Chapter 260: 260 palm mouth
Chapter 260 Chapter 260 Palm Mouth
The two girls were less than three feet apart, looking at each other quietly, motionless.
Time seems to have stopped, only the surrounding flowers and trees are swaying in the wind, and the low-hanging willow branches are caressing the lake next to them, causing ripples, as if someone has sprinkled countless gems from the sky. The waves sparkled in the sunlight and overflowed with light.
Chu Qianhuang clenched his fists, veins bulged on the back of his hands, and his eyes became gloomier.
She felt an indescribable powerlessness in her heart, but she still said patiently: "Second sister, when you and I were exchanged, I was just a baby. I couldn't control it..."
"How innocent I am!"
The person who was wrong was Chu Lingxiao.
What's the point of Chu Qianchen turning his anger on himself? It's just hurting others and not benefiting himself.
They are sisters and should work together to help each other. This is what is best for the Chu family.
Chu Qianchen only cared about the past and expressed his anger at innocent people. His vision was too shallow.
Chu Qianhuang actually knew in her heart that she might not be able to explain it to Chu Qianchen, and she just wanted to give it a last try.
"Then how innocent am I?" In the last life, my mother died and my brother died, and I was treated as an abandoned son.
Chu Qianchen retorted lightly, neither happy nor sad.
The glimmering water of the lake reflected on Chu Qianchen's little face, making her delicate facial features cold and indifferent. Her pair of phoenix eyes, as deep as a cold pool, showed an alienation that would keep strangers away, just like the frosty moon.
Chu Qianhuang: "..."
For a moment, Chu Qianhuang felt that Chu Qianchen was looking at her like a clown, and her heart felt tight.
She tried hard to calm down and think about what had happened in the past two months.
It was clear that Chu Qianchen was still polite to him when he was at Yunting Pavilion, but after Chu Yunyi was injured because of the escort, Chu Qianchen completely turned his back and refused to save any face for himself.
Is Chu Qianchen really standing up for Chu Yunyi?
No, Chu Qianhuang didn't think so.
In the end, it was the Chu family and Chu Yunmu who benefited from Chu Yunyi's escort!
Chu Qianchen is now turning against others and being so domineering. He probably thinks that Chu Yunmu will soon be able to seize the throne, and the second prince can take over the throne for the prince, so the Chu family no longer needs him.
Poor Chu Yunyi was willing to risk his own life in order to keep his title, but did he know that he would only be an abandoned son now...
Chu Qianhuang's cheek seemed to hurt again.
Chu Qianhuang took a deep breath and continued: "Second sister, it doesn't matter if you don't like me, but Brother Yi is innocent..."
"Don't take your dislike of Aunt Jiang and me and take it out on Brother Yi."
"Brother Yi has a sincere heart and no ambition. He once told me personally that he was fighting for the role of escort, not for himself, but for the Chu family..."
Chu Qianhuang's expression was bright and generous, and when she talked about Chu Yunyi, there was a hint of heartache in her description. She acted like a good sister, trying to move her to understand him with affection.
Chu Qianchen: "..."
Chu Qianchen felt that Chu Qianhuang's thinking was so strange that she couldn't keep up and couldn't understand the other person's thoughts.
In Chu Qianhuang's eyes, Chu Qianchen's silence was a kind of acquiescence. It was her words that hit her mind, so she was speechless.
Chu Qianhuang continued: "One code equals another. Brother Yi saved the title of the Chu family with his life. You can't ignore this just because you hate your father and Aunt Jiang."
"The title should be given to Brother Yi."
Chu Qianhuang looked at Chu Qianchen without blinking, looking aboveboard.
Even if Chu Yunyi doesn't want to fight, Chu Qianhuang is still determined to help him fight. This is the glory that should belong to him and no one can take it away.
Chu Qianchen laughed, and the crisp laughter overlapped with the rustling of the surrounding branches, as if the cold mountain wind was blowing in his face.
"Does Brother Yi want the title, or do you?" Chu Qianchen asked sharply.
Her words were so sharp that they shot straight into Chu Qianhuang's heart like a sharp arrow.
Chu Qianhuang's face paled by three points in an instant, her eyes wandered for a moment, and she could hardly look directly into Chu Qianchen's eyes.
Chu Qianhuang kept saying that she was doing it for Chu Yunyi, and she had always told herself so in her heart, but who and what she was doing for, both Chu Qianhuang and Chu Qianchen knew it.
Chu Qianhuang looked at Chu Qianchen, her eyes flickering with dark light.
