C13
"You're a little donkey now!" Mo Yin tilted her head and giggled. "Hurry and pull that little donkey."
"Give me a break. I'll pull the two of you by myself, it's tiring, okay? " Chen Liang wiped away the sweat on his forehead. On the other hand, he had the look of someone who was willing to work hard.
Mo Jun wasn't the kind of kid who liked to bully others. Seeing that Chen Liang was exhausted, he got off the sledge and said to Mo Yin, "Chen Liang doesn't have any strength left. Let me play with my sister."
At this moment, Mo Yin didn't care whether she was taking revenge on Chen Liang or not. She only felt the pleasure of climbing on a plow, and when she saw that her brother wanted to play with her, she happily clapped her hands and urged him, "This is great! Brother, quickly pull!"
Mo Jun picked up the lead rope from the ground and asked Chen Liang to step aside. Then, he pulled Mo Yin and ran across the snow.
As they glided along the vast expanse of white snow, Mo Yin was both scared and happy. She couldn't stop giggling along the way.
Chen Liang sat on the ground as he watched the two siblings run away, then collapsed back onto the ground and said a big word.
He took a deep breath and said to himself while looking at the sky. I really can't mess with a little girl like Mo Yin. He had to work so hard to make her look as if she had forgiven him.
In the side palace, most days, not even the sun could be seen, not to mention winter, and from morning to night, not even a single ray of sunlight could be seen.
The weather was too cold, so Han Jie didn't have the mood to run around, so he just stayed inside the house to eat and sleep. Except for the occasional noon run under the sunlit walls of the palace. The thin little man was curled up there like a beggar on the street.
Mother Soong saw this and felt pain in her heart. She often advised him, "Why are you in such a bad mood these days? Mama would have liked to see you at court. Better than now.
"Mom, don't worry about me. I'd like to stay that way. " Han Jie was curled up on his own clothes, wrapped in a worn-out quilt, looking very sick. Ever since the incident with Han Yun, he had become like this.
"Why don't we go to the cold palace and see what that crippled Mo Liu-Li is doing?" Mother Soong wanted to raise his interest. "It's been a long time since you've told me what she's been doing."
"She's probably frozen to death." Han Jie said indifferently, "Before the snow fell, I heard Empress instructing Sun Shang Palace to cut the amount of coal used in the Caiyun Hall in half."
"Shh!" Mother Soong was so scared by his words that she hastily made hand signals. She sat on the edge of the bed again and said fearfully, "Your Highness, don't speak carelessly like that. If Empress hears it, we will be punished."
"Don't worry, Mother Soong. We don't even want a mouse here." Han Jie laughed at himself.
"Aiya, that's true." Mother Soong muttered worriedly, "If that Mo Consort Chen were to die from the cold …" That... That's a person after all. Even if she died, someone would have to retrieve her corpse. That way, she wouldn't spread out her grievances … "
Mother Soong couldn't help but shudder at the thought that Mo Liu-Li's vengeful spirit might have already dispersed throughout the palace. "Aiya, I can't think about it …" Mother Soong then put her palms together as she bowed and prayed to the air, "Mistress Consort Chen, you have a spirit in heaven. A debt must be owed. If you have any grievances, you can go find the right person, but don't come to His Highness. His Highness was kind and kind, always pitying you. Your Highness' body is too weak to bear your fear … Amitabha... "Amitabha …"
Han Jie noticed Mother Soong's nagging thoughts and said, "Stop nagging Mother Soong."
Then he climbed out of bed, climbed into his socks, and got out of bed.
Mother Soong quickly asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'll go check out the Caiyun Hall." Han Jie bent down to pick up his shoes, "See if she's still here."
"Don't go, what if she's really dead? If you were to go, wouldn't you be infected with misfortune? "You are not allowed to go." Mother Soong said nervously as she opened her arms to stop him.
Han Jie said, "Didn't you say that someone had to collect her corpse even after she died? "I'll go and see. If she dies, I'll send someone over."
"My ancestor, mother begs you, don't go there." Mother Soong pleaded, "You can't go."
However, Han Jie was determined. He lowered his body and got out from under Mother Soong's arm, running towards the door, "I'll come and take a look. It'll be fine."
Han Jie never looked back as Mother Soong chased after him and shouted.
Winter harem is much more peaceful than summer. Along the way, other than a few eunuchs and maids, Han Jie did not meet any of the noble concubines.
When he arrived at the foot of the wall to the left of Caiyun Hall, he followed the stones that were used as cushions and climbed up the walls of Caiyun Hall. Pushing aside the snow on the top of the walls, he stretched his neck out to look downwards.
It was only her appearance that startled him. He only saw that the Mo Family girl had used some unknown cloth to make clothes, and wrapped herself in layers and layers. Her entire body was round and looked extremely comical. Miaozhu, the palace maid by her side, was dressed similarly to her.
"Now we can keep our lives, you know?" The Mo Family woman extended her hands towards Miaozhu, turned around and said, "Ignore the ugliness of the clothes on your body. Besides, I think it's pretty good. "
"Yes, the Empress is right." Warmth is the most important thing. " Miaozhu looked at the clothes on her body.
"I don't know how long I'll be here." Mo Yan looked at the sky with a dejected tone. She paused for a moment, waved her hand, and said in a carefree manner, "Forget it, I won't think about it anymore. "One day and one day.
"Empress, didn't this servant already say that if we want to leave here, we can only wait for the sun to rise from the west?"
"God didn't let me live again. Surely, he didn't want me to stay here for the rest of my life?" Mo Yan said in surprise, "Then that's a big joke." It can't be like this. When I reincarnated, I was already at the peak of my life. How did I end up dying in the cold palace? "Who did I offend?"
