediately fell in love with her. Not only had she met Yinliu Gege, she had been summoned to the Summer Palace more than once, but she also liked her tomboy temper very much, she dared to speak out and was good at martial arts.She is the daughter of King Rui, so she is naturally very reliable.She pondered for a moment, and said to King Rui: Tomorrow, bring Yinliu and let me ask you a question. I think she is a good candidate.As long as you ask clearly, if things don't go well, I'll use her! After all, the servant's daughter is a girl, King Rui hurriedly said that Xiao Gege was not good. Goddamn words!Cixi lowered her face. Slaves be damned!Slaves be damned!As soon as King Rui said the words, he immediately realized that something was wrong, the Lafayette who sat high on the dragon chair was not a woman, and he actually said such goddamn words.While slapping himself, he thought to himself, Little Gege is really going to do this job, and his family has become a hero from old to young. Cixi was discussing with King Rui about who to send to the south when Li Lianying suddenly ran in angrily. It was hard to say, Zhang Deshun, the leader of the palace supervisor next to the emperor, ran away from Yingtai. Cixi stood there in a daze, staring at her old eyes in disbelief, and asked Li Lianying several times before she believed that she had heard correctly, and an indescribable anger welled up in her heart.First of all, she couldn't imagine that this honest tea chapter would do such a thing.Secondly, the reason why she agreed to continue to let Chashuizhang stay with Guangxu in Yingtai was that she still had hope in him that he could supervise