Chu Qianchen also looked at Chu Qianhuang.
The two of them faced each other and didn't speak for a while, but there seemed to be an invisible fight going on between their eyes.
Chu Qianhuang's face was expressionless, but her breathing was a little messy, and her chest was rising and falling rapidly.
Her heart was far from as calm as she showed, and she was a little irritable.
She originally wanted to use her life experience to show weakness to Chu Qianchen, first to dispel part of Chu Qianchen's hostility towards her, and then bring up the matter of the title, but now she was completely led by Chu Qianchen.
Chu Qianchen stood leisurely, her beautiful and delicate facial features were like pearls under the moon, exuding a lustrous luster. When she didn't smile, her whole body became a little colder, as if she were a goddess descending to earth, awe-inspiring. close.
She was obviously standing very close, within reach, but she seemed to be far away from him, making Chu Qianhuang feel elusive and out of reach.
Chu Qianhuang finally suppressed her emotions, sighed sadly, and said, "Second sister, believe it or not, I am not doing it for myself, I am doing it for the Chu family."
"It's not convenient for me to say more in the palace...Second sister, please remember one thing. The imperial concubine's aunt's surname is Chu, and the second prince is the grandson of the Chu family."
"Nowadays, the situation in the court is changing. How can Brother Mu, at such a young age, be able to carry the Chu family?"
The feeling of being led by the nose just now was really bad. Chu Qianhuang tried hard to regain the dominance of the conversation. Every word he said was carefully thought out and every word was meaningful.
What she meant was that the second prince had the blood of the Chu family in his body.
This means that the bond between the Chu family and the second prince is natural and it is impossible to separate the relationship. The Chu family carries the imprint of the second prince.
In the past, the prince's status was stable, and no other prince could get past him. It didn't matter what the concubine's name was, but now, the emperor was tired of the prince... This meant that the second prince also had a chance.
Since ancient times, seizing the heir is destined to bring about a **** storm, with the winner becoming king and the loser becoming bandits. How could a five-year-old Chu Yunmu do such a dangerous and dangerous situation!
She wanted Chu Yunyi to inherit the title out of overall considerations, not out of personal selfishness.
Chu Qianchen curled his lower lip slightly, nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."
Chu Qianhuang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. It seemed that Chu Qianchen could still listen...
She continued: "My surname is also Chu, and I also want to..."
As she spoke, Chu Qianhuang saw Chu Qianchen take a step closer to her. The distance between the two was only one step. Chu Qianchen was an inch taller than her, and her shadow enveloped Chu Qianhuang.
Chu Qianhuang suddenly felt that the girl in front of him was so strange. She was like a snow leopard with its head pointed at its prey. She was elegant, cool and sharp, as if he would reach out to her with his sharp claws at any time. He could easily do it. Slit her throat.
"..." Chu Qianhuang seemed to be strangled by the neck, and his throat was tight.
Chu Qianchen moved his face closer to Chu Qianhuang and lowered his voice a little: "But, who are you?"
What did she say? ! Chu Qianhuang's eyes suddenly opened wide, and his pupils suddenly shrank into a ball.
At this moment, she couldn't control her reaction at all.
Chu Qianchen put his mouth to Chu Qianhuang's ear and asked at a volume that only the two of them could hear: "Is your surname really Chu?"
Chu Qianhuang's eyes widened even more, and his expression changed drastically. The secret hidden deep in his heart was revealed.
Her heart was confused, her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't think calmly at all.
She only knew that this secret must not be known to anyone, otherwise, she would be treated as a monster.
By the way, as long as Chu Qianchen is gone, no one will know!
When the wind blows, the water on the lake behind also sways with the wind. It is so bright and shining. The water shines into Chu Qianhuang's eyes, making her dizzy for a moment.
There was no one around.
It just so happened that there was no one around here right now. If Chu Qianchen fell into the water, no one would find out that she was the one who pushed him!
Moreover, Chu Qianchen was wearing so many layers of clothes. Once she fell into the water and her clothes were soaked in water, it would be as if she had a stone tied to her body. Besides, she couldn't swim at all...
Chu Qianhuang's eyes widened even more, and the whites of his eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes. He raised his hand and pushed towards Chu Qianchen's chest.
That's right!
As long as Chu Qianchen is gone, she will be safe.
The two of them were too close, and Chu Qianchen was pushed on the chest by her palm. However, Chu Qianchen reacted quickly. She raised her hand and put it on Chu Qianhuang's upper right arm, and then pulled it somehow. With a tug, she used her own strength to turn the direction, and then let go.
