"Sister Lin, Sister Yan, the lotus lake opposite is so beautiful. Lan Xiaoyi pointed to the other side, with an envious look in her eyes, she said, "I heard that the emperor really likes lotus flowers, and he specially built the lotus lake." ”

Lin Qiwei smiled: "The emperor is reminding us." ”

"How can you see it?" Lan Xiaoyi was stunned, she had never thought about it.

"The flower language of the lotus flower is honest and noble, innocent and arrogant, loyal, young and beautiful, kind and innocent, brave and resolute, calm and strong. The emperor hopes that the concubines will have such qualities. Lin Qiwei smiled, "Anyway, I think so." ”

Yan Shiyong was a little surprised to see Lin Qiwei say so much in one breath. She pouted: "I don't think about it so much, anyway, when I see the lotus, I will think of ......"

"What?" Lan Xiaoyi was stunned.

"Thinking of Junshan Island. Yan Shiyong saw that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly changed her words.

Lan Xiaoyi looked confused: "What, I don't understand." But Sister Yan, you are so good-looking, everything is right!"

Yan Shiyong: "......"

"The Jade Guifei has arrived-" At this moment, the honor guard of the Jade Guifei came, and Lin Qiwei, Yan Shiyong, and Lan Xiaoyi immediately knelt down to greet her.

They kept their heads down and didn't say anything. And An Sulan is naturally arrogant.

An Sulan's guard of honor gradually drifted away, and Lin Qiwei breathed a sigh of relief and muttered: "Really, who is she putting on such a big shelf! ”

Jia Concubine walked out slowly: "What are the sisters doing, talking so happily." ”

"It's fine. Lin Qiwei smiled, "It's just that we can watch this pool of lotus flowers bloom and talk about the night scene." ”

Lan Xiaoyi didn't wait for Concubine Jia to answer, so she snorted: "Now in this palace, the Jade Guifei is the most favored." I heard that the emperor also sent several pots of roses to Chengqian Palace a few days ago. ”

Jia Concubine smiled and did not answer, but just said an intriguing sentence: "No matter how fragrant the roses are, how can they compare to the proud snow and frost in the cold wind? Staying in this palace for a long time is the long-term solution, so why be angry about flowers?"

"But no matter how cold and clear the snow Lingshuang is, no matter how beautiful it is, it is still just a wisp of ghost in the vast world, some people will pay attention, but no one will put it on the tip of their hearts. Yan Shiyong smiled calmly and connected quietly, "And although the flowers are weak and charming, they can appreciate the beauty of the world, even if they are just passers-by after all, but this life is not in vain." So, there's no comparison between the two. ”

Jia Concubine was stunned for a moment, and then said helplessly: "A flower and an adjective are naturally not comparable, I just want to tell you that in this harem, you must be cautious in your words and deeds, and don't provoke right and wrong." ”

Lin Qiwei couldn't help but feel a burst of impatience in her heart, we are also people who have watched a lot of palace fighting dramas, do we need you to remind us?

"In life, it is better to have a bright moon and a clear breeze than to get involved in right and wrong. Jia Concubine spoke again, "The harem has been jealous since ancient times, and the harem that is peaceful on the surface has always been smoky. In this palace, in addition to forbearance, it is to fight, if you don't fight, you deserve to be buried in the deep palace, if you don't bear it, you deserve to backfire. Like I have been in the palace for nearly ten years, but I am only a concubine, but I never complain about anything. ”

"Fortunately, we are from the master's background, otherwise if we are palace maids, if we don't pay attention, we will become ...... Mass burial of lonely souls. Jia Concubine paused, but still said the next words.

Although Lin Qiwei was full of doubts about her words, she still bent her knees and said: "The concubine should remember the teachings of Niangniang. ”

Jia Concubine was about to return to Zhong Cui Palace, and then turned back: "By the way, most of the concubines in this palace are honey-bellied swords, and they hide knives in their smiles. Remember, don't be arrogant. ”

"These things, the concubine knows herself. Yan Shiyong smiled softly and replied, "It's just Niangniang, the concubine wants to remind you that it is best not to use words indiscriminately when talking on weekdays, it is easy to be brought out by people with ulterior motives to specifically target." ”

"Sister, what are you talking about, what do you mean by taking it out specifically to target?" At this moment, Xia Qianling walked over and looked at them slowly, "Haven't you slept yet?"

