Erfu suppressed the joy and relaxation that swelled up in her heart, turned her head to look at Shilan who was fiddling with the tea set, and asked in a low voice: "Have you encountered any trouble by delaying at the palace gate for so long today?" Because there was a matter of Xueluan in Yonghe Palace just now, Erfu never took care of Shilan who was stopped at the palace gate, and now she relaxed, and finally she finally remembered this stubble.

Shilan saw that she couldn't shirk it, so she explained with an embarrassed face: "The slave maid didn't delay at the gate of the palace for a long time, it should be said that she was teased by an old woman who was over half a hundred years old." ”

"Oh, tell me about it!" This time it wasn't just Erff who was curious, but even Shiqing was curious.

Shilan sat back on the low stool, twisted the hem of her robe, and replied in a low voice: "The slave and maid waited for the eunuch on duty at the gate of the palace to check the things in the baggage, and I wanted to catch up with you and Sister Su Yao, but I bypassed the Shunzhen Gate, and I saw an old woman carrying a big burden to the palace gate with great difficulty.

She called the slave maid for help when she was far away, and the slave maid saw that she was really pitiful, and it was not easy to refuse, and thought that it was not far from the palace gate, even if it was delayed, it would not delay much time, but she didn't expect that it was a hundred and ten steps away, and the old woman just rubbed it for two sticks of incense for a long time, and then the slave maid's own errand was delayed. With that, Shilan lowered her head again.

"It's also a coincidence, you are also kind to help, and besides, I didn't mean to blame you when I asked you, what is there to be embarrassed about you, so that I thought something happened to you!" Erf listened patiently, smiled and comforted, but there was a feeling of being hung up in his heart, and it was very boring.

It's just that Shilan's words are here, but she hasn't finished talking yet, but she didn't say anything when she saw that Erfu didn't ask.

——The old woman dragged Shilan for two sticks of incense in a short distance, but as soon as she stepped out of the palace gate with her front foot, she left with a flying stride.

Because of this, Shilan felt that she was being teased by her wife, so she was so embarrassed that she didn't want to speak.

Seeing that Erfu and Shiqing were no longer speechless, she smiled and changed the topic: "Niangniang, why did you come out so early today, and the slave maid looked at the palace maids in Yonghe Palace with a nervous look in a hurry, it's very strange!"

"It's okay, it's just that there is a palace maid who doesn't know the depth and level of the fourth master, and she has been taught a lesson by the mother!" Erph replied with a smile, she didn't think this matter was a secret, and there was no secret in the palace, even if she didn't say it, it would be able to spread to the house sooner or later.

"There is such a palace maid in front of Niangniang, then she really hit the muzzle!"

"That's what I said, to say that the girl is also bold, looking at your fourth master standing alone under the corridor blowing the cold wind, Xu felt that it was an opportunity, so he didn't dare to rush up with a cloak to offer courtesy, but not only failed to coax the fourth master to treat her differently, but also provoked the mother to be angry, a good palace maid was slapped in front of the palace maids, and was sent to Changchun Garden to serve the flowers and trees, which is also pitiful. Erph smiled and nodded, and sighed in a low voice.

"That's quite a coincidence, our master rarely has a time when he is alone in the mansion!" I have to say, Shilan is really a bystander, she listened to Erfu's words, and her first feeling was that this matter was too coincidental, as if someone had deliberately arranged it.

Erf hadn't thought much about it at first, but when she heard Shilan say this, her heart shook.

Because Erfu was not present at the time, everything she heard and heard was relayed to Concubine Errou and Concubine De, and Concubine Errou spoke vaguely, bent on provoking the relationship between herself and the fourth master, and I couldn't wait for myself and the fourth master to tear their faces, and when Concubine De asked Su Yao to repeat it, Su Yao was not easy to say too clearly, and Concubine De was deliberately guided by her, she was really fooled by Concubine De.

She really just thought that Xue Luan had the idea of climbing the dragon and the phoenix by herself, and she didn't think about it at all.

At this time, Shilan's words were tantamount to reaching out to lift the veil that covered the truth in front of her, Erfu raised her head suddenly, turned her head to look at the silent Shiqing, and asked in a low voice, "Where were you at that time?"