As soon as Chu Qianchen let go, Chu Qianhuang lost his balance, staggered two steps forward, and narrowly managed to stabilize his figure only one step away from the lake.
Chu Qianhuang looked at the lake close at hand. After being extremely nervous, her breathing suddenly became rapid and heavy.
"Hu-hu-"
Another gust of cold wind blew, and Chu Qianhuang felt a chill all over his body. Only then did he feel a cold sweat on his back, even his middle coat was soaked.
"presumptuous!"
Suddenly, a calm and authoritative sound of reprimand came from not far behind.
Chu Qianhuang turned his head and looked around when he heard the sound, and saw the Queen Mother Yin, the Queen and Yuan Zhitong, who were about ten feet away, walking out of Changyin Pavilion surrounded by the palace people.
Queen Mother Yin watched the play in the theater for a while. Because the second episode of "The Monkey King Havoc in Heaven" was a little noisy, she went out to walk around. Who expected that as soon as she went out, she saw Chu Qianhuang pushing Chu Qianchen.
Although she couldn't hear what the two girls were saying just now due to her distance, it was unmistakable that Chu Qianchen was almost pushed into the lake.
Queen Mother Yin immediately became angry, her face was as dark as water, and she quickened her pace and walked towards the sisters.
The Queen also followed. Yuan Zhitong supported Queen Mother Yin and looked back and forth between Chu Qianchen and Chu Qianhuang.
Queen Mother Yin glanced at Chu Qianhuang coldly and scolded displeasedly: "Who is this person? He dares to be disrespectful to Princess Chen in the palace, and even pushes the princess. He is simply lawless!"
Queen Mother Yin was so angry that her voice rose several times, and her anger overflowed without concealment.
Chu Qianhuang's expression changed several times in a short period of time, including fear, shock, anxiety, confusion, etc.
It's all Chu Qianchen's fault that things ended up like this!
If Chu Qianchen hadn't been talking nonsense, how could he suddenly lose his sense of proportion? It happened to be seen by the Queen.
Thinking about it now, even if Chu Qianchen really discovered something, who would believe it if he told it? There was no need to be afraid.
Chu Qianhuang tried to calm down, knelt down, and explained: "The Queen Mother, my daughter is the eldest sister of Princess Chen's natal family. It was just a play between sisters. The Queen Mother must not misunderstand."
Chu Qianhuang acted calmly and without any hint of guilt on his face.
"Joking?" Queen Mother Yin laughed sarcastically, feeling that Chu Qianhuang regarded herself as a fool. Could she not even understand whether it was joking or pushing?
Queen Mother Yin's heart was like a bright mirror, she understood very well.
Even if Chu Qianhuang is really Chu Qianchen's sister, there may not be harmony between them. This so-called eldest sister dared to push her own sister into the lake in the palace. In the past, she might have bullied her daughter-in-law!
The queen looked at the two of them without leaving any trace, and obviously saw that the relationship between the sisters was not very good.
Also, no one would be happy if the dignified eldest daughter now had to bow her knees to the once humble concubine. I don’t know what kind of dispute the two people had, but it was like this in the palace.
However, to the queen, the reason is not important, what is important is...
The corner of the queen's mouth curled up slightly, her gaze passing over the queen mother and Yuan Zhitong. Yuan Zhitong seemed to feel the queen's gaze and looked at her for a moment.
"Presumptuous!" The queen shouted at Chu Qianhuang coldly, "Qianhuang, you are unfriendly to your sister. You dare to reply when the queen mother asks you, because you are disrespectful and have no rules!" Come on, give me a slap.”
As soon as the queen gave the order, two chamberlains immediately responded and approached Chu Qianhuang expressionlessly.
Chu Qianhuang's eyes widened, almost thinking that he had heard wrongly.
She was not afraid of the Queen Mother, who was just a neglected old man in this palace, so she dared to "play around" in front of the Queen Mother to get things over.
She was not afraid that Chu Qianchen would complain to the Queen Mother.
But the queen is different.
She didn't expect that the queen would stand up for Chu Qianchen.
Isn’t the Queen disgusted with Chu Qianchen? Aren't you worried that you can't suppress Chu Qianchen?
With such a good opportunity, as long as the queen calls this matter a "joke", she can make Chu Qianchen and the queen mother feel aggrieved!
Why! ?
Two chamberlains walked up to Chu Qianhuang, and one of them said coldly in a high-pitched voice: "Kneel down and receive your punishment!"