"See the Queen's Mother. The crowd hurriedly knelt down.

Xia Qianling smiled lightly: "No courtesy, you are the new show girls who have entered the palace." Sister Yan, what you said is wrong, Concubine Jia has been keeping to herself since she entered the palace, why should the concubines target her?"

Lin Qiwei was stunned for a moment, got up and answered: "The queen's words are divided. Niangniang's mother is in the world, and what Niangniang won't do doesn't mean that other concubines won't do it. ”

Jia Concubine, Yan Shiyong and Lan Xiaoyi also stood up.

Xia Qianling looked at Yan Shiyong with a smile: "Sister Yan, you have a unique understanding of the word official matching." ”

Yan Shiyong complained in her heart: Obviously, you understand the uniqueness, when did I say that the official match is the love of the emperor and queen?

"Tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve, if my sisters don't dislike it, let's go and sit on my Kunning Palace." Xia Qianling sent out an invitation.

Lin Qiwei shook her head: "Thank you to the queen mother, the concubine knows that her identity is humble, and she doesn't dare to set foot in Kunning Palace." ”

"You and I are waiting for the emperor together, what is the status of humble and not humble, when you enter the palace, you are a family. Xia Qianling was very stubborn and insisted on letting them go.

If they didn't go, it would seem that they were wrong, and the four of them had to follow Xia Qianling to Kunning Palace.

Lin Qiwei thought as she walked: The future queen is Xie Wuling, what are you!

Stepping into Kunning Palace, Lin Qiwei exclaimed: "Queen Mother, the flowers in your palace are really beautiful. ”

"As Sister Jia said, this flower blooms like the concubines competing for beauty. Xia Qianling smiled, "Sisters, choose which flower is most suitable for you?"

Yan Shiyong smiled: "The concubine still likes this yellow oleander, and its flower language is profound friendship." The concubines enter the palace not for great favor, but for eternal sisterhood. ”

Lan Xiaoyi also said: "The concubine likes daylily, and its flower language is to forget worries." It is good to forget sorrows. ”

"The concubines are more fond of rosemary. "It represents love and loyalty." The concubine knew that she was not qualified for loyal love, but it was just a good wish. ”

Jia Concubine smiled: "The concubine doesn't like these flashy flowers. But if I have to say it, the concubine still appreciates the character of the peony. ”

"Oh?" Xia Qianling raised his eyebrows, "Why?"

Concubine Jia shook her head: "The concubine can't tell me." ”

"Which sister will interpret the psychology of Sister Jia's sister?" And Xia Qianling is also very curious, can't tell?

"Peonies, the rich and noble of flowers. Yan Shiyong smiled again and said, "The concubines have said so, the mother won't understand it." ”

Xia Qianling denied it: "Sister Yan just entered the palace and didn't know anything, Concubine Jia is the most indifferent to fame and fortune, she has never sought wealth and nobility, and this statement will not work." Jia Concubine, do you have any other reasons for loving peonies?"

"The concubine is...... I can't really say. "Jia Concubine just didn't say it.

Lin Qiwei relieved the siege and said: "Okay, Queen Mother, Concubine Jia is just talking casually." The concubine, who had just entered the palace, also knew that Concubine Jia didn't like flowers, and the queen must have seen it a long time ago. ”

In fact, she knew very well in her heart that Jia Concubine liked peonies, and she definitely didn't say it casually. But can you tell Xia Qianling? Obviously, no.

......

The night was calm.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, it was in full swing, and both inside and outside the Forbidden City were immersed in joy. And the rule of the lily of the valley in the world is to choose a palace maid to enter the palace on the first day of the Lunar New Year every year.

Jia Concubine sat on the cane, and Lin Qiwei and Yan Shiyong followed.

Lin Qiwei and Yan Shiyong said goodbye to Jia Concubine, walked into a secluded alley, and looked at the main seat of each palace sitting on the sedan chair with a blank expression, as well as the concubines accompanying each palace.

They are just two nobles who have no power and no favor, so naturally no one cares about them.

"Alas, it's boring. Lin Qiwei couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, a team of palace maids came over under the leadership of the aunt in charge, and when they saw Lin Qiwei and Yan Shiyong, they all knelt down in unison: "See the two little masters." ”

"No courtesy. Lin Qiwei saw that a palace maid was a little familiar, so she pointed to the palace maid and asked the aunt in charge, "Auntie, what is the name of this palace maid?"