"The slave maid was called by Concubine Cheng Niangniang, who lives in the apse, to choose a shoe sample for her!" Shi Qing hurriedly replied.

"Then there was no one waiting for the fourth master at that time, what about Su Peisheng and Zhang Bao?

I remember when I left Yonghe Palace with Su Chen, Zhang Bao had been waiting at the bottom of the steps, where did he go?

Putting aside these external factors, the fourth master has always valued the rules the most, and he has acted most prudently and prudently, he knows that the harem is the easiest place to be framed, how can he be alone under the corridor......" Erfu bowed slightly, and did not speak again, as if he had revealed this matter, but he had already secretly pondered it in his heart......

And just when she had doubts in her heart, Shilan sent a suspicious clue.

Originally, Shilan felt that being dragged by her wife at the gate of the palace was a very accidental and inconspicuous trivial matter, but after listening to the conversation between her master and Shiqing, she noticed that something was wrong.

For example, the old woman is obviously walking like flying and in good health, why does she put on such a weak appearance in front of herself, and even if the old woman is old and frail, and her actions are not as vigorous as the young man, it is impossible to delay the time of two sticks of incense in a short distance of one hundred and ten steps, this is obviously a ghost!

She remembered the old woman's name when she called for help, and she called her name directly.

Thinking of this, she hurriedly told Erf about it.

It turned out that she was not kind-hearted to delay her errand, but was taken advantage of by someone with a heart to take advantage of her soft-hearted and kind-hearted characteristics.

"Don't talk about this matter anymore, after all, you are also kind, just pay more attention to things in the future. Erfu was more and more sure of the suspicion in her heart, but she was unwilling to discuss the matter in this four-walled carriage, and patted Shilan on the shoulder with a smile, stopped Shilan from what she was about to say, and persuaded softly.

When Shilan heard this, she nodded slightly, and then stopped talking.

Erfu and Shilan said a few innocuous gossips, not only to ease the atmosphere, but also to relax the mood, and then stopped talking under the pretext of physical fatigue, and quietly thought in his heart about what was the connection between these things that happened in Yonghe Palace, Qixiang Palace and other places today.

It's just a pity that when the carriage returned to the Fourth Master's Mansion, she was still confused and couldn't find any contact.

With a reluctant smile on her face, Erfu raised her hand to sort out the neckline, sleeve hem and other details, and then gracefully held Shiqing's wrist, slowly stepped out of the carriage, and came to face the group of love rivals at the door of the hanging flowers.

In a short period of time, Erf has already adjusted his mentality.

She walked up to everyone with a smile on her face, stood firm, raised her hand slightly, signaled everyone to be exempt, and said softly: "The big guys are all here, and I think the big guys are also worried about the body of our concubine Niangniang, then let's stop talking in this cold wind, and go back to the main courtyard with me for a cup of tea!" After speaking, she smiled and nodded to Wu Yahehe, who took the initiative to come up, and let Wu Yahehe take her arm and walk towards the main courtyard with a smile like a good sister.

In fact, if she could, she really wanted to sit in the soft sedan chair prepared by the housekeepers and grandmothers to rest.

The distance between the Hanging Flower Gate and the main courtyard is not far, after all, the Hanging Flower Gate and the main courtyard are on the central axis of the Four Masters' Mansion, between the two points, the straight-line distance is the closest, this is the common sense that even children know, but to walk along the corridor, the distance is more than twice as far, which makes the already somewhat tired Erfu feel even more hard.

She looked at the stone road that led to the weeping flower gate from a distance, and it was a depressed one.

"Is Niangniang's health good?" Walking on the road, Wu Yahehe took the initiative to ask about Concubine De's situation, she was really curious if Chang Fujin could agree to Concubine De's mother, after all, this is also a very good thing for her, but she didn't want to ask too directly, so she had to turn around and foreshadow first, "Concubine Wu heard a letter from the family before saying that Niangniang was a little unwell, and she asked the imperial doctor to enter the palace to ask for a pulse for a few days, and now she is getting better?"