Chu Qianhuang: "..."
She has been in the palace as the princess's companion for more than half a year, and she knows a little about the methods of these chambermaids. She has also seen the palace maid being slapped, but after just twenty slaps, a tooth was knocked out.
Chu Qianhuang stiffly knelt down on the cold stone floor below.
She knew that if she didn't kneel down, she would only suffer even more.
"Second sister!"
The Queen's path is unworkable, and the only one who can save her is Chu Qianchen.
The waiter didn't make a move, as if he was waiting for something.
Yuan Zhitong frowned her delicate crescent eyebrows and advised softly, somewhat unbearably: "Princess, you'd better spare Miss Chu."
"Miss Chu is the princess's biological sister. Sisters cannot kill each other."
Yuan Zhitong helped Chu Qianhuang plead to Chu Qianchen in a good voice. She held the handkerchief in her hand with her delicate white fingers and her voice became softer and softer. She couldn't bear it and was embarrassed, but she had to say it.
She pursed her lips and added with a bit of embarrassment: "Did I say something wrong? There are no sisters in my family, but I always feel that sisters should be in harmony with each other."
As Yuan Zhitong spoke, he glanced at Queen Mother Yin from the corner of his eye.
Queen Mother Yin's eyebrows frowned even more tightly, showing obvious displeasure.
Yuan Zhitong lowered his face again, twirling the handkerchief with his slender jade fingers, seeming a little uneasy, but the corners of his lips curled up without any trace.
The Queen seemed to hesitate for a moment, looked at Queen Mother Yin, then looked at Chu Qianchen, and asked kindly:
"What do the ninth siblings mean?"
The queen gave Chu Qianchen the choice. At first glance, it seemed that she had good intentions and wanted to give Chu Qianchen a step down, and she also seemed to give Chu Qianchen some face.
Aunt Shan next to the Queen raised her lower lip proudly. At this time, no matter what Princess Chen said, it was wrong.
Princess Chen is already riding a tiger, and no matter how she reacts, Queen Mother Yin will probably be unhappy with her.
"Miss Chu, why don't you apologize to your sister?"
Yuan Zhitong walked a few steps towards Chu Qianhuang with a gentle smile, looked down at her, and spoke in a gentle and considerate tone.
Chu Qianhuang, who was kneeling on the ground, raised her eyes and cast a grateful look at Yuan Zhitong, then moved her eyes to Chu Qianchen and said softly: "Second sister, I just..."
"That's enough!" Chu Qianhuang only said a few words before she was interrupted by Queen Mother Yin's displeased cold voice.
Empress Dowager Yin had a graceful face and looked down at Chu Qianhuang who was kneeling on the ground with arrogant eyes, as if she was looking at an insignificant ant, and as if Chu Qianhuang could not enter her eyes at all.
"The Queen just gave an order, didn't anyone hear it?!"
"Hey, the queen is too good-tempered to allow these servants to not take you seriously."
Queen Mother Yin said slowly, and the last words were obviously addressed to the Queen.
Her voice was neither soft nor serious, and had the air of a superior person who was not angry and had authority, which made the palace people shudder.
Yuan Zhitong's eyes widened slightly in disbelief, and he didn't understand why Queen Mother Yin had such a reaction.
"..." The corners of the queen's lips tightened, and for a moment, she almost couldn't maintain her elegance and grace.
Her nails dyed with bright red cinnamon dug deeply into her tender palms, and her mood was like the surface of a river on a stormy night, ups and downs, with each wave getting higher than the last.
"beat!"
The queen gave the order coldly, and for the first time she understood the frustration of having her teeth knocked out and blood swallowed.
The Queen Mother is trying to make herself look bad and act like this evil person!
The queen's throat felt so bitter that she almost vomited blood.
Ever since the emperor ascended the throne and she was named empress, it was always the empress dowager who looked down on her face, but today she, the majestic empress, has become the empress dowager's thug.
Yuan Zhitong glanced at the queen, lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Aunt Shan is the Queen's confidant, so she can understand the Queen's unwillingness at this moment.
Aunt Shan took two steps forward, raised her hand and slapped Chu Qianhuang on the cheek.
"one!"
"Crack!"
The loud and clear slap seemed to cut through the air, carrying a sharp energy.
Chu Qianhuang's face was beaten to one side, and a clear palm print appeared on his cheek as white as the first snow.
Aunt Shan, an old nun in the palace, often helped the queen teach the concubines and maids. She had punished hundreds of people, from less than a thousand. She was very skilled at this slap and slapped one of Chu Qianhuang's ears. Buzzing.