the other party's actions at any time.Unexpectedly, when he got there, he still dealt with her everywhere as if he was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, instead of talking to her, he became united with the emperor and specially helped him come up with crooked ideas.A few nights ago, although we couldn’t find out the reason for what happened at the No. 3 North Institute, it must have something to do with Chashuizhang, because Cui Yugui’s people said that on the night of the incident, they saw Chashuizhang leading two ghostly people by the Xitiemen. She was about to send Cui Yugui to investigate the matter, follow the clues, and catch the tricks he was playing around the emperor.If it is impossible to find out, he must be transferred away from Guangxu.Unexpectedly, before she had time to investigate this matter, he actually sneaked away in private.After King Rui left, she immediately sent Li Lianying over there to thoroughly investigate the matter, but there was no result. One afternoon, when Guangxu came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Cixi pretended to be disapproving and asked about Chashuizhang's escape. Your Majesty, Cha Shui Zhang is also a bit courageous, tell me, what can we do with these people? But it's up to the emperor's father to decide. I want to hear from you today. Since Cha Shui Zhang left without permission, those people might not know about it. So who knows?Cixi asked meaningfully. Anyway, it won't be Erchen.Guangxu had no expression on his face, but was stunned for a moment.Because not only did he know about it, but he and Cha Shuizhang had planned it for a long time in advance. He was with you, didn't you notice anything beforehand? Huihuang's father said that if there is anything, the son-in-law will be the last to know.Guangxu made a wry smile.