"She, surnamed Wen, is as good as she says. The aunt in charge glanced at Wen Ruyan, "Don't give a salute to the little master yet!"

Wen Ruyan hurriedly said: "If you say it, see the little master, the little master is auspicious." ”

"Sister Wen?!" Lin Qiwei exclaimed, "I'm Qiwei!"

"Are you...... Qi Wei?!" Wen Ruyan also screamed in surprise.

Immediately, the two held hands, sang and danced, and the aunt in charge looked shocked: "Little master, how can you be so good with a slave." This is like saying that you have just entered the palace, stupid and stupid, don't dirty your hands. ”

"My aunt doesn't know, Ruyan and I are best friends outside the palace. Lin Qiwei didn't say anything modern, only vaguely said that it was outside the palace.

Wen Ruyan followed a group of palace maids to the Splendid Pavilion to participate in the assessment, and Lin Qiwei watched outside the door.

Wen Ruyan's soul was worn on a clothed woman who looked exactly like her and had the same name and surname, and came to participate in the assessment today, hoping to enter the Forbidden City as a palace maid. She is not bad at embroidery in modern times, so it is no problem to pass the assessment.

The topics of the assessment are not limited, and they are embroidered casually, which is not a problem for Wen Ruyan at all.

The time of the assessment was full of an hour, and the needle and thread in Wen Ruyan's hand were threaded in and out, and a plausible embroidery was completed in half an hour.

Seeing that the other palace maids were still embroidering, she secretly took out a piece of pencil paper, and took out a pencil and didn't know what she wanted to do.

Seeing that the aunt in charge came to inspect the goods, Wen Ruyan hurriedly put away the things and pretended to appreciate her work.

The palace maids embroidered nothing more than life in the palace, thinking that this would win the favor of the aunt in charge, and the aunt in charge just said "yes". But Wen Ruyan did the opposite, she didn't embroider anything in the palace.

The aunt in charge looked at the warm embroidered thing on the fan with great interest, and asked, "What is this?"

"Shoot the Sun. Wen Ruyan lowered her head, "The slave has no talent, just embroider casually." ”

"What's that?" said the aunt in charge.

"It's a war of ghosts and gods. Yan Shiyong leaned against the door behind her and said with a smile.

"Little master, are you not leaving?" the aunt in charge was stunned for a moment, and then reprimanded Wen Ruyan, "Look at what you embroidered! Do you want to plunge the entire Forbidden City into war? Come on, drag her down!"

Lin Qiwei entered the Splendid Pavilion: "Aunt calms her anger." ”

"This is unforgivable!" the aunt in charge scolded angrily, "Curse the dynasty, risk the world's disapproval!

"Auntie, why should she do this. Lin Qiwei said slowly, "If the emperor didn't make a mistake, then the scene in this embroidery would naturally be impossible to realize." I think this embroidery can encourage the emperor to forge ahead, but also to prevent such a scene from happening, and if her embroidery work can really affect the dynasty, then let her embroider a scene of peace in the world, it will be a great Chu country for thousands of years. Moreover, if her aunt disposes of her, it will make people feel that her aunt is weak-hearted, and it seems that her aunt is cursing the dynasty. ”

The aunt in charge thought about it carefully and said, "What the little master said is extremely true. ”

Next, the aunt in charge reported to the list, among which naturally Wen Ruyan said. Lin Qiwei took Wen Ruyan away on the spot in the Splendid Pavilion, causing a room of ** girls to look at Wen Ruyan with envy.

"Look at what!" reprimanded the aunt in charge.

Seeing that Lin Qiwei and Wen Ruyan had gone away, the aunt in charge said: "I envy her for what she has done, Zhong Cui Palace is the most depressed palace in the entire harem, and that Lin Guiren and Yan Guiren have not been favored since they entered the palace, and even the lord of that palace is just a concubine, or an old concubine who has been in the palace for ten years." You may also be assigned to Kunning Palace or Chengqian Palace, and when the time comes, there will be more glory and wealth!"

And Lin Qiwei and Yan Shiyong naturally didn't hear these words.

To be able to meet someone in a foreign country, this luck is not available to everyone.