When Erfu heard this, he replied with a smile: "Niangniang's body is quite good, that is, there are some small problems with headache and brain fever, and the imperial doctor went over to ask for a pulse consultation, that is, to prescribe a few pairs of maintenance decoctions, after all, they are all old problems that fell when they were young, where is it so easy to recuperate."

But don't worry too much about it, it's fine.

Besides, when you and I are free another day, let's go into the palace together to ask Niangniang to say goodbye, and I want to come to Niangniang to see you, and I am happy in my heart, and my physical problems will be cured without medicine!"

After saying that, she smiled and patted the back of Uyahehehe's hand, and didn't give Uyahehe a chance to continue asking.

In the palace today, the things that the mother talked about with herself, among the people who instigated the mother behind her back, Wu Yahehe's father and mother were absolutely indispensable, so that she felt uncomfortable when she saw Wu Yahehe's face now.

Thinking so, she disguised herself by arranging her sideburns, and pulled her arm out of Uyahehe's arms.

"Niangniang's body is fine, and the concubine can rest assured!" Seeing this, Wu Yahehe replied with some embarrassment.

Elder smiled, bowing slightly, but not answering, and turning her attention behind her, for she heard the sound of neat footsteps behind her for a moment.

When she turned around, she happened to see the side Fujin Ulanala clan walking briskly towards her and Uyahehe.

"What's the matter, something to say?" asked Erph with a smile and turning her head.

When the Wulanala clan heard this, she knew in her heart that her small movements had been discovered by Erfu, so her plan to take the opportunity to listen to what Erfu was talking about with Wuyahehe was frustrated, but fortunately, she also expected this scene, and replied without hesitation: "The concubine wants to talk to Fujin about Brother Honghui in private, this Brother Honghui has been away from the house for almost a month in a blink of an eye, thinking that he will lead Feng Bao and Xiaoliniang out of the house, the concubine feels uneasy." ”

"Don't say that you are thinking about Brother Honghui, even I am thinking about it in my heart, let's talk about it again when we have time!"

"Okay!" Ulanala replied with a smile, in fact, she just casually used an excuse to cover up her original intentions, she wished that these women in the house would not pay attention to Honghui's affairs, especially Erfu's concubine, because Erfu's power outside the mansion was too great, if Erfu had a bad heart and wanted to do something, it would be too easy, thinking about it, she hadn't gotten the news for several days, and she was even more worried.

The Ulanala clan replied happily, but did not slow down and retreated to his original position, but followed behind Erf and Uyahehe step by step, so that even if Uyahehe wanted to say something serious, it was difficult to speak, which made Erf, who was a little impatient with the Ulanala clan, happy.

She chatted with Uyahehe very casually, and returned to the main courtyard with some laughter.

In the hall, Erfu's gentle and quiet gaze swept over the women, and she smiled and instructed Shilan, who was waiting beside her: "Shilan, you greet me here first, and let your master and I go in and change into looser clothes." ”

After speaking, she bowed apologetically to the women present, and walked quickly into the inner room to wash and change.

In a few moments, Erf returned to the hall in a relaxed state.

In fact, she didn't wash properly, but just wiped the fat powder on her face with a warm handkerchief, and took off the more expensive hairpin ring jade pendants in her hair and body, put on a set of half-new home-style robes, and hung up the set of Changfujin dresses embroidered with peacock feathers.

Erfu sat down with a smile, looked down at the girls who looked at her, and said softly: "I think the sisters are most concerned about Niangniang's body, our own sisters, I don't go around the bend with you, Niangniang's body has some slight discomfort, I just told Sister Wuya, they are all small problems with headache and brain fever, and they are carefully regulated with medicine, and there is nothing serious."

Besides, Niangniang also feels sorry for us, and we are not allowed to go in to serve the sick, so if the sisters want to express their filial piety, they will copy a few Buddhist scriptures for Niangniang to pray for safety and smoothness, or make some digestible dim sum soup, so that our prince can bring it into the palace, that is!" After speaking, she picked up the tea bowl at hand and couldn't wait to take two sips.

After tossing in the palace for most of the day, Erfu was really dry-mouthed, and drinking tea was an instinctive move, and there was no deep meaning, but her somewhat casual behavior fell in the eyes of all the women present, that is, the meaning of serving tea to send guests.