茶水章留在他身邊是慈禧親自定的，而且讓李蓮英找他談過話，要他隨時向這邊報告光緒的情況。也就是說，茶水章實際上是慈禧派到他身邊的探子，只不過茶水章眼看著宮中發生的大事，心裡同情光緒，面子上哄著這邊，心裡卻向著他罷了。 How do you say this?慈禧聽出對方話中有話。 一定要兒臣說明白嗎？光緒穩住神，反問對方。 說，讓我也明白明白。 章德順原來是皇爸爸宮裡的人，皇爸爸一定比兒臣更熟知其人。 可可我也沒想到，他現在變成這個樣兒。慈禧被對方問住，頓了一下，自個給自個兒找了個台階。 自他來到兒臣身邊，雖說有些耳背，做事也倒本分。要論其他就不敢恭維了，他仗著是宮中老人，不把規矩放在眼裡，常常與其他宮中的太監私下來往，說些不該說的話總之，兒臣看在皇爸爸的面子上，已經忍了多時了，就是這回他不走，兒臣也得求皇爸爸趕走他！ 光緒這一番話非但說得慈禧無話可說，而且將自己推得一乾二淨。其實，茶水章出逃恰恰是奉他之命。自那天晚上他在北三所見了珍妃的悲慘景況，想到自己空擔著人君的虛名，連自己最心愛的女人也無法保護，內心有種切膚之痛。心想自己與其在瀛台坐以待斃，不如下決心一搏，否則早晚慈禧也要對他下手。為了能重新奪回權力，為了能解救珍妃，他當夜咬破手指，在白絹上寫下詔書，讓茶水章偷偷逃出宮外去找榮慶，然後去南方找湖廣總督張之洞和兩江總督劉坤一，讓他們出面救駕。 對此，光緒經過非常認真的思慮。慈禧之所以沒有立即廢了他的皇位，並非她不想，而是對外顧慮洋人的反應，同時對各省擁兵自重的官員們態度摸不清。再加上她將權交給光緒，現在又勿匆收回，名不正言不順，所以才遲遲沒有罷黜他。因此，這是一個絕好的機會。他必須趁著自己現在仍然是名義上的皇帝，給這些人傳下密令，像古時那樣領兵勤王也好，清君側也行，總之有了一個名目，這些人在下面登高一呼，其他各省有人響應，慈禧也不得不三思而後行。 而南方各省，特別張之洞，他對新政態度積極，曾幾次上書表示對新政的支持。他在省內興辦實業，在漢陽辦起了中國第一座兵工廠，所以光緒先想到的便是這位熱衷於洋務的兩湖總督。茶水章出走已經好幾天了，由慈禧如此吃緊的態度來看，他肯定逃出了北京城。如無意外，他能找到榮慶，不出半個月，南方那邊一定會有動靜。想到這兒，光緒心裡透出一絲僥倖。 榮慶與元六離開京城後，一直躲在保定東邊白洋澱邊的安州，在鏢局裡當鏢客，替來往的運貨商隊當保鏢。 榮慶站在白洋澱邊，望著那白茫茫一片湖水，情不自禁地想起了養心殿的宮監首領太監茶水章。茶水章老家就在白洋澱，幾輩子都在湖邊打魚為生。想到茶水章，立即想起光緒皇上。最近外面紛紛傳言，京城裡要換皇上。聽到這個消息，他心裡便說不出的憤懣和擔心。 他同情皇上，覺得他是害在袁世凱和瑞王這幫奸臣手裡。 要是袁世凱沒有背叛，要是他出兵包圍了頤和園，要是皇上成了這次的贏家，他榮慶可就升天了啊！皇上賜婚，娶回吟兒，這麼好的事兒，眼看就成了，偏偏讓那混帳袁世凱一手毀了。 他怎麼就這麼倒霉？想起他和吟兒之間的遭遇，正如他過去經歷的一樣，每當他倆眼看就要在一起時，總有始料不及的突發事件，無情地粉碎了他們的美夢。一次次都這樣。他甚至覺得這就是他的命。所有的事，一跟吟兒沾上邊，厄運立即來了。這事兒要擱其他人身上，也許會知難而退。他正好相反，每遇一次挫折，他便會以十倍的瘋狂和決心重新開始。 眼下怎麼辦？ 珍主子關起來了，吟兒呢？她多半回到儲秀宮老佛爺身邊，也可能在其他宮中當差，總之她仍然在宮中受苦受累。而他成了朝廷通緝的要犯，不要說進宮看她，就連北京城也回不去了，想來想去，眼下唯一的辦法是救出皇上。