Before she could react, Granny Shan's second palm had already been thrown down.
"Crack!"
While counting, Aunt Shan waved her palms at Chu Qianhuang, one after another, each one heavier than the last.
Chu Qianhuang's cheeks were so hot and painful that she almost used all her strength to hold back the moans that were about to escape her lips.
After being slapped by Chu Qianchen in Prince Chen's Mansion last time, she secretly vowed that she would never let others humiliate her like this again.
But now, because of Chu Qianchen, she was humiliated again in public.
Her cheeks hurt, and her heart hurt even more. It felt like her heart was being stepped on and crushed repeatedly, and it seemed like there were thousands of knives cutting into her heart.
Why? Why could Chu Qianchen stand by and watch her with such indifference? They are sisters!
Chu Qianchen looked at Chu Qianhuang intently, as if his soul had been temporarily withdrawn from his body.
She didn't pay attention to what Yuan Zhitong had just said. She was still thinking about the sudden change in Chu Qianhuang's expression when he heard her question.
"Who are you anyway?"
Chu Qianchen asked this question just to test Chu Qianhuang.
If Chu Qianhuang was reborn like herself, then Chu Qianhuang would be Chu Qianhuang, and there was no need for her to change her face because he asked her who she really was.
Therefore, Chu Qianchen asked the second sentence tentatively:
"Is your surname really Chu?"
Chu Qianhuang's response confirmed her suspicion that the current Chu Qianhuang was not actually named Chu.
So, Chu Qianhuang’s adventure was a resurrection of a dead body?
So, the original Chu Qianhuang is no longer here?
Chu Qianchen felt frightened just thinking about it, and his heart beat faster because of this speculation.
This matter was so ridiculous that if she hadn't had the adventure of reviving her life, she wouldn't have believed it at all...no, I should say, she wouldn't have thought about this possibility at all.
Empress Dowager Yin saw Chu Qianchen's dazed expression and felt extremely distressed thinking that she was almost pushed into the water. She took her hand and said warmly, "Qianchen, didn't I scare you just now?"
Queen Mother Yin made a gesture to the eldest palace maid and told her to prepare a cup of calming tea.
Chu Qianchen's thoughts were interrupted, he came back to his senses, held Queen Mother Yin's arm affectionately, smiled playfully, and said coquettishly: "Mother, I'm fine."
In fact, she can swim.
Because it was not convenient to talk here, Chu Qianchen thought of finding an opportunity to talk to Queen Mother Yin privately later.
She smiled sweetly and massaged the acupuncture points on Queen Mother Yin's hands twice. She was even more worried about Queen Mother Yin's emotional ups and downs.
Queen Mother Yin likes Chu Qianchen because she likes everything about her.
Chu Qianchen smiled, she thought it was cute.
Chu Qianchen was acting coquettishly, but she felt invisible.
Chu Qianchen massaged her acupuncture points, and she felt considerate.
Queen Mother Yin felt relieved as if she had taken a panacea.
Yuan Zhitong looked at the Empress Dowager Yin and Chu Qianchen from the side, his eyes darkened, and the corners of his lips were still slightly curved, looking soft and touching.
"My cousin is so kind to the princess!" She pursed her lips in envy and smiled, "Just like mother and daughter. She was like this when my mother was still alive. She protected me in everything."
She was laughing, and there was a trace of sadness in her words.
At this time, Aunt Shan also counted to "ten", stopped her hand, glanced at Chu Qianhuang with a smile, then turned around and returned to the queen.
Chu Qianhuang was still kneeling there, her face lowered, staring at a broken flower on the ground, her expression unseen.
The queen didn't even bother to look at Chu Qianhuang. She touched the embroidery on her sleeves with her fingers dyed with bright red, and said calmly: "Qianhuang, you can go home today. You don't need to come to the palace again in the future."
The meaning of this sentence was very clear. She officially took over the position of Chu Qianhuang's companion.
"..." Chu Qianhuang suddenly raised his head, showing an expression of disbelief.
Her left and right cheeks were beaten red and swollen, and her facial features were slightly deformed due to the high and swollen cheeks. Her lower lip was bitten with blood because of the pain, and a few strands of blood were scattered on her temples. Her hair was broken, her pearls and velvet flowers were askew, and she looked miserable. She was no longer the noble and elegant eldest daughter of the Hou family.
"The Queen, I know I was wrong, please forgive me!" Chu Qianhuang kowtowed heavily to the Queen.
(End of chapter)