Miaozhu stared at Mo Yan with a look of ignorance and pity. "Empress, you're spouting nonsense again."
"Ai!" Mo Yan sighed deeply, put her arm around Miaozhu's shoulder and said, "Anyway, just you wait, I will definitely have a chance to get out of here. "When you go out, big sister will take you around the world."
Miaozhu nodded in a perfunctory manner. "Yes, yes. I'm waiting for that day to come." Although he said this, the expression on his face was completely different.
Han Jie understood the meaning behind Miaozhu's expression. It was likely that this Mo Yan's illness had broken out again.
It was such a cold day, but Mo Yan was still alive and well. Han Jie secretly sighed at her luck and quietly got down from the wall, returning back the way she came.
After passing through a crossroad, he never would have thought that he would run into Han Yun and Eunuch Guan. Moreover, it was only the two of them, and they didn't have any ceremonious movements to accompany them.
Han Jie hurriedly knelt on the ground to kowtow, "Your son greets Royal Father."
Han Yun glanced at him, but he didn't wake him up. He acted as if he didn't see him and walked past him.
Eunuch Guan followed him and said to him in a low voice, "Hurry up and go back."
Han Jie watched Eunuch Guan's footsteps quickly pass by him from the corner of his eyes. He waited for the footsteps to fade away before he got up from the ground. When he turned around, he discovered that the two seemed to be headed towards the Caiyun Hall.
Han Jie was puzzled. After hesitating for a moment, he followed up to see what was going on.
Speaking of which, Mo Yan had always been favored by Han Yun ever since she entered the palace. Otherwise, he wouldn't have called her Consort Chen. The empress would not be so jealous that she would frame the Mo Family girl like a madman.
As for Mo Yan, since she was favored by Han Yun Sheng, it was hard to avoid her being arrogant and superior in the palace. Han Yun had always been indulgent, giving whatever he wanted. When she first entered the palace, when she was not used to living in the palace and missing her family, she was even allowed to return to her mother's family to save her parents. He even came back to pick her up in the evening. This honor was something that no woman in the past 100 years would ever have the chance to enjoy.
Who would have thought that Han Yun would beat her into the cold palace without even checking her up because of the empress's conspiracy? Thinking of the honor he had given her, this punishment was truly a bit excessive.
It had already been several months since the Mo Family girl entered the cold palace, could it be that Royal Father was regretting it now? Han Jie thought to himself as he looked at the two people in front of him, and sure enough, he stopped near the Caiyun Hall.
Han Yun stood tall and silent as he looked at the tightly shut door. The expression on his face was hard to discern.
Eunuch Guan said in a low voice, "Your majesty, how about we go in and take a look?"
Han Yun sneered, "Why would I want to go in and see her?"
As he spoke, he lifted his foot and was about to walk forward. At this moment, a snowball suddenly flew out of the Caiyun Hall, straight at Han Yun.
Han Yun was unable to dodge in time and was hit in the head by the snowball, causing the dragon's head to be hit askew. The snowball shattered his entire face. Eunuch Guan hurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped Han Yun's face. He then raised his voice and shouted, "The person inside the wall has quite the guts!" Someone come! "
A few eunuchs who were already nearby ran out.
Han Jie was afraid that someone would discover him so he hid himself in a corner.
Eunuch Guan shouted, "Open the gate!"
After a while, the eunuch who was in charge of controlling the Caiyun Hall rushed over, and opened the Caiyun Hall door while trembling. The door had not been opened for a long time, and the hinges were corroded. When they were pushed open, a cracking sound could be heard.
Han Jie was sweating for the people inside the wall. How could he just throw a snowball and hit Royal Father? I'm afraid that Mo Family girl is really going to die this time.
Waiting for the door to fully open. Han Yun was neither happy nor angry. He flicked the snow off his body and calmly walked in.
Han Jie also quickly climbed up the wall to see what was going on inside.
Eunuch Guan walked in angrily with a horsetail whisk in his hand and asked with a stern voice, "Who was the one that just threw the snowball outside?"
Without waiting for Mo Yan to respond, Miaozhu took a step forward, knelt on the ground and said loudly with her forehead touching the ground, "To reply Eunuch Guan, it was this servant who threw it out for fun. This humble servant asks Eunuch Guan to punish me! "
Mo Yan was obviously shocked by Miaozhu's reaction.
Han Yun wiped his forehead with the handkerchief and glanced at Mo Yan. He said coldly, "This servant girl is very loyal. Master and servant have a deep affection for each other that is admirable. "
As if she had just realized who it was, Mo Yan gasped and covered her mouth with her hands.
"Your Majesty was enlightened. It was really because this servant was fond of playing around that I threw a snowball outside the wall." If you have offended the emperor, then please punish me! " Miaozhu knelt on the ground, trembling. Her voice, however, was steady and calm.
Hearing Miaozhu's begging for death, as if she couldn't let this girl take responsibility for her, Mo Yan took a step forward with her fists clenched in a righteous manner, and stared at Han Yun who was standing at the door, staring at her with an indifferent expression. She straightened her chest, and said in a loud voice, "It was I who threw the snowball out. I didn't know you were standing outside so coincidentally. If you want to blame someone, blame me. I only wish for one thing: if I die, you can be merciful and let Miaozhu out of the palace. No matter what had happened in the past, or what had happened today, it all had nothing to do with Miaozhu. In any case, you and I have loved each other once, so just treat it as fulfilling a wish that I had before I died. "