只要皇上當權，他和吟兒還有戲，否則他和吟兒永無出頭之日。即使有一天她放出宮外，她也不可能嫁給朝廷要犯啊！要想救皇上，憑他一個皇家侍衛，連邊都沾不上。為此他說動了元六，讓元六抽空去了一趟北京，看看京城裡有什麼動靜，再找一些支持過新政的官員們瞭解眼下的情況，然後再想辦法。 元六到了北京，榮慶給他的名單上的人撤的撤抓的抓，連皇上的老師翁同龢大學士也罷了官，放回原籍。最後元六好不容易找到榮慶舅老爺恩海。恩海一見到元六，立即要他轉告榮慶，讓他跑得越遠越好，說皇太后已經下令在全國搜捕他，他還告訴元六，慈禧雖然重新上台訓政，但沒有廢掉皇上的意思，詔書聖旨上仍然用的是光緒的玉璽。離開北京前，元六特意去看了英英。英英介紹他見了一位日本駐華公使館的翻譯，從那位翻譯那兒，得知西方各國對慈禧準備廢掉光緒的立場非常強硬，地方各省的總督巡撫對此態度也非常曖昧，估計慈禧一時半時不敢輕易廢掉光緒皇上。 一天下午，榮慶正光著膀子在鏢局的後院裡練拳，元六突然將他拉到一邊，說情況不妙，有人向官府打了小報告，說這兒來了兩個操北京口音的陌生人，因此官府很快要派兵來這兒搜捕，他倆在這兒待不住了。 這兒待不住，再往哪兒去呢？榮慶一邊問他這位把兄弟，一邊心中暗暗叫苦，連自己都待不住，還談什麼救皇上。元六笑笑，說你跟我來，榮慶無奈地跟著他一路向湖邊走去，不知他要將自己往哪兒帶。 where?Rong Qing asked. 到了那邊自然會知道。反正我不會害你。榮慶一臉的神祕。 元六領著榮慶來到湖邊一棟孤零零的院牆邊，輕輕拍著院門。不一會兒門開了，走出一位村姑打扮的年輕女子。 coming.年輕女子一邊向元六點頭，一邊衝著榮慶笑，相好的，不認識了。 英姑娘？榮慶這才認出對方是英英。 come in.英英讓他們進了院子，立即關上了大門。 榮慶心裡疑惑，低聲問元六究竟怎麼回事？元六笑笑，還是那句話，等會兒你就知道了。英英拍榮慶肩膀，說：跟我來。 英英領著榮慶進了堂屋。元六沒進屋，守在門外。英英和元六神色緊張，搞得挺神祕，顯然有什麼重要情況。一進門，他便忍不住問英英：你怎麼上這兒來了？ 找我相好的呀！英英開玩笑地說。 不對，你準有事兒？ 讓你猜中了，有個大內高手兒想會會你！英英邊說邊領著他走進裡屋。 裡面比堂屋要黑得多。他一走進，只見個老漁民站在那兒，顯然對方早就在裡面等他。對方摘下頭上的方巾，搶上一步，雙手抱拳叫著：榮侍衛！ 章公公？榮慶立即認出茶水章，有說不出的激動。自朝廷發生變故，他倉皇出逃，失去了與皇上的聯繫之後，頭一遭遇上皇上身邊的茶水章，心中感慨萬千。 你可讓我好找啊！茶水章緊緊握住榮慶雙手。原來英英是茶水章的外甥女，他是英英的親舅舅。他當夜逃出宮外，第一個落腳點就在英英住處。沒想他這個無頭蒼蠅，一頭撞對了地方，剛巧元六來過英英這兒，留了他在保定這邊的地址。巧的是茶水章從小就生在安州鄉下，這棟平房就是老家的房子，現在由他表妹，也就是英英的表姨獨自住在這兒。所以茶水章認為這是天意，皇上要找的人送到他家門口了。於是他紮了頭巾，化裝成老婦人，隨著英英混出北京城，一路風塵僕僕趕到這兒。 What's up?是不是皇上榮慶心裡慌作一團，會不會皇上遇害了？他咬住牙關，沒敢往下說出自己的猜疑，但心裡卻打起鼓來。 榮慶接旨！茶水章突然整整衣領和袖口，神色顯得十分莊重。榮慶一時愣住，沒有回過神。直到茶水章從懷中取出一張白絹，遞給榮慶，他才回過神，慌忙跪下雙手接過白絹。絹上寫著榮慶救朕四個暗紅色的字，一看就知道是血寫的。茶水章沉痛地告訴榮慶，這上面的字是萬歲爺自己咬了手指，蘸著自個的鮮血手寫的。接著便說起京城裡的情況，到處傳說過了臘月三十，吃了過年餃子，就要換皇上了。 皇上天命所歸，還能說換就換嗎？榮慶憤憤然。 我說句掉腦袋的話，皇上要是駕崩了呢？茶水章一字一句地說。 他們要下手了？ 榮大人，譚嗣同斬了，康有為跑了，皇上沒人可求，就指著您了！ I?我現在自身難保啊。榮慶為難地說。 皇上說了，榮侍衛大忠大勇。