C19 (1/2)
”Don't panic.” In the darkness, Wang Rong He's voice sounded exceptionally calm, ”Don't come down from the brick bed, someone will come to light the lamp soon.”
”Elder sister, is there really a ghost here?” someone asked in a trembling voice.
”How could that be?” Wang Rong said affirmatively, ”The Imperial City is the place where the Son of Heaven lives. Any ghosts are just scaring themselves. ”
As soon as she finished speaking, the door of the hall was pushed open. palace maid came in with a lantern and quickly lit up the candles in the hall. Xi Tao brought the lamp and arrived at the eastern side of the hall first. At this time, the sound of a woman crying came from the rear hall again.
”What happened to the rear palace?” Wang Rong asked Xi Tao.
”eunuch has to observe the ladies at night to see if they are addicted to sleeping. A young lady in the rear hall screamed when she didn't sleep properly, thinking that it was a ghost.” Xi Tao said.
Wang Rong was stunned, her arms suddenly felt cold, she crossed her arms, ”That's why when we were sleeping, there were still people secretly observing us.”
Xi Tao said, ”This is a normal lady, how can there be someone by your side who would snore, talk in their sleep, and make a huge noise.”
”Is the person who was screaming going to be kicked out of the palace?” Su Ru asked.
Xi Tao no longer spoke, ”Tonight, the candles will not be extinguished, let the ladies rest.”
However, after such a thing happened, only a few people were able to fall asleep. It was the always magnanimous Wang Rong. When she thought of the people standing in every corner of the hall silently observing her while she slept, she couldn't help but shiver. Wang Rong felt special sympathy for the girl who had discovered the ghost. She was only screaming uncontrollably, but if she met the timid one, she might even be scared to death.
In the morning class the next day, there weren't many students left. From the commotion last night, it could be seen that there were quite a few students selected. Those who left had to pack their luggage, while those who stayed had to reschedule their accommodations. Moving their bunks would inevitably cause them to become flustered. Palace Manager's aunt told the girls to go to the Gonghou Garden to enjoy the scenery, and when they returned, everything would be arranged.
It was the first time someone obtained a Chuxiu Palace, and the Imperial Consort Candidate s were still worried because of what happened last night. Gathering together seemed to make them less afraid, as if there were more people around. Last night, many of the Imperial Consort Candidate s were so frightened that they didn't know how to react and were forced to leave the palace by the eunuchs as soon as the sun rose.
Wang Zhixi placed the handkerchief against her chest, as if she could still hear the anxious thumping sounds of her heart. The Imperial Consort Candidate next to him was saying that it would be good if she could move into the front hall, but there were very few people left in the front hall, so there probably weren't any empty seats. A thought struck her. Wang Rong was living with her in the front hall. If she really couldn't do it, she could just grab her bedding and squeeze inside.
She looked for Wang Rong and her, but Wang Rong and his group were not among the Imperial Consort Candidate. Liu Mu Lan asked her what she was looking for, and Wang Zhixi said, ”If you don't see my big sister, I wonder if she was shocked yesterday?”
”Zhixi, you're too kind.” Liu Mulan said, ”It happened in the back hall yesterday, so it should be that sister who came to see if you were scared or not.”
Where was Wang Rong now? She hated the smell of powdered incense that people gathered together to fight, so she went to sit in the shade on the other side of the rockery and waited until there was no one around before she let out a long sigh and let her shoulders drop.
”Who's sighing?” Wang Rong He turned around to see who it was, it was Zhang Cheng. Did this Imperial Consort Candidate encounter some difficulty? ” Zhang Cheng asked. Actually, he came with Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun had originally thought that the study room was boring, but he carefully suggested if the Imperial Consort Candidate was playing in the Gonghou Garden right now, if His Majesty wanted to take a look. Zhu Yijun came in his regular clothes, and when he saw that the Imperial Consort Candidate was gathered together, he did not want to show his face, so he changed his route. In the end, he met Wang Rong, who was also able to meet this kind of person, was it fate?
Before she even got close, she could be heard sighing. With a thought, Zhu Yijun pushed Zhang Cheng out to ask about Wang Rong and why Sighing, whether or not someone was bullying her.
Zhang Cheng said, ”Why is Miss sighing here? The palace is a little afraid of sighing or crying, please be careful.”
”Thank you.” Wang Rong He stood up and said. This eunuch looks familiar, have we met before? ”
”Young lady must be joking. I haven't left the palace since I entered at the age of seven or eight. I probably haven't seen young lady before.” Zhang Cheng laughed awkwardly as he turned his head to look, finding out that Zhu Yijun was standing right behind him. Has the girl met with any difficulties? ”
”Nor.” Seeing that he was not planning to reveal his identity, Wang Rong pretended not to know, ”Last night's Chuxiu Palace was a mess, and only now do I know that there's someone watching us sleep at night, so I felt a little uncomfortable.”
”You should get used to it when you enter the palace. In this palace, there will be people watching everything you do. ” Zhang Cheng said. Then, yesterday, there should have been a Imperial Consort Candidate that was filtered out. ”
Wang Rong nodded his head, ”Actually, I think they picked the wrong one. How can they screen the Imperial Consort Candidate who found out that there is someone here? They should screen the Imperial Consort Candidate who slept soundly without finding anything. How could there be someone as impervious to sleep as a pig by her side? If there's an assassin, then who will defend His Majesty's blade when he wakes up? ”
Zhang Cheng could not help but laugh. His Majesty doesn't need his concubine to block his blade, the guards in the palace are still useful. ”
Wang Rong He also smiled. This was the first time Zhu Yijun saw Wang Rong He's face clearly. Her small round face, round eyes, a small nose and a small mouth, speaking like she was laughing, her skin was not the color of wheat that a man should wear, but was very white and exquisite. Zhu Yijun thought of the glutinous rice cake for breakfast.
Zhu Yijun was not satisfied with just watching from the shadows, he coughed once, ”Who's there?”