如果你也袖手旁觀，他就只能認命了。 那好，章公公怎麼說，我榮慶就怎麼辦，為了萬歲爺，肝腦塗地，萬死不辭！榮慶沉吟良久，想起小回回丟掉了他給吟兒的信，皇上本要嚴辦他，後來聽了珍妃勸說，非但沒有罰他，反過來答應替他和吟兒指婚，又提升他為大清門三品侍衛，這種天大的恩德不能不報的。 其實茶水章早已有了主意，他臨離開瀛台逃出北京，出來找榮慶，就是為了實施光緒皇上精心構想的計劃。即便他找不到榮慶，他也會按這個計劃獨自南行，如果有了榮慶同行，這個計劃更有可能得以實現。 光緒分析了各方面情況，認為北京城裡沒戲了，皇太后的人牢牢把住了朝廷的大權，想翻天已經不可能。但只要他這個皇上名份還在，也許在下面各省還能有戲。光緒皇上一直認為，搞新政成功的希望主要還得靠南方，南方那邊先走一步，北邊才會跟著搞。為此，他特別看重兩湖和兩江的總督張之洞與劉坤一二人。事實上也是這樣，自推行新政以來，南邊的官員對光緒一系列國策非常支持。因此要他找到榮慶，盡快南下，以光緒皇上的名義，與南方的張之洞、劉坤一等人聯絡上，讓他們趁慈禧現在還不敢廢掉光緒皇位之前，向朝廷施加壓力，事情很可能會有一線轉機。 榮慶聽後十分激動，向茶水章提到這次元六進京，日本使館的翻譯私下向元六表示，如果他們能與地方官員聯繫，得到這些人的支持，必要時，日本國將支持光緒重新掌權。茶水章連連搖頭，說日本人信不得，他們只是想利用我們的矛盾從中漁利，所以這事還得靠我們自己。榮慶聽茶水章說了皇上的想法後，認為這不失為一個辦法。但問題在於他們兩眼一抹黑，到了南邊連門都摸不到，更不用說說服他們出面支持皇上，鬧不好會將他們抓起來送到北京，那豈不是自投羅網？茶水章聽後笑而不答。他心裡早有了主意。 自茶水章出逃，珍主子與光緒之間從此像斷了線的風箏，非但無法見面，連互相間的音信也沒了。那天，吟兒在宮中碰上小回回，向他打聽有關茶水章情況。小回回低聲告訴他，茶水章跑了，別的再也沒說。她本想追上去多問他幾句，只見迎面走來一行人，其中就有二總管崔玉貴，嚇得她站在道邊低下腦袋給二總管讓道。 這不是吟兒嗎？崔玉貴看她一眼說，你不留在北三所陪珍主子，在這兒亂什麼？ 回崔回事話，敬事房讓我去那兒領月錢。儘管崔玉貴是大內二總管，但礙著李蓮英的面子，宮中都稱他為回事，因為他提升前是敬事房的回事，這個職務僅比總管低一級。吟兒畢恭畢敬地回答。她知道這人比李蓮英還要壞，仗著老佛爺恩寵，比李總管還要橫。 領了錢立即回北三所。崔玉貴盯著吟兒說。 yes. snort!你們這些人沒幾個好東西。跟茶水章一樣，面子上一個個比誰都老實，骨幹裡比誰都滑頭崔玉貴甩下幾句話，扭身走了。 沒章德順消息？吟兒一回到北三所，珍妃就急著問她。自那天晚上吟兒裝鬼嚇走慈禧，珍妃與吟兒之間的關係完全變了。珍妃非但不對她懷有敵意，而且將她視為自己的心腹。 He ran away!吟兒將路上碰到小回回的情況說了一遍。 他他扔下皇上一個人跑了？珍妃疑慮重重。 不知道，小回回沒說。 會不會那晚上的事讓皇太后知道了，所以才 have no idea. 要是皇上能跟他一塊兒逃走就好了！珍妃坐在炕沿，望著窗外滿樹的枯葉，苦苦想著茶水章出走的種種可能。 瞅著珍妃那副無奈的神態和喃喃低語的樣子，吟兒心裡非常同情她，這種思念之苦，有過同樣經歷的人才能理解。這不，她心裡無時無刻不想著榮慶，特別當她想到榮慶從三品侍衛一下子成為皇家欽點要犯，心中湧出一種無奈的沮喪，心窩裡汪著的血都像泡了的藥材，又苦又澀，說不出什麼滋味。 吟兒想安慰珍主子，想隨意找一些話題將她注意力移開，不知為什麼，她卻總也找不出別的話題。這種時候，一個女人除了苦苦想著她心愛的男人，還能想什麼吶？就像她現在，她不在乎自己受多少苦，也不怕對方離自己遠，最怕的是一點兒也沒榮慶的音信 下午，兩名小太監突然來這兒傳吟兒，讓他去儲秀宮見老佛爺。要在平時，吟兒非常害怕去那邊見慈禧。但這會兒，卻立即從凳子上站起，跟著小太監們一路來到了儲秀宮。看得出，珍主子也想讓她去，在那兒說不準能打聽到些有關皇上和茶水章的情況。 奴婢給老佛爺請安！吟兒進了慈禧的起居室，連忙下跪請安。 慈禧正心不在焉地站在鳥籠邊逗著那隻渾身光澤鮮艷的鸚鵡。她明知吟兒跪在身邊，卻裝作沒看見的樣子，直到李蓮英走，到她身邊，低聲告訴她，說吟兒來了，這才轉身打量著吟兒，不鹹不淡地說道：吟兒呀？你起來。 謝老佛爺。吟兒起身，垂著雙手站在一旁。 想你了。一瞧見這毽兒就想起你來。這宮裡這麼一大堆人，吃飯一坐好幾桌兒，嘴接起來快有一丈長了，就沒有一隻好腳丫子！慈禧悻悻地說。 老佛爺讓奴婢踢毽兒？秋風一涼，宮中便興起踢毽子遊戲，吟兒心中暗自思忖，是不是老佛爺想看她踢毽子。其實不然，慈禧有她的心思，從踢毽子引出珍妃的話題。 珍主子也會踢，你們成天在一塊兒，沒跟她過過招兒？ 奴婢不敢。吟兒沒鬧清對方什麼意思，心想就算能跟珍主子踢，那兒巴掌大地方，門上有鎖，想踢也踢不開啊。 她好像挺聽你吧？慈禧話中有話。吟兒慌忙否認，說哪有主子聽奴才的。慈禧不以為然地笑笑，提起前一陣子，說珍妃連著三天不吃飯，水火不進的，你不就硬是勸她開口吃了嗎。吟兒心中暗驚，知道慈禧一向會繞著彎兒說話，在心裡拚命揣摸對方叫她來究竟什麼意思， That's weird.你吹了什麼仙風，讓她改了主意了？ 也不過就是眼跟前兒那些話，翻過來掉過去的說。 我問你，慈禧突然轉了個話題，茶水章是怎麼回事兒？ 茶水章，他不怎麼回事啊！吟兒接得很快，裝作什麼也不知道。 Yiner!前一陣子，茶水章上北三所幹什麼去了？李蓮英突然插話，而且口氣非常肯定。他想乘吟兒心裡毫無準備之際，猛地一詐她，這時候人們一不小心就會吐出真情。 沒有呀，我從沒見過他！吟兒毫不猶豫。 真沒見過？李蓮英緊追不放。 Really do not have.吟兒心裡不由得急跳。 你看著我的眼。慈禧走到吟兒面前盯著她。 吟兒抬起頭，平靜地望著慈禧。兩人對視著。慈禧拚命在她眼裡尋找某種疑點。看得出，吟兒有些緊張，這是常人所共有的，但卻沒有某種慌亂。慈禧再一次追問：你沒騙過我吧？吟兒並沒有像有些人那樣發誓賭咒，只是說：奴婢不敢。 你連騙人都不會，這輩子還有什麼出息？慈禧突然笑了。 奴婢也會騙人，就是不敢騙老佛爺！ Why? 因為誰也騙不過老佛爺。 你騙過誰？ 奴婢騙了珍主子。我跟她說，皇上說不定哪天要召她，她要是餓死了，不就見不著皇上了嗎？ 騙得好！慈禧聽了哈哈大笑。掛在窗邊鳥籠裡的鸚鵡抖著翠綠的翅膀，學著慈禧的樣兒發出一連串的尖叫：騙得好，騙的好！開始慈禧忍不住笑了，聽著聽著，她勃然大怒，指著鸚鵡對李蓮英說，把這隻破鳥給我掐死！拔了毛做只毽兒。 李蓮英本想勸慈禧，沒等他張嘴，發現慈禧一臉的陰沉，慌忙跑上前，摘下鳥籠一路走出起居室。瞅著李蓮英的背影，慈禧惡狠狠地說：哼，牠死就死在這張嘴兒上！ 面對喜怒無常的慈禧那惡聲惡氣地詛咒，吟兒心裡不由得一驚。她站在那兒，不敢出大氣。吟兒，扶我。慈禧看一眼吟兒說。吟兒慌忙攙扶著慈禧走到炕榻邊。慈禧坐在炕沿，看一眼放在炕几上的銅煙袋。吟兒立即會意，取了炕上的煙具，蹲在炕邊伺候著慈禧吸煙。慈禧吸了幾口煙，神態平和許多，瞅著那團團飄散的煙霧，覺得自秀子離開這兒，沒一個宮女能像她這樣伺候自己，偏偏這樣一個人卻不在自己身邊。 跟我說實話，你為什麼要主動上北三所當差？對於吟兒，有一條她是不會忘記的，那就是她在最關鍵時刻讓小回回給自己遞了個信，因此慈禧堅信，她對自己忠心耿耿。只是不明白，她為什麼要去冷宮陪珍妃，要換了別人，在她這兒立了功，幹嘛還要去受那份罪？她究竟怎麼想的，為什麼要這樣，這一直是她百思不得其解的疑團。 您先恕奴婢的罪，奴婢才敢說。吟兒知道慈禧對她要求留在北三所陪珍主子的事，一直耿耿於懷。也深知慈禧聰明過人，騙是騙不過她的，因此決定說實話，也許這樣反倒能打消她的疑慮。 只要你說實話，恕你無罪。 Back to Lafayette!奴才覺得對不起珍主子，所以才請求去北三所伺候她。 What's the meaning? 老佛爺和珍主子都是奴婢的主子，當奴才的不可以對不住主子